Total Raised: ₹2,550 CrNumber of Deals: 23Top 5 Deals Accounted For: ₹1,797 Cr (~70% of the week’s funding) India’s startup funding momentum picked up pace in the second week of August 2025, with ₹2,550 Cr raised across 23 deals. Investor appetite leaned towards healthtech, lifestyle brands, and mobility, a blend of growth-stage scale-ups and established…
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Indian startups typically take a median of 7 years from incorporation to achieve unicorn status (companies with a valuation of $1 billion or more). However, each business is different and so are their growth trajectories. For instance, Ananth Narayanan-led Mensa Brands became a unicorn in just 6 months, while Five Star Business Finance took over…
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Formed by ex-staff of the food delivery titan Zomato, this consortium of startups totalling 31 startups has garnered acclaim for its remarkable accomplishments, shaping the entrepreneurial terrain. Highlights of the Zomato mafia; Collective Valuation Blinkit makes the major portion of the collective valuation of ₹8,850 cr. We did a deep dive on Blinkit recently, check…
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