Artificial Intelligence
AI startups, product launches and funding rounds across India and the Gulf, and what the big AI companies' moves mean for founders here.
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- Oct 26, 2026
₹10 Cr · Stage not disclosed
Paar Autonomy raises Rs 10 crore led by AdvantEdge Founders
Defence Tech · India · Oct 26, 2026
₹10 Cr
Stage not disclosed
Longshot Capital: Unacademy Founders' ₹700 Cr AI Fund
India · Oct 26, 2026
Alpha Dhabi commits $1bn to Alpha Wave III AI fund
Gulf · Oct 26, 2026
$15M · Series A
Firstwork raises $15 million Series A for AI onboarding agents
HR Tech · India · Oct 24, 2026
$15M
Series A
$1M · Pre-seed
Dubai-based Popcorn Studio AI raises $1M pre-seed for Arabic-first AI filmmaking
Gulf · Oct 23, 2026
$1M
Pre-seed
Binny Bansal-backed ShopOS launches Sloosh AI creative platform for individuals
Startup News · India · Oct 23, 2026
DPDP compliance: Why AI startups face valuation risk
India · Oct 22, 2026
$3M · Seed
Karta AI raises $3M seed to automate BFSI inbound calls
India · Oct 22, 2026
$3M
Seed
$66M · Series C
Blacksmith raises $66 million Series C at a $1 billion valuation
Devtools · Oct 21, 2026
$66M
Series C
$3M · Stage not disclosed
Vectorial raises $3 million from SenseAI Ventures for AI user simulation
India · Oct 21, 2026
$3M
Stage not disclosed
more than $550,000 · Pre-seed
Kuwait's TheQA Raises Over $550,000 Pre-Seed for AI Market Research
Gulf · Oct 21, 2026
more than $550,000
Pre-seed
AED 2.2 million · Pre-seed
Ayan Raises AED 2.2M to Help Brands Navigate AI-Led Shopping
Gulf · Oct 21, 2026
AED 2.2 million
Pre-seed
CNTXT AI Tops $300M in Committed Revenue, Opens First US Office
Gulf · Oct 20, 2026
Undisclosed · Series A
Hunar.AI raises Rs 40 Cr Series A led by Blume Ventures
India · Oct 19, 2026
Undisclosed
Series A
NOXI: Arabic AI Presentation Platform Reaches 2,000 Users
Startup News · Gulf · Oct 19, 2026
$29M · Series B
RapidCanvas raises $29M Series B led by Vertex Ventures
India · Oct 16, 2026
$29M
Series B
₹46.28 Cr · Pre-Series B
CapGrid raises Rs 46.28 crore in pre-Series B funding
Manufacturing · India · Oct 16, 2026
₹46.28 Cr
Pre-Series B
$5M · Seed
Shamrock AI raises $5M seed led by Endiya Partners
India · Oct 15, 2026
$5M
Seed
RevRag.AI Raises $2.5M Seed Round for AI Relationship Managers
Fintech · India · Oct 14, 2026
From the Surf Circuit to Scaling AI: How Jevon Le Roux Built Keeyu
Saas · Oct 14, 2026
IndiaAI Mission: MeitY seeks providers for 10,000 AI units
India · Oct 14, 2026
$10M · Series A
Clueso Raises $10M Series A for AI Video Platform
Saas · India · Oct 13, 2026
$10M
Series A
Fundamentum Frontier Advisors raises Rs 3,000 Cr for AI, deeptech fund
Deeptech · India · Oct 13, 2026
Amazon Decart Acquisition Talks: What the $7B Deal Means
Oct 13, 2026
Sarvam AI in talks for $300 million funding at $3 billion valuation
India · Oct 13, 2026