# 5226: Skyroot's orbital launch countdown, Flipkart's LLMs, Sparrow Capital's new fund & Meta's WhatsApp pricing shake-up | MC Tech3

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Podcast: [Moneycontrol Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/moneycontrol-podcast-471941)
Published: 2026-07-02T14:24:22+00:00
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## Resource

In today's episode of MC Tech3, we bring you four big stories shaping India's technology and startup ecosystem. Skyroot Aerospace announces the launch window for Vikram-1, India's first private orbital mission. Flipkart reveals that AI now generates nearly 40 percent of its code as it builds e-commerce-focused large language models. Sparrow Capital closes a Rs 475 crore third fund to back early-stage startups with bigger bets. And Meta introduces token-based pricing for AI-powered business services on WhatsApp from August 1.

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