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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Deals That Moved the Market: India Startup Funding (Aug 01–07, 2025)
Total Raised: ₹1,450 CrNumber of Deals: 28Top 5 Deals Accounted For: ₹1,095 Cr (~75% of the week’s funding) India’s startup ecosystem continues to show resilience and focus with ₹1,450 Cr raised across 28 deals in the first week of August 2025. The investment sentiment leaned towards consumer brands, clean energy, and full-stack digital platforms, a…
Read morePaws, Profits, and Pet Parents: India’s Top 20 PetTech Disruptors
Over the past decade, India has undergone a quiet yet profound shift in how it perceives pets. No longer seen merely as guard dogs or utility animals, pets today occupy a central emotional space in Indian households. This transition is most visible in bustling urban centers, where the lines between pet ownership and parenthood are…
Read moreDeals Roundup: Top 5 Startup Funding Last Week of July 2025
Total Raised: ₹243 Cr | Total Deals: 18Top 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…
Read moreBig Loans, Bigger Ambitions: India’s 10 Debt-Funded Startups
In India’s startup ecosystem, 2024–25 was a year of financial recalibration. With venture capital flows slowing and equity valuations facing a reset, many founders found themselves at a crossroads: scale back, raise equity at lower valuations, or find a smarter alternative. A growing number chose the third path. Instead of tapping VCs, these startups turned…
Read moreWeekly Deals Tracker (July 11- July 17, 2025)
₹567 Cr Raised Across 19 Deals | QpiAI, Fractal, and Burger Singh Lead the Pack India’s startup funding momentum held steady in the second week of July, with ₹567 Cr raised across 19 disclosed deals. While deal volume stayed healthy, capital concentration shifted away from mega-rounds and into a more balanced mix of deeptech, QSR,…
Read moreIPO-Bound Groww Raises $200M at $7B Valuation: Is India’s Biggest Wealthtech Finally Ready to Go Public?
India’s digital wealth management story just hit another milestone. Groww, one of the most prominent fintech startups in the country, has raised $200 million in a Series F round at a staggering $7 billion valuation, confirming its place among India’s elite unicorns. More importantly, this round comes at a time when They reportedly tripled its…
Read moreDrone Duel in Indian Skies: Asteria vs Garuda Aerospace
India’s aerospace and defence landscape is undergoing a silent revolution, led not just by traditional giants like HAL or BEL, but by nimble, innovation-first startups. Fuelled by liberalised drone policies, rising defence budgets, and the push for Atmanirbhar Bharat, the Indian drone market is projected to more than double from ~$654 million in 2024 to…
Read moreIs Vivriti Capital Redefining Private Credit in India’s Mid-Market?
In just 8 years, Vivriti Capital has emerged as one of India’s fastest-growing debt capital providers for mid-market enterprises. For those interested in Vivriti Capital: The Financial Story of India’s Emerging Mid-Market Lender, this report presents Vivriti Capital’s financial and strategic evolution from FY20 to FY25, detailing how the fintech NBFC scaled into a profitable,…
Read moreAerospace & Defense Sector 2025 – A Strategic Growth Snapshot
India’s aerospace and defense sector in 2025 signals a structural shift – away from isolated milestones and into a broad, consistent growth narrative. The Aerospace & Defense Sector 2025 truly represents a transformation. With ₹3,580+ Cr deployed across sub-sectors, a rise in diversified investor participation, and companies posting >70% growth over two years, the signals…
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