{
  "id": 9738964,
  "title": "India’s startup cash keeps finding its fav address",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/indias-startup-cash-keeps-finding-its-fav-address",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-25T08:33:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times",
    "slug": "the-economic-times",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/indias-startup-cash-keeps-finding-one-address-with-4-4-billion-going-to-bengaluru/articleshow/134479307.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "India's startup funding landscape may have seen a decline in the number of deals, but the money continues to pour disproportionately into Bengaluru. In the first nine months of 2026, startups in the city raised a whopping $4.4 billion, nearly equal to the combined $4.8 billion raised by Mumbai, Gurugram, Noida, Delhi, and Hyderabad, according to Tracxn's India Tech - 9M 2026 Report. Despite the overall number of funding rounds falling, Bengaluru's dominance in the city's startup funding map persisted. The city's share of tech funding rose to 43% in 9M 2026 from 38% in the same period last year. Bengaluru's funding increased by 22%, climbing from $3.6 billion in 9M 2025 to $4.4 billion in 9M 2026. The city raised more than the next three hubs combined, with Mumbai, Gurugram, and Noida attracting $1.8 billion, $1.6 billion, and $660 million respectively. Notably, Bengaluru funded more than 60 larger rounds, including CRED's $540 million, Rapido's $240 million, Sarvam's $234 million, KreditBee's $220 million, and others. Despite the decline in the number of deals, Bengaluru's larger rounds significantly contributed to the overall funding pool.",
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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."
}