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Natasha Malpani Unveils Rs 200 Cr Boundless Ventures to Support AI Startups Former Kae Capital partner Natasha Malpani founded Boundless Ventures, an early-stage fund worth Rs 200 crore that supports Indian AI-native startups. Finance Outlook India READ MORE: https://lnkd.in/gTK4FxKD

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#Funding: Quick service platform Snabbit raises $19 Mn led by Lightspeed ◾The round also saw participation from existing investors Elevation Capital and Nexus Venture Partners. ✍️ Shashank Pathak https://lnkd.in/gbD5JhVc

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Ahmedabad-based spacetech SatLeo Labs Labs has raised $3.3 Mn (around INR 28 Cr) in a Pre-Series A funding round led by Merak Ventures, along with participation from Huddle Ventures, GVFL, Java Capital, IIMA Ventures, PointOne Capital and other angel investors. The startup plans to use the fresh capital to develop its proprietary thermal imaging payload and boost research and development efforts. It also aims to ramp up its infrastructure setup and stead-fast pilot testing of its projects to further validate their technology and secure regulatory approvals. Founded in 2023 by Shravan Bhati, Urmil Bakhai and Ranendu Ghosh, SatLeo Labs captures high-impact thermal and optical imaging data from low earth orbit (LEO) via its proprietary technology. Read the full article here - https://lnkd.in/gaRPj7nd #news #Inc42 #Satcom #funding #growth #India #startupnews

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There's a lot to learn for founders in this note and IDfy journey. But I think there's a learning here for folks in VC firms as well - please don't tell founders that they are wasting their life with the company they are building(even if you mean well).

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App attribution and analytics platform (MMP) Linkrunner has raised Rs 5 crore in a pre-seed funding round. The funding round was led by Titan Capital along with participation from angel investor Samir Sood and early-stage venture firm 2AM.VC. Linkrunner was co-founded by Shreyans Sancheti and Darshil Rathod. The startup is an AI-driven app attribution and analytics platform (MMP) designed for modern consumer apps. It helps companies track customer metrics, manage advertising spends, and make data-driven growth marketing decisions. #funding #linkrunner

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Has India’s gaming sector hit by a funding slowdown? VC funding for gaming startups has plunged nearly 90% in just three years. Why? Real-money gaming has been hit by regulatory fog, GST fears, and wobbly monetisation models.. But there’s more here than a funding freeze. AI is quietly rewiring the gaming value chain. Infrastructure players and tools-focused startups are still drawing investor interest. So, what’s missing? Regulatory clarity, and a national framework that doesn’t punish innovation. Until then, even solid fundamentals like low data costs, a young digital-native population can’t drive the next boom. Find the story in the comments. Outlook Business

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Supabase is blocked across multiple Indian ISPs. Here's what actually happened and why it matters: There is speculation[1] that Govt of India might have used Section 69A of the IT Act — the same legal mechanism used to block TikTok, PUBG, and WeChat — to issue a blocking order. Atleast 3 ISPs across India have cut access to Supabase domains.[2] The reason hasn't been made public yet. But here's what's likely: Section 69A blocks target specific domains/apps for sovereignty concerns, security reasons, or obscene content. My read is that certain apps or websites built on Supabase infrastructure may have been flagged — and the block hit the platform itself. This is unprecedented though. Previous blocks targeted consumer apps: → TikTok, WeChat, PUBG — Chinese-linked apps blocked for security reasons → MoodXVIP, Ullu, ALTT — blocked for obscene content Supabase is neither. It's backend infrastructure. Thousands of Indian startups and developers use it as their database and auth layer. If your production stack runs on Supabase and you serve Indian users — you're affected right now and your engineers have probably already implemented one of the workarounds recommended by Supabase. The bigger question for engineers: how quickly will you be able to bring things back up if a core infrastructure dependency gets blocked overnight? This is a reminder call for folks on infra dependency risk.! Edit: [1] [2] The speculation mainly comes from a tweet (which is now deleted) from official supabase handle on X -- https://lnkd.in/gdP-VbmQ

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