Indian startups raised $777 Mn in October, led by Navi and Linux Laboratories
Newzchain's October 2026 funding report: $777 Mn across 104 Indian startup rounds, with the biggest deals, sectors, cities and stages.
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Healthcare AI startup Froncort.AI raises $2.3 Mn from Google.org for disease surveillance
UAE-based fintech Wafr raises undisclosed pre-seed, launches sukuk blockchain WafrChain
Ex-Google Cloud India MD Sashikumar Sreedharan joins Sarvam as President and CBO
Saudi AI lead-generation platform Mawsool closes pre-seed round led by angel investors
US data intelligence firm SplashBI opens Hyderabad GCC, plans to invest over $100M
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All rounds →Explore all funding rounds →- altMRead →$10.3MSeries A · Clean Tech · India
- Cosmoserve SpaceRead →$6MSeed · Spacetech · India
- Venomics AIRead →$2.7MPre-seed · Biotech · India≈ $2.7M
- BCC Media NetworkRead →₹2 CrSeed · Media · India≈ $0.2M
- Bariflo CyberneticsRead →₹2 CrClean Tech · India≈ $0.2M
Bar length scales with √ of the amount, so smaller rounds stay visible.
Source: Newzchain’s funding database. Rounds as disclosed in our coverage; rupee and Gulf amounts at fixed rates; rounds still in talks are not counted. Updated 11 Nov, 16:01 IST. How we count
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