Startup funding rounds, VC investments, angel deals, and fundraising news from India's ecosystem.
DailyObjects raised INR 332 crore in a Series C round and four more startups closed rounds, as the GST Council scrapped officers' arrest powers and CoreWeave entered India.
* Zinara is a design-first lab-grown diamond jewellery brand redefining diamonds as everyday wear for the modern Indian consumer, founded by IIT Delhi alumni Harshit Abrol, Co-founder and CEO, and Sumanyu Vyas, Co-founder and COO. * The funds will be used to build the team and accelerate marketing,
Quanfluence raised $10 million and seven more startups closed rounds, as Maharashtra told bike taxi platforms to go electric and JioHotstar launched in the Middle East.
With nearly two in five public chargers non-functional, Ionage’s platform is turning a fragmented charging landscape into one reliable network
Beyond Appliances raised INR 110 crore in a Series B round and six more startups closed rounds, as the Cabinet cleared an INR 10,000 crore SME fund and Swara Baby Products got its IPO nod.
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Welcome to StartupTalky’s 2026 Indian startup funding updates. This article provides a clear and easy overview of the latest startup funding news in India throughout the year. Our weekly funding tables, updated regularly, track how much funding each startup has raised, the sectors they operate in, the key investors
Scooter raised INR 1.5 crore in a pre-seed round led by AJVC, as Snapdeal parent AceVector made a weak market debut and Razorpay partnered with OpenAI on ChatGPT ads.
Seeds Fincap raised INR 100 crore in a Series B round and five more startups closed rounds, as Moneyview made a strong market debut and traders called off their 'No UPI Day' protest.
Simple Energy raised INR 1,750 crore in a Series C round, and five more startups closed rounds, as Apple Pay launched in India and Inox Clean Energy filed for an INR 10,000 crore IPO.
Bharat Housing Network raised $5 million in green bonds, and FIG Living got backing from Aman Gupta, as ITC completed its Yoga Bar buyout and Subway India's operator filed for an IPO.
Three funding rounds closed on 28 September 2026, spanning agricultural machinery, experience tech and AI software testing. First Bridge India Growth Fund, Powerhouse Ventures and Flipkart Ventures were among the day's lead investors. The headline raise is Balwaan Krishi's INR 100 crore Series B round to
Here's your daily dose of Indian startup funding roundup and key business news for 24 September 2026. Ema raises $77 million, and PB Fintech crashes 36% on IRDAI's commission cap plan.
Here's your daily dose of Indian startup funding roundup and key business news for 22 September 2026. Definedge raises INR 22 crore, Spinny confidentially pre-files its IPO, and Snapdeal parent AceVector sets its IPO price band.
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Here's your daily dose of Indian startup funding roundup and key business news for 18 September 2026. Kissht gets board nod for a INR 832 crore preferential issue, Apple Pay may launch in India next month, and MoroMaa raises INR 1.5 crore.
Here's your daily dose of Indian startup funding roundup and key business news for 17 September 2026. DheyaTech raises INR 43 crore, NSE raises INR 6,746 crore from anchor investors, and Practo announces a leadership reshuffle.
Here's your daily dose of Indian startup funding roundup and key business news for 16 September 2026. VerifAIX raises $5 million, TRUE ARTIS raises INR 11.4 crore, and Activate closes its maiden $105 million AI fund.
Here's your daily dose of Indian startup funding roundup and key business news for 15 September 2026. Flam raises $40 million, SEBI greenlights Fibe's INR 750 crore IPO, and Darwinbox gets a follow-on investment from Teachers' Venture Growth.
One funding round closed on 14 September 2026 in the fashion-tech space. Arkam Ventures and Antler led the round. The raise is UniqYou's INR 15.8 crore seed round to build its AI-led fashion platform for women shoppers. Away from funding, PwC India and PwC US
Here's your daily dose of Indian startup funding roundup and key business news for 11 September 2026. Popo Global raises INR 532 crore, Flipkart Minutes clocks 4X growth in two years, and Flipkart launches AI shopping agents through Super.money.
