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2026 STARTUP FUNDING REPORT
India’s startup cash keeps finding one address, with $4.4 billion going to BengaluruBengaluru secured $4.4 billion in startup funding during the first nine months of 2026. Total startup funding in India reached $10.3 billio...- IRDAI's commission reset impact; ETSA winner Progcap’s next betHappy Friday! IRDAI's overhaul plan could significantly impact the new-age insurance distribution industry. This and more in today’s ETtech...
- ET Startup Awards 2026: Pallavi Shrivastava’s Progcap is powering up a million kiranasShrivastava won in the Woman Ahead category of the ET Startup Awards 2026, along with demi-fine jewellery startup Palmonas’ founder, Pallav...
- AI startup Island valued at $6.4 billion in latest funding roundAI startup Island successfully raised $400 million in a Series F funding round led by Evolution Equity Partners. The company is valued at $...
- Mutual fund SIP flows hit two-year high at 43% of gross equity flows; 12-month flows rise 17% YoY: ReportMutual fund SIP AUM rose 23% YoY to Rs 18.62 lakh crore in August 2026, while SIP flows as a share of gross equity flows hit a two-year hig...
- India’s hiring story gets a boost as e-commerce, travel and retail power the next wave: ReportIndia's workforce is expected to grow 5.4 percent in the second half of 2026-27, driven by several sectors. E-commerce and technology start...
- VCs hungry for kitchen startups; Vala Afshar’s blueprint for India’s AI futureHappy Thursday! Venture capital investors are betting on the premiumisation wave wafting into Indian kitchens. This and more in today’s ETt...
- Accelevation targets up to $5.4 billion valuation in US IPOThe Miamisburg, Ohio-based Accelevation and some selling shareholders are aiming to raise up to $720 million by offering 30 million shares ...
- Saudi defence fund speeds up maritime sector push following Houthi advanceSaudi Arabia’s MASNA Ventures plans to raise its defence-focused venture capital fund to $150 million and invest more in local manufacturin...
- Tiger Global-backed used-car sales platform Spinny files confidentially for Rs 3,000-crore IPOThe company, which competes with the likes of SoftBank-backed Cars24, is in expansion mode and may utilise the fresh capital from its publi...
- Beyond product-market fit: The real challenges of scaling a startupProduct-market fit can prove that a startup has found demand. Scaling it successfully requires a different set of decisions around people, ...
- ETSA 2026: Emergent shifting focus from AI software to business automation, says CEO Mukund JhaThe company is testing agents that can remain active in the background, monitor business metrics and help with tasks such as cash-flow anal...
- Value commerce startup CityMall in talks to raise Rs 400-500 crore led by Jungle Ventures: SourcesCityMall’s push into ecommerce in smaller towns and cities comes at a time when larger 10-minute delivery players such as Flipkart Minutes ...
- IIT Madras professor Jhunjhunwala wants PLI to be more startup friendlyPLI should be opened to smaller companies, with incentives tied to meaningful domestic value addition rather than the ability to make large...
- India has chip design talent, but lacks global sales skills: Endiya Partners' Sateesh AndraEngineers based in India have taped out chips that have shipped in billions for companies such as Qualcomm, Infineon, NXP, Texas Instrument...
- AI startup Mantic raises $25 million for superhuman forecastingResults from the summer 2026 Metaculus Cup, an online forecasting tournament that wrapped up this month, showed the London-based startup ha...
- ETSA winner Theranautilus heads to human trials; JSW One’s IPO plansHappy Friday! Theranautilus is set to begin human trials of its nanorobot-based dental tech soon. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning D...
- Beauty and personal care quick commerce startup Firi raises $3 million led by 360 One AssetThe company plans to use the funds to expand into makeup, fragrances and other beauty categories and add more dark stores as it plans to de...
- India’s semiconductor funding reaches ₹1.34 lakh crore, but capital flows into fewer playersIndia's semiconductor sector has secured substantial equity funding, with significant capital inflow occurring recently. Government initiat...
- Mid-tier VCs scout deeptech deals; ETSA winner Varaha’s India playHappy Monday! Sector-agnostic mid-tier venture capital investors are recaliberating focus on India's deeptech startups. This and more in to...
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