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]
TL;DR: 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 Fa...
| 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
TL;DR: Easy Home Finance raised $30 Mn in its Series C funding round led by Investcorp this 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
TL;DR: Logistics giant Shadowfax made its debut on the bourses this week, ending its first trading session 11.37% below issue price at INR 109.9 on the BSE and 2.74% dip from the listing price of INR 113.
- Logistics giant Shadowfax made its debut on the bourses this week, ending its first trading session 11.37% below issue price at INR 109.9 on the BSE and 2.74% dip from the listing price of INR 113.
- Insurtech soonicorn Turtlemint filed an updated draft red herring prospectus (UDRHP) with the SEBI for its INR 660 Cr IPO. The offer will comprise a fresh issue of equity shares worth up to INR 660.7 Cr and an offer-for-sale (OFS) component of up to 2.86 Cr shares.
Other Developments Of The Week
TL;DR: 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.
- 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.
- Menhood parent Macobs Technologies inked a share purchase agreement to acquire 50.01% stake in health and wellness-focussed D2C brand Getmymettle for INR 10.5 Cr. With this deal, Macobs is planning to enter the lucrative protein segment, integrating this business with its own.
Curated by Shiv Shakti Mishra
