
IBM, MeitY Startup Hub sign pact to back deep-tech start-ups from smaller cities
IBM and the MeitY Startup Hub signed an MoU on October 13, 2026 to give Indian deep-tech start-ups, including from Tier 2-3 cities, IBM tech, mentors and buyers.
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IBM and the MeitY Startup Hub signed an MoU on October 13, 2026 to give Indian deep-tech start-ups, including from Tier 2-3 cities, IBM tech, mentors and buyers.

Uttar Pradesh's cabinet approved the UP AI Mission on October 9, 2026 to train five lakh youth in AI, support 100 AI start-ups and set up AI centres in all 75 districts.

US start-up Reflection AI unveiled Beam, its first open-weight AI model, on October 5, 2026, with weights due later in October under Apache 2.0.

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.

Bengaluru start-up Desible.ai, which builds AI agents for banks, lenders and insurers, raised Rs 32 crore in a seed-plus round led by Prime Venture Partners, reported October 7, 2026.
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