AI Startups
Reporting, analysis and features from AIM's AI Startups section.
India’s Tech Funding Reset in 2025: Less Capital, Clearer Conviction
Investor interest shifted away from thin application layers toward harder, more defensible innovation.
Smruthi Nadig ·
Karnataka's 2025 Funding Trends Hint at a Tougher Break Ahead for Startups
According to a Tracxn report, Karnataka startups in 2025 raised $3.6 billion cumulatively over 500 funding rounds.
Smruthi Nadig ·
Why Deep Tech Startups Fail in the Middle, Not in the Lab
Deep tech investment gaps persist as technology moves from prototypes to scale.
Smruti S ·
How Scrapping 3-year Eligibility Rule Changes the Game for India's Deep Tech Startups
The government recently dropped the three-year existence criterion for deep tech startups seeking aid of up to ₹1 crore.
Smruthi Nadig ·
Govt Mulls ESOP Tax Relief, but Liquidity Risks Still Haunt Startup Employees
For India's deep tech and AI startups, the ESOP tax deferral may have an immediate impact on hiring and talent retention.
Smruthi Nadig ·
For AI-first SaaS Companies, Customer Retention is the New Bottleneck
AI has made software easier to build, but for SaaS companies, customer loyalty is now harder to earn.
Smruti S ·
Stellaris Has Fallen Out of Love With AI Demos, and Other VCs May Follow Suit
As AI makes building easier, Stellaris Venture Partners evaluates execution and judgement over novelty.
Smruthi Nadig ·
Tiger Global Verdict Resurrects Tax Uncertainty, Haunting Indian Startups Seeking Capital
The Supreme Court ruling against Tiger Global raises uncertainty for Indian startups seeking foreign capital.
Smruthi Nadig ·
Compute Credit, R&D, Capital: Inside Startups' Budget 2026 Wishlist
Ahead of Budget 2026, Indian startups hope for R&D tax incentives and affordable access to computing.
Smruthi Nadig ·
Bird's Eye: How Staqu Tracks And Solves Crime in India with AI
Staqu’s major offering is JARVIS, an AI-powered video analytics platform for live and recorded camera feeds.
Smruthi Nadig ·
This Bengaluru Startup Secures $300K to Build AI Employees for Enterprises
The company has developed several AI employees, like Maya (AI sales development representative), Moh (AI marketer), Leela (AI HR manager), Ron (AI customer support representative), and Sam (AI analytics specialist).
Siddharth Jindal ·
This AI Startup is an Iron Man Suit for the IT Guys
Vayu integrates deeply with the Salesforce developer platform, giving AI agents access to the same tools as the human developers.
Mohit Pandey ·
The Secret to Creating the Next Billion-Dollar AI Startup
AI’s usefulness in a wide variety of applications creates a plethora of opportunities for entrepreneurship.
Siddharth Jindal ·
What Black Myth: Wukong’s Success Tells us About Investing in AI Startups
VCs should be patient while investing in AI startups.
Mohit Pandey ·
Why are Content Creators Falling in Love with This AI Startup?
InVideo sees over 3 million new users visit its platform every month.
Pritam Bordoloi ·
This YC-Backed Bengaluru AI Startup is Powering AWS, Microsoft, Databricks, and Moody’s with 5 Mn Monthly Evaluations
By mid-2023, Ragas gained significant traction, even catching the attention of OpenAI, which featured their product during a DevDay event.
Mohit Pandey ·
Bangalore Startups Don’t Need HR
No HR, one product manager, and 30 devs banging their heads with MacBooks but we call it "Third Wave Coffee".
Mohit Pandey ·
This Indian AI Startup is Creating 3D Models for AAA and Indie Games
Offering models at a fraction of the traditional cost, the company is breaking down barriers to high-quality 3D content creation.
Mohit Pandey ·
India’s Beatoven.ai Shows the World How AI Music Generation is Done Right
Within a year, Beatoven.ai amassed more than 100,000 data samples, which were all proprietary for them.
Mohit Pandey ·
[Exclusive] BharatGPT’s Ganesh Ramakrishnan’s AI Startup bbsAI Tackles Limited Indic Data Challenge
Mohit Pandey ·