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Social gaming platform STAN secured $8.5 million in a new funding round from investors, including Japanese gaming companies Bandai Namco Entertainment, Square Enix, and Reazon Holdings, along with Google’s AI Futures Fund and Aptos Labs.Existing investors, including Nazara Technologies, General Catalyst, GFR Fund, T‑Accelerate Capital, and Pix Capital, also participated in the round, the company said on Thursday.Founded in 2022 by Parth Chadha, Akshat Rathee, Rahul Singh, and Nauman Mulla, STAN is a mobile-native social platform for gaming creators, publishers, and communities. It allows creators to build and monetise communities through shoutouts, subscriptions, and brand-led activations, as well as provides publishers…

Neo Asset Management has raised approximately Rs 750 crore in the first close of its flagship private equity vehicle, Neo Secondaries Fund (NSF), less than three months after its launch. The fund, registered with SEBI as a Category II Alternative Investment Fund, is targeting a total corpus of Rs 2,000 crore.NSF focuses on acquiring secondary stakes in unlisted Indian companies, offering liquidity to existing investors and access to mature, high-growth businesses. The fund seeks companies that are segment leaders, EBITDA-positive, and have a clear path to exit within two to four years.“India is the fastest-growing major economy in the world,…

Apple is one of the most valuable companies in the world, with a market capitalization of $3.12 trillion at the time of writing — and now new data reveals how much Apple pays its workers, from AI machine learning researchers to data scientists.According to new federal filings, obtained by Business Insider, Apple is paying software developers as much as $264,200, while software engineer managers make as much as $378,700. The filings, which featured several software engineering roles, reveal that Apple pays engineers focused on data up to $329,600 while engineers focused on applications earn more, up to $378,700. Human interface…

SAFE, a first and third-party risk management company, has raised $70 million in a Series C funding round led by Avataar Ventures. The fundraise also saw participation from Susquehanna Asia Venture Capital, NextEquity Partners, Prosperity7 Ventures, and existing investors including Eight Roads, John Chambers and Sorenson Capital, among others. SAFE said it will use the newly-raised funds to further establish its position in the cyber risk management market and to build agentic AI-native reasoning models to help achieve CyberAGI. AGI or artificial general intelligence refers to AI that can perform any intellectual task across domains. CyberAGI refers to AGI that…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Let’s get one thing straight: AI is not your next CMO. It’s not your marketing strategist, creative director or content lead. At best? It’s an intern. Fast, capable, eager to please — but absolutely in need of guidance. The problem is, too many marketers are tossing vague prompts into ChatGPT, crossing their fingers, and hoping for brilliance. When the output reads like a warmed-over blog from 2017, they blame the tool.AI isn’t the problem. Your expectations are.If you want to stop wasting time on generic AI content and start using these tools…

Imagine a young baker in Kanpur, a traditional wooden toy maker in Lucknow, or a biotechnologist launching eco-cleaning products—all flourishing thanks to a scheme that eased loans and doubts alike. On July 30, 2025, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the CM YUVA Conclave and Expo–2025 in Lucknow, marking a transformational moment in Uttar Pradesh’s journey from youth unemployment to youth-led enterprise.This bold initiative stems from a vision that sees youth not as passive beneficiaries of government support, but as active drivers of economic growth. Under Yogi Adityanath’s leadership, the state has reimagined how governance can empower individuals. His long-standing focus…

If you’re about to crack open a cold can of Celsius Astro Vibe energy drink, Sparkling Blue Razz Edition, with a silver top, you might want to put it back in the fridge. A major labeling mix-up of popular alcoholic seltzers and popular energy drinks has led to a recall, according to a safety notice posted to the FDA website.In what is basically a TikTok parody come true, alcoholic seltzer company High Noon said that beach-themed variety packs were mistakenly mislabeled as Celsius, a popular energy drink that does not contain alcohol (but does contain 270 mg of caffeine per…

Food delivery and quick commerce company Swiggy on Thursday said it is actively re-evaluating its investment in Rapido, amidst the cab-hailing startup’s plans to enter the food delivery segment. Swiggy, in its shareholder letter, noted that the move will pose a potential conflict of interest for the company in the future. In 2022, the Sriharsha Majety-led firm first invested in Rapido when the company raised $180 million. Swiggy holds about a 12% minority stake in Rapido, and Majety also sits on the cab-hailing platform’s board.“As a shareholder, we are extremely happy with their success and value creation, but do acknowledge…

Meta reported $47.52 billion in revenue for its second quarter ending in June on Wednesday, a 22% year-over-year increase and higher than the $44.8 billion analysts expected. On Thursday, Meta stock reached a record high of $784.75, surpassing the previous record close of $738.09 reached on June 30.Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg stated on a call on Wednesday with analysts that growth in the quarter was caused by the use of Meta’s AI technology, which allowed the company to drive more advertising revenue.Nicola Mendelsohn, head of global business group at Meta, echoed Zuckerberg’s remarks. In a LinkedIn post on Wednesday, Mendelsohn…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Every winter, retailers watch revenue lines spike and then flatten again by February. What often goes unexamined is the potential of turning one-time holiday shoppers into lifelong fans of your brand. Just last year, U.S. consumers spent an average $902 a piece on winter‑holiday purchases — a surge of wallets wide open and, crucially, minds open to new brands.While the holiday sales rush is fantastic, its actual value doesn’t just revolve around the immediate profit. It’s in the people who are discovering your brand for the first time. And that opportunity doesn’t start…