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KUALA LUMPUR: Khazanah Nasional Bhd has seen strong participation from venture capital players in SkyeChip Bhd’s growth and hopes more Malaysian start-ups will take similar steps to scale and tap funding opportunities under its Dana Impak programme.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (August 23, 2026) called upon the country’s private space sector to build an ecosystem that can attract global talent, companies and investment, saying the country should create an “aura” that makes it a destination for people seeking to build careers in the sector.

Defense-technology startups had their best funding year ever in 2025, with investors keen to finance autonomous systems and artificial intelligence for the battlefield, according to data from business-intelligence providers that track venture capital funding

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lauded space startups in the country, saying they have shown courage in entering a new sector and called for creating an atmosphere that attracts global talent to India.

The prime minister said the world must now be looking for Indian startups wondering who is leading in this space | Image: Bloomberg

Welcome to Climate Tech Startups to Watch, Trellis’s fast-pitch competition featuring the most promising early-stage startups in climate tech this year. 

Pune (Maharashtra) [India], August 22: MIT India’s Industry Institute Reconnect Summit (IRS 2026) placed industry collaboration, entrepreneurship and industry-led problem-solving at the centre of its two-day programme, bringing together startups, investors, academic institutions and young innovators around opportunities for growth, innovation and real-world impact.

The U.S. battery industry just found an unexpected savior. After EV incentive cuts left startups gasping for air, the Department of Energy threw them a $500 million lifeline—but there’s a catch. The money’s earmarked for defense applications, signaling a dramatic pivot from consumer electric vehicles to military-grade power systems. It’s a strategic bet that could…

With electric vehicle incentives disappearing, battery innovators are looking toward an unexpected customer that still needs reliable power at scale.

U.S. battery startups hit a rough patch when the One Big Beautiful Bill eliminated battery and EV incentives, undercutting a chunk of future demand. But recently, they’ve found a lifeline in the defense world, helping to power everything from drones and torpedoes to infantry radios and fighter jets.