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Emergent, the AI software creation platform launched a nationwide challenge aimed at helping Indian businesses become AI-native by building software tailored to their own operations

Nationwide challenge to help Indian businesses become AI-native

The top three business transformations will share a total prize pool of ₹1 crore from Raj Shamani and Emergent. (representative photo)

Emergent, the AI software creation platform, has partnered with entrepreneur and content creator Raj Shamani to launch a nationwide challenge aimed at helping Indian businesses become AI-native by building software tailored to their own operations. The initiative invites business owners, founders and operators across India to identify a real problem within their business, build a software solution using Emergent, deploy it in day-to-day operations and demonstrate its impact. The top three business transformations will share a total prize pool of ₹1 crore from Raj Shamani and Emergent.

AlphaGrep Mutual Fund launches NFO

AlphaGrep Mutual Fund has announced the launch of its inaugural New Fund Offer (NFO) — the AlphaGrep Multi Asset Allocation Fund (AGMAAF). This marks AlphaGrep’s entry into the Indian retail investment market and represents a significant milestone in bringing institutional-grade, quantitative investment strategies to Indian investors.