{
  "id": 9306732,
  "title": "Startup news and updates: daily roundup (September 23, 2026)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/startup-news-and-updates-daily-roundup-september-23-2026",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-23T08:57:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "YourStory",
    "slug": "yourstory",
    "url": "https://yourstory.com/2026/09/startup-news-and-updates-daily-roundup-september-23-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Silence Laboratories has developed privacy-enhancing technology based on Multi-Party Computation (MPC) and Zero-Knowledge Proofs. This allows organizations to work with sensitive data without exposing the underlying information. The Palo Alto-based cybersecurity startup was founded by Jay Prakash, Andrei Bytes, and Tony Quek, and currently has a team of 30 members operating in 14 countries. Angel One, a stock broking company founded in 1996, has grown significantly over the past three decades. Founder Dinesh Thakkar's first technology intervention involved using walkie-talkies for trading confirmations. Today, Angel One has 3.95 crore users and is looking to AI as the next major shift in how retail investors access financial products. Nuvr, a Bengaluru-based startup, began as a software idea but evolved into an ecommerce and quick-commerce operator managing over Rs 1,200 crore in online sales for various brands. Zoho co-founder and chief scientist Sridhar Vembu believes AI is the new user interface, becoming an embedded component across software and workflows. The company has integrated this vision into its Zia Chat AI interface, allowing users to interact with multiple business applications through a single conversational layer. Hughes Precision Manufacturing, a Goa-based defense manufacturing company, has raised Rs 250 crore from family offices and ultra-high-net-worth individuals. The funding will expand small-calibre ammunition production capacity from 80 million to 220 million rounds and set up a new facility for medium-calibre ammunition. Eapro Global, a solar and power-backup solutions manufacturer based in Roorkee, has raised Rs 40 crore in a funding round led by institutional investors, family offices, and individual investors. The capital will be used to scale manufacturing capacity, strengthen technology capabilities, and expand the company's presence in India's growing renewable energy and power-backup markets.",
  "summary": "YourStory presents the daily news roundup from the Indian startup ecosystem and beyond. Here's the roundup for Wednesday, September 23, 2026.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}