{
  "id": 18333507,
  "title": "B2C e-commerce funding falls 33% to $1.6 billion in 2026 YTD; late-stage deals slump",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/b2c-e-commerce-funding-falls-33-to-1-6-billion-in-2026-ytd-late-stage",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-05T15:46:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindu BusinessLine",
    "slug": "hindu-businessline",
    "url": "https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/markets/b2c-e-commerce-funding-falls-33-to-16-billion-in-2026-ytd-late-stage-deals-slump/article71670784.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The sector recorded 356 funding rounds between January 1 and November 3, 2026, compared with 621 rounds in 2025",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}