{"id":871649,"date":"2026-10-05T14:08:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T14:08:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/871649\/"},"modified":"2026-10-05T14:08:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T14:08:25","slug":"from-simple-to-arivihan-indian-startups-raised-233-mn-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/871649\/","title":{"rendered":"From Simple To Arivihan – Indian Startups Raised $233 Mn This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

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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<\/p>\n

Clean tech topped the funding charts this week, powered by electric two-wheeler (E2W) maker Simple Energy\u2019s $180 Mn Series C round<\/p>\n

Alteria Capital emerged as the most active investor, backing three startups<\/p>\n

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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%.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Funding Galore: Indian Startup Funding Of The Week [Sep 28 \u2013 Oct 2]<\/p>\n

Date
\nName
\nSector
\nSubsector
\nBusiness Model
\nFunding Round Size
\nFunding Round Type
\nInvestors
\nLead Investor<\/p>\n

30 Sep 2026
\nSimple Energy
\nClean Tech
\nElectric Vehicles
\nB2C
\n$180 Mn
\nSeries C
\nDr. Arokiaswamy Velumani Family Office, Haran Family Office, Amit Mishra (Angel Investor), Suhas Rajkumar (Simple Energy), Ankit Gupta (Simple Energy)
\nDr. Arokiaswamy Velumani Family Office<\/p>\n

30 Sep 2026
\nGravity
\nReal Estate Tech
\nReal Estate Services
\nB2B
\n$15 Mn *
\n\u2013
\n3one4 Capital, Info Edge Ventures, Alteria Capital, Genesia Ventures
\n3one4 Capital, Info Edge Ventures<\/p>\n

1 Oct 2026
\nSeeds Fincap
\nFintech
\nLending Tech
\nB2B
\n$10.4 Mn
\nSeries B
\nMichael & Susan Dell Foundation, Z47, Lok Capital, Norinchukin Capital, Alteria Capital
\nMichael & Susan Dell Foundation<\/p>\n

29 Sep 2026
\nBalwaan Krishi
\nAgritech
\nFarmtech
\nB2B2C
\n$10.4 Mn
\nSeries B
\nFirst Bridge India Growth Fund Private Equity
\nFirst Bridge India Growth Fund Private Equity<\/p>\n

30 Sep 2026
\nArivihan
\nEdtech
\nDigital Learning Platform
\nB2C
\n$10.2 Mn
\nSeries A
\nAccel, Prosus Ventures, Dinesh Chandra Agrawal (Angel), Dinesh Gulati (Angel), Rajesh Sawhney (Angel)
\nAccel, Prosus Ventures<\/p>\n

30 Sep 2026
\nEDT
\nEcommerce
\nD2C
\nB2C
\n$2.4 Mn
\nPre-Series A
\nSauce.VC<\/a>, Alteria Capital, Raul Rai (Nicobar), Atomberg Shibam Das (Atomberg), Arindam Paul (Atomberg), Ajith Pai (Delhivery), Anushree Tainwala (Samsonite SA)
\nSauce.VC<\/p>\n

1 Oct 2026
\nBanglore Watch Company
\nEcommerce
\nD2C
\nB2C
\n$1.4 Mn
\nSeed
\n\u2013
\n\u2013<\/p>\n

28 Sep 2026
\nAlive App
\nConsumer Services
\nListing & Discovery Services
\nB2C
\n$1 Mn
\n\u2013
\nPowerhouse Ventures, Flipkart Ventures
\nPowerhouse Ventures, Flipkart Ventures<\/p>\n

30 Sep 2026
\nVytalyou
\nHealth Tech
\nIn-Clinic Healthcare
\nB2C
\n$936K
\nPre-Series A
\nChetan Jain (Pharma Dose), Ratan Jain (Venus Industries)
\n\u2013<\/p>\n

28 Sep 2026
\nPrimerry
\nHealth Tech
\nPharmaceutical
\nB2C
\n$738K
\nPre-Seed
\nAshish Kacholia (Lucky Investment Managers), Lashit Sanghvi (Sixth Sense Ventures), Mohit Sadaani (Angel), Hitesh Dhingra(Angel), Ajay Mehra (Angel), Samir Palod (Angel)
\n\u2013<\/p>\n

1 Oct 2026
\nZaperon
\nEnterprise Tech
\nHorizontal SaaS
\nB2B
\n$728K
\nSeed
\nInflection Point Ventures
\nInflection Point Ventures<\/p>\n

1 Oct 2026
\nAignosis
\nHealth Tech
\nDiagnostics
\nB2B
\n$416K
\nSeed
\nAntler, Nikhil Kamath (Zerodha), Varun Dua (Angel), IIMA Ventures
\n\u2013<\/p>\n

1 Oct 2026
\nUnveilr AI
\nAI
\nApplication Layer
\nB2B
\n\u2013
\nPre-Seed
\nAviral Bhatnagar (AJVC)
\nAviral Bhatnagar (AJVC)<\/p>\n

29 Sep 2026
\nFIG Living
\nEcommerce
\nD2C
\nB2C
\n\u2013
\n\u2013
\nAman Gupta (boAt)
\nAman Gupta (boAt)<\/p>\n

28 Sep 2026
\nArovia Consumer
\nEcommerce
\nRoll Ups
\nB2C
\n\u2013
\n\u2013
\nFireside Ventures
\nFireside Ventures<\/p>\n

28 Sep 2026
\nKeploy
\nEnterprise Tech
\nHorizontal SaaS
\nB2B
\n\u2013
\n\u2013
\nFlipkart Ventures
\nFlipkart Ventures<\/p>\n

Source: Inc42
*Mix of equity and debt<\/p>\n

Key Startup Funding Highlights Of The Week<\/p>\n

\"Key<\/p>\n

Cleantech topped the funding charts this week, powered by the sole $180 Mn Series C round of electric vehicle (EV) maker Simple Energy<\/a>.
\nProptech was the second-most funded sector this week as home interior startup Gravity bagged $15 Mn<\/a>. Agritech and fintech followed at $10.4 Mn each, while edtech saw Arivihan raise $10.2 Mn.<\/a>
\nEcommerce yet again led in deal activity, with four startups collectively raising $3.8 Mn.
\nEarly stage funding activity remained lukewarm this week as seed-stage and pre-seed startups raised $3.3 Mn across four deals.\u00a0
\nAlteria Capital emerged as the most active investor this week, backing three startups.<\/p>\n

Startup Fund Updates Of The Week<\/p>\n

Startup M&A Updates Of The Week<\/p>\n

ITC completed the acquisition of Yoga Bar\u2019s<\/a> parent Sproutlife Foods. The FMCG giant has picked up the remaining 52.5% stake for around \u20b9645 Cr, taking its total shareholding in the D2C healthy food brand to 100%.<\/p>\n

Startup IPO Updates Of The Week<\/p>\n

Other Developments Of The Week<\/p>\n

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