Indian tech and startup funding reached $245.9 million across 22 rounds in the week to 23 October, per Tracxn. That was up 6.2% on the previous week but 26.7% lower than a year ago. Even Healthcare led with $50 million.
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Inc42 counts 17 startups raising over $184 million in the third week of October, a 22% dip from $236.2 million the week before. The number of deals fell 32% from 25 the previous week.
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Ahmedabad deeptech startup SpectraGaze Systems, which builds optical imaging sensors and electro-optical payloads for space, defence and science, raised Rs 3.7 crore led by GVFL. It is its first external raise after three years funded by customer programmes.
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Bengaluru-based Paar Autonomy raised Rs 10 crore in a round led by AdvantEdge Founders. It builds AI camera systems and software for drones and unmanned defence platforms, and is developing technology for drone navigation without GPS.
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Firstwork, which uses AI agents to get frontline workers cleared for their first shift, raised $15 million led by Earlybird Venture Capital, with Legion VC and Deel Ventures joining. Total funding now stands at $20 million.
Read more at Indian Startup News →Mental healthcare provider Amaha is raising Rs 100 crore, including Rs 10 crore of debt, from Lightbox Ventures, Fireside Ventures, Sandbox International Holdings and Nithin Kamath's Rainmatter, plus family offices, to expand its network.
Read more at The Economic Times →Bhubaneswar-based rural health tech company CureBay raised nearly Rs 100 crore in a pre-Series C round. It plans to expand its healthcare delivery network across India and strengthen its AI and proprietary technology.
Read more at Argus English →Delhi B2B traveltech startup TravClan raised $5 million from Flipkart and August One, plus debt from Trifecta Capital. It has now raised over $11 million and plans to expand its global supply and travel operations.
Read more at Indian Startup Times →Kuldeep Rathore, a student on the IIT Madras BS programme in Data Science who did not sit JEE Advanced even after a drop year, has raised $1.1 million for his startup, Education Times reports.
Read more at Education Times →The company behind Harajuku Tokyo Cafe and Harajuku Bakehouse raised $3 million led by Zero W, with Indian Angel Network and Samved VC returning. It plans more outlets, two new cities and stronger food production.
Read more at Ascendants →ETEntrepreneur's weekly roundup says consumer brands led funding this week while AI and healthcare startups kept investors busy. The Pant Project raised Rs 109 crore in a Series B round led by Mirae Asset.
Read more at entrepreneur.economictimes.indiatimes.com →Zomato founder Deepinder Goyal opened the early-access waitlist for Temple, his brain-monitoring wearable. People who applied posted screengrabs on X showing a price of Rs 85,000. Applicants share details about themselves and their work.
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Year-old AI startup Flapping Airplanes raised $1 billion at a reported $6 billion valuation, nine months after launching with $180 million in seed funding. Index Ventures and Lux Capital co-led the round announced on 21 October.
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AI code-testing infrastructure startup Blacksmith raised a $66 million Series C led by Sequoia Capital, with Premji Invest, Peak XV, GV and Y Combinator taking part. Total funding is now about $125 million.
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Brazilian AI startup Tractian raised $130 million at a $1.4 billion valuation led by Sapphire Ventures and M&G's Catalyst. Founded in 2019, it builds AI tools that monitor industrial equipment, detect failures and recommend maintenance.
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Agent cloud startup Daytona raised a $60 million Series B at a $1 billion valuation led by FirstMark Growth, which also led its February Series A. Total funding is $91 million, with angels including Stripe's Patrick Collison.
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Ben Lamm and Palmer Luckey's Warhound came out of stealth with $200 million from investors including Sequoia, 8VC and In-Q-Tel. It plans to genetically engineer dogs for the US military, law enforcement and emergency teams, equipped with Anduril gear.
Read more at TechCrunch →Former OpenAI science lead Kevin Weil launched Warp Sciences, which trains robots to make and test drug compounds. It raised $215 million at an $865 million valuation in a round led by Lightspeed, with IVP and Mayfield.
