Walmart-owned Flipkart, Amazon are squeezing Indiaβs quick commerce startups TechCrunch By: Jagmeet Singh 12 April 2026 at 11:00 Flipkart's ongoing expansion beyond major cities and heavy discounting is raising risks for India's quick commerce startups, analysts say.
Mercor says it was hit by cyberattack tied to compromise of open source LiteLLM project TechCrunch By: Jagmeet Singh 1 April 2026 at 09:42 The AI recruiting startup confirmed a security incident after an extortion hacking crew took credit for stealing data from the company's systems.
Mercor competitor Deccan AI raises $25M, sources experts from India TechCrunch By: Jagmeet Singh 26 March 2026 at 08:30 Deccan AI concentrates its workforce in India to manage quality in a fast-growing but fragmented AI training market.
Walmart-backed PhonePe shelves IPO as global tensions rattle markets TechCrunch By: Jagmeet Singh 16 March 2026 at 21:02 PhonePe has paused its planned IPO, delaying a major liquidity event for investors including Tiger Global and Microsoft.