- MUMBAI — Indian startups raised $139.5 million this week across 21 deals --
reflecting continued investor confidence despite broader market uncertainties.
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- This week’s funding activity featured five growth-stage and
13 early-stage deals, with three startups choosing to keep their funding
amounts private.
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- Delhi-NCR emerged as the leading region with eight deals,
followed by Bengaluru with four.
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- Startups from Mumbai, Chennai, Bhubaneswar, and Ahmedabad
also featured in this week’s funding round-up.
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- Fintech dominated the sector-wise distribution with three
deals, followed by strong performances from e-commerce and media and
entertainment.
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- Other sectors like deep tech, AI, health tech, and
cybersecurity also drew interest -- showcasing the wide appeal of India’s tech
landscape.
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- Seed funding dominated this week with eight deals, followed
by investments across Series A, B, and D stages, indicating that investors are
actively backing both new ideas and scaling businesses.
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- In the growth and late-stage segment, startups brought in
$65.75 million. Healthtech startup CureBay led the charge with a Series B round
backed by Bertelsmann India Investments.
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- Cybersecurity firm CloudSEK followed with a $19 million
Series B round, while electric vehicle maker Euler Motors raised $15 million in
another tranche of its $60 million round.
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- Fintech players Dvara KGFS and Borderless (Stockal) also
secured funding. On the early-stage side, startups collectively raised $73.75
million. Among them, Mythik -- launched by entrepreneur Jason Kothari -- stood
out with a $15 million seed round.
