Dream, a San Francisco start-up from two ex-Palantir executives, launched on October 29, 2026 with $17 million led by Andreessen Horowitz to build AI that designs buildings.
Bengaluru's Two Point O Capital, which finances solar, efficiency and water-treatment projects for companies, raised $10 million led by Transition VC, it said on 1 November 2026.
Indian start-ups raised about $693.8 million across 101 rounds in October 2026, down 50.5% from a year earlier, with no deal of $100 million or more.
Ukrainian defence start-up Fire Point told Reuters on October 30, 2026, that its drones and missiles can complete missions without a Starlink link.
Prediction market Kalshi said on 29 October 2026 it raised $1 billion at a $40 billion valuation, a day after Utah filed criminal charges against it.
US rocket motor maker Firehawk Defense said on 28 October 2026 it raised over $150 million in a Series D at a valuation above $1.4 billion.
Precision manufacturing start-up Venttup raised $3 million in a pre-Series A round co-led by Rainmatter and Unicorn India Ventures on October 29, 2026.
Shadowfax's Q2 FY27 net profit rose 421.9% to about Rs 68 crore and revenue 56.6% to Rs 1,538 crore, per results approved on October 29, 2026.
India's quick commerce sector will need about 75 million sq ft of urban logistics space by 2030, nearly triple today's, a CBRE report released on October 26, 2026, says.
India's textile industry was worth nearly $190 billion in FY26 and targets $350 billion by 2030, a Rubix report of October 26, 2026 says; exports are recovering.
Paras Healthcare shares opened at Rs 720 on October 28, 2026, 3.9% above the IPO price; the chain runs eight hospitals, mostly outside metros, and plans 3,011 beds by 2028.
Dallas firm Disruptive announced a $10 billion fund on October 27, 2026 to put up to $1 billion each into about 10 AI, defence and software companies.
Paytm parent One97 Communications reported Q2 FY27 profit of Rs 225 crore on October 26, 2026, up from Rs 21 crore, as operating revenue rose 28% to Rs 2,648 crore.
BioStack, a San Francisco health-data start-up working with hospitals in India, the US, Brazil and Argentina, raised a $9.5 million seed round led by Peak XV in October 2026.
Bombay Coated and Special Steels opens a Rs 183.1 crore IPO on October 29, 2026 at Rs 78-82 a share, mainly to repay debt; listing is set for November 5.
AdOnMo will merge with Mygate in a share swap approved by Eternal's board; Eternal gets about 4.4% of the combined firm, valued near Rs 156 crore.
Motilal Oswal and Calliope Capital applied for 2.39 crore shares on day one of Ola Electric's Rs 1,000 crore rights issue at Rs 27, open till 30 October 2026.
Deepinder Goyal's Temple opened a waiting list for its brain-monitoring wearable, with pre-orders reported from 1 November 2026 at an unconfirmed Rs 85,000.
Wastewater treatment firm SFC Environmental Technologies opens its Rs 667.53 crore IPO on October 27, 2026 at Rs 313-330 a share; most of it is an offer for sale.
Jewellery retailer M.K. Sons Fine Jewels will open its Rs 275.4 crore IPO on October 28, 2026 at Rs 153-162 a share to fund showrooms and cut debt.
AI wearable start-up Nirva raised $25 million on October 22, 2026, taking total funding to $33 million, to launch a $249 pendant that records only its wearer.
US start-up Warhound, conceived by Ben Lamm and Palmer Luckey, launched on October 22, 2026 with $200 million to breed gene-edited military working dogs.
AI start-up Vectorial raised a $3 million seed round led by Smilegate and SenseAI Ventures on October 20, 2026 for software that simulates customer behaviour.
Blacksmith raised $66 million in a Sequoia-led Series C at a $1 billion valuation, reported October 21, 2026, nearly doubling its value since August.
Flipkart has widened its 'Eat-in by Minutes' food delivery pilot to over 8,000 Bengaluru employees and is reported to be targeting a public launch by end-October 2026.
Indian auto tech start-ups raised $1.3 billion in 97 rounds from January 1 to October 15, 2026, against $2.1 billion in 2025, Tracxn said on October 19.
doubleAI, the AI start-up led by Amnon Shashua, raised a $200 million Series A on October 19, 2026, with Nvidia and Dell joining; reports value it above $1 billion.
San Francisco start-up Town raised a $108 million Series B at a $1 billion valuation on October 19, 2026, four months after launching AI assistants for work teams.
Stent maker Sahajanand Medical Technologies' Rs 475 crore IPO, priced Rs 327-344, closes on October 19, 2026 after being about 0.83 times subscribed by day two.
Zetwerk's Rs 5,012 crore IPO, subscribed about 0.31 times after two days, closes at 5 pm on October 19, 2026; allotment is due October 21 and listing October 23.
Indian start-ups raised about $236 million to $303 million in the week of 12 to 17 October 2026, up from about $123 million a week earlier, with AI deals leading.
worldsteel's October 2026 outlook expects India's steel demand to rise 7.9% to 172.4 million tonnes in 2026 and 8% in 2027, while global demand stays flat.
India's small home appliances market will grow from Rs 13,800 crore in FY25 to about Rs 20,000 crore by FY30, with air fryers growing 22.5% a year, Redseer said on October 15, 2026.
The Delhi Cabinet approved a 10-year Industrial Policy 2026 on 14 October, backing IT, GCCs and data centres, with Rs 1,000 crore for the Udyamshree scheme.
US finance software start-up Ramp said on October 15, 2026 it raised $1.85 billion at a $60 billion valuation, with annualised revenue above $2 billion.
Tonbo Imaging raised about Rs 255 crore from 43 anchor investors at Rs 700 a share on 14 October 2026; its Rs 852 crore offer-for-sale IPO is open from 15 to 19 October.
Zetwerk raised Rs 2,251 crore from 99 anchor investors at Rs 151 a share on 14 October 2026; its Rs 5,012 crore IPO is open from 15 to 19 October.
StockGro's parent AssetGro Fintech approved a fresh issue of up to Rs 536 crore plus an OFS for its IPO, filings reported on October 13, 2026 show.
Electric bus operator GreenCell Mobility received Rs 330 crore in equity from Impact Fund Denmark on 13 October 2026 to add about 4,500 e-buses.
Zetwerk priced its Rs 5,012 crore IPO at Rs 143-151 a share, valuing it at about Rs 25,583 crore; bidding runs from October 15 to 19, 2026.
Bengaluru's Mesa School of Business raised Rs 110 crore, Rs 85 crore equity and Rs 25 crore debt, at a Rs 385 crore valuation, it said on 12 October 2026.
A Google-Redseer report released October 7, 2026 projects India's quick commerce market to grow from about $13 billion in FY26 to $70-90 billion by FY31.
Indian start-ups raised about $113-123 million in the week of October 5-10, 2026, well below recent weeks, with early-stage and e-commerce deals leading.
Bengaluru defence electronics maker Tonbo Imaging is slated to open an offer-for-sale-only IPO on October 15, 2026, with its price band due October 12.
Bengaluru smart kitchen brand Beyond Appliances raised Rs 110 crore in an October 2026 Series B led by Fireside Ventures for R&D and a new factory.
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