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📢📢#ETtechTop5 | H-1B selection rate rises; VCs' IPO windfall in 2025 Also in the letter: ■ OpenAI's record fundraise ■ Oracle's layoffs ■ Ola Electric's March rebound

Dhan in talks to acquire Elevation Capital-backed Infinyte Club in cash and equity deal By @TanishkaDubey2 Read more at: economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/startups/…

📢📢 Stock trading platform Dhan is in talks to acquire wealthtech startup Infinyte Club for around $10 million in a mix of cash and equity, according to people in the know.

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📢📢#ETtechTop5 | H-1B selection rate rises; VCs' IPO windfall in 2025 Also in the letter: ■ OpenAI's record fundraise ■ Oracle's layoffs ■ Ola Electric's March rebound

💸💸Licious’ FY26 revenues grow 47% to Rs 1,166 crore It is now aiming for Rs 1,800 crore in revenues in FY27, as it plans to focus on expanding its presence in urban markets and increasing repeat purchases, the company said in a statement. Read more at: economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/startups/…

📢📢 Blinkit launches quick commerce service at Mumbai airport in partnership with Adani The app-based delivery service is now live at terminal 2 for domestic departures. Read more at: economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technolog…

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📌The number of VC-backed IPOs fell from 17 in 2024 to 8 in 2025, but larger deals drove most of the value. 📌Deals above $100 million made up nearly $1.8 billion of the roughly $2 billion in IPO exits.

🔔💰VCs bagged nearly $2 billion from 2025 IPO exits: Bain-IVCA report 📈IPO-led startup exits rose 30% to nearly $2 billion in 2025, driven by eight larger VC-backed listings.

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🚨#ICYMI: AI looming large as Indian startups rack up $10 billion in FY26

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🍕Dominos Pizza UK wrote: “We would like to share our thoughts and condolences with Kit Kat following their recent sad news. On a completely unrelated note, we're pleased to announce we'll now be selling a new Kit Kat pizza."

🍫🍫KitKat memes erupt after chocolate heist; Microsoft, Kerala Tourism, KFC, Dominos join in 📳A 12-tonne shipment of KitKat bars was stolen in Europe, sparking viral memes from brands like Microsoft, McAfee, KFC and Domino’s.

H-1B selection rates see 50% jump By @HimanshiET Read more at: economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technolog…

📌Companies, particularly in the technology sector, that seek to bring skilled foreign workers to the US filed fewer petitions for these non-immigrant visas this season due to high application fees and uncertainty amid an overhaul of the lottery system.

📢📢 US immigration attorneys are seeing a significant increase in selection rates in H-1B applications this year, with as much as half of those being accepted, even as the number of petitions filed for the work permit has declined amid regulatory changes.

AI videos, WhatsApp networks reshape campaign playbook in poll-bound states Read more at: economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technolog…

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🚨#ICYMI: Draft IT rule tweaks set off alarms over state powers and costs