Indian Startup Funding — Startups Raised $127 Mn This Week

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SUMMARY

While total funding raised by startups declined 4% week-on-week during December 8-12 to $127.2 Mn, the number of deals increased to 21 from 18 in the previous week

Fireside Ventures was the most active investor this week, backing Inito and Earthful

Fintech continued to remain the top sector for investors, with three startups together raising the highest $46.1 Mn this week

Funding momentum in the Indian startup ecosystem continued to remain stable as the end of 2025 nears. While total funding raised by startups declined 4% week-on-week during December 8-12 to $127.2 Mn, the number of deals increased to 21 from 18 in the previous week.

Funding Galore: Indian Startup Funding Of The Week [ Dec 8 – 12 ]

DateNameSectorSubsectorBusiness ModelFunding Round SizeFunding Round TypeInvestorsLead Investor
9 Dec 2025FibeFintechLendingtechB2B$35 MnSeries FInternational Finance CorporationInternational Finance Corporation
11 Dec 2025InitoHealth TechDiagnosticsB2C$29 MnSeries BBertelsmann India Investments, Fireside VenturesBertelsmann India Investments, Fireside Ventures
10 Dec 2025SkydoFintechBankingB2B$10 MnSeries ASusquehanna Asia Venture Capital, Elevation CapitalSusquehanna Asia Venture Capital
10 Dec 2025Smart JoulesCleantechClimate TechB2B$10 MnSeries BSBI Ventures, Waaree, Spectrum ImpactSBI Ventures
11 Dec 2025UoloEdtechDigital Learning PlatformB2C$7 MnPre-Series BFive Sigma, Blume Ventures, Morphosis, AlicornFive Sigma
11 Dec 2025iSproutReal Estate TechProperty Listing & DiscoveryB2B$6.6 MnDebtTata CapitalTata Capital
10 Dec 2025ElecbitsEnterprise ServicesManufacturing SolutionsB2B$5.5 MnSeries ANexus Venture Partners, SE Ventures, Riverwalk HoldingsNexus Venture Partners
10 Dec 2025KNOTConsumer ServicesQuick CommerceB2C$5 Mn–12 Flags, Kae Capital, Boundless Ventures12 Flags
8 Dec 2025Agilitas SportsEnterprise ServicesManufacturing SolutionsB2B, B2C$4.4 Mn–Virat KohliVirat Kohli
11 Dec 2025Dr. Paws*Consumer ServicesHyperlocal ServicesB2C$3.3 MnPre-Series AChiratae Ventures, Sauce.vc, Trifecta Capital, Stride VenturesChiratae Ventures
10 Dec 2025EarthfulEcommerceD2CB2C$3.1 MnPre-Series AFireside Ventures, V3 Ventures, Atrium AngelsFireside Ventures, V3 Ventures
11 Dec 2025NeoSapienEcommerceD2CB2C$2 MnSeedMerak Ventures, Sameer Mehta (cofounder, boAt), Awais Ahmed (founder, Pixxel), Anupam Mittal (founder, Shaadi.com), Namita Thapar (executive director, Emcure Pharmaceuticals), Aprameya Radhakrishna (ex-CEO,Koo)Merak Ventures
8 Dec 2025Conscious ChemistEcommerceD2CB2C$1.6 Mn–Atomic Capital, First Port Capital Fund B, IPV InternationalAtomic Capital
10 Dec 2025SuperBrynAIApplication LayerB2B$1.2 MnPre-SeedKalaari Capital, Rikant Pitti (cofounder, EaseMyTrip), Arjun Pillai (founder, Docket AI), Sharath Keshava Narayanan (founder, Sanas AI), Harish Manian (group CEO, BMH), Nivin Pauly (Actor)Kalaari Capital
8 Dec 2025Lumov HealthHealth TechHealthcare DevicesB2C$1.2 MnSeedIncubate Fund Asia, QRG Investments & Holdings, IIMA Ventures, SIDBI, Ashish Gupta (cofounder, Helion Advisors), Saket Narang (managing director, Steinberg India), Abhishek Goyal (cofounder, Tracxn), Arjun Vaidya (founder, V3 Ventures), Indian Silicon Valley Capital, Mapaex Family OfficeIncubate Fund Asia
8 Dec 2025FrexFintechBankingB2C$1.1 MnPre-SeedZeropearl VC, White Venture Capital, Abhiraj Singh Bhal (cofounder, Urban Company), Varun Khaitan (cofounder, Urban Company), Raghav Chandra (cofounder, Urban Company), Pradeep Parameswaran (global head of mobility, Uber), Kunal Shah (founder, CRED), Rishabh Goel (founder, Credgenics)Zeropearl VC, White Venture Capital
11 Dec 2025Toffee Coffee RoastersEcommerceD2CB2C$554KPre-Series AInflection Point Ventures, 66 Bridge Partners, Abhijit Vemuganti (cofounder, Swipe), InvesstInflection Point Ventures
8 Dec 2025KorikenEcommerceD2CB2C$443KSeedRukam CapitalRukam Capital
10 Dec 2025FaradayAIApplication LayerB2B$200K–ajvcajvc
9 Dec 2025EmergentAIApplication LayerB2C––GoogleGoogle
11 Dec 2025Whilter AIAIApplication LayerB2B––AIONOSAIONOS
Source: Inc42
*Mix of equity and debt
Note: Only disclosed funding rounds have been included been included

Key Startup Funding Highlights Of The Week

  • Fintech continued to remain the top sector for investors, with three startups together raising the highest $46.1 Mn this week. This was a 34% uptick from the $33 Mn capital infusion in the sector in the previous week.
  • At 7, ecommerce saw the highest number of deals this week. The startups in the sector raised a cumulative $7.7 Mn.
  • Fireside Ventures was the most active investor this week, backing Inito and Earthful.
  • Six seed stage startups raised $5.9 Mn this week, down 63% from previous week.

Fund Updates Of The Week

  • Bengaluru-based VC firm BYT Capital launched its maiden deeptech fund with a corpus of INR 180 Cr to back 18-20 startups with an average ticket size of INR 3-6 Cr.
  • IIT Bombay’s startup incubator SINE unveiled its maiden VC fund, Y-Point Venture Capital Fund, with a target corpus of INR 250 Cr.
  • Energy transition-focussed VC firm Transition VC closed its maiden fund at INR 700 Cr, targeting a portfolio of 25 cleantech startups moving forward. The firm, which has already backed 17 startups till date, writes cheques in the range of $500K to $1 Mn.
  • Sportstech focussed VC firm Centre Court Capital announced the final close of its maiden fund at INR 410 Cr to back 15-18 startups operating in the sports and gaming category, with an average ticket size of INR 8 Cr to INR 24 Cr each.
  • IAN Group (formerly India Angel Network) marked the final close of its second VC fund, IAN Alpha Fund, at $100 Mn (INR 900 Cr) to back early stage tech startups and expand its portfolio in the MSME category.

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