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Indian startups raised $10.3 billion in the first nine months of this year, a 7% increase from the same period last year.
Reporting: newsbytesapp.com
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Indian startups raised more money in the first nine months of 2026 than they did in the same period last year, but the number of funding rounds fell sharply.
Reporting: firstpost.com
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The travel tech company’s undisclosed round was cited as the week’s largest, though details about its size relative to other deals remain unclear.
Reporting: techloy.com
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Indian enterprises appear to be assessing whether their infrastructure is equipped to support AI at scale.
Reporting: inc42.com
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DensityAI, the AI chip startup founded by former Tesla Dojo executives.
Reporting: finance.yahoo.com
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Enveda has raised $311 million in a Series E round at a $2 billion valuation, positioning itself as a player in AI-powered drug discovery.
Reporting: digitalmarketreports.com
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Anupam Kher has signed on as the public face of Tender247, a platform that aims to simplify access to India’s ₹70 lakh crore government and institutional tender market.
Reporting: yourstory.com
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U.S. tech layoffs hit 94,046 between January and August, a 16.8% jump from the same period last year, as companies redirect capital from headcount to AI initiatives.
Reporting: news.crunchbase.com
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Tatiana Shalalvand has joined Cherry, the early-stage fund, with a mandate to lead the firm’s investment in Legora, the collaborative AI startup for lawyers.
Reporting: sifted.eu
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Rainmaker, an El Segundo-based cloud-seeding startup, has closed a $100 million Series B to scale its operations globally.
Reporting: bizjournals.com
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Waabi’s COO Lior Ron told BetaKit the company’s autonomous trucks are ready for deployment across the Southern US by next year, pending Volvo’s technical validation.
Reporting: betakit.com
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Rivet, a dating startup targeting the US, has raised $10.5 million in seed funding led by Peak XV Partners, with participation from Shine Capital and others.
Reporting: inc42.com
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