Funding and acquisitions in Indian startup this week [Jan 05- Jan 10, 2026]

This week, 24 Indian startups raised a total of $75.36 million, all through early-stage deals, while three startups kept their funding undisclosed. 

In contrast, 3 startups had collectively secured about $110.22 million in the previous week.

[Early-stage deals]-

This week saw only early-stage funding activity. Bengaluru-based Even Healthcare raised $20 million in a round led by Lachy Groom and Alpha Wave, with participation from Sharrp Ventures. FutureCure Health secured Rs 104 crore ($11.5 million) led by Carnelian Asset Management LLP, while Bengaluru-based industrial AI startup Spector.ai raised Rs 58 crore (about $6.7 million) in a round led by IvyCap Ventures. Binny Bansal’s venture firm, 3State Ventures, also made an additional $6.4 million investment in its portfolio company Oppdoor Pte. Ltd. Several AI startups, including Nitro Commerce and Aivar, along with beauty brand Antinorm, also raised fresh capital during the week.

Lohia Aerospace, menstrual hygiene products startup Fabpad and AI firm Project Studio also raised funding this week, though their funding amounts were undisclosed.

For a detailed funding breakdown, visitTheKredible.

[City and segment-wise deals]

Bengaluru led the city-wise deal count with 11 deals, followed by Delhi-NCR and Mumbai with four and three deals, respectively. Startups from Kanpur, Udaipur, Indore, and other cities also secured funding this week.

Segment-wise, AI startups led the week with 6 deals, followed by healthtech and E-commerce startups with 4 deals each. Aerospace, proptech, deeptech, EV, Fintech, and others also secured funding during the period.

[Series-wise deals]

This week seed rounds led the funding with 8 deals, followed by Series A with 6 deals. Pre-Series A and pre-seed recorded  deals each.

Visit TheKredible to see series-wise deals along with amount breakup, and more insights.

[Week-on-week funding trend]

On a weekly basis, startup funding increased over 31% to $75.36 million as compared to around $110.22  million raised during the previous week.

The average funding in the last eight weeks stands at around $199.82 million with 22 deals per week.

[Key Hirings/ Departures]

Meesho announced senior leadership changes with Milan Partani appointed as General Manager, Commerce Platform, while Megha Agarwal stepped down. Awfis Space Solutions reported the resignation of CFO Ravi Dugar and appointed Sumit Rochlani as the new CFO. QuiD Cash named former Paytm President and COO Bhavesh Gupta as Strategic Advisor. Other appointments included Freshworks naming Kady Srinivasan as CMO, Cashify promoting Raghvendra Singh to CTO, Flipkart appointing Gunjan Bhartia as Senior VP of Business Finance, and The Sleep Company naming Hemal Jain as CFO.

Milan Partani, who was serving as General Manager User Growth and Content Commerce, has been appointed as General Manager Commerce Platform while Megha Agarwal, General Manager Business and a Senior Management Personnel, has resigned from the company. Ather Energy has appointed senior HR leader Surabhi Loshali as its new chief human resources officer.

[Mergers and Acquisitions]

Used-car marketplace CARS24 acquired vehicle information platform CarInfo, bringing CarInfo and BikeInfo into its ecosystem while retaining standalone operations. B2B fresh-produce startup Urban Harvest acquired premium gourmet food brand Cocosutra. Meanwhile, MS Dhoni merged his padel venture 7Padel with PadelPark India to create a unified national platform for the sport’s growth.

[New Launches and Partnerships]

▪️ CLIRNET launches DentalNet to redefine continuing dental education globally

▪️ After UAE debut, Practo launches in US with $75 Mn GMV run-rate

[Financial result this week]

▪️ Sid’s Farm posts Rs 168 Cr revenue in FY25; losses surge 2.6x

▪️ Ecozen’s profit nears Rs 100 Cr in FY25; revenue jumps 2.5X

▪️ Info Edge’s standalone revenue touches Rs 747 Cr in Q3 FY26

▪️ Peak XV-backed BankBazaar posts Rs 249 Cr revenue in FY25; cuts losses

▪️ Proost Beer crosses Rs 100 Cr revenue in FY25, achieves EBITDA breakeven

▪️ BellaVita’s revenue jumps 2.5X to Rs 456 Cr in FY25, turns profitable

▪️ Pee Safe reports Rs 82 Cr revenue in FY25, nears breakeven

▪️ Info Edge-backed Zingbus crosses Rs 150 Cr revenue in FY25

[News flash this week]

▪️ Razorpay begins IPO preparations, eyes Rs 4,500 Cr fresh issue: Report

▪️ upGrad–Unacademy deal called off over valuation differences

▪️ Arali Ventures clocks 23x return on full exit from HBOX, marks another fund returner

▪️ Groww expands stock broking lead in Dec 2025; Zerodha and Angel One lose clients

▪️ SoftBank sells 2.15% stake in Ola Electric via open market

▪️ Amagi IPO unlocks 14x returns for Premji Invest, multi-fold gains for others

[Summary]

On a weekly basis, startup funding increased over 31% to $75.36 million as compared to around $110.22  million raised during the previous week.

Arali Ventures strengthened its fund performance with a full exit from HBOX Inc., generating a 23X return in just four years. The exit coincided with HBOX securing growth capital from the Charlesbank Technology Opportunities Fund, highlighting Arali’s focus on backing globally scalable enterprise-tech companies early.

India’s retail broking industry continued to see a slowdown, with active users falling to 4.48 crore in December 2025 from a peak of 4.96 crore in January. Amid the decline, Groww added about 39,500 active demat accounts, took its client base to around 1.21 crore, and held a 27.06% market share, while peers such as Zerodha and Angel One reported a drop in active clients.

The much-speculated acquisition talks between online higher education platform upGrad and test-prep major Unacademy have been called off after both parties failed to reach a consensus on valuation.

Digital payments unicorn Razorpay has reportedly begun preparations for an initial public offering (IPO) and plans to raise up to Rs 4,500 crore ($505 million) in fresh capital. As per ET report, the Bengaluru-based company has invited merchant bankers to pitch for the mandate, with Kotak Mahindra Capital and Axis Capital emerging as key contenders.