Startups news, week of March 9, 2026

Monday, March 9, 2026

10 events. The full rundown for March 9, 2026. The most covered:

1. 00:58 UTC Trump administration allowed chip exports to China and the Middle East 3
2. 05:15 UTC finance.yahoo.com: “Former Google AI Researcher Sets Up AI Robotics Startup in Tokyo” 2
3. 12:45 UTC Smartsheet investing in global capabilities center in India 2

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

5 events. The full rundown for March 10, 2026. The most covered:

1. 02:30 UTC Naver D2SF invests in physical AI startup Khameleon 2
2. 04:03 UTC Microsoft launches $99 monthly AI software suite 2
3. 16:00 UTC techcrunch.com: “AgentMail raises $6M to build an email service for AI agents” 2

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

7 events. The full rundown for March 11, 2026. The most covered:

1. 20:30 UTC Portland company gets $655K from tariff relief fund 3
2. 00:15 UTC itbrief.co.nz: “Anthropic to open Sydney office in ANZ AI expansion” 2
3. 09:45 UTC Nuvama says Indian IT industry likely to emerge stronger despite Gen-AI disruption 2

Thursday, March 12, 2026

7 events. The full rundown for March 12, 2026. The most covered:

1. 00:00 UTC clickorlando.com: “Trump administration kicks off new process to try to replace tariffs struck down by Supreme Court” 18
2. 07:30 UTC Bridge Data Centres plans major investment with global partners 2
3. 14:00 UTC pr-inside.com: “CXApp Inc. Receives Additional 180-Day Compliance Period from Nasdaq” 2

Friday, March 13, 2026

4 events. The full rundown for March 13, 2026. The most covered:

1. 03:15 UTC Call a Boomer phone service connects Gen Z users and seniors 3
2. 01:57 UTC Singapore must train more people to build AI, top official says 2
3. 21:51 UTC Digg lays off staff and shuts down app as company retools 2

Saturday, March 14, 2026

1. 0101:11 UTC

   Goyal rejects reports India is holding off US trade deal

   4 outlets · first: Aninews Regulation

   Machine summary Goyal said there was "absolutely no basis" in the report and that India has a "very good trade agreement" with the United States.

   1. Goyal said at the NXT Summit 2026 in New Delhi that a report circulating that morning was "absolutely baseless" and had "absolutely no basis in it at all"
   2. Goyal said India protected sensitive sectors including agriculture, with no GM products, rice, corn, maize, soya bean, dairy or poultry, and called the agreement "great for both India and America"
   3. Goyal said the deal helps India get the best of technologies from America so it can become the data centre of the world and have large investments post the successful AI Summit

   Reported by Aninews, Latestly, Deccan Chronicle, calcuttanews.net (Big News Network), bignewsnetwork.com (Big News Network) and asiabulletin.com (Big News Network).

   • United States
   • India
   • Piyush Goyal

2. 0209:18 UTC

   KT Men Enters Indian Grooming Market with ₹100 Cr Target and IPL Partnerships

   2 outlets · first: Aninews Product launch

   Machine summary KT Professional has launched KT Men, a grooming line, with partnerships with Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bengaluru. The bootstrapped brand aims for ₹100 crore in its first year, targeting India's rapidly expanding male personal care sector through a multi-channel distribution strategy.

   1. KT Men aims to achieve ₹100 crore in revenue within its first year of operations.
   2. Target sales volume is set at 20 lakh (2 million) units across its product portfolio.
   3. Strategic partnerships have been secured with IPL teams Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

   Reported by Aninews and Latestly.

   • Royal Challengers Bengaluru
   • KT Professional
   • Mumbai Indians
   • KT Men

3. 0317:10 UTC

   Coverage recordSeeking Alpha: “Small-cap technology stocks with best and worst quant ratings”

   1 outlet · first: Seeking Alpha Market trends

   The outlets that reported this event are listed with links to their reports; no summary of ours passed our automated checks for it, which says nothing about the event (how they work).

   Reported by Seeking Alpha.

Sunday, March 15, 2026

4 events. The full rundown for March 15, 2026. The most covered:

1. 05:00 UTC US-China trade talks open in Paris 8
2. 12:45 UTC clickorlando.com: “A media - rating company says a Trump agency is threatening its livelihood” 7
3. 01:00 UTC Group says NZ at risk of being left behind as data centre plans move forward 2

What kind of news was it?

1. Market trends 18
2. Product launch 10
3. Regulation 7
4. Funding 5
5. Leadership 4
6. Acquisition 2
7. Shutdown 1