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Indian tech tycoon bets $30M of his own money to build AI alternative to Microsoft Office

TechCrunch • Thu, 02 Jul 2026

Neo is Bhavin Turakhia’s fifth venture and his latest involving enterprise software. This time he's taking on Microsoft Office, Google Apps with AI.

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Neo is Bhavin Turakhia’s fifth venture and his latest involving enterprise software. This time he's taking on Microsoft Office, Google Apps with AI.

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Neo is Bhavin Turakhia’s fifth venture and his latest involving enterprise software.

This time he's taking on Microsoft Office, Google Apps with AI.

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