Indian Startups Raise $115M in a Week Led by AI Companies

31 Oct 2026, 6:39 pm · 3d ago · 1 min read · News18

Amount

$115M

Indian startups raised a cumulative $115 million across various funding rounds in a single week, driven primarily by strong momentum in the artificial intelligence sector. Startups such as Simplismart and Live2.ai led the funding activity, securing fresh capital to scale their generative and enterprise AI capabilities. The active week reflects sustained investor appetite for indigenous deeptech and AI infrastructure companies that cater to localized and enterprise-grade use cases. Funding activity remained resilient across both early and growth stages, reinforcing AI's emergence as a dominant theme in venture capital deployment.