Indian startup news on 28 October 2026

It covers funding for CHOSEN, QwikBuild, Sarvam AI and Vama. Sectors: Commerce & Consumer Brands, AI & Deep Tech and Professional & Local Services. Stages: Series A extension, Seed, Talks and Pre-Series A. Based in Chennai, Bengaluru and Delhi.

• CHCHOSEN · Funding · 28 October 2026CHOSEN extends Series A with Wellbeing Nutrition foundersCHOSEN is a Chennai skincare brand making products for melanin-rich Indian skin, with over 50 products across care categories
• QWQwikBuild · Funding · 28 October 2026 · $2.3MQwikBuild raises $2.3M for enterprise AI platformQwikBuild is a startup building an artificial intelligence platform that helps businesses create custom software
• SASarvam AI · Funding · 28 October 2026 · $300MCognizant eyes Sarvam stake at $3.5-4B valueSarvam builds artificial intelligence models and products for Indian languages and enterprise customers
• VAVama · Funding · 28 October 2026 · ₹19.03 CrVama raises ₹19 Cr led by Bhaskar family officeVama is a Delhi spiritual tech platform offering temple services, astrology consultations and spiritual products to devotees

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