Here's your daily dose of Indian startup funding roundup and key business news for 10 September 2026. Swish raises $24 million, the government tightens ecommerce rules ahead of the festive season, and RentoMojo's IPO is subscribed 1.97X on day 1.
Here's your daily dose of Indian startup funding roundup and key business news for 9 September 2026. QNu Labs raises INR 200 crore, Carrum Mobility raises $10 million from Uber, and Flipkart tests its food delivery service Eat In.
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Here's your daily dose of Indian startup funding roundup and key business news for 8 September 2026. Circolife raises $4.5 million, Udaan acquires Swiggy-owned LYNK in a INR 500 crore deal, and Jio targets a 2027 satellite test launch.
Here's your daily dose of Indian startup funding roundup and key business news for 4 September 2026. Ultrahuman raises $70 million, ESDS Software lists at a 76% premium, and RentoMojo sets its IPO price band.
Here's your daily dose of Indian startup funding roundup and key business news for 3 September 2026. Cradlewise raises $12 million, Zerodha gets SEBI's nod for merchant banking, and Alpha Wave sells its INR 550 crore Pine Labs stake.
Here's your daily dose of Indian startup funding roundup and key business news for 2 September 2026. DocPharma raises $2 million, JioHotstar launches international streaming in the UK, Canada and Singapore, and Byju Raveendran offers Aakash shares to settle Qatar Holding's $235 million claim.
Here's your daily dose of Indian startup funding roundup and key business news for 1 September 2026. Yuma Energy raises $35 million, Unacademy closes its acquisition by upGrad at $200 million, and MS Dhoni joins SpeakX's cap table.
Funding will scale xStep’s non-invasive neurorehabilitation platform for people with cerebral palsy, stroke, spinal cord injury and multiple sclerosis across India and beyond.
Kepler Aerospace, a Bengaluru-based space infrastructure and mission operations company, has raised $8 million in a seed round led by Blue Ashva Capital and co-led by Finvolve and India Accelerator, with participation from other investors. The round marks the company’s first external funding since its founding in
Commercial traction and strategic investor backing to accelerate manufacturing, R&D and the next generation of indigenous power electronics products.
With AI accelerating software development and enabling leaner engineering teams, Oppex AI is tackling the bottleneck that follows: managing and resolving issues once software is live.
One funding round closed on 31 August 2026, in the indoor air-quality space. Info Edge Ventures led the round. The raise is YOGa Clean Air's INR 20 crore Series A round, with Zomato/Eternal founder Deepinder Goyal among the investors. Away from funding, Groww AMC closed a
Six funding rounds closed on 27 August 2026, spanning space tech, spiritual wellness, logistics and electric vehicles. Speciale Invest, Ashish Kacholia, Singularity AMC and Artha Venture Fund were among the day's lead investors. The headline raise is InspeCity's INR 100 crore pre-Series A round to
Three funding rounds closed on 26 August 2026, spanning AI agents for small businesses, voice AI and pet care. Susquehanna Venture Capital, Nexus Venture Partners, Peak XV Partners and TDV Partners led the day's rounds. The headline raise is Runable's $21 million Series A round to
Five funding rounds closed on 25 August 2026, spanning aerospace, wealthtech, electric motorcycles, climate tech and spiritual tech. Greenoaks, Mirae Asset Venture Investment, Helena and Atomic Capital were among the day's lead investors. The headline raise is Airbound's $37 million Series A round to scale its
Five funding rounds closed on 24 August 2026, spanning coffee retail, skincare and physical AI. WestBridge Capital, RPSG Capital, Sauce and Endiya Partners were among the day's lead investors. The headline raise is Third Wave Coffee's INR 408 crore round from existing backer WestBridge Capital. Away
World Cup-winning former India captain and cricket icon Rohit Sharma joins LightFury Games as an investor and licensed eCricket player, as the game’s latest teaser clocks in sizable viewership ahead of its phased Closed Beta rollout in September 2026.
