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Funding is up, rounds are down, and Diwali lands on November 8. Here are 25 things from October 2026 that Indian founders should act on before November.

Indian startups raised $198.33 million this week, led by Navi’s first institutional round from Prosus and Nikhil Kamath’s personal bet on data centre operator CtrlS.

Zepto deferred its IPO for a smaller pre-IPO raise as public investors balked at its valuation. Here’s the full India startup funding roundup for the week, deal by deal.