Read more at TechCrunch →Strella, which monitors produce to prevent spoilage and food waste, extended its Series A by $4.25 million, taking total funding to $26.25 million. CEO Katherine Sizov founded it in Philadelphia in 2019.
Read more at GeekWire →Mave came out of stealth after raising about $34 million within roughly a year of founding, including a $28 million Series A led by Red Dot Capital Partners. It plans to double its workforce.
Read more at The Jerusalem Post →Nineteen-year-old Australian Sam Rogers built a drone system farmers control from an app to move herds between paddocks. GrazeMate raised $1.2 million in pre-seed funding to support its expansion into California, the Times of India reports.
Read more at The Times of India →OpenAI is reportedly close to raising up to $30 billion at a $1.25 trillion pre-money valuation in a round led by Coatue and UAE investors, rather than pressing ahead with an IPO, TechCrunch reports citing CNBC.
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Andreessen Horowitz renamed its digital asset unit from a16z Crypto to a16z Frontier, a sign that crypto investing has receded in importance. The Chris Dixon-led practice has raised nearly $10 billion across five funds since 2018.
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With startups staying private longer, Carta and NewView are partnering to encourage more companies to run tender offers, letting employees sell part of their shares early at a set price, TechCrunch reports.
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Sifted looks at Jensen Huang's recent tour of Europe, investing in startups in Paris, London, Stockholm and Berlin, and how much of that money flows back to Nvidia through spending on its chips.
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Early backers of B2B manufacturing platform Zetwerk are sitting on returns of up to 36 times after its listing, with four VC firms and an affiliate realising about Rs 1,215 crore through the IPO.
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Venture capital investment in Saudi Arabia rose to $1.7 billion in 2025 from about $50 million in 2019, a sign of the kingdom's fast expanding startup ecosystem and growing investor interest in the region, Jawlah reports.
Read more at Jawlah →Planning minister Ahmed Rostom told Egypt Forum 2026 the country is targeting $5 billion in venture capital. Plans include better financing access, simpler regulation and support for 5,000 startups at different stages.
Read more at WAYA →The Union Territory administration of Ladakh plans to launch a startup policy next month with a budget of Rs 100 crore. It aims to benefit around 1,000 startups and support local entrepreneurs.
Read more at The Economic Times →Telangana has partnered with Microsoft, 1M1B Foundation and MeitY Startup Hub to launch a Green Skills and Applied AI Centre in Hyderabad, to develop young talent and support startups in emerging technology.
Read more at Siliconindia →Italian startups are raising more money than last year, but it is going to fewer companies. Sifted asked investors from 2100, Vento, United Ventures and Italian Founders for their top early stage picks.
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Jio Platforms' Rs 30,213 crore IPO was subscribed 22.19 times on its final day, with bids for 438.26 crore shares against 19.75 crore on offer. Qualified institutional buyers subscribed their portion 70.55 times, BSE data shows.
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Inc42 asks whether scale alone can widen Zetwerk's thin margins. Founded in 2018, it began as a platform linking manufacturers and suppliers and became a full stack manufacturing business through acquisitions in 2021 and 2022.
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Anthropic's listing is expected this year at a valuation of up to $2 trillion. Even at its latest private valuation of $965 billion, TechCrunch says many VC stakes are already worth billions, including Coatue's.
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New-age tech stocks lost over $11 billion in market value this week. Of 67 stocks Inc42 tracks, 63 fell. Swiggy dropped 24.5% to Rs 176.70 after its Q2 results, while Yudiz, Capillary, ixigo and Tracxn rose.
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Instacart has held preliminary talks with potential buyers including Uber and DoorDash, The Information reported. Instacart shares closed about 9% higher. The company has a market value of about $12 billion.
Read more at The Economic Times →The Browser Company will sunset its Arc browser on 22 December 2026 and direct users to Dia, its AI-first browser. It cited the rising cost of keeping a browser secure in the age of AI.
