AI Start UP Funding

Live2.ai, a Bengaluru start-up whose AI helps brands track and run social media and influencer campaigns, raised Rs 130 crore led by IvyCap Ventures on 27 October 2026.

Physical-AI safety start-up Firefly came out of stealth on 20 October 2026 with a $20 million Series A led by Definition Capital.

Web-security start-up Blackwall raised a $100 million Series C at a $2.2 billion valuation on October 20, 2026 to help hosting firms separate real visitors from bad bots.

Portland chip start-up Mueon, founded by former Intel engineers, said on October 15, 2026 it raised a $65 million Series A led by Maverick Silicon.

Shillong-based enterprise AI start-up Shamrock AI has raised a $5 million seed round led by Endiya Partners, with Capria Ventures, it said on October 14, 2026.

French start-up HyLight raised €13 million, reported on 12 October 2026, to scale autonomous hydrogen airships that inspect power lines, railways and pipelines.

Mistlabs, led by ex-Plaud executive Peter Mo, raised $26 million on 12 October 2026 for Ambi, an AI assistant that can listen in the background on Apple devices.

Nous Research confirmed on 7 October 2026 a $90 million Series B at a $1.5 billion valuation and launched Hermes for Businesses, an enterprise AI agent.

Indian AI startup funding reached $438 million in July–September 2026, making AI the top-funded sector for the first time, even as overall startup funding grew only modestly.

Indian AI start-ups raised $438 million in Q3 2026, up 265%, Inc42 data show; four companies took about $429 million of it.

Pune-based CurvetAI, which lets users work with many AI models in one workspace, raised Rs 6 crore in a pre-seed round led by Merak Ventures this week.