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DayOne lists Singapore among its markets on its website.

Cypress Asia is seeking the remaining 30 million ringgit (US$7.34 million) from family offices and other investors.

IPID said its bank account verification tools support financial institutions in more than 50 countries.

The total funding for the first week of October was at $418 million across 22 deals. In contrast, the previous week saw a total of $382 million.

Venture capital funding into Indian startups saw an 8.3% year-on-year dip in September, despite four $100 million deals. However, there were some positives. Meanwhile, here's a look at the speaker lineup for TechSparks 2026.

Reflection said Beam scored comparably with Z.AI’s GLM-5.2 on advanced reasoning benchmarks.

Stronger domestic travel in Indonesia and growth in company-operated hotels helped RedDoorz offset weaker consumer spending.

Smart kitchen brand Beyond Appliances has raised ₹110 Cr ($10.4 Mn) in a Series B funding round led by Fireside…

GCash set its IPO share price at 6.60 pesos, while Igloo is expected to hit EBITDA breakeven by year-end.

Marico has acquired an additional 24.09% stake in plant-based nutrition and personal care brand Plix for ₹1,012.03 Cr in an…

Funding momentum in the Indian startup ecosystem continued through the final week of September. Homegrown new-age tech ventures raised…

Kuku Technologies Limited, parent company of audio OTT platform Kuku FM and microdrama app Kuku TV, swung into the black…

October has begun on a positive note as weekly funding crossed $400 million and this was largely due the presence of two $100 million plus deals.

Turso co-founder Glauber Costa will lead Supabase’s agentic services.

Snapdeal parent AceVector’s initial public offering (IPO) provided an exit opportunity to several of its early investors and promoters, with…

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Notable vehicles launched or closed in September across Southeast Asia, India, and the US included those of Granite Asia and Bessemer Venture Partners.

Who are the new active investors on the block? Which funding rounds look like outliers? This visual story answers all this and more.

JSW Group’s B2B ecommerce marketplace JSW One Platforms narrowed its consolidated net loss by 50.9% to ₹106.5 Cr in FY26…

Everything ixigo has done since it started off in 2007 can be called a stepping stone to get to where…

GCash has set its IPO share price at a 30% discount from the maximum it set in its prospectus. Still, analysts are divided if this is a fair valuation.

OpenAI Dispute Sparks Academic Panic Last month, OpenAI’s Codex possibly solved the Navier-Stokes equations in days. But mathematician Tristan Buckmaster…

In his first year as CEO, Jianfeng Lu has steered the voice AI startup into profitability by focusing on projects that generate recurring revenue.

YourStory presents the daily news roundup from the Indian startup ecosystem and beyond. Here's the roundup for Thursday, October 1, 2026.

Startup Funding Up A Mere 5% YoY In Q3 Startup investors turned more selective in Q3 2026. While funding rose…

R2Crete turns landfill concrete into low-carbon building material with a $750k pre-seed and pilot plant underway.

The company said the capital will be used to expand into new markets and invest in its branch network, technology, and risk management.

The acquisition brings its product, technology, and customer portfolio into Zeya’s platform as it expands its healthcare AI infrastructure.

Anthropic was valued at US$61.5 billion in a March funding round and is backed by Amazon and Google.

Infinigence manages computing capacity across third-party data centers rather than owning the facilities.

Ajaib’s higher valuation comes as it expands its digital asset business, while Wiz.AI shows what a sharper focus on ROI can deliver.

Nebius said that acquisition would add agentic search to its AI cloud platform.

The period was the second-busiest for US IPO proceeds since 2021, behind only the second quarter.

Delhi NCR-based NBFC Seeds Fincap raised more than ₹100 Cr ($10.4 Mn) in a Series B funding round led by…

Reliance’s digital arm moves closer to listing with a Rs 37,700‑crore fresh issue; final price band and subscription dates expected soon. One of the most anticipated IPOs in India is the Jio IPO. In 2019, at the AGM of Reliance Industr

Seeds Fincap said it plans to use the latest funding to open more physical branches, hire field workers, and upgrade its risk tracking tools as it expands further into rural and semi-urban towns.

Arivihan said it will use the capital to enter more states, expand in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Bihar.

Arivihan will use the new capital to expand across states and CBSE, strengthen AI and vernacular capabilities, and broaden access to personalised learning.

Karnataka’s Government First initiative will give 100 startups up to Rs 25 lakh each to pilot and validate solutions with government departments.

Gravity will use this funding round to strengthen its technology, distribution and key-account infrastructure, and support category expansion.

WillJini raises first round at $3.5M valuation, without pitching a single VC Estate-planning startup WillJini grew from Rs 3 lakh to Rs 50 lakh in monthly revenue over three years using client money, before raising from SPJIMR batchmates,

Electric two-wheeler (E2W) manufacturer Simple Energy has raised $180 Mn (₹1,750 Cr) in its Series C funding round. The round…

The Bengaluru-based firm plans to deploy the capital to drive its next phase of growth across manufacturing, product development, and retail.

India’s startup ecosystem entered a more selective funding environment in Q3 2026, with investors deploying capital more cautiously amid macroeconomic…

Update | September 30, 15:53 IST Home interior materials platform Gravity has raised around $15 Mn (around ₹142.7 Cr) in…

This offering would mark the largest private-sector renewable energy public issue in India to date.

Sparkonomy found only one creator was accurately described by all five AI engines it tested.

Plaud said the Note Pro is priced at 3.5 million rupiah (US$200) while the NotePin S costs 3.4 million rupiah (US$190).

AM-One, established in 2016, managed about JPY 80 trillion as of late 2025.

Blockchain.com was valued at US$14 billion in private markets in 2022.

Today’s edition offers a glimpse into SEA startups’ financials and a closer look at Shein’s slowing profits.

EliseAI plans to make San Francisco its second engineering hub.

Update | September 29, 2026 19:55 IST Snapdeal parent AceVector’s ₹420 Cr IPO was oversubscribed 4.93X at the end of…

Freshworks co-founder Girish Mathrubootham has officially joined director Pa Ranjith as a co-producer for the upcoming Tamil sports-drama sequel Sarpatta Parambarai Round 2.

Investment advisory startup StockGro pre-filed its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India for…

Nudge, operated by iSocial Sports, is shifting from its earlier sports-led model towards receipt-based rewards, commerce and purchase intelligence for brands.