Read more at TechCrunch →Myntra reported a net loss of Rs 581.8 crore for FY26, against a profit of Rs 546.3 crore a year earlier. Operating revenue fell 13.5% to Rs 5,242.5 crore. It earns from marketplace, logistics and advertising services.
Read more at Inc42 →Flipkart-backed UPI app super.money tripled operating revenue to Rs 292.4 crore in FY26, with its loan marketplace contributing about 84.7%. Net loss widened 78.5% to Rs 263.8 crore from Rs 147.8 crore a year earlier.
Read more at Inc42 →On Swiggy's earnings call, CEO Sriharsha Majety said quick commerce rival Blinkit has built a more resilient business on a strong flywheel. He said Swiggy must fix its basics before pursuing new bets.
Read more at The Economic Times →Inc42 reports Flipkart faces questions over an IPO and ESOPs, heavy spending on quick commerce and food delivery, and profit pressure. It has seen 14 senior exits in a year, with three more VPs set to leave.
Read more at Inc42 →Ecommerce SaaS company Unicommerce reported a net profit of Rs 6.4 crore for the September quarter, up 11% from a year earlier. Operating revenue grew 15% to Rs 59.1 crore.
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At TechCrunch Disrupt, Engine CEO Elia Wallen, Gamma CEO Grant Lee and GV general partner Crystal Huang shared advice on attracting early customers and keeping them, since early interest is no guarantee they will stay.
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Iconiq's Anu Bharadwaj, Sapphire's Rajeev Dham and Superhuman's Rahul Vohra discussed the new rules of product-market fit. In the AI era customers are less sticky and products are easier than ever to copy.
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At the opening of Oslo Innovation Week, Sifted finds VCs still see promise in Norway's tech scene despite a tough market, even as Oslo struggles to match Stockholm's reputation as the Nordic startup capital.
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At TechCrunch Disrupt, Lovable's Luke Arno, Polsia's Ben Broca and Theory Ventures' Tomasz Tunguz advised founders on their first 90 days, warning that startups can hit high ARR fast and then crash months later.
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NSE listed just above its Rs 1,785 issue price, below what many retail investors paid in the unlisted market. Their number jumped from about 34,000 to 150,000 between April and June 2025, The Ken reports.
Read more at The Ken →Masai School's build-first programme for aspiring founders takes 0% equity and 0% revenue share. It runs three days in Goa, six weeks of online building and two days in Bangalore for teams that qualify.
Read more at India CSR →Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu said the company will wait for the AI market to become less speculative before investing in infrastructure. Zoho avoids growth funded by other people's money but will keep investing in foundational work.
Read more at Moneycontrol →Bengaluru electric motorcycle maker Ultraviolette says it will not pass rising input costs to customers as a global memory chip shortage strains Indian EV makers. It is working on ways to absorb the costs.
Read more at YourStory →At TechSparks 2026, Professor Satya Chakravarthy said The ePlane Company will launch high-margin electric air ambulances before scaling low-cost urban air taxis, to avoid the common traps that catch deeptech founders, YourStory reports from the event.
Read more at YourStory →On the Prime Venture Partners podcast, Hotshare founder Lavanya explains what the F&B investment platform checks before funding a restaurant, joined by the founder of portfolio burger brand Beyondburg, who shares the brand's journey.
Read more at YourStory →At TechSparks 2026, Skydo's Movin Jain and PhonePe's Srijon Biswas discussed building payments infrastructure at scale, the challenges of cross-border transactions and how AI could change business operations for Indian fintech firms.
Read more at YourStory →Bengaluru startup Dognosis, co-founded by Akash Kulgod and Itamar Bitan, has people breathe into cotton masks for 10 minutes. Sealed masks go to a lab where dogs assess the samples. The founders claim 90% accuracy across seven cancers.
Read more at The Economic Times →Startup roles in India first, then global and remote, checked today. Every listing links to the original posting. Equity is between you and the cap table.
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