Pune: India’s startup ecosystem witnessed a sharp rise in investments during the latest funding cycle, according to the Sahyadri Startups Weekly Tracker released in association with Tracxn.
Covering the period 31 Jul–06 Aug, 2026, the Sahyadri Startups Weekly Tracker reported total startup funding of $291.84 million across 21 funding rounds, representing a 401.67% increase over the previous week’s $58.17 million and a 104.08% increase compared to the $143 million recorded during **17 Jul–23 Jul, 2026.
The latest Sahyadri Startups Weekly Tracker shows that early-stage companies attracted the largest share of investments during the week, while Rideriver emerged as the biggest fundraising deal.
Funding jumps to nearly $292 million
According to the Sahyadri Startups Weekly Tracker, Indian startups collectively raised $291.84 million during the week ended 06 Aug, 2026, compared with $58.17 million in the previous week.
The tracker also highlighted:
- Current period (31 Jul–06 Aug, 2026): $291.84 million
- Previous week (24 Jul–30 Jul, 2026): $58.17 million
- Last to last week (17 Jul–23 Jul, 2026): $143 million
The latest funding volume was 401.67% higher than the previous week and 104.08% higher than the week before that.
Early-stage startups dominate funding activity
The Sahyadri Startups Weekly Tracker showed that early-stage startups accounted for the largest share of investments during the reporting period.
Funding by stage included:
- Early-stage funding: $161.46 million
- Late-stage funding: $116.30 million
- Seed-stage funding: $14.08 million
Early-stage funding represented the majority of the week’s capital deployment, followed by late-stage investments, while seed-stage funding accounted for the smallest share.
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Rideriver tops weekly funding deals
The Sahyadri Startups Weekly Tracker identified the following as the largest funding rounds during the week:
| Company | Funding Raised |
|---|---|
| Rideriver | $102 million |
| Sarvam | $75 million |
| Inrisk Labs | $27 million |
| Stable Money | $14.3 million |
| Matel | $13.6 million |
| HomeRun | $12 million |
| Mitti Labs | $9.5 million |
| Vaaree | $6.8 million |
| GetVantage | $6.6 million |
| Solinas Integrity | $5.5 million |
Peak XV Partners leads venture capital activity
According to the Sahyadri Startups Weekly Tracker, Peak XV Partners emerged as the most active venture capital investor during the week with investments in:
- Stable Money
- Vaaree
- Superleap
Other active investors included:
- Sorin – HomeRun, Kily
- DeVC – Adiabatic, Hulp
- One IPO and five acquisitions recorded
The Sahyadri Startups Weekly Tracker reported continued exit activity during the week.
During 31 Jul–06 Aug, 2026:
- IPOs: 1
- Acquisitions: 5
The tracker noted:
- IPO: MVEPL was the only company that went public during the week.
- Acquisitions: Aminu was acquired by Nykaa on Aug. 04, 2026, while XNG Automation Solutions was acquired by Agile Robots on Aug. 03, 2026.
Funding trend over the past 12 months
The Sahyadri Startups Weekly Tracker highlighted the following monthly funding trend for India’s technology startup ecosystem:
- Sep 2025 – $973 million
- Oct 2025 – $1,412 million
- Nov 2025 – $938 million
- Dec 2025 – $772 million
- Jan 2026 – $1,239 million
- Feb 2026 – $1,128 million
- Mar 2026 – $2,558 million
- Apr 2026 – $653 million
- May 2026 – $667 million
- Jun 2026 – $1,415 million
- Jul 2026 – $932 million
- Aug 2026 (current period) – $292 million
Note: The tracker considers equity funding rounds and technology companies.
