Start UPS

AI note-taker Otter.ai secured $320 million on 20 October 2026 from General Catalyst's Customer Value Fund, repayable from revenue, not equity.

Bengaluru studio Spill Games, founded in 2024, has raised a $10.5 million Series A led by Elevation Capital to grow casual games for global players.

California's Reflect Orbital bought two dedicated launches from India's Skyroot Aerospace, announced October 14, 2026, on Vikram-1 and Vikram-1U.

Global venture investment reached $170.9 billion in Q3 2026, driven by AI megadeals, KPMG said on October 14, while India's fell to a six-quarter low of $2.6 billion.

Chinese cobot maker FAIRINO closed a Meituan-led Series D, taking its last two rounds to nearly RMB 1 billion, reports said on October 19, 2026.

Helsinki start-up Ambio raised €5.1 million in seed funding led by b2venture, announced in mid-October 2026, to scale an AI-driven service for buying recycled plastics.

A US bankruptcy judge on 14 October 2026 approved the sale of fast-food start-up Salad and Go's brand and recipes for $180,000 to a firm formed by its founding chef.

Anthropic told prospective investors on 14 October 2026 that third-quarter revenue reached $16.8 billion, about 45% above the previous quarter, as it readies an IPO.

Vienna construction-tech start-up Reebuild raised €3 million in seed funding led by Fortino Ventures, announced on 13 October 2026, to expand across Europe.

Indian fintech Pine Labs launched a unified payments, instalments and loyalty platform in Singapore on 8 October 2026, starting its own acceptance business there.

African start-ups raised $2.16 billion to $2.49 billion in January-September 2026, trackers said in early October, with equity rising sharply in Q3.

Arena, the company behind the LMArena AI model leaderboard, raised $200 million at a $3.1 billion valuation on October 8, 2026, co-led by Lightspeed and Khosla Ventures.

The Abu Dhabi Chamber and FICCI signed a cooperation pact in Mumbai on October 8, 2026, setting up joint working groups that include start-up and SME financing.