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Startup Funding: March 2021 Self-driving vehicles revved up investors in March, with two companies receiving over $200M apiece as they prepare for their systems to enter mass production. One focuses on software for passenger vehicles, while the other is looking to autonomous trucks. Both of the companies received investment from automakers, with China’s largest carmaker SAIC joining each of the funding rounds. It was also a good month for startups making chips for AI acceleration, with four c...

Indian VC firm Endiya Partners launches its first accelerator program Photo: Pixabay March 16, 2021 Venture capital firm, Endiya Partners has partnered with Applied Ventures, LLC, the venture arm of material engineering solution provider, Applied Materials, to launch its first accelerator program, Frontier-Tech Ignite (X) Program (FTIX). Through the accelerator program, the venture capital firms aim to identify and mentor high-potential startups in the domains including software-as-a-service (S...

Apr 5, 2021 When asked why the program excites Endiya, the firm’s Managing Director Sateesh Andra said, “The last few years have seen advancements in the field of Frontier Technologies globally, leading to accelerated digital transformation geared to embrace newer possibilities. We have guided our portfolio companies, SigTuple, AlphaICs, Steradian Semiconductors, Myelin Foundry, Shieldsquare and Cell Propulsion – all market innovating ideas in technology – to cross the chasm, whether it...