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From Team Deccan Centre
Aug 21, 2026
Karnataka
Business
Navi announces investment of USD 100 million by Prosus
Navi Limited today announced an investment of USD 100 million from Prosus, marking Navi’s first institutional capital raise and an important milestone in its journey to build one of India’s leading technology-driven financial services institutions. The proposed investment aligns with Prosus’s long standing thesis in backing leading technology platforms in India and its confidence in Navi’s business, execution capabilities and a long-term ambition to build one of India’s leading technology-driven financial services institutions.
Technology
Warner Music Group to open Bengaluru technology hub
Warner Music Group is opening a new technology hub in Bengaluru next month. This facility will support global engineering, data infrastructure, and artificial intelligence initiatives. Mahesh Rao is leading the expansion, focusing on core data and audience products. The company is investing in local leadership and modern technology stacks. Bengaluru will play a central role in WMG's global engineering strategy.
Kerala
Business
HealthEdge Expands India Footprint with New Thiruvananthapuram Campus, Deepening Commitment to Technology Innovation and Growth in Kerala
HealthEdge, a leading healthcare technology company serving more than 110 million covered lives across the United States, today inaugurated its new campus at Brigade Square, Technopark in Thiruvananthapuram. The expansion reinforces HealthEdge’s long-term investment in India and marks the next chapter of a deep and established presence in Kerala. HealthEdge provides AI-powered software and technology-enabled services that help U.S. health plans modernize healthcare administration, bringing together operational services with payer claims administration, payment accuracy, care management, risk adjustment, and provider data management technologies.
Exonic Shipping Company office inaugurated
Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan said that the government will provide ten acres of land to the Kochi Port Trust to build a cruise terminal. He was inaugurating the Kochi office and logistics institute of Dubai-based Exonic Shipping Company. With the start of export and import activities in Vizhinjam, it will be helpful to find international markets for the state's products including spices.
Tamil Nadu
Business
KaarTech Establishes New Strategic Business Unit DACH with Local Headquarter in Mannheim.
KaarTech, a global AI-led Enterprise Transformation firm, has established a dedicated Strategic Business Unit (SBU) for Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH) with headquarter in Mannheim. The location reflects KaarTech's commitment to client proximity, placing the new hub in the Rhine-Neckar region -- one of Europe's most important enterprise-technology corridors and home to SAP's global headquarters in Walldorf.
Telangana
Business
Guidehouse Expands India Presence with New Hub in Hyderabad
Guidehouse, a global professional services firm, has opened a new hub in Hyderabad, India, marking a significant milestone in the firm's ongoing growth across the region as well as its commitment to building career pathways for professionals in high-demand managed services and technology fields. "Our expansion into Hyderabad reflects the confidence we have in India's talent, innovation ecosystem, and long-term role in Guidehouse's growth," said Ali Bokhari, Partner and Global Managed Services Leader, Guidehouse. "This location is an investment in our people, our clients, and the future of our global delivery model