Indian startups raised nearly $240 Mn this week, led by Navi and Cent
Newzchain covered 30 Indian startup funding rounds between October 25 and October 31, worth nearly $240 Mn across the 29 that disclosed an amount.
The largest rounds went to Navi (about Rs 940 crore), Cent ($15 million) and Live2.ai (Rs 130 crore).
Fintech
Three Fintech startups raised nearly $109 Mn this week.
Navi, which offers lending, insurance, mutual funds and UPI payments, raised about Rs 940 crore led by Prosus.
Tradl, which builds AI-powered trading platform for retail traders, raised $4.1 Mn in a seed round led by Nexus Venture Partners and Stellaris Venture Partners, with a few angel investors.
Vouch, which builds AI-native personalised financial guidance for Indian families, raised $500,000 in a pre-seed round from Y Combinator.
Healthtech
Five Healthtech startups raised over $41 Mn this week.
Cent, which provides early disease detection through medical imaging and AI screening, raised $15 million in a Series A round led by Blume Ventures and South Park Commons, with Arun Sarin and Srinivas Narayanan.
Clinics On Cloud, which provides preventive screening and primary healthcare beyond hospitals, raised Rs 120 crore in a Series A round led by Model42.
BioStack, which connects fragmented clinical information to build longitudinal patient records, raised $9.5 million in a seed round led by Peak XV and Afore Capital, with DCVC and Emerson Collective.
Jagruti Rehabilitation Centre, which provides residential care for mental health conditions, addiction and dementia, raised Rs 28 crore in a Series A round led by Alkemi Growth Capital.
Docterz, which offers an integrated platform for medical records and clinic management, raised Rs 5 crore from Vineeta Singh and Avnish Anand.
Artificial Intelligence
Four Artificial Intelligence startups raised over $31 Mn this week.
Live2.ai, which provides social intelligence and commerce activation for brands, raised Rs 130 crore in a pre-Series B round led by IvyCap Ventures.
Simplismart, which provides infrastructure for enterprises to deploy and run AI models, raised $14 million in a Series B round led by Dallas Venture Capital, with NVIDIA and Accel.
QwikBuild, which builds enterprise software and AI agents, raised $2.3 Mn in a pre-seed round led by Globalway, with Blume Ventures and DeVC.
Tensrai, which builds retrofittable autonomy platform for robots and machines, raised Rs 3.4 crore in a pre-seed round from India Accelerator and Finvolve.
Consumer
Four Consumer startups raised nearly $19 Mn this week.
Ace Blend, which sells nutrition and dietary supplements direct to consumers, raised $9.9 Mn in a Series A2 round led by 3one4 Capital, with Fireside Ventures.
Rotoris, which makes premium luxury watches sold through an invitation-only registry, raised Rs 70 crore in a Series A round led by Blume Ventures, with 9Unicorns and Centricity.
Maasi, which trains, pays and supports caregivers for at-home childcare, raised Rs 6 crore in a pre-seed round led by Better Capital, with Antler India.
Qiroko, which sells affordable everyday fashion accessories, raised Rs 1.5 crore in a pre-seed round led by ISV Capital.
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Gaming
Two Gaming startups raised over $13 Mn this week.
Matiks, which builds social gaming platform with mental maths and puzzle games, raised $10 million in a Pre-Series A round led by General Catalyst, with Ronnie Screwvala and Info Edge Ventures.
Let's Game Now, which runs esports and gaming tournament platform connecting brands with gamers, raised Rs 30 crore led by Anand Mahindra and Bestvantage Investments, with a UAE-based family office.
Deeptech
Four Deeptech startups raised over $4.9 Mn this week.
Nova Spectral AI, which develops image sensor chips for short-wave infrared imaging, raised Rs 21.15 crore in a seed round led by Shastra VC, with Equirus InnovateX Fund and angel investors.
Coratia Technologies, which develops indigenous underwater robotic systems, raised Rs 18 crore in a bridge round led by MGF Kavachh.
SpectraGaze Systems, which builds optical imaging sensors and electro-optical payloads for space and defence, raised Rs 3.7 crore in a seed round led by GVFL.
Viridian Ingni Propulsion, which develops electric propulsion systems for vehicles, drones and robotics, raised Rs 1.47 crore in a pre-seed round led by Inflection Point Ventures (IPV).
Across other sectors
Troovy, which makes better-for-you snacks and food for children and families, raised Rs 100 crore in a Series B round led by Fireside Ventures, with Sharrp Ventures (Food and Beverage).
Venttup, which provides B2B precision manufacturing and sourcing services, raised $3 million in a pre-Series A round led by Rainmatter and Unicorn India Ventures (Manufacturing).
Zorit, which runs b2b quick commerce for offline retailers, raised nearly Rs 27 crore led by Sparrow Capital, with Info Edge and WaterBridge (B2B Commerce).
Vama, which provides devotees access to temple services, astrology consultations and spiritual products, raised Rs 19.03 crore in a Pre-Series A round led by Writers and Publishers Private Limited, with Wavemaker Partners and Silver Needle Ventures (Consumer Tech).
Paar Autonomy, which builds camera systems and AI software for drones and unmanned defence platforms, raised Rs 10 crore led by AdvantEdge Founders (Defence Tech).
Bucketlistt.com, which runs a marketplace for verified travel experiences across India, raised Rs 7.6 crore in a seed round led by Kairon Capital, with Titan Capital and Divisa Family Office (Traveltech).
ISLAND Beauty, which makes barrier-focused skincare products using Korean ingredients, raised Rs 2.58 crore from AJVC (Beauty). Navitas Solar secured an investment commitment of up to $20 million from responsAbility (Cleantech).
Most active investors
Blume Ventures (Cent, Rotoris and QwikBuild) backed three of this week's rounds. Fireside Ventures (Troovy and Ace Blend) backed two of this week's rounds.
Rounds in the works
Wow! Momo Foods is in talks to raise funding. Parsec Aerospace is in talks to raise around $10 Mn from Nexus Venture Partners.
Sarvam AI is in talks to raise funding. Holiday Tribe is in talks to raise around ₹50 Cr.
Smylo is in talks to raise funding. Technosport is in talks to raise funding.
upliance.ai is in talks to raise funding. Numour is in talks to raise nearly $3.1 Mn from Sharrp Ventures.
This roundup covers the funding rounds Newzchain reported this week. Investment commitments and rounds with undisclosed amounts are not in the totals.
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