SUMMARY
Between Jan 5 and 9, 19 startups managed to secure a fresh capital of $68.4 Mn, representing a near 34% declined from the $104.2 Mn bagged by two startups in the preceding week
With Even Healthcare bagging the largest cheque of $20 Mn, healthtech sector topped the weekly funding charts. Two startups from the space secured $20.4 Mn during the week
Ecommerce sector continued to dominate funding deal trends this week, with five D2C startups raising $9.7 Mn
After attaining relative stability in the year 2025, Indian startup funding trends were rather muted in the first week of 2026. Between Jan 5 and 9, 19 startups managed to secure a fresh capital of $68.4 Mn, representing a near 34% declined from the $104.2 Mn bagged by Arya.ag and Knight Fintech in the preceding week.
Funding Galore: Indian Startup Funding Of The Week [ Jan 5 – 9 ]
| Date | Name | Sector | Subsector | Business Model | Funding Round Size | Funding Round Type | Investors | Lead Investor |
| 6 Jan 2026 | Even Healthcare | Health Tech | Telemedicine | B2C | $20 Mn | – | Lachy Groom, Alpha Wave, Sharrp Ventures | – |
| 6 Jan 2026 | Speed | Web3 | Digital Currencies & Assets | B2C | $8 Mn | – | Tether Ventures, Ego Death Capital | Tether Ventures |
| 8 Jan 2026 | Spector.AI | AI | Application Layer | B2B | $6.7 Mn | – | IvyCap Ventures | IvyCap Ventures |
| 8 Jan 2026 | TakeMe2Space | Advanced Hardware & Technology | Spacetech | B2C | $5 Mn | Seed | Chiratae Ventures, Artha Venture Fund, SeaFund, Unicorn India Ventures | Chiratae Ventures |
| 7 Jan 2026 | Nitro Commerce | Enterprise tech | Horizontal SaaS | B2B | $5 Mn | Series A | Cornerstone Ventures, Ankurit Capital, Grand Anicut Angel Fund, Equentis Wealth Advisory Services, India Accelerator, Razorpay Ventures, Rukum Capital | Cornerstone Ventures |
| 8 Jan 2026 | Aivar | AI | Application Layer | B2B | $4.6 Mn | Seed | Sorin Investments, Bessemer Venture Partners | Sorin Investments |
| 7 Jan 2026 | Antinorm | Ecommerce | D2C | B2C | $3.1 Mn | Seed | Fireside Ventures, V3 Ventures, Rukam Capital | Fireside Ventures |
| 8 Jan 2026 | &Done | Ecommerce | D2C | B2C | $3 Mn | Series A | RTP Global, Suashish, All In Capital, Kitty Agarwal, Kunal Bahl, Rohit Bansal,Puneet Kumar | RTP Global |
| 7 Jan 2026 | Arrowhead | AI | Application Layer | B2B | $3 Mn | Seed | Stellaris Venture Partners, Kunal Shah, Madhusudanan R | Stellaris Venture Partners |
| 6 Jan 2026 | SkinInspired | Ecommerce | D2C | B2C | $2.7 Mn | Series A | Spring Marketing Capital, Beauty Innovation Fund, Arihant Patni, Unilever Ventures. | Spring Marketing Capital |
| 7 Jan 2026 | Flent | Real Estate Tech | Real Estate Services | B2C | $2.3 Mn | Pre-Series A | Incubate Fund Asia, Twin & Bull Family Office, Stride Ventures, 91Ventures, Untitled VC, WEH Ventures | Incubate Fund Asia |
| 7 Jan 2026 | RoadGrid | Cleantech | Electric Vehicles | B2C | $1.5 Mn | Pre-Series A | Venture Catalysts, Kamal Puri , IPV, FAAD Network, LetsVenture, Vrinda Goyal, Haresh Patel, Maneesh Shrivastav | Venture Catalysts |
| 6 Jan 2026 | Kayess Square | Enterprise Services | Consulting | B2B | $1.2 Mn | – | – | – |
| 5 Jan 2026 | Mylapay | Enterprise Tech | Horizontal SaaS | B2B | $1 Mn | Series A | CDM Capital and Credit Saison,GrowthCap Ventures, Pratekk Agarwaal | – |
| 7 Jan 2026 | Be Clinical | Ecommerce | D2C | B2C | $720K | Seed | V3 Ventures, Titan Capital, Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal | V3 Ventures |
| 6 Jan 2026 | OSSO | Healthtech | Healthcare SaaS | B2C | $443K | Seed | Haldiram Family Office, Sahil Jindal, Aakashdeep Goyal, Parijat Sharma, and Viraj Patel | Haldiram family Office |
| 5 Jan 2026 | GOAT LIFE | Ecommerce | D2C | B2C | $200K | – | D2C Insider Super Angels ,Dhruv Kohli , Akash Gupta Vikram Ahuja, Consumer Collective, Rashi Agarwal, Aditya Agrawal, Akhil Kansal, Aayushi Khandelwal, Harsh Patel Venus Dhuria, Karan Kishorepuria | – |
| 6 Jan 2026 | Lohia Aerospace Systems | Advanced Hardware & Technology | Aeriel Vehicles | B2B | – | – | Singularity AMC | Singularity AMC |
| 8 Jan 2026 | Project Studio AI | Real Estate Tech | Real Estate Services | B2C | – | – | Modulor Capital, We Founder Circle, EvolveX, Thapar Innovate | Modular Capital |
| Source: Inc42 Note: Only disclosed funding rounds have been included been included |
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Key Startup Funding Highlights Of The Week
- With Even Healthcare bagging the largest cheque of $20 Mn, healthtech sector topped the weekly funding charts. Two startups from the space secured $20.4 Mn during the week.
- Ecommerce sector continued to dominate funding deal trends this week, with five D2C startups raising $9.7 Mn.
- A large chunk of the capital deployed during the week was concentrated around B2C startups, with these startups lapping up 70% of the overall weekly funds.
- Seed staged startups secured $16.8 Mn in fresh capital across six funding deals this week.
Other Developments Of The Week
- After filing its RHP on Thursday, Amagi is now set to become the first new-age tech company to go public in 2026. The media SaaS giant has trimmed the fresh issue size by 25% to INR 816 Cr along with trimming the OFS component by 22% to 2.69 Cr shares.
- One of the biggest edtech mergers between upGrad and Unacademy has failed to materialise as both parties pulled the plug on discussions after failing to reach a consensus on the valuation.
- In what could potentially lead to one of the largest Indian fintech startup IPOs, Razorpay is said to have roped in merchant bankers including Kotak Mahindra and Axis Capital to helm the IPO filing process. The IPO is likely to comprise a fresh issue of shares worth INR 4,500 Cr.
- Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin launched a dedicated startup policy with an outlay of INR 100 Cr to foster deeptech startups in the state.
