{"id":877556,"date":"2026-10-10T15:02:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T15:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/877556\/"},"modified":"2026-10-10T15:02:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T15:02:12","slug":"indian-startups-raised-about-123-mn-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/877556\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Startups Raised About $123 Mn This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tSUMMARY<\/p>\n<p>Indian startups raised $122.9 Mn across 25 deals between October 5 and October 9, marking a 47.4% decline from the $233.6 Mn raised in the previous week<\/p>\n<p>Ecommerce dominated the funding charts, attracting $63.9 Mn across nine deals<\/p>\n<p>3one4 Capital, Fireside Ventures, Prime Venture Partners and AJVC led investor activity, participating in two deals each<\/p>\n<p>Indian startup funding fell 47.4% in the first week of October, with 25 startups raising $122.9 Mn between October 5 and October 9. Startups raised $233.6 Mn raised across 16 deals last week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Funding Galore: Indian Startup Funding Of The Week [Oct 5 \u2013 9]<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"#\" class=\"app-banner-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"app-banner-desktop\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791644531_627_middle0-1.png\" alt=\"App Launched\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"app-banner-mobile\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791644532_71_middle_mobile0.png\" alt=\"App Launched\"\/><\/p>\n<p>    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>]]><\/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>8 Oct 2026<br \/>\nDailyObjects<br \/>\nEcommerce<br \/>\nD2C<br \/>\nB2C<br \/>\n$34.3 Mn*<br \/>\nSeries C<br \/>\nXponentia Capital Partners, Anicut Capital, Axiom Asia Private Capital<br \/>\nXponentia Capital Partners, Anicut Capital, Axiom Asia Private Capital<\/p>\n<p>7 Oct 2026<br \/>\nLumio<br \/>\nEcommerce<br \/>\nD2C<br \/>\nB2C<br \/>\n$12 Mn<br \/>\nSeries A<br \/>\nBlume Ventures, Stellaris Venture Partners, 3one4 Capital<br \/>\nBlume Ventures<\/p>\n<p>6 Oct 2026<br \/>\nBeyond Appliances<br \/>\nEcommerce<br \/>\nD2C<br \/>\nB2C<br \/>\n$10.4 Mn<br \/>\nSeries B<br \/>\nFireside Ventures, Dharana Capital<br \/>\nFireside Ventures<\/p>\n<p>6 Oct 2026<br \/>\nStockGro<br \/>\nFintech<br \/>\nInvestment Tech<br \/>\nB2C<br \/>\n$10.4 Mn ***<br \/>\nSeries B<br \/>\nBITKRAFT Ventures, Aditum Venture Capital Fund, India SME Growth Fund, Sunil Shetty (Actor)<br \/>\nBITKRAFT Ventures<\/p>\n<p>7 Oct 2026<br \/>\nQuanfluence<br \/>\nAdvanced Hardware &amp; Technology<br \/>\n\u2013<br \/>\nB2B<br \/>\n$10 Mn<br \/>\n\u2013<br \/>\nChiratae Ventures, Rainmatter, Pi Ventures<br \/>\nChiratae Ventures<\/p>\n<p>9 Oct 2026<br \/>\nNeoGrowth<br \/>\nFintech<br \/>\nLending Tech<br \/>\nB2B<br \/>\n$8.7 Mn **<br \/>\n\u2013<br \/>\nDutch Development Bank FMO, LeapFrog Investments<br \/>\nDutch Development Bank FMO<\/p>\n<p>7 Oct 2026<br \/>\nbyteXL<br \/>\nEdtech<br \/>\nDigital Learning Platform<br \/>\nB2B<br \/>\n$9 Mn<br \/>\n\u2013<br \/>\nElevar Equity, Kalaari Capital, The Michael &amp; Susan Dell Foundation<br \/>\nElevar Equity<\/p>\n<p>7 Oct 2026<br \/>\nSunfox Technologies<br \/>\nHealth Tech<br \/>\nHealthcare Devices<br \/>\nB2B2C<br \/>\n$7 Mn<br \/>\nSeries A<br \/>\nAshish Kacholia (Angel), Lashit Sanghvi (Angel), Alchemy Capital, 3one4 Capital<br \/>\nAshish Kacholia, Lashit Sanghvi, Alchemy Capital, 3one4 Capital<\/p>\n<p>7 Oct 2026<br \/>\nZomint<br \/>\nFintech<br \/>\nWealth Tech<br \/>\nB2C<br \/>\n$3.7 Mn<br \/>\nSeed<br \/>\nLightspeed, Prime Venture Partners<br \/>\n\u2013<\/p>\n<p>9 Oct 2026<br \/>\nKISAH<br \/>\nEcommerce<br \/>\nD2C<br \/>\nB2C<br \/>\n$3.7 Mn<br \/>\nSeries A<br \/>\nFireside Ventures<br \/>\nFireside Ventures<\/p>\n<p>7 Oct 2026<br \/>\nDesible.ai<br \/>\nAI<br \/>\nApplication Layer<br \/>\nB2B<br \/>\n$3.3 Mn<br \/>\nSeed<br \/>\nPrime Venture Partners, Invention Engine<br \/>\nPrime Venture Partners<\/p>\n<p>7 Oct 2026<br \/>\nCredfix<br \/>\nFintech<br \/>\nFintech SaaS<br \/>\nB2C<br \/>\n$1.6 Mn<br \/>\nSeed<br \/>\nTanglin Venture Partners, Stargazer<br \/>\nTanglin Venture Partners<\/p>\n<p>6 Oct 2026<br \/>\nLorazzo<br \/>\nEcommerce<br \/>\nD2C<br \/>\nB2C<br \/>\n$1.5 Mn<br \/>\n\u2013<br \/>\nSauce.Vc, Sprout Venture Partners, Panthera Peak, Alteria Capital<br \/>\nSauce.Vc<\/p>\n<p>7 Oct 2026<br \/>\nIONAGE<br \/>\nClean Tech<br \/>\nElectric Vehicles<br \/>\nB2B<br \/>\n$1.3 Mn<br \/>\nPre-Series A<br \/>\n\u2013<br \/>\n\u2013<\/p>\n<p>6 Oct 2026<br \/>\nCureMeAbroad<br \/>\nHealth Tech<br \/>\nIn-Clinic Healthcare<br \/>\nB2C<br \/>\n$1.1 Mn<br \/>\nPre-Seed<br \/>\nSteerX Ventures, AIRA<br \/>\nSteerX Ventures<\/p>\n<p>6 Oct 2026<br \/>\nReFit Global<br \/>\nEcommerce<br \/>\nRecommerce<br \/>\nB2C<br \/>\n$1 Mn<br \/>\nSeed<br \/>\nUAE Family Office<\/p>\n<p>6 Oct 2026<br \/>\nCurvetAI<br \/>\nAI<br \/>\nApplication Layer<br \/>\nB2B<br \/>\n$620K<br \/>\nPre Seed<br \/>\nMerak Ventures<br \/>\nMerak Ventures<\/p>\n<p>7 Oct 2026<br \/>\nThe Dough Therapy<br \/>\nFoodtech<br \/>\nQSR<br \/>\nB2C<br \/>\n$543K<br \/>\nSeed<br \/>\nMichigan Capital Advisors, Equiglobe Investment<br \/>\nMichigan Capital Advisors<\/p>\n<p>6 Oct 2026<br \/>\nIndigoTex<br \/>\nEnterprise Services<br \/>\nManufacturing Solutions<br \/>\nB2B<br \/>\n$517K<br \/>\n\u2013<br \/>\nIAN Group, IDBI, FITT, IIT Delhi Angels<br \/>\nIAN Group<\/p>\n<p>8 Oct 2026<br \/>\nZinara<br \/>\nEcommerce<br \/>\nD2C<br \/>\nB2C<br \/>\n$380K<br \/>\nPre-Seed<br \/>\nInflection Point Ventures, Nine Jewellery, Nikita Dutta (Actor)<br \/>\nInflection Point Ventures<\/p>\n<p>8 Oct 2026<br \/>\nTailBlaze Longevity<br \/>\nEcommerce<br \/>\nD2C<br \/>\nB2C<br \/>\n$300K<br \/>\nPre-Seed<br \/>\nComma Capital<br \/>\nComma Capital<\/p>\n<p>6 Oct 2026<br \/>\nKinetic Age<br \/>\nHealth Tech<br \/>\nPersonalised Care Services<br \/>\nB2C<br \/>\n$250K<br \/>\n\u2013<br \/>\nAJVC, Agrasar Ventures<br \/>\nAJVC, Agrasar Ventures<\/p>\n<p>5 Oct 2926<br \/>\nScooter<br \/>\nAI<br \/>\nApplication Layer<br \/>\nB2B<br \/>\n$155K<\/p>\n<p>AJVC<br \/>\nAJVC<\/p>\n<p>6 Oct 2026<br \/>\nSober &amp; Co<br \/>\nEcommerce<br \/>\nD2C<br \/>\nB2C<br \/>\n$77K<br \/>\n\u2013<br \/>\nSunaina Bhattacharya (Ground Collective), Anuj Dhariwal (New Groud Collective)<\/p>\n<p>Sunaina Bhattacharya (Ground Collective), Anuj Dhariwal (New Groud Collective)<\/p>\n<p>9 Oct 2026<br \/>\nMoneyTruVa<br \/>\nFintech<br \/>\nInvestment Tech<br \/>\nB2C<br \/>\n\u2013<br \/>\n\u2013<br \/>\n\u2013<br \/>\n\u2013<\/p>\n<p>Source: Inc42<br \/>* Mix of primary and secondary transactions<br \/>** Mix of equity and debt<br \/>*** Part of a larger round<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-575416 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Funding-Glore-G1.jpg\" alt=\"From DailyObjects To StockGro \u2014 Indian Startups Raised About $123 Mn This Week\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1063\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Key Startup Funding Highlights Of The Week<\/p>\n<p>Ecommerce dominated the funding charts this week, attracting $63.9 Mn across nine deals. <a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/d2c-lifestyle-brand-dailyobjects-raises-%E2%82%B9332-cr-to-expand-offline-presence\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">DailyObjects\u2019 $34.3 Mn Series C<\/a> emerged as the biggest contributor, accounting for over half of the total capital deployed in the segment.