Startups news, week of June 29, 2026

Machine summary Marwari Catalysts Group said around seven startups in its portfolio announced funding rounds during the last quarter, according to reports. The reports said Damroo announced a funding round of INR 5 crore and Mad Over Building was to raise approximately INR 30 crore, while INKA announced a round for its AI-powered insurance platform.

1. Marwari Catalysts Group said around seven startups associated with its portfolio announced funding rounds during the last quarter, according to the reports
2. Independent music platform Damroo announced a funding round of INR 5 crore, the reports said
3. According to the reports, INKA announced a funding round intended to speed up growth of its AI-powered insurance platform.
4. InteliQuant AI and Leap Ahead attracted investor interest through their recent funding rounds, the reports said

Reported by Aninews, thetimesofbengal.com and Latestly.

• Marwari Catalysts Group
• Leap Ahead
• Damroo
• Mad Over Building
• INKA
• Inteliquant AI

Machine summary Chamath Palihapitiya announced that 8090 Labs, the AI coding startup he founded, closed a $135 million Series A led by Salesforce Ventures.

1. 8090 Labs closed a $135 million Series A led by Salesforce Ventures, according to Chamath Palihapitiya's announcement.
2. Participants in the round included Jeffrey Katzenberg's WndrCo, David Sacks' Craft Ventures, David Friedberg's The Production Board, Jason Calacanis' Launch, and angel investors including Nikesh Arora and Adam D'Angelo, according to the announcement.

Reported by techcrunch.com.

• Nikesh Arora
• Salesforce Ventures
• 8090 Labs
• WndrCo
• Craft Ventures

Machine summary A poll conducted by the Artificial Intelligence Policy Institute on June 10 and 11 found that 68% of Americans support a government review process for the most advanced AI models before wide release, according to the reports. The reports state the poll surveyed 1,007 likely voters and that support spanned party lines.

1. According to the reports, the poll was conducted on June 10 and 11 and surveyed 1,007 likely voters.

Reported by iHeartRadio.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Artificial Intelligence Policy Institute (AIPI)

Machine summary Amazon said its AWS cloud unit is creating a new division that employs forward-deployed engineers who embed with customers to help them adopt artificial intelligence software more quickly and efficiently.

Reported by The Star, economictimes.indiatimes.com, The Hindu, kansascity.com, Sacbee and miamiherald.com.

• Amazon
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)

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Machine summary OXMIQ, the AI chip startup from Raja Koduri, has raised a $35M Series A round, taking total funding to $60M.

1. OXMIQ raised $35 million in Series A funding, bringing its total funding to $60 million.
2. A public beta of its software stack launched in November 2025 and is now used by 20 companies and 10 universities on nearly 300 GPUs.
3. Koduri asserts that AI compute costs must fall by 50-100x for mass adoption, and that 92% of margins are in chip design.
4. The initial commercial focus is India and Southeast Asia, targeting semiconductor firms, neocloud providers, and sovereign AI programs.

Reported by The Star and economictimes.indiatimes.com.

• Arm Holdings
• OXMIQ

Reports ran between 16:21 and 17:31 UTC on Jul 3.

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Reported by socialnews.xyz, Aninews, Latestly and India News.

• OSAT

Machine summary Port Kembla-based green hydrogen startup Hysata has marked its fifth birthday with its first export customer, according to AAP. The company expects delivery of its first large-scale electrolyser in the first six months of 2027; the commercial arrangement's details remain undisclosed.

1. Hysata is a Port Kembla-based Australian green hydrogen startup, according to AAP.
2. AAP reported that Hysata anticipates delivering its first large-scale electrolyser during the first half of 2027.
3. Details of the commercial arrangement are still under wraps, according to AAP.
4. Hysata's product, developed by the University of Wollongong, promises an efficiency gain of 20 per cent over existing electrolysers, AAP reported.
5. Hysata chief executive Paul Barrett told AAP the green hydrogen industry has "had a dot-com moment".

Reported by goulburnpost.com.au and reneweconomy.com.au.

• University of Wollongong
• Hysata
• Electrolyser (Hysata product)

Machine summary Anthropic restored global access to Claude Fable 5 on July 1 after a June 12 export control directive led it to shut down Fable 5 and Mythos 5 worldwide, according to the reports.

Reported by kansascity.com, miamiherald.com and Sacbee.

• Anthropic
• Mythos 5
• Claude Fable 5