Voice AI in India is hard. Wispr Flow is betting on it anyway. TechCrunch By:Jagmeet Singh 10 May 2026 at 06:00 Wispr Flow says growth accelerated in India after its Hinglish rollout, even as voice AI products continue to face challenges.
Indiaβs first space tech unicorn emerges as Skyroot gears up for orbital launch TechCrunch By:Jagmeet Singh 7 May 2026 at 18:28 Skyroot's valuation has more than doubled since 2023 as the Indian rocket startup prepares for the country's first private orbital launch.
A 20-minute pitch wins Indian startup Pronto backing from Lachy Groom TechCrunch By:Jagmeet Singh 7 May 2026 at 02:30 The investment comes as Pronto scales to 26,000 daily bookings and the market heads toward a potential $18 billion size.
Indiaβs first GenAI unicorn shifts to cloud services as AI model ambitions face reality TechCrunch By:Jagmeet Singh 5 May 2026 at 17:18 Krutrim's pivot to cloud after layoffs and limited product updates reflects the economic challenges of building AI models in India.
ChatGPT Images 2.0 is a hit in India, but not a big winner elsewhere, yet TechCrunch By:Jagmeet Singh 1 May 2026 at 06:00 Users in India are embracing ChatGPT Images 2.0 for creative, personal visuals β from avatars to cinematic portraits.
Amazon, Meta join fight to end Google Pay, PhonePe dominance in India TechCrunch By:Jagmeet Singh 30 April 2026 at 05:00 PhonePe and Google Pay command 80% of India's UPI instant payments network. Rivals are set to meet with regulators to lobby for restrictions.
Sources: Anthropic could raise a new $50B round at a valuation of $900B TechCrunch By:Marina Temkin Β· Jagmeet Singh 30 April 2026 at 04:07 The maker of Claude has received multiple preemptive offers at valuations in the $850 billion to $900 billion range, according to sources familiar with the matter.