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SUMMARY Startup India FoF 2.0 invests only through SEBI-registered AIFs, so founders pitch the funds, never DPIIT or SIDBI. Four AIF segments have different rules; micro VCs must put at …

From Simple Energy’s ₹1,750 crore Series C to AceVector’s IPO and Moneyview’s 64% debut, here are the seven Indian startup stories that mattered between September 28 and October 4, 2026.

Deepinder Goyal has revealed six launch colours for Temple, his brain-flow wearable, and says pre-orders could open next week. Price and exact date are still unconfirmed.

Simple Energy has raised Rs 1,750 crore in an all-equity Series C led by Thyrocare founder Dr. A. Velumani’s family office. Here’s who backed it, where the money goes, and …

WhatsApp has announced optional parental controls for teens. Parents can manage profile photo, group, Status, Channels and Meta AI settings through a parent-set PIN, while chats stay encrypted. Here is …

September brought big late-stage cheques, a thinner seed pipeline and weekly funding totals that swung wildly by tracker. Here are five lessons from the month for India’s founders and what …

A practical guide to calculating TAM, SAM and SOM for Indian startups, with rupee-based examples, common founder mistakes, and why investors trust SOM more than a big TAM number.

Alexandr Wang’s Meta Muse out-downloaded ChatGPT’s launch and added about $200 billion to Meta’s value in a day, then the stock slipped. Here’s whether the $14.3 billion bet has paid …

Nvidia has launched its Open Agent Safety Platform, pairing OpenShell software with a Sentry hardware watchdog to keep AI agents within limits. Here’s how it works and what Indian founders …

Indian startups raised $188.49 million across 17 deals between Sep 21 and 26, over 3X the previous week. Ultraviolette and Ema took 86% of the money, while early-stage startups shared …