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Top VCs from Iconiq and Sapphire Ventures, along with Superhuman Mail founder Rahul Vohra, discuss key red flags and best practices for achieving product-market fit.
Weekly roundup of top 10 startup funding deals includes $1.5B Series E for Tenstorrent (AI processors) and $1B Series A for Flapping Airplanes (foundational AI).
Indian startups raised $246 million in weekly funding, down 27% year-over-year, with Even Healthcare and Different leading at $50 million and $48 million respectively.
Indian startup VC funding fell below $100M in the third week of October due to lack of major deals, with even Healthcare securing the largest round at $50M.
Investor sentiment on AI diverges sharply: some view it as a massive opportunity while others see rising infrastructure costs and public skepticism as warning signs of excessive risk.
Eka Robotics, a Cambridge-based startup developing tactile-sensing robots, has raised $150M in Series A funding at a $1.45B post-money valuation, led by Andreessen Horowitz and F-Prime.
European startups developing autonomous drones, air-defence systems and satellite intelligence for Ukraine have raised over €1.8 billion in 2026, with venture capital increasingly backing defence innovation.
OpenAI is negotiating a $30 billion bridge funding round that would value the company at $1.25 trillion, positioning it as the world's most valuable startup ahead of a potential IPO.
a16z Crypto rebranded as a16z Frontier as the venture firm broadens its investment scope beyond blockchain amid declining interest in digital assets.
Leading investors offer guidance on how founders can successfully raise Series A funding in the current investment climate.
Investment firm Seaya has raised €600 million for Seaya Nova, a new growth fund targeting Series B–D stage European technology companies backed by the European Investment Fund.
Arke Telekom, a defence and communications technology company, secured €1 million in funding from ACT Venture Partners to develop communication solutions for unmanned aerial vehicles in electronic warfare environments.
DeepSeek raises $15 billion in a major funding round days after US federal agencies move to restrict its technology citing national security concerns.
Spanish VC firm Seaya has closed its new growth fund, Seaya Nova, at €600 million in six months, backed by the European Investment Fund to support European tech companies scaling to global leadership.
Unicorn India Ventures, a deep-tech VC firm, has launched US operations and appointed former Google executive Kishore Kanakamedala as venture partner to lead the expansion.
Masia, a Barcelona-based early-stage VC fund, closed its €18M debut fund focused on frontier tech and AI companies, and launched a physical space called Masia House to connect founders and investors.
Foursquare's acquisition resulted in no returns for equity holders despite the company having raised $411 million in total funding.
Reach Capital partner James Kim brings his background as a teacher to venture investing, guiding the firm's expansion from K-12 education technology into learning, health, and work sectors.
