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Gujarat Police closed Phase 1 of its Sentinel Hackathon on October 13, 2026, awarding Rs 18 lakh to teams building AI tools for CCTV.

Incubators are inviting tier 2 and tier 3 start-ups to apply by late October 2026 for MeitY's GENESIS Pilot 2.0, which offers up to Rs 40 lakh to run a paid pilot.

Delhi's cabinet on October 18, 2026 approved the Go-Delhi Foundation, a not-for-profit with Rs 50 crore to give start-ups prototyping, mentoring and government pilots.

Indian AI cloud firm E2E Networks posted a Rs 72.7 crore Q2 FY27 profit against a loss a year ago, as revenue rose 411% to Rs 223.8 crore on GPU demand.

Travel start-up ixigo reported a record Rs 63.42 crore profit for July-September 2026, lifted by a FreshBus stake sale; revenue rose 13% to Rs 321 crore.

Karnataka will frame a Tourism Startup Promotion Policy to let start-ups pilot solutions at tourist destinations, minister K.J. George said on October 13, 2026.

Banaraswala, a Banarasi cuisine brand, raised $2 million from Prax Impex on October 15, 2026, to grow from three Delhi outlets to 50 mainly in tier 2 towns.

IT research and advisory firm Infotech said on 14 October 2026 it has completed the acquisition of Bengaluru's Zluri, a SaaS management start-up backed by Lightspeed.

Fundamentum Frontier Advisors has gathered about Rs 3,000 crore for an AI and deep-tech growth fund, reports said on 13 October 2026, and lifted its cap to Rs 3,500 crore.

Arunachal CM Pema Khandu on 13 October 2026 doubled APEDP intake to 100 start-ups, raised seed grants to Rs 10 lakh and announced a 'mini NITI Aayog'.

The Technology Development Board signed a deal on 12 October 2026 to give Bengaluru start-up Peptris about Rs 86 crore from the RDI Fund for four drug candidates.

Uttar Pradesh will support at least 50 AI start-ups in Lucknow over five years, CM Yogi Adityanath said on 6 October 2026 at HCLTech's campus anniversary.

Estée Lauder Companies, Nykaa and Startup India named 14 finalists for BEAUTY&YOU India 2026 on 9 October; winners share a prize pool of up to $500,000.

At ASSOCHAM's O-LEADS 2026 in Bhubaneswar on 9-10 October, Odisha's industries minister urged firms to give start-ups pilots and markets; a new policy is proposed.

Chandigarh University launched Campus Tank Season 2 with a $15 million pool on 10 October 2026, plus a Rs 50 crore fund and a research park with IIT Madras.

Gujarat's MSME scheme, announced October 9, 2026, gives capital, interest and power support to 2031, plus 1% extra interest aid for women and first-time founders.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on 19 September 2026 that about half of India's recognised startups are outside the big metros, pointing to a wider spread of entrepreneurship and jobs.