Sector mix
Artificial Intelligence (AI) topped the month with 14 rounds. Two sectors deep is usually enough for a founder deck “competitive landscape” slide — use the links below rather than a generic Google search.
October 2026
October 2026: 48 rounds, Artificial Intelligence led
VC Dekho editorial
October 2026: 48 rounds, Artificial Intelligence led
48Rounds publishedOctober 2026
46%Early-stage sharePre-seed + seed labels
Artificial IntelligenceTop sector14 rounds
BengaluruTop city19 rounds
Summary
This report summarises 48 startup funding notices VC Dekho collected for October 2026. We are not guessing market size — every number here comes from a public disclosure with a date, and usually a company name, amount, or investor list.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) was the busiest sector label (14 rounds, 29% of the month). Accel appeared on more notices than any other matched fund. That pattern is what founders should copy into a research sprint: read the deals, then open the funds.
About 46% of notices carried a pre-seed or seed stage label — useful if you are raising a first institutional cheque and want proof points from the same month.
What VC Dekho observed
Geography
Bengaluru led city tags with 19 notices. Metro concentration is normal in India; if you are outside the top city, anchor your story to sector and stage instead of pretending geography is evenly spread.
Investor activity
Accel led matched fund mentions (4 rounds). Treat that as a research queue, not an endorsement — open the profile, check stage and sector fit, then decide who to email.
Largest disclosed round
Tessolve published $75.00 Mn. Even if you are raising a smaller cheque, read the notice for investor names you can trace into the directory.
By the numbers
Each figure includes what it measures and what it does not — so you can cite the report without over-claiming.
48Notices published
Public disclosures VC Dekho captured with a date in this month.
-26 (-35%)Vs prior month
Compared with 74 notices in September 2026. Moves reflect disclosure volume in our feed, not a full market census.
47 / 1 hidAmount disclosed
47 notices named a round size; 1 left amount undisclosed on the public notice.
$315.4MPublished size (est.)
Rough USD total from 47 notices with parseable amounts. Median deal about $1.3M. Use for direction, not accounting.
71%Named a stage
34 of 48 notices included a stage label (pre-seed, seed, Series A, etc.).
94%Named investors
45 notices listed at least one investor. Empty fields mean the source stayed silent — we do not infer.
Compare with September 2026 report (74 notices).
When notices landed (by week of month)
Month-on-month volume
October 2026 logged 48 dated notices in VC Dekho, down from 74 in September 2026 (-35% change).
Treat that as disclosure rhythm in public sources, not proof that fewer companies raised. Late filings, quiet PR, and undisclosed amounts all show up as “missing” months before they appear in the feed.
For side-by-side context, open the September 2026 report and compare sector and investor leaderboards — that is usually more actionable than the headline count alone.
Artificial Intelligence led sector tags
Artificial Intelligence (AI) appeared on 14 notices (29% of the month). Founders in that wedge can use these comps in outreach; founders outside it should explain why their market is different, not ignore the pattern.
In September 2026, Artificial Intelligence (AI) led with 13 notices — watch whether leadership rotated or the same sector stayed hot.
Bengaluru led geography tags
Bengaluru was tagged on 19 notices. Metro concentration is normal in Indian disclosures; tier-2 raises exist but show up less often in public text.
If you are not in Bengaluru, anchor your fundraise story on sector and stage fit, and pull investor names from rounds in your actual city via the funding feed filters.
Stage mix
The most common stage label was “Seed” (15 notices). 22 notices looked early-stage (pre-seed or seed).
Stage fields are only as good as the press release — use them to filter comps, not to judge whether a company is “really” Series A.
