AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoStartup Funding & Ecosystem: India’s startup funding cooled sharply to $104.6M across 21 deals (down 91% week-on-week), with ecommerce leading ($29.6M) and seed rounds also slipping. SME Finance: Absa and Unilever Kenya signed a Sh4bn SME financing programme to boost working capital for distributors and retailers. AI for Growth: NVIDIA launched a revenue-sharing model to help startups and researchers access its AI infrastructure; meanwhile, Argentina’s proposed “AI-run” company category would still require a human administrator. Regulation & Legal Risk: GoDaddy is challenging a Delhi High Court order that would end privacy-by-default for domain owners and speed up registrant disclosure—raising stakes for legitimate small businesses. Cybersecurity: The FBI warned about TeamPCP supply-chain attacks targeting trusted developer/security tools. Local Business Support: Humboldt Made’s Buyer’s Tour connected regional food and agriculture SMEs with major decision-makers. Energy & Industry: ABB’s Bengaluru accelerator brought 80+ startups into industrial AI development, while Australia’s Hysata secured its first export customer for large-scale green hydrogen electrolyser delivery.
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