Startup news and updates: daily roundup (August 19, 2026)
YourStory presents the daily news roundup from the Indian startup ecosystem and beyond. Here's the roundup for Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Private equity firm KKR invested in digital ticketing platform BookMyShow, while Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath backed hyperscale data centre operator Ctrls. Indian paediatric behavioural healthcare platform Butterfly Learnings secured a significant pre-Series B funding round. Specialty coffee chain First Coffee raised $1.3 million for expansion.
Drone infrastructure startup AlgoFET received Rs 15 crore funding. Neuromod Aqua secured pre-seed funding for modular wastewater treatment. Amazon extended its logistics network on the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor and partnered with Australian drone platform TAS.
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