Women in Film India, led by Guneet Monga Kapoor, has partnered with Google to launch the WIF India × Google Flow Filmathon, inviting filmmakers to make original AI-assisted films; the top five will screen at IFFI Goa in November.
Microsoft has priced its first Nvidia-powered Surface machines, from $2,600 for the Surface Laptop Ultra to $6,000 for a developer workstation, and added a Windows 11 feature called Execution Containers to sandbox AI agents.
Open-source AI lab Nous Research has confirmed a $90 million Series B led by Robot Ventures at a $1.5 billion valuation, and is using the money to sell its popular Hermes agent to companies.
Parallel Systems, a start-up founded by former SpaceX engineers, has raised a $100 million Series C led by AVP to scale production of its battery-powered, driverless rail vehicle and win short-haul freight back from trucks.
Anu Duggal's Female Founders Fund will put 10–20% of its $29 million fund into AI start-ups without its usual 8–10% ownership target, as seed rounds in AI grow too large for small funds to lead.
Healthleap, founded by siblings Josiah and Jemima Meyer, has raised $38 million across seed and Series A rounds backed by Sequoia, First Round and Hummingbird for AI that screens every hospital inpatient for conditions such as malnutrition and delirium.
Greenairy, started by engineers Tanvi Thombre and Lakshya Saraf, is building plant towers that break down indoor gases such as formaldehyde and benzene, and plans its first customer installations in Singapore in 2027.
Dehradun medtech Sunfox Technologies has raised $7 million (about ₹67 crore) in a Series A from Ashish Kacholia, Lashit Sanghvi, Alchemy Capital and 3one4 Capital to scale its smartphone-linked Spandan ECG across India and abroad.
Tab, a personal AI assistant that users message through iMessage or WhatsApp, has come out of stealth at a $300 million valuation, backed by SV Angel, Valar Ventures and American Spirit, and is betting that trust will decide the consumer AI race.
Spotify is extending audiobooks from 22 markets to more than 180 by the end of 2026, India among them, giving over 750 million users access to more than 350,000 titles in over 120 languages.