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title: "Cybersecurity Startups in India to Watch: Funding and News"
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# Startups to watch: Cybersecurity

All categories: https://bharat.digital/startups/index.md

### Capillary Technologies

- Category: Cybersecurity
- Event: KPMG forensic report on EUR 3.04 Mn payment diversion fraud
- Date: 2026-10-31
- City: Bengaluru
- What: Loyalty and customer engagement software
- Our write-up: https://bharat.digital/originals/capillary-kpmg-forensic-audit-payment-diversion-fraud/

### CDSL (Central Depository Services (India) Ltd)

- Category: Cybersecurity
- Event: Fined Rs 1 Cr by SEBI for cybersecurity and compliance lapses
- Date: 2026-10-30
- What: Securities depository that holds investors' shares in electronic form
- Our write-up: https://bharat.digital/originals/sebi-fines-cdsl-rs-1-cr-cybersecurity-vapt-patching-pledge-lapses/

### AU Small Finance Bank

- Category: Cybersecurity
- Event: Investigating a potential data leak from a Salesforce hosted platform holding limited vehicle loan customer data
- Date: 2026-10-30
- City: Jaipur
- What: Small finance bank; vehicle loans are its oldest business
- Our write-up: https://bharat.digital/originals/au-small-finance-bank-probes-salesforce-vehicle-loan-data-leak/

### Vijay Sales

- Category: Cybersecurity
- Event: Alleged super admin access to internal systems offered for $25,000 on the dark web (unverified)
- Date: 2026-10-29
- What: Indian electronics and home appliance retail chain
- Our write-up: https://bharat.digital/originals/vijay-sales-super-admin-access-allegedly-listed-25000-dark-web/

### CloudSEK

- Category: Cybersecurity
- Event: Launched
- Date: 2026-10-29
- City: Bengaluru
- What: AI-powered threat intelligence and digital risk monitoring
- Our write-up: https://bharat.digital/originals/cloudsek-launchpad-incubator-keyvigil-ai-gateway/
- Source: YourStory: CloudSEK launches incubation programme for cybersecurity startups
- Link: https://bharat.digital/s/14d0e9db0891
- original_url: https://yourstory.com/2026/10/cloudsek-launches-incubation-programme-for-cybersecurity-startups

### Armstrong Exchange

- Category: Cybersecurity
- Event: Founder arrested by ED in APX betting money laundering probe
- Date: 2026-10-27
- City: Bengaluru
- What: Bengaluru company set up by Sagar Dash, registered in the wholesale and retail trade category, that the ED says was used to route betting proceeds
- Our write-up: https://bharat.digital/originals/armstrong-exchange-founder-sagar-dash-ed-arrest-apx-betting-laundering/

### C3iHub, IIT Kanpur

- Category: Cybersecurity
- Event: Chosen to set up and run UP's Rs 104.28 Cr Cyber Security Operations Centre
- Date: 2026-10-27
- City: Kanpur
- What: Cybersecurity technology innovation hub at IIT Kanpur that builds and runs security operations centres
- Our write-up: https://bharat.digital/originals/c3ihub-iit-kanpur-up-cyber-security-operations-centre-rs-104-cr/

### Protectt.ai

- Category: Cybersecurity
- Event: Acquired majority stake in AIShield
- Date: 2026-10-27
- What: Mobile application security and AI security platform for banks, fintechs and regulated enterprises
- Our write-up: https://bharat.digital/originals/protectt-ai-majority-stake-aishield-bosch/

### eMudhra

- Category: Cybersecurity
- Event: Exited global TLS certificate business after weak CA keys
- Date: 2026-10-22
- City: Bengaluru
- What: Licensed certifying authority selling digital signature certificates, eSign and enterprise signing, identity and certificate management software
- Our write-up: https://bharat.digital/originals/emudhra-exits-tls-weak-ca-keys-chrome-root-removal/

### QNu Labs

- Category: Cybersecurity
- Event: Raised Rs 200 Cr Series A1
- Lead investor: National Quantum Mission, Speciale Invest
- Date: 2026-09-09
- City: Bengaluru
- What: Quantum-safe cybersecurity: QKD, QRNG and post-quantum cryptography products
- Our write-up: https://bharat.digital/originals/qnu-labs-quantum-safe-security/
- Source: Inc42: Quantum Cybersecurity Startup QNu Labs Nets ₹200 Cr To Scale R&D
- Link: https://bharat.digital/s/e5f392910d2b
- original_url: https://inc42.com/buzz/quantum-cybersecurity-startup-qnu-labs-nets-%e2%82%b9200-cr-to-scale-rd/