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VerSe Innovation, the parent company of the renowned vernacular news aggregation platform, Dailyhunt, is headquartered in Bengaluru. As a local language technology platform, VerSe Innovation powers two of India's leading applications - Josh and Dailyhunt, boasting an impressive reach of over 300 million users. In a notable achievement, VerSe Innovation secured close to $100 million in funding in December 2020 from a diverse group of investors, including Google, Microsoft, Falcon Edge’s Alpha Wave Incubation, Sequoia Capital India, Sofina Group, among others. This significant investment propelled VerSe Innovation into the coveted unicorn club, making it the 10th Indian startup to achieve unicorn status in 2020. VerSe Innovation's success can be attributed to its innovative approach to local language technology and its commitment to providing valuable content and services to users across India. By leveraging its platforms such as Dailyhunt and Josh, VerSe Innovation continues to empower users to access relevant news, information, and entertainment in their preferred languages. As a unicorn company, VerSe Innovation remains focused on driving growth, expanding its reach, and delivering impactful solutions that cater to the diverse needs of Indian users. With the support of its investors and the dedication of its team, VerSe Innovation is well-positioned to shape the future of vernacular content and technology in India. For more insights into VerSe Innovation's journey and impact, visit UnicornOfIndia.com 🌐📰 #VerSeInnovation #Dailyhunt #Josh #VernacularContent #LocalLanguageTechnology #UnicornClub #Investment #UnicornOfIndia

🌍 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲: 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗛𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗪𝗲𝗯 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰! 🚀 We are thrilled to announce that 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗛𝗼𝘀𝘁 has been selected to participate in the prestigious 𝗔𝗟𝗣𝗛𝗔 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 at this year’s 𝗪𝗲𝗯 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 in Lisbon! 🎉 As we prepare to showcase our AI-powered property management platform to over 70,000 global attendees, this milestone marks a major step forward in our journey to revolutionise the short-term rental and property management industries. At Web Summit, we will have the opportunity to: 🔹 Showcase FindaHost at our dedicated 𝗲𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲, where we will demonstrate how our AI assistant simplifies and enhances property management for landlords and professional hosts. 🔹 Compete in the 𝗣𝗜𝗧𝗖𝗛 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 and engage with industry leaders, investors, and potential partners. 🔹 Participate in exclusive networking events, roundtable discussions, and 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿-𝘁𝗼-𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀, setting the stage for strategic partnerships and growth. As we continue building momentum, we’re also excited to share that we are preparing to open our 𝗽𝗿𝗲-𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿. We are looking for visionary investors who believe in the future of AI-driven solutions and want to join us in transforming the property management sector. 💡 🌟 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗛𝗼𝘀𝘁? 🌟 🚀 Positioned to disrupt a multi-billion dollar market 🤖 Leveraging cutting-edge AI to streamline and enhance property management 🌍 Ready for global expansion with a scalable business model 🔑 Backed by a passionate team with a clear vision for the future We invite investors, partners, and customers to connect with us at Web Summit! Let’s explore how we can work together to shape the future of property management. 💬 Reach out to schedule a meeting, discuss our pre-seed round, or just say hello! #FindaHost #WebSummit #PropTech #AI #Innovation #PreSeedFunding #Startups #InvestmentOpportunity #Growth

🌍 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲: 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗛𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗪𝗲𝗯 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰! 🚀 We are thrilled to announce that 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗛𝗼𝘀𝘁 has been selected to participate in the prestigious 𝗔𝗟𝗣𝗛𝗔 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 at this year’s 𝗪𝗲𝗯 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 in Lisbon! 🎉 As we prepare to showcase our AI-powered property management platform to over 70,000 global attendees, this milestone marks a major step forward in our journey to revolutionise the short-term rental and property management industries. At Web Summit, we will have the opportunity to: 🔹 Showcase FindaHost at our dedicated 𝗲𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲, where we will demonstrate how our AI assistant simplifies and enhances property management for landlords and professional hosts. 🔹 Compete in the 𝗣𝗜𝗧𝗖𝗛 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 and engage with industry leaders, investors, and potential partners. 🔹 Participate in exclusive networking events, roundtable discussions, and 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿-𝘁𝗼-𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀, setting the stage for strategic partnerships and growth. As we continue building momentum, we’re also excited to share that we are preparing to open our 𝗽𝗿𝗲-𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿. We are looking for visionary investors who believe in the future of AI-driven solutions and want to join us in transforming the property management sector. 💡 🌟 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗛𝗼𝘀𝘁? 🌟 🚀 Positioned to disrupt a multi-billion dollar market 🤖 Leveraging cutting-edge AI to streamline and enhance property management 🌍 Ready for global expansion with a scalable business model 🔑 Backed by a passionate team with a clear vision for the future We invite investors, partners, and customers to connect with us at Web Summit! Let’s explore how we can work together to shape the future of property management. 💬 Reach out to schedule a meeting, discuss our pre-seed round, or just say hello! #FindaHost #WebSummit #PropTech #AI #Innovation #PreSeedFunding #Startups #InvestmentOpportunity #Growth

