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Bengaluru-based specialty chemicals startup NuSynth Technologies has raised ₹36.5 Cr ($4 Mn) in a seed round co-led by Avaana Capital and Shastra VC.
Reporting: inc42.com
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ThinkMetal, an Indian manufacturing startup, has raised ₹27 crore ($2.8 million) in a round led by IAN Alpha Fund, the venture arm of India Angel Network.
Reporting: inc42.com
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Singapore-based lithium-ion battery recycler Neu Battery Materials has closed a $7.6 million funding round and commissioned its first recycling plant.
Reporting: businesstimes.com.sg, semiengineering.com, msn.com
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London-based stablecoin payments startup Noah has raised an additional $16 million, bringing its reported seed round to $38 million.
Reporting: cryptobriefing.com
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MakeO, the parent company of clear-aligner brand Toothsi.
Reporting: economictimes.indiatimes.com
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French industrial energy startup Epyr has raised a €15 million Series A round led by SlateVC. Existing investors also participated.
Reporting: tech.eu
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CureMeAbroad has raised $1.1 million in a pre-seed round led by SteerX Ventures, with existing investor AIRA doubling down.
Reporting: pharmabiz.com, expresshealthcare.in
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Fundamentum’s dedicated frontier-tech platform F2A has closed a ₹3,000 crore fund targeting AI and deeptech startups.
Reporting: economictimes.indiatimes.com
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Vimag Labs has begun commercial production at its Jhajjar facility, exporting its first batch of motor and control systems.
Reporting: economictimes.indiatimes.com
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UK-based edtech startup Sainaptic has raised £1 million to expand its AI-assisted marking technology.
Reporting: tech.eu
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India’s cleantech startups raised nearly three times as much capital in the third quarter of 2026 as they did a year earlier, Inc42 reported.
Reporting: inc42.com
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Nigerian fintech OPay is preparing to list on the New York Stock Exchange, while Egyptian rival MNT-Halan advances its own public debut on the Egyptian Exchange.
Reporting: businessday.ng
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Electric two-wheeler manufacturer e-Sprinto has entered India’s direct-to-consumer market with the launch of its G1 family electric scooter.
Reporting: inc42.com
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The National Payments Corporation of India has pushed back the introduction of a merchant discount rate on select UPI person-to-merchant transactions until after Diwali.
Reporting: inc42.com
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Cambridge-based Alchera Technologies has raised £2.7 million in seed funding to apply AI to urban transport management.
Reporting: tech.eu
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Sifted has identified five Luxembourg-based startups that have moved beyond early traction into rapid growth, marking a shift for the country’s startup ecosystem.
Reporting: sifted.eu
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New York City startups Ramp and Liftline secured funding on October 12, 2026, according to AlleyWatch’s daily funding report.
Reporting: alleywatch.com
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Former OpenAI researcher Shyamal Hitesh Anadkat is in advanced talks to secure $15 million for his new startup, Empirical Machines.
Reporting: newsbytesapp.com
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AI startup Sarvam is in discussions to raise $300 million at a valuation that could reach $3 billion, nearly double its current level, according to the Economic Times.
Reporting: economictimes.indiatimes.com
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Chinese home-robot startup Ola Dimensions has raised hundreds of millions of RMB in a funding round, according to a report by National Business Daily.
Reporting: technode.com
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