Be Clinical, an evidence-led skincare brand focused on clinically effective solutions for ageing skin, has raised INR 21 Crore in its Seed round, led by Sauce. The round also saw participation from V3 Ventures (Verlinvest SA) and a group of angel investors, including Mokobara founders Sangeet Agrawal and Navin
No funding rounds closed on 21 August 2026. Instead, the day's biggest development came from public markets, with consumer appliance maker Atomberg filing its draft red herring prospectus for an INR 450 crore fresh issue IPO, as investors A91 Partners, Temasek and Jungle Ventures take a partial exit.
Four funding rounds closed on 20 August 2026, spanning babycare quick commerce, fintech payments, sneakers and healthcare infrastructure. Chiratae Ventures and Inflection Point Ventures were among the day's lead investors. The headline raise is Peeko's INR 67.4 crore Series A round, worth over $7 million.
KARM BABA Ventures has raised ₹1 crore in strategic funding at a post-money valuation of ₹33 crore. The company plans to use the capital to expand its AI-powered SaaS products, engineering teams, media ecosystem and international trade partnerships.
Navi Limited today announced an investment of USD 100 million from Prosus, marking Navi's first institutional capital raise and an important milestone in its journey to build one of India's leading technology-driven financial services institutions. The proposed investment aligns with Prosus's long standing
Seven funding rounds closed on 19 August 2026, spanning data centres, paediatric healthtech, deep tech, speciality coffee, enterprise AI and construction procurement. Piper Serica, Inflexor Ventures and DG Daiwa Ventures were among the day's lead investors. The headline raise is CtrlS's INR 250 crore round, which
Funding marks Japanese VC firm DGDV’s maiden investment in India’s specialty coffee market First Coffee has expanded to 25 stores since its last funding back in 2024, and plans to expand beyond urban markets with the funding With this latest round, First Coffee has raised $2.5 million to date.
The Investment will support Digidukan’s technology, product expansion, and growth across Tier-2 and Tier-3 markets.
The company will use the capital to build a factory-manufactured platform for decentralised sewage and effluent treatment, combining proven process technologies with modular RCC infrastructure and lifecycle service
Four funding rounds closed on 18 August 2026, spanning geospatial tech, child healthtech, AI lending and travel. Neev II Fund, Aavishkaar Capital, Colossa Ventures and Norwest were among the day's lead investors. The headline raise is NeoGeo's $20 million Series A round. Away from funding, Uber
Atravelq, a Chandigarh-based travel company focused on personalised international travel, has secured a fresh funding round at an equity valuation of ₹10 crore, backed by its seed investors and founding stakeholders. The capital will support the company's next phase of growth through investments in technology and enhanced
AI-native LendTech Platform Rezolv raises $12.5 million in a Series A round led by Norwest, with participation from Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India and 3one4 Capital.
Lissun raises INR 48 Crore in Series A led by Colossa Ventures along with participation from Physis Capital and RPSG Capital Ventures, to scale child development ecosystem.
