Startup funding today: Troovy raises ₹100 Cr, Simplismart raises $14 Mn · 28 October 2026

Indian startups announced 2 funding rounds worth at least ₹100 Cr and $14 Mn on 28 October 2026, led by Troovy. 9 deals and 4 leadership moves also made the day's news. Every line links to the publisher that reported it.

Funding

• Troovy raised ₹100 Cr in a Series B round led by Fireside Ventures, YourStory reported. YourStory ↗
• Live2.ai Raises ₹130 Cr To Scale AI Marketing SaaS Platform — Inc42
• Cent raises $15 million to scale preventive health screening business — Mint · Companies
• Nova Spectral AI Raises ₹21.2 Cr To Build Indigenous Infrared Sensor Chips — Inc42
• Simplismart raised $14 Mn in a Series B round, Inc42 reported. Inc42 ↗
• Luxury Watch Brand Rotoris Raises $8.5 Mn To Grow Retail Footprint — Inc42
• Meta Platform seeks to raise $95 billion through stock offering in largest ever funding round for AI expansion — Mint · Companies
• Exclusive: QwikBuild Raises $2.3 Mn To Expand Enterprise AI Platform — Inc42
• Who are Roman Saini and Gaurav Munjal: From founding online coaching to becoming venture capitalists with ₹700 cr fund — Mint · Companies
• Exclusive: Ex-Pixxel Engineer Effy John’s Parsec Aerospace In Talks To Raise $10 Mn — Inc42
• Sona BLW Shares Jump Over 6% After Q2 Profit Rises 29%; BEV Revenue Surges 129% — NDTV Profit
• Advent International raises $30 billion across two new funds, beats flagship target — Mint · Companies

Deals and IPOs

• Jio IPO Listing Live Updates: Will Jio Platforms Shares Deliver Big Listing Gains? NSE, BSE Debut Today — NDTV Profit
• Jio Platforms IPO SWOT: Can Rs 10.3 Lakh Crore Valuation Hold? What Investors Must Know About Strengths & Risks — NDTV Profit
• Jio Platforms IPO allotment out; shares set to list tomorrow — BusinessLine · Companies
• IPO GMPs Today: EAAA India Vs BLS Polymers Vs SFC Environmental; Check Potential Listing Price, Subscription Status And More — NDTV Profit
• Jio Is Listing. Is Your Mobile Bill About to Rise? — NDTV Profit
• VVDN Technologies said to consider up to $300 million IPO — BusinessLine · Companies
• Jio's Listing-Day Dilemma: Book Profits Or Bet On Long-Term Growth? — NDTV Profit
• OpenAI turns to Google’s AI chips amid race to challenge Nvidia — Mint · Companies
• IPO: Meet the five Anthropic co-founders who own more shares than CEO Dario Amodei as the AI firm prepares for its offer — Mint · Companies

People moves

• Unicorn India Ventures’ US expansion aimed at speeding up portfolio growth and exits — Mint · Companies
• ‘Consider not taxing severance’: Investor urges FM amid Microsoft VEO, reiterates need of savings as layoffs continue — Mint · Companies
• Lunate sees India as a standout emerging market, but stresses valuation discipline — Mint · Companies
• Microsoft announces voluntary exit offer for employees in India, 3 other countries — YourStory

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