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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