5153: Skyroot Aerospace is India’s first space-tech unicorn; Tough choices for NPCI; And Hyderabad vs Bengaluru: The GCC race continues

About this episode

The episode discusses Skyroot Aerospace becoming India's first space-tech unicorn, NPCI's UPI Meta rollout, and the ongoing GCC race between Hyderabad and Bengaluru.

In today’s Tech3 from Moneycontrol, Skyroot Aerospace becomes India’s first space-tech unicorn with a $60 million fundraise. NPCI accelerates rollout of UPI Meta to make online UPI payments faster amid growing card competition. Hyderabad continues gaining ground in India’s GCC race against Bengaluru, while Pronto doubles valuation in a fresh funding round. And Vijay’s Tamil Nadu election win puts the spotlight on the growing role of social media engagement in politics.

Topics covered

• space technology
• UPI payments
• GCC race
• fundraising
• social media in politics

Keywords

• Skyroot Aerospace
• space-tech unicorn
• NPCI
• UPI Meta
• Hyderabad
• Bengaluru
• GCC race
• funding
• social media
• Tamil Nadu

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Skyroot Aerospace, NPCI, Pronto

Places: Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Tamil Nadu

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