<br \/>\nFintech ranked second with $24 Mn in funding, followed by advanced hardware and technology at $10 Mn. Edtech and healthtech secured $9 Mn and $8 Mn, respectively.<br \/>\nEarly-stage funding gained traction, with pre-seed and seed-stage startups collectively raising $12.5 Mn across nine deals.<br \/>\n3one4 Capital, Fireside Ventures, Prime Venture Partners and AJVC led investor activity, backing two startups apiece.<\/p>\n<p>Startup M&amp;A Updates Of The Week<\/p>\n<p>Startup IPO Updates Of The Week<\/p>\n<p>Swara Baby Products, a contract manufacturer of disposable hygiene products and a subsidiary of FirstCry parent Brainbees Solutions, received SEBI\u2019s approval for its proposed \u20b91,000 Cr IPO.\u00a0<br \/>\nSnapdeal parent <a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/snapdeal-parent-acevector-lists-at-11-6-discount-on-bse\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AceVector made a weak stock market debut<\/a> at the start of the week, listing at 11.6% discount at \u20b928.30 to its issue price of \u20b932 per share<br \/>\nDronetech startup AITMC Ventures filed its updated draft red herring prospectus (UDRHP) with SEBI for an IPO comprising a fresh issue of up to 3.5 Cr shares, with no offer for sale (OFS) component months after receiving regulatory go-ahead<\/p>\n<p>Other Developments Of The Week<\/p>\n<p>IPO-bound study abroad platform <a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/exclusive-leverage-edu-eyes-%e2%82%b9500-cr-pre-ipo-funding-targets-%e2%82%b9600-cr-revenue-in-fy27\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Leverage Edu is looking to raise \u20b9500 Cr in a pre-IPO funding<\/a> round to bring a large private equity firm onto its cap table, sources told Inc42.<br \/>\nFrontier AI research startup FYDY (Fuzzy Dynamics), which is operating in stealth mode, is in advanced talks to<a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/fydy-in-talks-to-raise-12-mn-from-lightspeed-general-catalyst\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> raise $12 Mn (about \u20b9115 Cr) in its maiden funding round.<\/a> Lightspeed Venture Partners and General Catalyst are co-leading the round, sources told Inc42.<br \/>\nNabventures, the venture capital arm of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), announced the first close of its second fund at \u20b9450 Cr, with a target corpus of \u20b91,500 Cr, including a greenshoe option.<\/p>\n<p>]]><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SUMMARY Indian startups raised $122.9 Mn across 25 deals between October 5 and October 9, marking a 47.4%&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":877557,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[28,158,160334],"class_list":["post-877556","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entrepreneurship","tag-business","tag-entrepreneurship","tag-funding-galore"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/877556","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=877556"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/877556\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/877557"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=877556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=877556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=877556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}