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September Week 1: 11 Startup Funding Deals

September 5, 2026: India’s startup funding market opened September with investors spreading capital across a wide mix of sectors, from aerospace and defence to electric mobility, healthcare, climate technology and AI.While a handful of large transactions dominated the funding...

Makr Secures ₹10.2 Cr To Bring Chip Inspection Tech To Market

September 4, 2026: Makr Microsystems has secured Rs 10.2 Cr Seed funding. The semiconductor metrology startup will use the capital to advance its subsurface inspection technology, validate it with customers and move towards commercial deployment.The funding comes as semiconductor...

Startups Get Jan Samarth Route to ₹20 Crore Loans

September 2, 2026: Startups looking to raise debt from public sector banks now have a more streamlined route through Jan Samarth to apply for credit guarantee support under the Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups (CGSS).The scheme, operated under the...

NIIF Secures ~USD 2 billion as Infrastructure Cycle Deepens

September 2, 2026: The National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) has secured Rs 19,000 crore from institutional investors for the first close of its second infrastructure fund, giving the state-backed investment platform substantial capital to pursue new opportunities across...

Zenergize Raises $4 Million, Targets ₹100 Cr Revenue Run Rate

September 1, 2026: Zenergize Technologies has raised USD 4 Million (nearly ₹33.5 crore) in a pre-Series A funding round as the deep-tech startup looks to scale its silicon carbide (SiC) based power electronics business and expand its manufacturing footprint.The...

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...

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