India startup funding and leadership digest · 22 October 2026

21 stories from Indian startup and business press on 22 October 2026: 10 on funding, 8 on deals, 3 on leadership. Every line links to the publisher that reported it.

Funding

• Who is Dhruv Toshniwal? The Pant Project raises ₹109 cr as menswear brand plans major retail expansion — Mint · Companies
• Jio Platforms IPO Day 1 Closing: Issue Gets Subscribed 3.16 Times; QIBs Lead Bidding — NDTV Profit
• Peak XV-Backed AI Startup Blacksmith Nets $66 Mn At A Unicorn Valuation — Inc42
• $30 million! Who is Zach Yadegari? Meet teenage founder - Know how he turned AI calorie tracking into a massive business — Mint · Companies
• Karta AI Raises $3 Mn To Automate Inbound Calls For BFSI Players — Inc42
• CureBay Bags ₹100 Cr To Scale Rural Clinics Network, Enhance AI Screening Offerings — Inc42
• Eternal Unveils Privacy-Focused AI Platform Dark, Eyes Global Launch In 2026 — Inc42
• Enterprise AI Startup AuxoAI Nets $20.7M To Strengthen Its FDE Team — Inc42
• L&T wins large orders worth ₹2,500-5,000 crore for Delhi Secretariat buildings, Andhra Pradesh office towers — Mint · Companies
• Sigma bags ₹174 cr order from North American customer for artillery ammunition subsystems — BusinessLine · Companies

Deals and IPOs

• Jio Platforms IPO Day 1 Live Updates: Check GMP, subscription status, price band and issue details — BusinessLine · Companies
• Jio Platforms IPO: QIB Quota Booked Within Minutes, Issue Subscribed 58% So Far — Inc42
• Jio Platforms IPO draws strong demand within hours; Eternal Q2 net profit rises 92% — YourStory
• Jio Platforms IPO Live Updates: Check GMP, Subscription, Lot Size, Price Band — NDTV Profit
• Jio Platforms IPO oversubscribed in less than two hours led by QIBs — YourStory
• Eternal To Swap AdOnMo Stake For Mygate Shares In Proposed Merger Deal — Inc42
• Eternal revises Blinkit store target as Q2 net profit rises 92% — Mint · Companies
• Premji Invest, Norwest and Lok Capital back Vegafin’s majority stake in Bizloan with up to ₹1,000 crore in commitment — Mint · Companies

People moves

• Software majors delete 24,000 jobs across IT and engineering in a year — Economic Times · Startups
• Shriram Group renames Way2Wealth as Shriram Financial Services, appoints new CEO — BusinessLine · Companies
• Who is KC Jhanwar? UltraTech Cement Managing Director appointed as non-executive Vice Chairman from January — Mint · Companies

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