One funding round closed on 17 August 2026, with OTP Ventures leading a pesticide-free food bet. The headline raise is DeHaat Honest Farms' INR 35 crore pre-Series A round. Away from funding, PhysicsWallah shares jumped 9.5% after brokerage upgrades, while Ola Electric expanded into battery energy
No funding rounds closed on 14 August 2026. Instead, the day's biggest development came from public markets and infrastructure, with L&T securing a mega order worth up to INR 15,000 crore to build an AI data centre for US cloud platform Together AI, using Nvidia
Daily Indian Funding Roundup & Key News - 13 August 2026: Blacksmith Raises $45 Million, Centricity Raises INR 280 Crore, Infra.Market Eyes Reverse Listing Via Shalimar Paints Seven funding rounds closed on 13 August 2026, spanning AI code testing, wealth management, housing finance, home cleaning, nanotech home care, skin health
Most of what is sold as anti-ageing in India is a discount on a laser package. Brilliance Cosmocare, a Mumbai-based skin health venture founded by aesthetic surgeon Dr Ashok Patel, is trying to build something closer to science. Over ten years of clinical practice, the doctor-led venture
IAN Angel Fund, the evergreen fund of IAN Group, has led a ₹4 crore funding round in Invisel, India's first nanotechnology-based home surface protection brand, along with BeyondSeed, with participation from FAAD Capital. The investment marks the company's first external funding after building a profitable
Anicut Capital, an alternative asset management company managing multiple AIFs across both debt and equity strategies, has led a follow-on funding round of INR 55 crore in Unico Housing Finance, alongside existing investor UC Impower. The fresh capital will support Unico’s next phase of growth by strengthening its
Finvolve, a multi-stage venture capital fund along with India Accelerator (IA), has made an undisclosed investment in KshatraLabs, an Indian DefenceTech startup building autonomous aerial interceptor systems to address the growing threat posed by hostile drones and drone swarms. The investment will support KshatraLabs in advancing product development, strengthening
Four funding rounds closed on 12 August 2026, spanning electric mobility, children's tech, driving education and deep tech, with GEF Capital Partners and 12 Flags among the day's lead investors. The headline raise is Yulu's $93 million (~₹772 crore) Series C round to scale
Five funding rounds closed on 11 August 2026, spanning deep tech, medtech, logistics and AI-for-BFSI, with Lightspeed India and Inflexor Ventures among the day's lead investors. The headline raise is Discovered Materials' $9 million (~₹75 crore) seed round for AI-driven semiconductor materials. Away from
Ayati Devices, a Bengaluru-based medical technology and device manufacturing company developing precision diagnostic solutions for diabetic foot complications and peripheral vascular disease, has raised INR 15 Crore in a Pre-Series A funding round led by Inflexor Ventures. This marks the company's first institutional investment and will
Vecton AI has raised ₹6 crore in a pre-seed funding round led by Zeropearl VC. The investment will strengthen Vecton's transformation model, enabling financial institutions to accelerate enterprise AI adoption and unlock measurable business impact.
Three notable deals defined India's startup funding scene on 10 August 2026, spanning food-tech, deeptech venture capital, and enterprise AI. Bakingo's ₹100 crore Series B from Faering Capital headlines the day, coming alongside AUM Ventures' first close of its ₹750 crore deeptech Fund II
Four funding rounds closed on 7 August 2026, spanning climate tech, D2C apparel, and infrastructure robotics. The headline raise is BlissClub's ₹160 crore Series B led by Singularity AMC, while climate tech startup Mitti Labs pulled in $9.5 Mn from Aramco Ventures to expand its water-efficient
Nine funding rounds closed on 6 August 2026, spanning supply chain, construction materials, climate tech, deeptech, and AI, with a combined disclosed value exceeding ₹650 crore. The headline deal is KKR-backed Leap India's ₹371.3 crore pre-IPO placement led by Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC'
Pinegap, an AI-powered equity research platform that automates the daily workflows of institutional buy-side analysts, has raised $8 million in Series A funding. New Funding to Help Company Scale and Expand Team Capabilities.
Consint.AI Secures ₹22 Crore in Series A Funding. The funding round was backed by prominent technology investors, including BIG Global Investment JSC, Equanimity Ventures Trust II, and Seafund Venture India Scheme I.
Five funding rounds landed on 5 August 2026, headlined by River Mobility's $120 Mn Series C — one of the largest private raises in India's electric two-wheeler segment. Capital flowed into EV manufacturing, insurtech, AI concierge services, a C2C recommerce platform, and deep-tech battery systems.
Eight funding rounds closed on 4 August 2026, spanning AI, fintech, defence tech, legal tech, and home décor. The largest cheque went to Bengaluru-based home marketplace Vaaree, which pulled in ₹65 crore (~$6.6 million) in a Series A led by Hero Enterprise and Cap Alpha Ventures. On the
NYAI, India's first AI-native legal infrastructure platform, has raised USD 1.5 million. Fresh capital to deepen NYAI's Indian legal corpus, advance its AI-native compliance stack, and accelerate enterprise deployment across corporates, law firms and regulated entities.
