India

India-based Nava, a cloud infrastructure company focused on GPU compute and AI data centers across the Asia-Pacific region, has raised $22 million in a Series A funding round.

Vietnam's top conglomerate Vingroup will invest $6.5 billion in India's state of Maharashtra, including $1.5 billion in electric mobility.

India's AI-power technology company Wipro will acquire Mindsprint, the technology subsidiary of Singapore's agribusiness Olam Group, for S$375 million ($291 million) cash, as part of a broader strategic partnership that includes a long-term digital transformation deal valued at over $1 billion.

Fynd aims to address these challenges through its unified AI-native commerce ecosystem. The platform integrates in-store systems, e-commerce, design, production, and supply chain management into a single architecture.

The government panel had earlier held back approval due to concerns about the 9.88 percent stake in Paytm held by China's Ant Group. India has intensified scrutiny of Chinese businesses since a 2020 border clash between the two countries, the report said.

For global companies, rising economies represent an enormous growth opportunity, especially for digital businesses. Digital industries across the world have reached a plateau, with high levels of competition and user penetration.

Since June 2020, the Indian government has banned around 224 Chinese apps.

Onato’s platform connects various stakeholders directly and uses data from the demand and supply side to bring transparency in volume and pricing, ensure timely payments, and help customers access new business opportunities. This in turn drives better margins and allows small and medium participants to expand their business over time without deepening their…

In a deep-dive Q&A, we learn about the challenges in education, both as an industry and as a pedagogy. "The three key challenges, which are to be addressed by education are access, quality, and relevance,” says Sandeep Aneja, Founder & Managing Partner at Kaizenvest.