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The country’s top VC funds are flush with new fundraises. They must now find opportunities to invest, but that’s easier said than done.

2026 is already proving to be a pivotal year for the Indian venture capital ecosystem. The country’s largest VC funds are flush with newly raised capital. There’s billions of dollars waiting to be spent.
Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia Capital India) raised $1.3 billion just a couple of weeks back. Nexus Venture Partners closed a $700 million fund, its largest ever, a few months ago. So did Fireside Ventures, which has raised $253 million in its latest fund, its largest so far. There’s also Athera Venture Partners, an early-stage venture fund that has closed its Rs 309 crore (around $33 …
The UAE is looking at its first public listing of the year while Egypt just delivered a big one; OpenAI’s bugging accused has ties to Saudi Arabia; and other updates from the week.
The arrest and charges against an employee of the artificial intelligence company, fewer early-stage VC deals, and other updates.