Musings

The robotics industry finds itself at a fascinating crossroads. While Figure AI recently secured more than $1 billion at a staggering $39 billion valuation—a 15x increase from its previous funding round—and other humanoid robotics companies chase similarly astronomical valuations, some industry practitioners advocate for a more grounded approach to automation. Gokul NA and Nikhil Ramaswamy, the founders of CynLr, a Bengaluru-based robotics company that has deliberately chos

India's semiconductor startup landscape is becoming richer, helped by strategic partnerships, more venture funding as well as greater public support for startups in the sector. We are beginning to see milestones reached that mark the early stages of a shift from tech demonstrations to commercial operations.

India stands at a crossroads on its journey towards autonomy in positioning, navigation, and timing (PXNT) systems.

Optimism and investment are rising, more breakthroughs are anticipated, and a commercial reactor is expected as early as the next 10-15 years. It’s time for Indian startups, too, to step up.

The venture capital world is placing bigger bets on quantum computing than ever before. In Germany, Q.ANT, a wholly owned subsidiary of the industrial high-tech company TRUMPF, has just closed a €62 million Series A round — Europe's largest funding round for photonic computing. Q.ANT is also leading a consortium that’s secured €50 million in government research grants.

Manufacturing in the Final Frontier: An Opportunity for India’s Space Tech Startups The space industry witnessed a pivotal moment last...

Vishesh Rajaram used to be a principal investor at VC firm Ventureast, working with its sixth fund of US$100 million. He quit the role six months ago to start a new fund with his college mate, Arjun Rao, who worked with Yahoo! and Ibibo before co-founding Travelyaari. Today, the duo announced the launch of Speciale Invest, their US$20 million fund for young deep tech startups. The firm will be based in Bangalore and Chennai. “We just completed our first close of the fund — ab