SUMMARY
Between January 26- 30, Indian startups raised a total of $ 95.6 Mn, marking a decline of 68% from the $302.8 Mn cumulatively raised by Indian startups
Advanced Hardware & Technology segment saw the highest four deals materialise this week, with startups raising $17 Mn in cumulative funding.
Ace investor Ashish Kacholia emerged as the most active investor this week with two investments – 4baseCare and 1Buy.AI
As industries buckle up for Union Budget 2026, to be tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tomorrow, the funding activity in the Indian startup ecosystem took a back seat this week.
Between January 26- 30, Indian startups raised a total of $ 95.6 Mn, marking a decline of 68% from the $302.8 Mn cumulatively raised by Indian startups. The deal count stood at 18 this week.
Funding Galore: Indian Startup Funding Of The Week [Jan 26 – 30]
Date
Name
Sector
Subsector
Business Model
Funding Round Size
Funding Round Type
Investors
Lead Investor
28 Jan 2026
Easy Home Finance
Fintech
Lending Tech
B2C
$30 Mn
Series C
Investcorp,Claypond Capital, Ranjan Pai Family Office, Asia Rising Fund
Investcorp
27 Jan 2026
4baseCare
Healthtech
Lifescience
B2B
$9.8 Mn
Series B
Ashish Kacholia (Lucky Investment Managers), Lashit Sanghvi (Sixth Sense Ventures), Yali Capital
Ashish Kacholia, Lashit Sanghvi
28 Jan 2026
Agrani Labs
Advanced Hardware & Technology
Semiconductors
B2B
$8 Mn
Seed
Peak XV Partners
Peak XV Partners
27 Jan 2026
SpotDraft
Enterprise Tech
Horizontal SaaS
B2B
$8 Mn*
Series B
Qualcomm Ventures
Qualcomm Ventures
27 Jan 2026
Nivaan Care
Healthtech
In-Clinic Healthcare
B2C
$7 Mn
Series A
Sorin Investments, W Health Ventures, Endiya Partners, Rebright Partners
Sorin Investments
27 Jan 2026
Entellus Industries
Enterprise Services
Manufacturing Solutions
B2B
$5.5 Mn
–
ZeroW
ZeroW
28 Jan 2026
Vimag Labs
Advanced Hardware & Technology
Internet Of Things (IoT) & Hardware
B2B
$5 Mn
Series A
Accel, Chakra Growth Fund, Thinkuvate
Accel
29 Jan 2026
CAVA Athleisure
Ecommerce
D2C
B2C
$4.4 Mn
Series A
Sharrp Ventures, V3 Ventures, Spring Marketing Capital
Sharrp Ventures
29 Jan 2026
1Buy.AI
Ecommerce
Horizontal Marketplace
B2B
$3.5 Mn
Seed
100Unicorns, Gruhas, FJ Labs, Ashish Kacholia (Lucky Investment Managers)
100Unicorns
27 Jan 2026
Mysa
AI
Application Layer
B2B
$3.4 Mn
Pre-Series A
Blume Ventures, Piper Serica, Ikemori Ventures, Dhan parent Raise Financial Services, QED Innovation Labs, Antler, IIMA Ventures, Neon Fund
Blume Ventures, Piper Serica
28 Jan 2026
D-Propulse
Advanced Hardware & Technology
Aerial Vehicles
B2B
$2.7 Mn
–
IAN Alpha Fund
IAN Alpha Fund
29 Jan 2026
Biopeak
Healthtech
Lifescience
B2C
$2.7 Mn
–
NKSquared
NKSquared
28 Jan 2026
ScrapUncle
Consumer Services
Hyperlocal Serices
B2C
$2.4 Mn
Pre-Series A
Orios Venture Partners, Acumen Fund, Upaya Social Ventures, Venture Catalysts, We Founder Circle, Soonicorn Ventures, Bharat Jaisinghani (PolyCab)
Orios Venture Partners, Acumen Fund
28 Jan 2026
AquaAirX
Advanced Hardware & Technology
Aerial Vehicles, Maritime Tech
B2B
$1.4 Mn
Seed
Rainmatter, Prime Venture Partners, Wyser, India Accelerator
Rainmatter
29 Jan 2026
EarthSync
Cleantech
Climate tech
B2B
$1 Mn
Pre-Seed
Theia Ventures, Eximius Ventures
Theia Ventures
28 Jan 2026
The Stack
Ecommerce
D2C
B2C
$660K
Pre-Seed
OTP Ventures, Huddle Ventures
OTP Ventures, Huddle Ventures
29 Jan 2026
OneARVO
Enterprise Tech
Horizontal SaaS
B2B
$134K
Pre-Seed
Inflection Point Ventures
Inflection Point Ventures
28 Jan 2026
Kore.ai
AI
Application Layer
B2B
–
–
AllianceBernstein Private Credit Investors, Vistara Growth, Beedie Capital, Sweetwater Private Equity
AllianceBernstein Private Credit Investors
Source: Inc42
*Part of larger round
Key Startup Funding Highlights Of The Week
Easy Home Finance raised $30 Mn in its Series C funding round led by Investcorp this week. On the back of this round, fintech became the most funded startup sector this week.
In terms of deal count, the Advanced Hardware & Technology segment saw the highest four deals materialise this week, with startups raising $17 Mn in cumulative funding.
Seed stage funding slumped 40% week-on-week, with three startups at this stage raising $12.9 Mn.
Ace investor Ashish Kacholia emerged as the most active investor this week with two investments – 4baseCare and 1Buy.AI.
Startup IPO Updates This Week
Other Developments Of The Week
Navam Capital, which counts Ather Energy in its portfolio, marked the final close of its maiden alternative investment fund (AIF), at INR 315 Cr to back Indian deeptech startups building for global markets. The fund, which had a target corpus of INR 250 Cr, was oversubscribed and closed at INR 315 Cr following the exercise of green shoe option.
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