
Is Your Startup Built for Growth or Funding?
Struggling to raise funding in 2026? You're not alone. Capital is concentrated, investors are more selective, and the bar is higher than ever. Here's why—and what founders should do instead.
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Struggling to raise funding in 2026? You're not alone. Capital is concentrated, investors are more selective, and the bar is higher than ever. Here's why—and what founders should do instead.

Grab is acquiring Foodpanda’s Taiwan business for $600 million, marking its first expansion beyond Southeast Asia and signalling ambitions to become a broader regional super app.

UAE-based TruDoc Healthcare has raised $15 million in Pre-Series B funding to expand its virtual-first healthcare model and hospital-at-home services across the GCC, particularly in the UAE and Saudi Arabia.

PayPal has agreed to acquire Israeli multi-channel commerce platform Cymbio in a deal valued in the hundreds of millions, strengthening its move beyond payments into AI-driven, agentic commerce.

Perth-based mining software startup CorePlan has raised $5 million in follow-on funding led by EVP to accelerate global expansion and strengthen its drilling and geology operations platform.

Bengaluru continues to lead India’s startup ecosystem in 2025, but Mumbai, Gurugram, and Tier-2 cities are steadily closing the gap, signalling a more distributed entrepreneurial future.

The tech layoff wave continued throughout 2025, impacting over 150,000 workers globally as companies restructured amid AI adoption, automation, and market slowdowns.

India has crossed 2 lakh government-recognised startups, highlighting the rapid expansion of its entrepreneurial ecosystem and the growing impact of startups on jobs, innovation, and inclusive growth.
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