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Indian Startups Funding Weekly Report: $340.55M Raised

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The Indian startup ecosystem saw a strong surge in activity this week, with 29 startups raising $340.55 million across early and growth stages. This marked a 66% jump from the previous week’s $205.31 million, highlighting renewed investor confidence. Out of the total, 9 were growth-stage and 20 early-stage deals, while two startups chose not to disclose their funding. According to funding data compiled by TheKredible and Entrackr.

Growth-Stage Highlights

Growth and late-stage startups collectively secured $244.11 million.

Early-Stage Momentum

Early-stage ventures raised $96.44 million across 20 deals.

  • Jeh Arintra (Medical Coding) – $21M Series A led by Peak XV Partners

  • Dashverse (AI entertainment) – undisclosed seed round

  • Pronto (Home services) – raised seed capital

  • Graas AI (E-commerce tech) – funding for AI-driven growth tools

  • Brandworks Technologies (Electronics R&D) – secured early-stage backing

Other startups such as ZenZebra (Retail tech) and SecureMachines (Deeptech) also raised funds but kept details undisclosed.

City & Sector Insights

  • Bengaluru led with 12 deals, followed by Delhi-NCR with 7. Mumbai, Pune, and Hyderabad also saw activity.

  • Fintech topped with 4 deals, followed by Healthtech (3 deals). AI, deeptech, and e-commerce startups were also prominent.

Series-Wise Funding

  • Series A – 7 deals (largest share)

  • Seed stage – 6 deals

  • Series B – 4 deals

  • Pre-Series A – 3 deals

  • Pre-seed, Series C, and others made up the rest

Startup Ecosystem Updates

Key Leadership Moves

  • Niyo appointed Amit Talwar as CEO of Niyo Forex

  • ProcMart hired Ashutosh Dhar as Chief Business Officer

  • FatakPay named Bikash Choudhary as CEO

  • Wow! Momo brought in Namish Chaudhary (ex-Jubilant) as CTO

  • Allen Digital CEO Abha Maheshwari (ex-Meta) stepped down

Fund Launches

  • Speciale Invest Fund III – Rs 600 Cr

  • Atomic Capital & Astratinvest – Rs 400 Cr

  • Lavni Ventures – Rs 200 Cr deeptech impact fund

New Launches & Partnerships

  • Astratinvest – Quant Long Short Fund (targeting Rs 400 Cr)

  • All In Capital – TorQLabs for supply chain startups

  • Rapido – launched food delivery app Ownly in Bengaluru

  • Embee Software – unveiled Cyber Defence Center

  • Myntra – rolled out Zero Commission model for women-led ethnic wear brands

Financial Results Highlights

  • EaseMyTrip – profit fell 98% in Q1 FY26 (after Rs 370 Cr acquisitions)
  • Fractal – revenue crossed Rs 2,700 Cr (regained profitability)
  • FirstCry parent – Rs 1,863 Cr revenue, Rs 75 Cr EBITDA
  • Indiqube – Rs 309 Cr revenue; reduced losses
  • Unicommerce – revenue up 67%; profit rose 9%
  • Nazara – doubled revenue & profit
  • Nykaa – profit up 80% (Rs 24.5 Cr)
  • MamaEarth-parent Honasa – Rs 595 Cr revenue, PAT +2.7%
  • Smartworks – losses down 82%; stock at all-time high
  • CashKaro – Rs 350 Cr revenue; GMV Rs 6,000 Cr
  • Awfis – Rs 335 Cr revenue; profit up 3.5x

Market & IPO Updates

  • UPI – record 19.47B transactions worth Rs 25.08 lakh Cr in July

  • PhonePe & Google Pay – 81% combined share; PhonePe led with 8.93B transactions

  • Groww – led stock broking (12.35M clients, 26.8% share); PhonePe’s Share.Market dipped 6%

  • India’s stock market users – fell 4% to 45.96M in July

  • Fractal Analytics – filed for Rs 4,900 Cr IPO

  • Sands Capital – trimmed BlackBuck stake worth Rs 191 Cr

Weekly Wrap

In total, Indian startups raised $340.55M across 29 deals, with funding activity rising 66% week-on-week. The week also saw fresh fund launches, major leadership changes, and new product rollouts. Fintech, healthtech, and AI-driven ventures dominated investor interest, while UPI and IPO markets continued to show strong momentum.

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📌 Disclaimer: The funding data and market insights in this article are compiled from publicly available sources including TheKredible, Entrackr, and other media reports. Innovent Blog has independently analyzed and presented the information for educational and informational purposes only.

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