Full deal list (largest published amounts first)
Every row links to the round page. Matched funds link to directory profiles.
| Company | Amount | Stage | City | Sector | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tessolve13 Oct 2026 | $75.00 Mn | Not listed | Bengaluru | Information Technology | TPG Growth, Novo Tellus Capital Partners |
| Even Healthcare19 Oct 2026 | $50.00 Mn | Not listed | Bengaluru | Healthcare | Alpha Wave, Sharrp Ventures |
| RapidCanvas16 Oct 2026 | $29.00 Mn | Series B | [●] | Artificial Intelligence | Vertex Ventures, Hitachi Ventures, Accel, Peak XV Partners |
| Scimplify15 Oct 2026 | $25.00 Mn | Not listed | Bengaluru | Chemical | Omnivore Venture Capital, Accel, Bertelsmann India Investments, 3one4 Capital |
| Simple Energy1 Oct 2026 | ₹1750.00 Cr | Series C | Bengaluru | Automobile | Dr. Arokiaswamy Velumani, Suhas Rajkumar (CEO, Simple Energy), Ankit Gupta (Simple Energy), Amit Mishra |
| Origin16 Oct 2026 | $20.00 Mn | Not listed | [●] | Artificial Intelligence | Accel, Zacua Ventures, Unilazer Ventures, Schema Ventures |
| Lumio8 Oct 2026 | $12.00 Mn | Series A | Bengaluru | Home Appliances | Stellaris Venture Partners, 3one4 Capital |
| Spill Games14 Oct 2026 | $10.50 Mn | Series A | Bengaluru | Sports and Gaming | Centre Court Capital, PeerCapital |
| Clueso13 Oct 2026 | $10.00 Mn | Series A | Chennai | Information Technology | Founders Future, Neotribe, YCombinator, f7 ventures |
| Quanfluence7 Oct 2026 | $10.00 Mn | Not listed | Bengaluru | Artificial Intelligence | Rainmatter (Zerodha), Pi Ventures |
| byteXL7 Oct 2026 | $9.00 Mn | Not listed | Hyderabad | Education | Elevar Equity, Kalaari Capital, The Michael and Susan Dell Foundation |
| Sunfox7 Oct 2026 | $7.00 Mn | Series A | Dehradun | Healthcare | Lashit Sanghvi, Alchemy Capital, 3one4 Capital |
| Shamrock AI15 Oct 2026 | $5.00 Mn | Seed | [●] | Artificial Intelligence | Endiya Partners, Capria Ventures |
| Boldfit13 Oct 2026 | ₹400.00 Cr | Series B | Bengaluru | Healthcare | Bessemer Venture Partners |
| DailyObjects9 Oct 2026 | ₹332.00 Cr | Series C | Gurugram | E-Commerce | Axiom Asia Private Capital, Anicut Capital |
Sectors this period
Cities this period
Stages this period
Funds writing the most cheques
Ranked by disclosed round mentions — click through for thesis, cheque size, and partners.
Startups to study
Open a company for investors named on the notice, then jump to fund profiles.
$75.00 Mn.
TessolveStageNot listedInvestorsTPG Growth, Novo Tellus Capital PartnersInformation Technology
$50.00 Mn.Even HealthcareStageNot listedInvestorsAlpha Wave, Sharrp VenturesHealthcare
$29.00 Mn.
RapidCanvasStageSeries BInvestorsVertex Ventures, Hitachi VenturesArtificial Intelligence (AI)
$25.00 Mn.
ScimplifyStageNot listedInvestorsOmnivore Venture Capital, AccelChemical
₹1750.00 Cr.
Simple EnergyStageSeries CInvestorsDr. Arokiaswamy Velumani, Suhas Rajkumar (CEO, Simple Energy)Automobile
$20.00 Mn.
OriginStageNot listedInvestorsAccel, Zacua VenturesArtificial Intelligence (AI)If you are raising next
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Founder takeaway
What to do with this
For October 2026, Artificial Intelligence led disclosed activity and Accel was the most repeated fund name. Founders raising now should mirror that research path: open comparable deals, trace investors into the directory, then outreach only after stage and cheque fit look real.
Cite this report
According to VC Dekho’s disclosed funding tracker, 48 startup rounds were published in October 2026; top sectors: Artificial Intelligence (AI) (14), Healthcare (7), Information Technology (5); most active investors: Accel, 3one4 Capital, AJVC. Source: vcdekho.com/funding/reports/2026-10.