5214: Weak rupee trips up VCs; L'Oreal buys Innovist; and Can Krishna Byre Gowda make Bengaluru great again? | MC Tech3

JUN 18, 20266 MIN
Moneycontrol Podcast

5214: Weak rupee trips up VCs; L'Oreal buys Innovist; and Can Krishna Byre Gowda make Bengaluru great again? | MC Tech3

JUN 18, 20266 MIN

Description

In today’s episode of Moneycontrol Tech3, we discuss how a weakening rupee is making fundraising tougher for Indian VCs, and why domestic capital is becoming more important. They also unpack L'Oréal’s acquisition of Innovist, a deal first reported by Moneycontrol. Plus, Indian deeptech startups find customers and partners in Europe at Bharat Innovates 2026, Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda outlines his governance priorities, and the AI talent war heats up with Google DeepMind veteran Noam Shazeer heading to OpenAI.