Artificial Intelligence
AI startups, product launches and funding rounds across India and the Gulf, and what the big AI companies' moves mean for founders here.
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- Nov 5, 2026

₹2 Cr · Stage not disclosed
Bariflo secures Rs 2 crore from MC² Plus for AI wastewater tech
Clean Tech · India · Nov 5, 2026

Bahrain FinTech Bay unit partners with Shaffra on AI employees
Gulf · Nov 5, 2026

HUMAIN acquires CNTXT, Saudi enterprise AI and cloud firm
Saudi Arabia · Nov 4, 2026

Sarvam Prism: AI Decision Model Launches, Weights Released
Startup News · India · Nov 4, 2026

Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy, Alibaba Cloud Agentic AI MoU
Gulf · Nov 4, 2026

Soket Labs, ZenteiQ Launch Indigenous AI Models in India
Startup News · India · Nov 4, 2026

$1.3M · Seed
Manicule raises $1.3M seed from Y Combinator, Broom Ventures
India · Nov 3, 2026
$1.3M
Seed

Provision Labs acquires Basilisk Industries, hardware startup
India · Nov 2, 2026

$5M · Pre-Series A
ALPHA10X Raises $5M Pre-Series A, Moves HQ to Doha
Gulf · Oct 31, 2026
$5M
Pre-Series A

Protectt.ai makes majority investment in AIShield
Cybersecurity · Gulf · Oct 30, 2026

Hub71 picks a record 40 startups for Cohort 19 from 2,502 applicants
Deeptech · Gulf · Oct 30, 2026

Sarvam AI signs MoU with HQ IDS for armed forces AI projects
India · Oct 30, 2026

₹3.4 Cr · Pre-seed
Tensrai raises Rs 3.4 crore pre-seed for physical AI robots
India · Oct 29, 2026
₹3.4 Cr
Pre-seed

BY Venture Partners Closes $60M Fund III for AI Startups
Gulf · Oct 29, 2026

Cognizant in talks to invest in Sarvam AI at $3.5-4 Bn valuation
India · Oct 28, 2026

Dubai AI Sandbox: Who Can Apply and What to Do by Dec 18
Gulf · Oct 28, 2026

Oman's Phaze Ventures launches two AI funds targeting $75M+
India-Gulf · Oct 28, 2026

$2.3M · Pre-seed
QwikBuild raises $2.3 Mn pre-seed led by Globalway
India · Oct 28, 2026
$2.3M
Pre-seed

$14M · Series B
Simplismart Raises $14M Series B Led by Dallas Venture Capital
India · Oct 27, 2026
$14M
Series B

₹130 Cr · Pre-Series B
Live2.ai raises Rs 130 crore pre-Series B led by IvyCap
India · Oct 27, 2026
₹130 Cr
Pre-Series B

₹21.15 Cr · Seed
Nova Spectral AI raises Rs 21.15 crore seed led by Shastra VC
Deeptech · India · Oct 27, 2026
₹21.15 Cr
Seed

$7.4M · Series A
Ailytics Raises US$7.4M Series A Led by Tin Men Capital
Oct 27, 2026
$7.4M
Series A

Pronto Founder Anjali Sardana Launches Physical AI Venture Provision Labs
Startup News · India · Oct 26, 2026

L Catterton invests in Glance, AI shopping platform
Oct 26, 2026

Scale AI opens Dubai office at DIFC
Gulf · Oct 26, 2026
