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Indian Startup Funding Surges on Debt-Led Mega Deals in Sept. 19-25 Week

Venture capital inflows into Indian startups jumped sharply in the week of Sept. 19-25, powered less by broad-based early-stage enthusiasm and more by a concentrated set of large transactions, including debt-heavy financings. The pattern underscores a market where capital is still available for scaled businesses with clearer cash flows, even as investors remain selective on risk.

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Startups & Venture Capital3h ago

IIT Madras-backed Unicorn India Ventures raises Rs 450 crore in first close, targets Rs 1,000 crore deep-tech fund by December

IIT Madras, its Research Park and Unicorn India Ventures have announced a first close of Rs 450 crore for a Rs 1,000 crore fund aimed at advanced technology startups, with the final close expected by December 2026. The fund has already deployed nearly Rs 55 crore across four deep-tech startups as it sharpens its focus on sectors seen as strategically important to India's industrial and national security ambitions.

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Startups & Venture Capital5h ago

IIT-Madras Deep-Tech Fund Closes First Rs 450 Crore, Backing Frontier Startups in Defence, Space and AI

The IIT Madras-led Unicorn Frontier Fund has reached a Rs 450 crore first close, marking a major early milestone for its Rs 1,000 crore deep-tech investment vehicle. Backed by alumni, family offices, institutions, corporates and banks, the fund has already deployed capital into four startups working on rocket engines, air-quality technology, quantum instrumentation and energy storage.

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India Weighs New Trade Secrets Law as Startups, Industry Push for Balance on Whistleblowers and Enforcement

India is preparing to consult industry on whether it needs a dedicated trade secrets law, as officials weigh concerns from startups over compliance burdens and from established firms over contract enforcement. The discussion also centers on how any new framework would protect confidential business information without weakening whistleblower safeguards.

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Indian Startups Raise $203.4 Mn in One Week as AI and Cleantech Dominate Funding Surge

Indian startups raised $203.4 Mn across 21 deals between September 21 and September 25, a sharp 3.4X jump from the $58.9 Mn raised by 14 startups in the previous week. The surge was led by large rounds in AI and cleantech, with Ultraviolette Automotive and Ema accounting for most of the week's capital inflow.

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Startups & Venture Capital2h ago

Indian Startups Post Strong FY26 Revenue Growth as Profitability Broadens, but Losses Still Bite

India's startup ecosystem entered FY26 with clearer signs of maturity, as more new-age tech companies turned profitable and overall operating revenue surged 44.25% year-on-year to Rs 3.22 lakh crore. Yet the gains were uneven: while 65 of 97 tracked startups reported profits, 32 companies still posted a combined loss of Rs 21,426.8 crore, showing that the path to durable profitability remains incomplete.

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Startups & Venture Capital3h ago

GalaxEye Secures Rs 63.84 Crore RDI Backing to Advance Indigenous Multisensor Satellite Tech

Bengaluru-based spacetech startup GalaxEye has won Rs 63.84 crore in financial support under the Centre's Research, Development and Innovation Fund to build its next-generation multisensor satellite platform. The project, backed by the Technology Development Board, aims to push the company's indigenous OptoSAR technology from prototype stage to an operational system capable of sub-0.5-metre Earth observation imaging.

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Startups & Venture Capital3h ago

Astrobase Bets on Propulsion to Power India's Next Wave of Reusable Rockets

Bengaluru startup Astrobase Technologies has emerged as one of the first beneficiaries of IN-SPACe's Rs 500 crore Technology Adoption Fund, a milestone that underscores India's growing private-space ambitions. Founded by IIT Bombay classmates Neeraj Khandelwal and Devakumar Thammisetty, the company is building an indigenous propulsion stack anchored by its full-flow staged combustion engine Everest, with an eye on reusable launch systems and a much larger national launch capacity.

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Startups & Venture Capital3h ago

CodeKarma in Talks to Raise $5 Mn-$6 Mn From Prosus, Accel as AI Dev Tools Heat Up

Enterprise tech startup CodeKarma is in discussions to raise between $5 million and $6 million in a fresh funding round led by existing backers Prosus and Accel, according to sources. The proposed financing comes just over a year after the Bengaluru-based startup's $2.5 million pre-seed round and amid rising investor appetite for software-development tools built for the AI era.

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