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Elegoo OrangeStorm Giga: $3M of hype but does it deliver?

A $3 million Kickstarter set the expectations sky-high — so I had to see what the Elegoo OrangeStorm Giga actually delivers. In this breakdown, I’m talking size ...
The Financial Express

‘Giga being extorted for $3 mn’: Indian-origin CEO says anonymous group threatens data leak with ‘nuclear-level’ impact

Co-founder and CEO of Giga, Varun Vummadi (R) and extortion email (L). Varun Vummadi, the Co-founder and CEO of tech startup Giga, has alleged that the San Francisco-based company is facing an ...
Times Union

What does 6-7 mean? Here’s why kids are saying it across the Capital Region and beyond

Noah Countermine, 7, demonstrates the hand gesture that typically accompanies the use of the “6-7” slang on Dec. 10 at the Boardroom & Lounge in Rotterdam. The viral internet term is popular at the ...
MobileSyrup

Bell expands Giga Hub 2.0 service across Ontario and Quebec.

Bell is expanding the availability of its recently released Giga Hub 2.0 Wi-Fi 7 router to more areas across Ontario and Quebec. According to a Bell spokesperson, cities west of Toronto, including ...
Indiatimes

Who are Varun Vummadi and Esha Manideep? Indian origin innovators who rejected $525,000 job and Stanford PhD to build $61 million voice AI startup Giga

IIT Kharagpur graduates Varun Vummadi and Esha Manideep rejected lucrative offers, including a $525,000 US quant trading job, to build Giga, a voice AI company. Within two years, Giga secured $61 ...
Mint

12 hours of work, 7 days a week—Ex-employee alleges toxic work culture at IIT Kharagpur alum–founded AI startup

An ex-employee has accused Giga, an AI startup founded by IIT Kharagpur alumni, of fostering a toxic work culture that demanded 12-hour shifts, seven days a week. Jared Steele, who joined the San ...
The Financial Express

‘You are expected to always be working…’, IIT alumni’s AI startup Giga alleged of overwork, toxic work culture

The allegations cast a shadow over the future of Giga, which builds voice-based AI agents for businesses. Silicon Valley AI startup Giga, founded by IIT Kharagpur alumni Varun Vummadi and Esha ...
Hindustan Times

Indian-American Giga CEO accused of snubbing new employee; he quit on Day 1

Giga, an AI startup founded by two IIT Kharagpur alums in the United States, has raised $61 million in Series A funding. The startup, which builds voice-based AI agents for companies, was founded by ...
VCCircle

Nexus-backed AI startup Giga snags $61 mn in Series A round

Giga, an artificial intelligence platform that builds support agents for business-to-consumer companies, has raised $61 million (Rs 540 crore) in the largest Series A round for an Indian startup in ...
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Giga Nets $61 Mn To Build AI Voice Agents For Customer Care Centres

The startup plans to utilise the fresh capital to expand its technical team, accelerate GTM strategy and scale up enterprise deployments The startup claims that it currently handles millions of ...
Business Line

AI startup Giga raises $61 million Series A round led by Redpoint Ventures

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/info-tech/ai-startup-giga-raises-61-million-series-a-round-led-by-redpoint-ventures/article70245581.ece Copy AI startup Giga has ...
Business Line

Giga Raises $61M to reinvent AI-Powered support

Giga has announced it has raised a $61 million Series A round led by Redpoint Ventures, with participation from Y Combinator and Nexus Venture Partners. The funding will accelerate Giga’s growth. Giga ...