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UP Startup Policy 2026: 7 New Changes to Attract Startup Capital

Lucknow:, August 28, 2026: To put more public capital behind its startup ambitions, the new UP Startup Policy 2026 is introducing larger early-stage grants, matching support for institutionally funded startups and a ₹100-crore patient capital window for deep-tech ventures.The...

India-Japan: 7 Startup Opportunities in the New Industrial Wave

August 27, 2026: India’s startup story is entering a more industrial phase. The spotlight which was largely on consumer internet, fintech, SaaS and digital platforms, while remain important, the next wave of entrepreneurship could be built much closer to...

Runable secures $21M to expand AI agents for small businesses

August 27, 2026: Runable, a Bengaluru based agentic AI startup, is betting that the next phase of AI adoption among small businesses will go beyond productivity tools and into day to day business operations. The company is building AI...

WATER Secures $2.5M as investor interest grows in Physical AI

August 24, 2026: Hyderabad based Physical AI startup WATER has raised $2.5 million in seed funding, marking its latest push to develop technology that allows physical surfaces to respond to human movement and changing conditions.WATER founded in 2024 by...

10 Startup Deals & Business Moves Making News This Week

August 20, 2026: India’s startup ecosystem saw a broad mix of funding activity, new market pushes, acquisitions and product launches this week, with companies across consumer, healthcare, logistics, mobility and enterprise technology making moves.Peeko, a Bengaluru based babycare platform...

NeoGeo’s $20M Push Beyond India

August 19, 2026, Gurugram: NeoGeo has raised $20 million in a Series A round, giving the Gurugram-based geospatial technology company fresh capital to move from executing projects in India to building a larger technology platform with an international footprint.For...

India @80: Modi Tells Startups to Think Bigger, Seize ₹1 Trillion Opportunity

August 17, 2026: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has put a Rs 1 Trillion innovation opportunity at the centre of his Independence Day message to India’s startup community, urging young founders to bring forward bigger ideas and build businesses...

Startup Plugzmart Plans ₹100Cr EV Expansion in Tamil Nadu

August 14, 2026: Plugzmart, an EV charging technology startup incubated at IIT Madras Research Park, has signed an MoU with the Tamil Nadu government to invest ₹100 crore in the state over the next three years.The agreement was signed...

Accel’s $550M New Fund Looks Beyond AI Foundation Models

August 12, 2026: The next big AI opportunity in India may sit one layer below the models themselves. Accel is betting $550 million on that opportunity, with a new India fund focused on founders using AI to solve problems...

Ayati Devices raises ₹15 crore to scale diabetic foot diagnostics

August 11, 2026: What if diabetic foot complications could be detected earlier, without patients having to reach a tertiary hospital? Bengaluru-based medical technology startup Ayati Devices is building its business around that question.The company has raised Rs 15 crore...

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