{"id":755802,"date":"2026-06-23T12:44:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T12:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/755802\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T12:44:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T12:44:25","slug":"from-sarvam-to-influish-startups-raised-426-mn-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/755802\/","title":{"rendered":"From Sarvam To INFLUISH \u2014 Startups Raised $426 Mn This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tSUMMARY<\/p>\n<p>With Sarvam closing its Series B at $234 Mn, AI emerged as the most funded sector this week. Five startups in the segment collectively raised more than $265 Mn<\/p>\n<p>Khosla Ventures and Rainmatter emerged as the most active investors this week, backing three startups each<\/p>\n<p>Seed-stage funding tumbled to $7.8 Mn across five deals this week as against $22.3 Mn across five deals last week<\/p>\n<p>Indian startups cumulatively raised $426 Mn across 19 deals between June 15 and June 19, marking a significant jump from the $243 Mn secured across 25 deals last week.<\/p>\n<p>The week was headlined by <a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/sarvam-enters-unicorn-club-with-234-mn-funding-round-led-by-hcltech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"false noopener nofollow\">Sarvam\u2019s $234 Mn Series B fundraise<\/a>, the largest single deal of the week and one of the biggest rounds ever raised by an Indian AI startup, pushing the sector to the top of the funding charts.<\/p>\n<p>Funding Galore: Indian Startup Funding Of The Week [Jun 15 \u2013 Jun 19]<\/p>\n<p>Date<br \/>\nName<br \/>\nSector<br \/>\nSubsector<br \/>\nBusiness Model<br \/>\nFunding Round Size<br \/>\nFunding Round Type<br \/>\nInvestors<br \/>\nLead Investor<\/p>\n<p>15 Jun 2026<br \/>\nSarvam<br \/>\nAI<br \/>\nFoundation Model\/ LLM<br \/>\nB2C, B2B<br \/>\n$234 Mn*<br \/>\nSeries B<br \/>\nHCLTech, Bessemer Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures, Peak XV Partners<br \/>\nHCLTech<\/p>\n<p>16 Jun 2026<br \/>\nSolarSquare<br \/>\nClean Tech<br \/>\nClimate Tech<br \/>\nB2B<br \/>\n$53 Mn<br \/>\nSeries C<br \/>\nLightspeed, Lowercarbon Capital, Rainmatter, Good Capital<br \/>\nLightspeed<\/p>\n<p>18 Jun 2026<br \/>\nVetic<br \/>\nHealth Tech<br \/>\nIn-Clinic Healthcare<br \/>\nB2C<br \/>\n$40 Mn<br \/>\n\u2013<br \/>\nBessemer Venture Partners, Greenoaks Capital, Lachy Groom, JSW Family Office<br \/>\nBessemer Venture Partners<\/p>\n<p>16 Jun 2026<br \/>\nTruNativ<br \/>\nEcommerce<br \/>\nD2C<br \/>\nB2C<br \/>\n$30 Mn**<br \/>\nSeries B<br \/>\nOrbiMed, 100Unicorns, Rainmatter, Venture Catalysts<br \/>\nOrbiMed<\/p>\n<p>17 Jun 2026<br \/>\nPramaana Labs<br \/>\nAI<br \/>\nAplication Layer<br \/>\nB2B<br \/>\n$27 Mn<br \/>\nSeed<br \/>\nKhosla Ventures, Accel, BoldCap, Nexus Venture Partners, Premji Invest, Unbound<br \/>\nKhosla Ventures<\/p>\n<p>18 Jun 2026<br \/>\nRusk Media<br \/>\nMedia &amp; Entertainment<br \/>\nDigital Media<br \/>\nB2B<br \/>\n$10.6 Mn<br \/>\nPre-Series C<br \/>\nNazara Technologies, InfoEdge Ventures, IvyCap Ventures, Audacity VC<br \/>\nNazara Technologies<\/p>\n<p>13 Jun 2026<br \/>\nZumutor Biologics***<br \/>\nHealth Tech<br \/>\nLifescience<br \/>\nB2B<br \/>\n$7.3 Mn<br \/>\nSeries B<br \/>\nAccel, Bharat Innovation Fund, Premji Invest, Ashish Kacholia (Lucky Investment), Raj Dandu (Dandu Group)<br \/>\nAccel, Bharat Innovation Fund<\/p>\n<p>18 Jun 2026<br \/>\nKaro Sambhav<br \/>\nClean Tech<br \/>\nClimate Tech<br \/>\nB2B<br \/>\n$5.9 Mn<br \/>\nPre-Series A<br \/>\nRainmatter<br \/>\nRainmatter<\/p>\n<p>15 Jun 2026<br \/>\nFoodstories<br \/>\nFoodtech<br \/>\n\u2013<br \/>\nB2C<br \/>\n$5.2 Mn<br \/>\nSeries B<br \/>\nNikhil Kamath (Zerodha)<br \/>\nNikhil Kamath (Zerodha)<\/p>\n<p>16 Jun 2026<br \/>\nCREST<br \/>\nFintech<br \/>\nInvestment Tech<br \/>\nB2C<br \/>\n$3.1 Mn<br \/>\nPre-Seed<br \/>\nAtrium Ventures, BEENEXT, DeVC, Sparrow, Shastra VC, Warmup Ventures, 91ventures, Amit Ranjan (SlideShare), Chirag Taneja (GoKwik), Revant Bhate (Mosaic Wellness), Shantanu Deshpande (Bombay Shaving Company)<br \/>\nAtrium Ventures, BEENEXT, DeVC, Sparrow, Shastra VC, Warmup Ventures, 91ventures<\/p>\n<p>16 Jun 2026<br \/>\nContraVault<br \/>\nAI<br \/>\nAplication Layer<br \/>\nB2B<br \/>\n$3.1 Mn<br \/>\nPre-Series A<br \/>\nChiratae Ventures, Titan Capital<br \/>\nChiratae Ventures<\/p>\n<p>15 Jun 2026<br \/>\nAutoVRse<br \/>\nAdvanced Hardware &amp; Technology<br \/>\nAR\/VR<br \/>\nB2B<br \/>\n$2.4 Mn<br \/>\n\u2013<br \/>\nSingularity AMC, Lumikai<br \/>\nSingularity AMC, Lumikai<\/p>\n<p>16 Jun 2026<br \/>\nOmli Kids<br \/>\nEdtech<br \/>\nDigital Learning Platform<br \/>\nB2C<br \/>\n$1.5 Mn<br \/>\nSeed<br \/>\nIndiaQuotient, General Catalyst<br \/>\nIndiaQuotient<\/p>\n<p>16 Jun 2026<br \/>\nSpeedioo<br \/>\nEcommerce<br \/>\nRecommerce<br \/>\nB2C<br \/>\n$1.1 Mn<br \/>\nSeed<br \/>\nAtomic Capital<br \/>\nAtomic Capital<\/p>\n<p>16 Jun 2026<br \/>\nGimi Michi<br \/>\nEcommerce<br \/>\nD2C<br \/>\nB2C<br \/>\n$1 Mn<br \/>\nSeed<br \/>\nIndiaQuotient, DeVC, Titan Capital, IIMA Ventures<br \/>\nIndiaQuotient<\/p>\n<p>17 Jun 2026<br \/>\nXtovia<br \/>\nEcommerce<br \/>\nD2C<br \/>\nB2C<br \/>\n$731K<br \/>\nPre-Seed<br \/>\nV3 Ventures, Consumer Collective<br \/>\nV3 Ventures<\/p>\n<p>16 Jun 2026<br \/>\nTrackerSuite<br \/>\nEnterprisetech<br \/>\nHorizontal SaaS<br \/>\nB2B<br \/>\n$635K<br \/>\nPre-Series A<br \/>\nPontaq.VC, Shubhan Ventures, Candle Advisors<br \/>\n\u2013<\/p>\n<p>18 Jun 2026<br \/>\nTringbox<br \/>\nAI<br \/>\nAplication Layer<br \/>\nB2B<br \/>\n$530K<br \/>\nSeed<br \/>\nNikhil Gandhi (GIPL), MGB Family Office, Narendra Singh Yadav (Paytm)<br \/>\nNikhil Gandhi (GIPL)<\/p>\n<p>17 Jun 2026<br \/>\nINFLUISH<br \/>\nMedia &amp; Entertainment<br \/>\nCreator Economy<br \/>\nB2B<br \/>\n\u2013<br \/>\nPre-Seed<br \/>\nPankaj Vermani (Clovia), Jeetendra Tewani (Angel), Sachin Harneja (Angel)<br \/>\n\u2013<\/p>\n<p>Source: Inc42<br \/>*Part of larger round<br \/>**Mix of primary and secondary transactions<br \/>***Included this week as it was skipped last week<\/p>\n<p>Key Startup Funding Highlights Of The Week<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-561894 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Infographic-100-1.jpg\" alt=\"Key Startup Funding Highlights Of The Week\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1088\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>On the back of Sarvam closing its $234 Mn round, AI emerged as the most funded sector this week. In total, five startups in the segment raised more than $265 Mn during the week.<br \/>\nCleantech took the second spot on the funding charts this week, with <a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/solarsquare-bags-53-mn-to-scale-its-rooftop-solar-solutions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"false noopener nofollow\">SolarSquare\u2019s $53 Mn Series C round<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/karo-sambhav-raises-%E2%82%B956-cr-to-turn-e-waste-into-critical-raw-materials\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"false noopener nofollow\">Karo Sambhav\u2019s $5.9 Mn Pre-Series A<\/a> together drawing $58.9 Mn into the segment.<br \/>\nSeed-stage funding tumbled to $7.8 Mn across five deals this week as against $22.3 Mn across five deals last week.\u00a0<br \/>\nKhosla Ventures and Rainmatter emerged as the most active investors this week, backing three startups each. Bessemer Venture Partners also backed two startups during the week.<\/p>\n<p>Startup IPO Updates This Week<\/p>\n<p>Startup Fund Updates This Week<\/p>\n<p>Startup M&amp;As This Week<\/p>\n<p>Other Developments Of The Week<\/p>\n<p>]]><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SUMMARY With Sarvam closing its Series B at $234 Mn, AI emerged as the most funded sector this&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":755803,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[45,49,48,137,135954],"class_list":["post-755802","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entrepreneurship","tag-business","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-entrepreneurship","tag-funding-galore"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/755802","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=755802"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/755802\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/755803"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=755802"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=755802"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=755802"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}