{
  "id": 12187040,
  "title": "Meet The Most Active Startup Investors Of Q3 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/meet-the-most-active-startup-investors-of-q3-2026",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-05T16:00:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Inc42",
    "slug": "inc42",
    "url": "https://inc42.com/buzz/meet-the-most-active-startup-investors-of-q3-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The third quarter of 2026 saw India's startup funding market remain selective with fewer startups being funded despite a modest increase in capital deployed. The number of funding deals fell by 13% to 210, while the pool of active investors shrank by 24% YoY to 511 from 676. Venture debt firms, including Stride Ventures and Alteria Capital, emerged as the most active investors, backing 38 and 31 startups respectively. Among equity investors, 3one4 Capital and Rainmatter led the pack with 19 and 16 investments each. Stride Ventures, a venture debt firm, continued to dominate the funding landscape, backing startups such as Branch, FreshToHome, and GIVA. Alteria Capital, a Mumbai-based firm, backed early to growth stage startups across various sectors and managed four funds with over $750 Mn in assets under management. Google also joined the race, backing 20 AI-first startups through its Google for Startups Accelerator: India 2026 programme, with a focus on refining products and preparing startups for scaled deployment.",
  "summary": "India’s startup funding market remained selective in the third quarter of 2026, with investors backing fewer startups even as the…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}