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Weekly funding roundup: The startup deals you may have missed in week of October 18
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Moneycontrol•17-10-2026, 13:15
Weekly Startup Funding Roundup: Deals and Investments You Missed
  • •Origin secured $20 million from investors including Accel and Zacua Ventures to build general-purpose robots for interior construction.
  • •Google.org provided $15 million to The/Nudge to develop AI tools and a voice-led platform supporting Indian MSMEs and local talent.
  • •Mesa School of Business raised Rs 110 crore in a Series A round led by Dharana Capital and Elevation Capital.
  • •Clueso secured $10 million in Series A funding for its AI-powered video creation platform used in marketing and customer success.
  • •Several other startups including Shamrock AI, NuSynth Technologies, Cosmochute, and Foundry announced fresh funding rounds ranging from pre-seed to seed stages.

Key Questions Answered

Origin, a startup that builds general-purpose robots for interior construction starting with wall-finishing work, secured $20 million in total funding from investors including Accel, Zacua Ventures, Unilazer Ventures, Schema Ventures, Z21, and angel investors.

Mesa School of Business raised Rs 110 crore in a Series A funding round backed by investors such as Dharana Capital, Elevation Capital, InnoVen Capital, and Alteria Capital.

Cosmochute is developing robotics and infrastructure for the lunar economy, which includes a modular lunar mobility platform known as LEAP.