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Date
\nName
\nSector
\nSubsector
\nBusiness Model
\nFunding Round Size
\nFunding Round Type
\nInvestors<\/p>\n
7 Sep 2026
\nPixxel
\nAdvanced Hardware & Technology
\nSpacetech
\nB2B, B2G
\n$100 Mn
\nSeries C
\nTemasek, Seraphim, 360 ONE Asset, IMM Investment, Radical Ventures, growX ventures
\nTemasek, Seraphim<\/p>\n
11 Sep 2026
\nPopo Global
\nFoodtech
\nF&B
\nB2C
\n$56 Mn
\n\u2013
\nArtal Asia
\nArtal Asia<\/p>\n
7 Sep 2026 *
\nNua
\nEcommerce
\nD2C
\nB2C
\n$50 Mn
\nSeries C
\nPeak XV Partners, Filter Capital, Mirabilis Investment Trust, Footpath Ventures, Kae Capital, Lightbox VC, Existing Angle Investors
\nPeak XV Partners, Filter Capital<\/p>\n
10 Sep 2026
\nSwish
\nConsumer Services
\nQuick Commerce
\nB2C
\n$24 Mn
\n\u2013
\nBertelsmann India Investments, Accel, Bain Capital Ventures, and Hara Global
\nBertelsmann India Investments<\/p>\n
9 Sep 2026
\nQNu Labs
\nAdvanced Hardware & Technology
\n\u2013
\nB2B, B2G
\n$21 Mn
\nSeries A
\nNational Quantum Mission, Speciale Invest, Sony Innovation Fund,Gaja Capital, Artha Ventures
\nNational Quantum Mission, Speciale Invest<\/p>\n
5 Sep 2026 ***
\nMokobara
\nEcommerce
\nD2C
\nB2C
\n$18 Mn
\nSeries C
\nSauce.vc, Peak XV Partners, AYRA Ventures, Niveshaay Investment
\nSauce.vc<\/p>\n
10 Sep 2026
\nGraph AI
\nAI
\nApplication Layer
\nB2B
\n$13.3 Mn
\nSeries A
\nInsight Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners
\nInsight Partners<\/p>\n
9 Sep 2026 **
\nCarrum Mobility
\nTravel Tech
\nElectric MaaS
\nB2B
\n$10 Mn
\nSeries B
\nUber
\nUber<\/p>\n
10 Sep 2026
\nTheater
\nEcommerce
\nD2C
\nB2C
\n$7.8 Mn
\nSeries A
\nNiveshaay, Physis Capital, Prath Ventures
\nNiveshaay<\/p>\n
8 Sep 2026
\nCircolife
\nClean Tech
\nClimate Tech
\nB2B
\n$4.5 Mn
\nPre-Series A
\nBharat Jaisinghani (Polycab India), Nitish Mittersain (Nazara), Intelliquity Ventures, Param Capital, Siddharth Ladsariya (Everest Fleet), Anand Ladsariya (Everest Flavours), Anant Goenka (Indian Express), Sky Impact Capital, Rohit Dev (Ideas91), family offices S N Damani, Vyom Wealth
\nBharat Jaisinghani<\/p>\n
7 Sep 2026
\nNavana.ai
\nAI
\nApplication Layer
\nB2B
\n$4.2 Mn
\nSeries A
\nRonnie Screwala (upGrad), Antler India, Sharad Sanghi (Neysa.ai), Sandeep Singhal (Avaana Capital)
\nRonnie Screwala (upGrad Cofounder)<\/p>\n
8 Sep 2026
\nFundly.ai
\nAI
\nApplication Layer
\nB2B
\n$4 Mn
\nPre-Series A
\nAccel, Multiply, Rajeev Ahuja (ex-RBL)
\nAccel, Multiply<\/p>\n
8 Sep 2026
\nDigitalPaani
\nClean Tech
\nClimate Tech
\nB2B
\n$2.3 Mn
\n\u2013
\nNavam Capital, Enzia Ventures, Chakra Growth Capital, 3one4 Capital, Momentum Capital, Achieving Women Entrepreneurs Early Growth Fund, Echo River Capital
\nNavam Capital<\/p>\n
7 Sep 2026
\nLickicious
\nEcommerce
\nD2C
\nB2C
\n$2.1 Mn
\n\u2013
\nPrath Ventures, ISV Capital
\nPrath Ventures<\/p>\n
11 Sep 2026
\nPeep Beauty
\nEcommerce
\nD2C
\nB2C
\n$1.2 Mn
\n\u2013
\nTriptii Dimri (Actor), Sadev Ventures, iSeed, ISV, TDV Partners
\n\u2013<\/p>\n
8 Sep 2026
\nIztri
\nConsumer Services
\nHyperlocal Services
\nB2C
\n$1.2 Mn
\nSeed
\nAll In Capital, Suashish Group, Kunal Shah (Meta), Anupam Mittal (Shaadi), Tanmay Bhat (Influencer), Roman Saini (Unacademy), Gaurav Munjal (Unacademy), Abhishek Goyal (Tracxn), PedalStart, JK Tyre Family Office
\nAll In Capital, Suashish Group<\/p>\n
9 Sep 2026
\nARC
\nMedia & Entertainment
\nGaming
\nB2C
\n$1.1 Mn
\nPre-seed
\nChimera VC, MIXI Global Investments, Dhruv Vohra (Meta)
\nChimera VC, MIXI Global Investments<\/p>\n
8 Sep 2026
\nSorry Sugar
\nEcommerce
\nD2C
\nB2C
\n$1 Mn
\nSeed
\nDhanuka Family, Amishi London
\nDhanuka Family, Amishi London<\/p>\n
10 Sep 2026
\nDialflo
\nAI
\nApplication Layer
\nB2B
\n$178K
\n\u2013
\najvc, Afsar Ahmad (Gameberry Labs), Arpit Dave (Smartstaff)
\najvc<\/p>\n
8 Sep 2026
\nTrueFan AI
\nAI
\nApplication Layer
\nB2B
\n\u2013
\n\u2013
\nBajaj Finserv
\nBajaj Finserv<\/p>\n
Source: Inc42
*Mix of primary and secondary transactions
**Part of a larger round
*** The deal was announced last week<\/p>\n
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\nFollowing suit was ecommerce, which saw six startups raising $80 Mn. Nua\u2019s $50 Mn fundraise<\/a> was the biggest contributor, accounting for more than half of the sector\u2019s total haul.
\nBeyond the top two sectors, AI also featured among the funded sectors. Meanwhile, foodtech clocked one deal and consumer services recorded two deals.
\nEarly-stage funding remained subdued, with three startups raising a combined $3.3 Mn across pre-seed and seed rounds. This accounted for just 1% of the total $321.9 Mn raised during the week.
\nPeak XV Partners, Accel and Prath Ventures were the most active investors of the week, participating in two deals each.<\/p>\n