Pune: India startup funding rose 3.18% week-on-week to $193.49 million during the October 16–22, 2026 period, compared with $187.54 million raised between October 9 and October 15, according to the latest weekly funding tracker from Tracxn and Sahyadri Startups.
Funding was also 79.61% higher than the $107.73 million recorded during October 2–8.
The India startup funding ecosystem recorded 16 funding rounds during the current period, compared with 23 rounds in the previous week and 19 rounds during the week before that.
India Startup Funding Reaches $193.49 Million
The total India startup funding raised between October 16 and October 22 stood at $193.49 million.
This represented a 3.18% increase over the previous week’s $187.54 million and a 79.61% increase over the $107.73 million recorded during October 2–8.
The current period saw 16 funding rounds, including disclosed and undisclosed transactions across seed, early-stage and late-stage categories.
Among the disclosed deals, Even emerged as the top-funded company after raising $50 million in a Series B round. Different followed with a $48 million seed round, while Baba Care raised $40 million in a Series A round.
Greenzo Energy secured $13.66 million, while The Pant Project raised $11.46 million during the week.
Other notable India startup funding deals included Battery Smart, which raised $10 million in a Series C round, and CureBay, which raised $7.30 million in a Series B round.
CapGrid Solutions raised $4.87 million in a Series A round, followed by Hunar.AI with $4.20 million in a Series A round and Karta with $3 million in a seed round.
Early-Stage Funding Leads the Week
Early-stage companies accounted for the largest share of India startup funding during the October 16–22 period.
Early-stage funding stood at $131.49 million, accounting for 67.9% of the total funding raised during the week.
Seed-stage funding amounted to $52 million, representing 26.9% of the total, while late-stage funding stood at $10 million, accounting for 5.2%.
The distribution marked a shift from the previous week, when early-stage funding accounted for $66.70 million, seed-stage funding stood at $21.96 million and late-stage funding reached $98.87 million.
During October 2–8, seed-stage funding stood at $11.63 million, early-stage funding at $51.98 million and late-stage funding at $44.12 million.
The India startup funding tracker classifies seed-stage funding as Seed and Angel rounds, early-stage funding as Series A and Series B rounds, and late-stage funding as Series C and above, PE and unattributed rounds.
Even, Different and Baba Care Lead Top Deals
Even topped the India startup funding chart for the week with a $50 million Series B round. Khosla Ventures was the lead investor, with Alphawave Global also participating.
Different secured $48 million in a seed round, with General Catalyst as the lead investor and LSVP participating.
Baba Care raised $40 million in a Series A round. FirstMark led the round, with CVS Health Ventures, Valtruis, General Catalyst and GroundUp also participating.
Greenzo Energy raised $13.66 million, with Ashish Kacholia listed as an angel investor.
The Pant Project raised $11.46 million in a Series B round led by Mirae Asset Venture Capital, with Sorin Investments participating.
Battery Smart raised $10 million in a Series C round from EIF, while CureBay secured $7.30 million in a Series B round led by IvyCap Ventures.
CapGrid Solutions raised $4.87 million in a Series A round led by Hero Corp, with Nexus Venture Partners and Anicut Capital participating.
Hunar.AI raised $4.20 million in a Series A round led by Blume, with Hyderabad Angels, Together Fund, AVNM Ventures and angel investors Prateek Maheshwari, Alakh Pandey and Aditya Vuchi participating.
Karta raised $3 million in a seed round led by Peer Capital, with Cedar Hill, CDM Capital, Seedstars and Wyser participating.
General Catalyst and Seedstars Among Most Active VCs
General Catalyst and Seedstars were the most active venture capital firms in the India startup funding tracker for the October 16–22 period, with two rounds each.
General Catalyst invested in Different and Baba Care, while Seedstars participated in rounds for Hunar.AI and Karta.
Khosla Ventures recorded one round during the period through its investment in Even.
One IPO and No Acquisitions
The current period recorded one IPO and no acquisitions as part of exits tracked by the India startup funding report.
DGEN TECHNOLOGIES was the only company to go public during the week.
The company, founded in 2025 and based in Kolkata, is described as a developer of full-stack payment infrastructure that unifies POS, kiosks and mobile.
The tracker recorded one IPO during the current period, compared with one IPO and two acquisitions during the previous week. The October 2–8 period recorded five IPOs and two acquisitions.
Funding Trend Over the Last 12 Months
The 12-month India startup funding trend shows significant month-to-month variation in total funding.
Funding stood at $787.27 million in November 2025 and $787.57 million in December 2025. It increased to $1.28 billion in January 2026 and $1.17 billion in February.
March 2026 recorded the highest monthly funding in the 12-month period at $2.41 billion. Funding subsequently stood at $672.80 million in April and $788 million in May.
June recorded $1.83 billion, followed by $1.22 billion in July and $975.06 million in August. Funding stood at $789.66 million in September and $493.83 million in October.
The weekly tracker considers only equity rounds and tech companies.
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