SUMMARY
Indian startups raised $233.6 Mn across 16 deals between September 28 and October 2, up 14.9% from $203 Mn in the previous week
Clean tech topped the funding charts this week, powered by electric two-wheeler (E2W) maker Simple Energy’s $180 Mn Series C round
Alteria Capital emerged as the most active investor, backing three startups
Funding momentum in the Indian startup ecosystem continued through the final week of September. Homegrown new-age tech ventures raised $233.6 Mn across 16 deals between September 28 and October 2. While funding rose 14.9% from the previous week, deal count declined 23.8%.
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Funding Galore: Indian Startup Funding Of The Week [Sep 28 – Oct 2]
Date
Name
Sector
Subsector
Business Model
Funding Round Size
Funding Round Type
Investors
Lead Investor
30 Sep 2026
Simple Energy
Clean Tech
Electric Vehicles
B2C
$180 Mn
Series C
Dr. Arokiaswamy Velumani Family Office, Haran Family Office, Amit Mishra (Angel Investor), Suhas Rajkumar (Simple Energy), Ankit Gupta (Simple Energy)
Dr. Arokiaswamy Velumani Family Office
30 Sep 2026
Gravity
Real Estate Tech
Real Estate Services
B2B
$15 Mn *
–
3one4 Capital, Info Edge Ventures, Alteria Capital, Genesia Ventures
3one4 Capital, Info Edge Ventures
1 Oct 2026
Seeds Fincap
Fintech
Lending Tech
B2B
$10.4 Mn
Series B
Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, Z47, Lok Capital, Norinchukin Capital, Alteria Capital
Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
29 Sep 2026
Balwaan Krishi
Agritech
Farmtech
B2B2C
$10.4 Mn
Series B
First Bridge India Growth Fund Private Equity
First Bridge India Growth Fund Private Equity
30 Sep 2026
Arivihan
Edtech
Digital Learning Platform
B2C
$10.2 Mn
Series A
Accel, Prosus Ventures, Dinesh Chandra Agrawal (Angel), Dinesh Gulati (Angel), Rajesh Sawhney (Angel)
Accel, Prosus Ventures
30 Sep 2026
EDT
Ecommerce
D2C
B2C
$2.4 Mn
Pre-Series A
Sauce.VC, Alteria Capital, Raul Rai (Nicobar), Atomberg Shibam Das (Atomberg), Arindam Paul (Atomberg), Ajith Pai (Delhivery), Anushree Tainwala (Samsonite SA)
Sauce.VC
1 Oct 2026
Banglore Watch Company
Ecommerce
D2C
B2C
$1.4 Mn
Seed
–
–
28 Sep 2026
Alive App
Consumer Services
Listing & Discovery Services
B2C
$1 Mn
–
Powerhouse Ventures, Flipkart Ventures
Powerhouse Ventures, Flipkart Ventures
30 Sep 2026
Vytalyou
Health Tech
In-Clinic Healthcare
B2C
$936K
Pre-Series A
Chetan Jain (Pharma Dose), Ratan Jain (Venus Industries)
–
28 Sep 2026
Primerry
Health Tech
Pharmaceutical
B2C
$738K
Pre-Seed
Ashish Kacholia (Lucky Investment Managers), Lashit Sanghvi (Sixth Sense Ventures), Mohit Sadaani (Angel), Hitesh Dhingra(Angel), Ajay Mehra (Angel), Samir Palod (Angel)
–
1 Oct 2026
Zaperon
Enterprise Tech
Horizontal SaaS
B2B
$728K
Seed
Inflection Point Ventures
Inflection Point Ventures
1 Oct 2026
Aignosis
Health Tech
Diagnostics
B2B
$416K
Seed
Antler, Nikhil Kamath (Zerodha), Varun Dua (Angel), IIMA Ventures
–
1 Oct 2026
Unveilr AI
AI
Application Layer
B2B
–
Pre-Seed
Aviral Bhatnagar (AJVC)
Aviral Bhatnagar (AJVC)
29 Sep 2026
FIG Living
Ecommerce
D2C
B2C
–
–
Aman Gupta (boAt)
Aman Gupta (boAt)
28 Sep 2026
Arovia Consumer
Ecommerce
Roll Ups
B2C
–
–
Fireside Ventures
Fireside Ventures
28 Sep 2026
Keploy
Enterprise Tech
Horizontal SaaS
B2B
–
–
Flipkart Ventures
Flipkart Ventures
Source: Inc42
*Mix of equity and debt
Key Startup Funding Highlights Of The Week
Cleantech topped the funding charts this week, powered by the sole $180 Mn Series C round of electric vehicle (EV) maker Simple Energy.
Proptech was the second-most funded sector this week as home interior startup Gravity bagged $15 Mn. Agritech and fintech followed at $10.4 Mn each, while edtech saw Arivihan raise $10.2 Mn.
Ecommerce yet again led in deal activity, with four startups collectively raising $3.8 Mn.
Early stage funding activity remained lukewarm this week as seed-stage and pre-seed startups raised $3.3 Mn across four deals.
Alteria Capital emerged as the most active investor this week, backing three startups.
Startup Fund Updates Of The Week
Startup M&A Updates Of The Week
ITC completed the acquisition of Yoga Bar’s parent Sproutlife Foods. The FMCG giant has picked up the remaining 52.5% stake for around ₹645 Cr, taking its total shareholding in the D2C healthy food brand to 100%.
Startup IPO Updates Of The Week
Other Developments Of The Week
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