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Daily Indian Funding Roundup & Key News - 16 February 2026

Daily Indian Funding Roundup & Key News - 16 February 2026: Neysa Unicorn Raise, C2i Semiconductors $15M, Leads Funding Highlights

India’s startup ecosystem saw significant action on 16 Feb 2026, featuring multi-million and billion-dollar funding rounds across AI, semiconductors, wealthtech and accelerator platforms. Gen-AI infrastructure player Neysa emerged as a unicorn after a Blackstone-led $1.2 billion funding, while C2i Semiconductors secured $15 million Series A for AI-centric power

By StartupTalky News
AI-Enabled NDT Robotics Startup Octobotics Raises ~₹10 Crore in Series Seed Funding to Transform Asset Integrity Across Oil & Gas, Chemical Industry and Rail

AI-Enabled NDT Robotics Startup Octobotics Raises ~₹10 Crore in Series Seed Funding to Transform Asset Integrity Across Oil & Gas, Chemical Industry and Rail

Octobotics Tech Pvt Ltd, an industrial robotics company, has announced the successful closure of its Series Seed funding round of approximately ₹10 crore. The round was led by Navam Capital, with participation from BYT Capital. The funds will be deployed to accelerate product development, strengthen field validation, and support international

By Shubham Kumar
Dr. Preet Sandhu, Founder and Promoter of AVPL International and Startup Stairs

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Dr. Preet Sandhu of Startup Stairs on Creating Village-Level Entrepreneurs, Scaling Deep-Tech Startups, and Building an End-to-End Incubation Ecosystem

StartupTalky presents Recap'25, a series of exclusive interviews where we connect with founders and industry leaders to reflect on their journey in 2025 and discuss their vision for the future. In this edition of Recap’25, StartupTalky speaks with Dr. Preet Sandhu, Founder and Promoter of AVPL International

By Sanvi Barjatya
Capital-A Leads $750K Pre-Seed Round in Quintrans to Build India’s Direct-Drive Linear Motion Technology

Capital-A Leads $750K Pre-Seed Round in Quintrans to Build India’s Direct-Drive Linear Motion Technology

Capital-A, India’s specialist venture capital fund for manufacturing and deep tech, has led a $750K pre-seed round in Quintrans, a deep tech engineering startup developing India-built direct-drive linear motion systems for industrial automation, robotics and equipment manufacturing. The round also saw participation from Sumeet Kabra of RR Global, SanchiConnect,

By Shubham Kumar
Venture Catalysts Leads $850K Seed Round in H2 Carbon Zero to Eliminate Diesel Generators with Made-in-India Hydrogen Fuel Cells

Venture Catalysts Leads $850K Seed Round in H2 Carbon Zero to Eliminate Diesel Generators with Made-in-India Hydrogen Fuel Cells

Venture Catalysts, India’s premier early-stage investor and integrated incubator, today announced that it has led the $850K seed round in Umagine Hydrogen Pvt. Ltd. (branded H2 Carbon Zero), a deep-tech manufacturer of modular, stackable fuel-cell systems for stationary power generation. The round also saw participation from Faad Networks, which

By Shubham Kumar
Spacefields Raises Pre-Series A Of $5m (₹42cr) to Bolster Aerospace And Defence Manufacturing Capabilities Under Atmanirbhar Bharat

Spacefields Raises Pre-Series A Of $5m (₹42cr) to Bolster Aerospace And Defence Manufacturing Capabilities Under Atmanirbhar Bharat

Bengaluru / New Delhi / Mumbai, India, 22 September 2025: SpaceFields, an emerging deeptech startup developing next generation Rocket Propulsion systems for Defence & Space, has raised $5 (₹42cr) million in strategic investment led by Globaz Technologies Pvt. Ltd, co-led by Rockstud Capital and Venture Catalysts + + Group, with participation from Nithin Kamath’

By Shubham Kumar
Daily Indian Funding Roundup & Key News - 25 July 2025

Daily Indian Funding Roundup & Key News - 25 July 2025: Ammunic Raises $1.1M, Yali Capital Closes ₹893 Cr Deeptech Fund, Govt Bans 25 OTT Apps & More

From Ammunic Systems raising $1.1 million to advance India’s defence-tech capabilities to Yali Capital closing its INR 893 crore maiden fund to fuel deeptech innovation, the day saw notable movements across venture capital and strategic sectors. On the business front, Swiggy reshuffled its board post-IPO, the government cracked

By StartupTalky News
BQP Raises $5M Oversubscribed Seed Round Following Pilot Agreement with Air Force Research Lab for Quantum-Accelerated Digital Twin Platform

BQP Raises $5M Oversubscribed Seed Round Following Pilot Agreement with Air Force Research Lab for Quantum-Accelerated Digital Twin Platform

BQP, a dual-use quantum-accelerated simulation software company, has raised an oversubscribed $4.9 million seed round to expand its unified digital twin platform, BQPhy®, for mission-critical industries, including aerospace, defense (A&D), and semiconductor. The raise follows a strategic collaboration with theAir Force Research Laboratory Aerospace Systems Directorate (AFRL/

By Shubham Kumar
Defence Tech Startups in India

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War-like Situations Are Speeding Up Defence Tech in India: How Startups Are Powering the Shift with Investor Backing

Indian defence-tech startups are gaining serious investor momentum, fueled by rising geopolitical tensions and strong government backing. Recent clashes with Pakistan have highlighted the need for local innovations in drones, cybersecurity, and military AI. Data from Tracxn shows Indian drone startups have raised over $414 million, proving investors see huge

By Sakshi Jadhav, Sanvi Barjatya