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Deals Roundup: Top 5 Startup Funding Last Week of July 2025

August 1, 2025August 4, 2025

Total Raised: ₹243 Cr | Total Deals: 18
Top 5 Deals Spotlighted Below

The final week of July 2025 closed with strong signals for India’s early- and growth-stage ecosystem. From deep tech to edtech to automation, ₹243 Cr flowed across 18 deals, showcasing investor appetite across segments. Here’s a look at the 5 biggest bets made this week:


💡 1. Workhack India (Metaforms)

  • Funding: ₹79 Cr (Series A)
  • Investors: Peak XV Partners, Nexus Venture Partners, Together Fund
  • Founded: Apr 2023
  • HQ: Bangalore
  • What They Do: AI-native productivity suite for B2B teams
  • 🌐 metaforms.ai

📊 2. Arivihan Technologies

  • Funding: ₹37 Cr (Pre-Series A)
  • Investors: Prosus (Naspers), Accel India, GSF India
  • Founded: Oct 2019
  • HQ: Indore
  • What They Do: AI-based test prep and doubt-solving platform for Bharat students
  • 🌐 arivihan.com

🛍 3. Sharpsell Technology Solutions

  • Funding: ₹30 Cr (Series A)
  • Investor: Equanimity Angel Fund
  • Founded: Nov 2020
  • HQ: Mumbai
  • What They Do: B2B sales enablement and CRM integration tools
  • 🌐 sharpsell.ai

🤖 4. Drizz Automation

  • Funding: ₹23 Cr (Seed Round)
  • Investors: Stellaris Venture Partners, Shastra VC, Anuj Rathi, Vaibhav
  • Founded: Dec 2024
  • HQ: Bangalore
  • What They Do: Industrial robotics and warehouse automation
  • 🌐 drizz.dev

📦 5. Good Tribe (LittleBox)

  • Funding: ₹18 Cr
  • Investors: Huddle Ventures, Prath Ventures
  • Founded: Apr 2021
  • HQ: New Delhi
  • What They Do: Sustainable D2C packaging solutions for small businesses
  • 🌐 littleboxindia.com

What’s the Signal?

The final week of July 2025 reveals three strong signals shaping India’s venture capital landscape:

1. AI, Automation & B2B SaaS Are Leading the Pack

Startups like Metaforms, Sharpsell, and Drizz highlight a clear trend: B2B productivity tools and automation-first solutions are hot.

  • Metaforms raised the largest round (₹79 Cr) for its AI-native productivity suite, proving that horizontal SaaS tools built on AI workflows are becoming VC favorites.
  • Drizz, though barely a year old, secured a seed round of ₹23 Cr, a rare feat, suggesting strong belief in robotics-driven infra startups.
  • Sharpsell’s traction confirms that enterprise sales enablement is no longer a nice-to-have, it’s an efficiency imperative.

2. Rise of Tier-2 Startups with Tier-1 Backing

Indore-based Arivihan landing Prosus and Accel as backers is a big signal.

  • It shows that VCs are now actively sourcing deals beyond metros, especially for India-specific solutions in edtech, fintech, and healthtech.
  • Bharat-focused models with local content, low pricing, and scalable digital delivery are now attracting global capital.

3. Early-Stage Remains Resilient Amid Macroeconomic Headwinds

Three of the top five deals were Pre-Series A or Seed stage.

  • Despite a broader global funding slowdown, India’s early-stage ecosystem is still drawing confident cheques, especially for startups solving real infrastructure gaps.
  • Investors are prioritizing depth over blitzscaling, focusing on strong unit economics, MVP traction, and founder-market fit.

Bottomline:

The funding mood is cautious but not conservative, capital is flowing toward precision bets in productivity, AI, automation, and non-metro innovation hubs. Startups that blend tech-first execution with India-specific relevance are best positioned to ride this wave.

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