Anuj Rathi and Prashant Parashar, former product and technology leaders with experience across Swiggy, Zomato, Cleartrip, Flipkart, Ola and Walmart Labs, today announced the launch of Profound, a global AI-native platform where every professional gets their own AI Rep. The company has also raised a $1.5 million seed
Four funding rounds closed on 3 August 2026, spanning EV drivetrains, insurance distribution, coffee equipment, and EV charging infrastructure. The day's largest equity round went to Pune-based Matel Motion & Energy Solutions, which pulled in ₹130 crore (~$15 million) in a Series B led by UC Impower.
IIRM Holdings India Ltd, the holding company of a leading insurance distribution and risk advisory group with operations across India, Singapore, Sri Lanka, the Maldives and Kenya, today announced a ₹1,500 million strategic capital raise through a combination of Equity Shares and Fully Convertible Warrants at a price of
One funding round closed on 31 July 2026, with nutraceutical ingredients startup Arboreal Bioinnovations pulling in ₹230 Crore in a Series A led by EAAA Alternatives and Omnivore. On the IPO front, Atomberg Technologies converted to a public entity, signalling a listing targeting ₹1,500–2,000 Crore later this
Seven funding rounds closed on 30 July 2026, spanning agri-tech, food-tech, dairy, D2C beauty, drones, housing finance, and quick commerce. The day's largest deal was Arboreal Bioinnovations' ₹230 crore Series A, co-led by Edelweiss's EAAA and Omnivore, underscoring continued investor appetite for
* Virat and Vikas Kohli collectively hold a 28% equity stake in Vault, with the former retaining the majority shareholding. * The announcement arrives as the brand surpasses 30,000+ members across 30 operational clubs in India. * Prepares to expand to over 50 clubs by the end of the year. Vault by
Funding to support expansion across underserved housing markets, building on the confidence of investors Aham Housing Finance, a technology-led affordable housing finance company focused on serving underserved and emerging borrower segments across India, has raised ₹100 crore in a follow-on funding round led by The Sanmar Group. The
Sid’s Farm, India’s premium D2C brand in the dairy and foods segment, announced the successful completion of its Pre-Series B funding round with a capital raise of over ₹81 crore. Major investors who led this round included Omnivore, NSFO, Dodla Dairy, Next Bharat Ventures, and LIO, along
* Truth and Hair (NYNM Organics Pvt Ltd) is a Gurugram-based, trichologist-founded D2C hair beauty and styling brand. * The funds will be deployed to strengthen Truth & Hair’s brand positioning as a hair, makeup, and Beauty brand, drive product innovation, expand marketing efforts, and scale its distribution network.