Exotel was one of the rare stories in the Indian startup ecosystem. The company was largely bootstrapped while being profitable and after almost a decade, the firm raised $100 million. It merged with Ameyo and acquired Cogno AI in 2021. Then things did not go as well it should. 1. The company has reported two consecutive years of losses 2. Decline in headcount, as much as 25% going by LinkedIn analytics 3. Huge leadership churn as the company saw at least a dozen leaders leave between Jan-Oct 2023 4. Expenses increased 62% What led this? ET Prime does a deep dive in this. Do read. (Behind paywall) https://lnkd.in/gPTtgBaX

🚀 Next up in the launch of batch #9 are the startups from the DigitalLead cluster, Denmarks national cluster on digital technologies and innovation. 💡 Roccai offers a new way to give users recommendations based on preferences. They are rethinking online decision-making by combining visual conventions from social media with AI to introduce an interactive and visual recommendation engine. 🌊 DockMe ApS leads the digital transformation in sailing tourism by providing harbours with smart technology, thereby streamlining operations for harbours and sailors to enhance accessibility, sustainability, and community integration. 📖 Notess ai ApS – The Notess AI-powered app collects and saves any small memory from text, pictures, sound, and video, creating cohesive and timeless life stories to share with friends and family in a highly interactive way. 🚢 ShipMind provides a SaaS solution that allows shippers, their internal departments, and various types of logistics suppliers to work from a single source of truth. 🧠 Liirn is shaping tomorrow’s workforce with an AI-driven knowledge retention tool. Liirn focuses on retaining institutional knowledge powered by AI. AI agents are created to make information accessible and increase the information flow, helping employees have the information at hand anytime. 📈 Ezra Communication Solution provides an all-in-one project management platform with AI-driven planning, real-time updates, and training, offering businesses a seamless solution for managing projects, enhancing communication, and optimizing resources. #BeyondBeta #DigitalLead #innovation Beyond Beta is proudly funded by the EU and the Danish Board of Business Development, accelerating the growth of these innovative startups.

We are delighted to share that the first iteration of our 'Venture-Connect Program' which showcased enParadigm was a resounding success. #Enparadigm is amongst our leading portfolio companies and one of the early movers in bringing Gen-AI use-cases to life in the enterprise world. The session was attended by several of our marquee investors, corporate partners, and leaders in the Enterprise Tech. world. We are confident that it will lead to several new partnerships and surely new business for Enparadigm in the near-term - this is the very purpose of the Venture-Connect Program. John Cherian, founder & CEO, of Enparadigm, who led the session said "It was a fantastic opportunity to connect with key investors and corporate leaders in Cornerstone Ventures network and to showcase the latest in Gen-AI and immersive AI-based learning for global enterprise customers." And we can't wait to host more such initiatives in the coming months! #ventureconnect #firstshowcase #enparadigm #cornerstoneventures #webinar #genai #enterprisetech #investorconnect Abhishek Prasad Rajiv Vaishnav Payal Punatar Doshi Shreyas Trivedi Kunal Punjabi Surabhi Salunke Ashwini Nagarkar Rachana Redkar CS Rishi Shah Prashant More Richa Thakur Vatsal Bavishi Nanika Kakkar Kumar Veetrag Supriya Jadhav

🌟 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲 at Pulse 🌟 I'm delighted to announce that we’ve raised 𝗨𝗦𝗗 𝟭.𝟰 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴, led by Endiya Partners and supported by some incredible angel investors. This funding is more than just capital - it’s a testament to our commitment to helping SaaS and Technology companies prioritise customer needs and build meaningful features and products that truly add value. Our journey has always been about amplifying the voice of customers, cutting through feedback noise from multiple sources, and driving impactful product outcomes. We’re here to lighten the load for Product Managers and Owners, reducing the manual work of analysis and documentation, and this funding empowers us to push forward and innovate our Agentic AI-powered platform even further. A huge thank you to Sateesh Andra and Endiya Partners for believing in our vision from the start and guiding us to where we are today. And a special thanks to Medha Kannapally for unwavering support since day zero. Grateful for our incredible advisors and angel investors who trusted and backed us: Raja Kumar, Sridhar Gadhi, Raghu Ravinutala, Jaya Kishore Reddy Gollareddy, Rashid Khan, Ritish Reddy, Chaithanya Yambari, Sethu Meenakshisundaram, Aayush Ghosh Choudhury, Kashyap Deorah, Kaushik Iska, Ria Kapila, Ankit Garg & Vasudev Karthik Chatti. With this momentum, we’re ready to scale Pulse into an industry-defining platform that sets a new standard in AI-First Product Management, empowering Product Managers globally to make faster, smarter decisions that transform customer data into action. Alok Thatikunta | Vatsal Singhal #PulseAI #FundingAnnouncement #PulseforPM #BuildingPulse #VoiceOfCustomers #ProductManagement #SaaS #AgenticAI

