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Rs 1.6 billion in AI funding, but four companies took 72 per cent of it

Indian AI startups raised $1.6 billion across 81 rounds in the first nine months of 2026, up from $677 million a year earlier. Neysa, Sarvam, Yotta and Emergent alone accounted for 72 per cent. Funding for AI application startups fell 27 per cent, and the number of rounds dropped 43 per cent.