
Indian start-up funding halves to $694 million in October; no $100 million deal
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.
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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.

Indian start-ups raised about $115 million to $130.2 million in the week to October 31, 2026, down from the week before, Entrackr and Inc42 reports show.

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.

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.

Family offices and angels have put about $760 million into Indian AI companies in 2026, up nearly 50%, Tracxn data cited on October 15-16, 2026 show.

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.
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