Zivy, an innovative AI tool designed to enhance workplace productivity, has successfully raised $1.2 million in a pre-seed funding round! Co-led by Blume Ventures, Paradigm Shift Capital, iSeed, Everywhere Ventures, Indian Silicon Valley Capital, and Marsshot Ventures, this round also saw participation from notable angel investors including Ashwin Bhatnagar, Anand Balaji, Razorpay co-founders Harshil Mathur and Shashank Kumar, and CRED founder Kunal Shah. Founded in 2023 by Prashanth YV and Vivek Karna, Zivy is set to revolutionize how managers and team lead handle communication and tasks. By integrating directly with Slack, Zivy’s AI tool intelligently prioritizes and categorizes messages, ensuring that the most urgent information rises to the top, helping users stay focused and productive. The funds will be used to accelerate product development and expand Zivy’s R&D team, paving the way for even greater advancements in workplace efficiency. Stay tuned for more updates on how Zivy plans to transform productivity in the modern workplace! Read More: https://lnkd.in/gdc3XiUB #TechNews #AI #Productivity #StartupFunding #PreSeedRound #WorkplaceInnovation #SlackIntegration #TechStartups #InvestmentNews

Transforming Travel Tech: How TRVLR Accelerated Innovation with GraniteStack 🚀 We're excited to share how GraniteStack played a pivotal role in the creation of TRVLR (https://www.trvlr.ai/), a groundbreaking SaaS platform that's transforming the travel tech industry. 🌍✈️ TRVLR leveraged GraniteStack to bring their innovative idea to life at lightning speed and a fraction of the cost of traditional development—without the need for a large development team. The result? A sophisticated, market-disrupting solution that’s setting new standards in the travel tech space. 💡 Highlights from the Case Study: - 80% reduction in implementation time - 75% savings in development costs - Seamless integration of AI-driven trip planning, single-click booking, and comprehensive data insights. GraniteStack didn’t just provide the tools; we became a strategic partner, helping TRVLR turn their ambitious vision into a cutting-edge reality. Check out the full case study to learn more about how GraniteStack empowered TRVLR to achieve market leadership and drive significant impact in the travel tech industry: https://wix.to/nLk7mF9 #TravelTech #Innovation #SaaS #CaseStudy #Startups #AI #LowCode #TechTransformation #MarketDisruption

🎬Clueso Secures Seed Funding for AI-Powered Video Tools. 💼SUMMARY: Clueso, an enterprise tech startup, has raised $1.4 Mn (about INR 11.6 Cr) in its seed funding round, led by f7 ventures with participation from existing investor Y Combinator. Founded in 2023, Clueso utilizes generative AI to assist companies in creating instructional videos and documentation for employee training and customer engagement. 🤖PRODUCT FOCUS: -Generative AI Solution: Clueso leverages AI to streamline video creation processes, offering features such as auto-transcription, removal of fumbling, and AI-generated voiceovers. -Target Audience: The platform caters to businesses seeking efficient methods for developing engaging video content for internal training and customer support. 💡FUND UTILIZATION: -Team Expansion: With plans to scale operations, Clueso intends to utilize the fresh funding to expand its workforce, enhancing its capabilities in product development and customer support. 📈INDUSTRY OUTLOOK: -Growing Market: The Indian GenAI market is witnessing increased investor interest, with projections indicating significant growth potential. Industry players like Krutrim and Arya.AI have attracted substantial funding. -Competitive Landscape: Clueso faces competition from other AI video creation platforms such as Rephrase.ai, Trainn.co, and Hippo Video, highlighting the demand for innovative solutions in the market. 🗣️INVESTOR INSIGHTS: -Operational Expertise: f7 ventures, led by Kelly Graziadei, recognizes Clueso's potential to address challenges in content creation, particularly in high-growth companies with evolving product landscapes. -Strategic Backing: Y Combinator's continued support underscores confidence in Clueso's vision and innovative approach to video content creation. 🚀CONCLUSION: Clueso's successful funding round validates its position as a leading player in the AI-powered video creation space. With a focus on innovation and customer value, Clueso aims to revolutionize content creation processes for businesses, driving efficiency and engagement in the digital era. Clueso (YC W23) #Clueso #SeedFunding #AIPowered #VideoCreation #GenerativeAI #EnterpriseTech #MarketPotential #CompetitiveLandscape #InvestmentTrends #StartUpNews #BusinessNews #MicroShots #NewsUpdates