Indian Startups Raised $133.9 Million Across 15 Deals During [Oct 19 – Oct 24, 2026]
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Khushi Jain
- October 26, 2026
Indian startups raised $133.9 million across 15 funding deals during October 19–24, 2026, according to published weekly funding figures. This included four growth-stage deals, 10 early-stage rounds and one deal with an undisclosed funding amount.
Funding fell about 56% from the previous week, when 30 startups raised $302.85 million.
Growth-stage funding
Four growth-stage deals raised a combined $86.2 million.
- Even Healthcare: Raised $50 million in a Series B round led by existing investor Khosla Ventures, with participation from Alpha Wave. The managed care company plans to expand its hospital network.
- The Pant Project: Secured Rs 109 crore in Series B funding led by Mirae Asset Venture Investments (India), with participation from existing investor Sorin Investments. The menswear brand plans to expand its store network and product categories.
- Battery Smart: Raised approximately Rs 98 crore from existing investor Ecosystem Integrity Fund as a top-up to its Series C round. The capital will support expansion, capital expenditure and working capital.
- CureBay: Raised around Rs 100 crore in a pre-Series C round. This included Rs 69 crore in equity led by IvyCap Ventures and over Rs 30 crore in debt from Trifecta Capital, Alteria Capital and VentureSoul Partners.
Early-stage funding
Ten early-stage deals accounted for $47.7 million.
- AuxoAI: Raised $20.7 million in a Series A round led by NTTVC. The enterprise AI company plans to expand its business deploying AI systems for clients.
- Chapter Home: Raised Rs 63 crore through equity and debt from Bessemer Venture Partners, Stride Ventures, Tanmay Bhat and family offices. The company operates in home and kitchen products.
- TravClan: Secured $5 million through funding from Flipkart and August One, alongside debt financing from Trifecta Capital. The company operates a travel technology platform.
- Hunar.AI: Secured Rs 40 crore in Series A funding led by Blume Ventures. The startup develops conversational AI tools for frontline workforce management.
- Vectorial: Raised $3 million in seed funding with backing from Smilegate, SenseAI Ventures and other investors. The startup develops technology to simulate human behaviour for product and marketing research.
- Karta AI: Raised $3 million in a seed round led by PeerCapital and Cedar Hill Capital. The company develops voice AI for customer operations in financial services.
- Harajuku Tokyo Cafe: Raised $3 million in a pre-Series A round led by Zero W, with participation from existing investors Indian Angel Network and Samved VC.
- Onto: Raised $1 million in pre-seed funding led by Stargazer Fund and co-led by White Venture Capital. The travel platform was founded by former Groww professionals.
- So/Facet: Secured Rs 10 crore in seed funding led by Sauce. The company operates a lab-grown diamond jewellery brand.
- SpectraGaze Systems: Raised Rs 3.7 crore in seed funding led by GVFL. The Ahmedabad-based startup develops optical imaging sensors and electro-optical payloads for space, defence and scientific applications.
Undisclosed funding
- Raaho: Received investment from Enrission India Capital. The freight platform did not disclose the size of the round.
City-wise funding activity
- Bengaluru: Seven deals.
- Mumbai: Three deals.
- Delhi-NCR: Three deals.
- Bhubaneswar and Ahmedabad: Also recorded funding activity.
Sector-wise funding activity
- Artificial intelligence: Four deals.
- E-commerce: Three deals.
Merger update
- Mygate and Adonmo: The companies are part of a proposed merger. Eternal plans to exchange its entire Adonmo holding for Mygate shares and is expected to own about 4.4% of the merged entity on a fully diluted basis after the merger.
