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Google and edtech startup Entri are featured in a new 'Blueprint to Bharat' series by ET Digital exploring how Indian startups are applying artificial intelligence to serve the country's aspirational learners and job seekers. The focus is on making AI genuinely useful for millions of Indians preparing for government exams and upskilling for employment.

Sofinnova Partners, the Paris-based venture capital firm, has closed its MD Start IV fund at €82 million, exceeding its original target. The fund will be used to found and back new MedTech startups, following Sofinnova's model of building companies from scratch alongside inventors and clinicians. The oversubscribed close signals continued investor appetite for early-stage medical technology despite a tougher funding climate.

A new funding opportunity offers $1 million to coalitions of startups working on artificial intelligence in education technology. The program invites groups of companies to apply jointly rather than as single ventures, aiming to back collaborative approaches to AI-powered learning tools. Details on eligibility and deadlines are available through the application portal, which is now open.

Zenithon, an AI startup based in Cambridge, has raised $10 million to develop physics-based AI models. The funding, reported by EdTech Innovation Hub, signals continued investor interest in companies applying artificial intelligence to scientific modelling. The startup will use the capital to advance its work building AI systems grounded in physics, though details on the investors and specific products have not been disclosed.

A group of Birmingham graduates has sold StudyStash, an AI-powered study platform they founded, to education technology company Kortext. The acquisition marks an exit for the young founders and adds AI-driven revision and learning tools to Kortext's digital education portfolio. The deal highlights growing interest from established edtech firms in AI study products built by student entrepreneurs.