Quick commerce and AI led India's startup funding on Tuesday, with three disclosed rounds totalling about $11.6 million. Bengaluru's Fixxly raised the largest cheque, a $5.5 million seed for building-materials quick commerce, followed by AI startup Revspot's $4.8 million Series
Anicut Capital, an alternative asset management company managing multiple AIFs across both debt and equity strategies, has launched its Grand Anicut Seed Fund (GASF). With a target corpus of ₹175 Crore and a Greenshoe option of ₹75 Crore, this is Anicut’s second fund for Early-stage Investments. This fund
Hegdinvst, a Chennai-based alternative investment manager, has raised $1.3 million (₹11.5 crore) in a Series A funding round, exceeding its initial target of $1.1 million (₹10 crore). The round was backed by a select group of domestic and international high-net-worth individuals (HNIs), reflecting growing
Deep tech, student housing and bioenergy drew early-stage capital in today's roundup, with three disclosed rounds worth a combined ₹42 crore. Bengaluru's Yaanendriya led the day, raising ₹15 crore in seed funding from Piper Serica for indigenous navigation and sensor systems. In news, Snitch acquired
Mobility and logistics led the day's dealflow, with two rounds totalling about ₹115 crore. Omega Seiki Mobility raised ₹50 crore. On the news front, IPO-bound PhonePe reported a widened FY26 net loss of ₹2,792 crore, and the Bombay High Court allowed Union minister Nitin Gadkari to
There were no fresh startup funding rounds to report on 24 July 2026, with the day led instead by strategic and policy moves. HCLTech signed an MoU to build a ₹14,257 crore (~$1.5 billion) AI data centre in Odisha alongside Sarvam AI. Flipkart confirmed it will enter food
Banking software led today's dealflow, with BusinessNext raising $40 million from ServiceNow Ventures at a $700 million valuation. Healthtech, insurtech, agritech and field services also drew capital across six rounds tracked today. CARPL.ai secured $10 million in Series A from IFC to scale its AI medical imaging
CARPL.ai, the world's largest radiology AI marketplace and enterprise platform, has raised a Series A round of USD 10 million led by International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, with participation from Stellaris Venture Partners and other investors. The funding will
IAN Alpha Fund, the second in the series of IAN Group’s VC funds, has co-led the ₹32.5 Crore funding round of Farm Watt Innovations, along with Rainmatter. The fresh capital will be utilised to strengthen the supply chain for India's rapidly expanding bioenergy sector, increase
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* NeuralKart is building the decisioning layer for risk, an AI-Insurtech company that automates enterprise workflows for insurance and industrial safety through two AI platforms: InsureMind (insurance operations automation) and FieldSense (industrial safety and inspection). * The funds will be deployed for product development and AI/ML engineering across InsureMind and
BUSINESSNEXT, an autonomous operating platform for banking and financial services, has raised USD 40 million in Series C from ServiceNow Ventures, valuing the company at USD 700 million. The partnership with ServiceNow will help strengthen BUSINESSNEXT’s autonomous banking capabilities and accelerate the adoption of Private AI across banking and
The funding will accelerate AI-powered personalised learning tools, deepen hyperlocal community-led expansion, and strengthen UpKraft’s technology and operations teams.
Deeptech and medtech drew capital today, with just one disclosed round on a quiet funding day. Mumbai-based Bioscan Research raised $1 million in seed funding led by Unicorn India Ventures. On the news front, InMobi appointed four merchant bankers to steer its planned $1 Bn IPO, while Eternal, the
* Bioscan Research is an innovation-driven medical device company pioneering non-invasive diagnostic solutions for early disease detection. * Funds raised will be strategically deployed for market expansion, additional regulatory approvals, product upgradation and new IP creation * In the last 12 months, the company has witnessed 5x growth * The company’s
Capital flowed into electric mobility, rooftop solar, travel tech and deeptech on 21 July 2026, with six rounds crossing the wires. Ather Energy led the day, raising ₹1,300 crore (~$151 million) through a qualified institutional placement. SolarSquare followed, confirming a $53 million Series C that drew a cheque from
Finvolve, a multi-stage venture capital fund, along with India Accelerator (IA), the country’s leading accelerator, has made an undisclosed investment in Khageshvara Aviation Technology (K.A.T), a deeptech startup building next-generation electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) cargo aircraft for defence, emergency response, and remote
FireAI, a Mumbai-based causal decision intelligence platform, has secured an investment of INR 2.5 Crore from SucSEED Indovation Fund. The capital injection serves as a strategic prior deployment secured to accelerate the company's immediate go-to-market initiatives. This transaction marks a notable vote of confidence
Suminter India Organics, a leading organic and sustainable food ingredients company, has raised ₹25 crore in debt funding from BlackSoil Capital to strengthen its working capital and support procurement during the peak harvest season. The funding will enable Suminter to source high-quality organic food ingredients at scale while further
Round led by Norwest and Skegen Asset Management, with participation from Indus Bridge Ventures, GJNX Ventures, and Ashish Kacholia, to accelerate global expansion and indigenous aerospace and defence technologies.