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April 23, 2026

Builder.ai founder named ‘key beneficiary’ in money-laundering probe

Sachin Dev Duggal served as ‘chief wizard officer’ of the collapsed tech unicorn

The founder of collapsed unicorn Builder.ai has been accused by Indian authorities of receiving siphoned funds from a defunct electronic giant.

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Maya Dharampal-Hornby

Maya Dharampal-Hornby is a reporter, covering UK tech for Sifted, based in London. She's also the producer of Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast .

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