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Klarna revives IPO plans, aims to raise $1.27B, also India’s Offgrid raises $15M to make lithium optional for battery storage Sep 02, 2025

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Swedish buy-now, pay-later startup Klarna and its shareholders are reviving its initial public offering, hoping to raise as much as $1.27 billion in a listing that would value the company at up to $14 billion.

The company and some of its shareholders are together selling approximately 34.3 million shares between $35 and $37 each. That’s according to a company update earlier this week. Klarna would receive proceeds from about 5.6 million shares, while its shareholders are offloading nearly 29 million shares.

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Billionaire Ambani taps Google, Meta to build India’s AI backbone Sep 02, 2025

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Reliance is launching a new subsidiary to drive India's AI ambitions, including a pending partnership with OpenAI.

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Microsoft and Uber alum raises $3M for YC-backed Munify, a neobank for the Egyptian diaspora Sep 01, 2025

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Khalid Ashmawy found it hard to send money home while studying in Europe. Now, he’s launched a startup to help other Egyptians with the same problem.

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Maisa AI gets $25M to fix enterprise AI’s 95% failure rate Sep 01, 2025

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Maisa AI is built on the premise that enterprise automation requires accountable AI agents, not opaque black boxes.

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No-code website builder Framer reaches $2B valuation, also US manufacturing investment stumbles as clean tech cancellations pile up Aug 29, 2025

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Framer, a no-code website builder that claims over half a million monthly active users,has reached a $2 billion valuation after raising a $100 million Series D funding round led by existing investors Meritech and Atomico.

Companies cancelled $5 billion worth of clean tech manufacturing projects in the U.S. in Q2, mirroring a pullback in the broader manufacturing sector.

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How one AI startup is helping rice farmers battle climate change, also, Assort Health nabs $50M to automate patient phone calls Aug 29, 2025

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Mitti Labs is working with The Nature Conservancy to expand the use of climate-friendly rice farming practices in India. The startup uses its AI to verify reductions in methane emissions. In other news, Assort Health now valued at $750 million, is one of three that recently raised funding to use AI agents for helping healthcare practices answer patient calls.

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Terraton wants to be the McDonald’s of biochar, also Hyundai is working with a startup on plant-based leather that smells like the real thing Aug 28, 2025

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Terraton sees promise in biochar, but the technology has struggled to scale. The startup thinks a franchise model could be what unlocks biochar's potential. Also, Uncaged Innovations is working with Hyundai to develop alternatives to leather with a fraction of the environmental impact.

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Robomart unveils new delivery robot to challenge DoorDash, Uber Eats, also Aug 28, 2025

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Robomart's RM5 autonomous delivery robot can carry up to 50 pounds and deliver multiple customer orders at once.

Also, OpenAI has started hiring in India as it looks to expand its presence in the fast-growing South Asian tech market.

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Eyebot gets $20M Series A to boost to expand eye care access and more tech news Aug 27, 2025

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Eyebot secured $20M Series A for 90-second prescription kiosk.

Also, Pintarnya raised $16.7M to power jobs and financial services in Indonesia. The Indonesian startup, now backed by $16.7M in Series A funding, helps workers find full-time and side gigs while offering financial solutions

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FieldAI raises $405M to build universal robot brains and Y Combinator says Apple’s App Store has hindered startup growth Aug 27, 2025

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FieldAI builds foundational AI models that help all kinds of robots learn and adapt to new environments using physics. Also, Y Combinator is asking the court to deny Apple’s appeal.

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