🚀Weekly Highlights of India Startup Funding Report reveals startups collectively raised $216.19 million across 21 deals– Curated by Innovent Blog

June Week 1, 2025 | Total Funding: $216.19 Million

India’s startup ecosystem continues to demonstrate resilience and growth, with 21 startups raising approximately $216.19 million in the first week of June. This figure includes 7 growth-stage and 12 early-stage deals, while 2 startups kept their funding undisclosed. Compared to the previous week's $205.76 million, this represents a steady funding momentum.

As always, Innovent Blog remains your go-to destination for the latest startup funding news, trends, and investment insights across India’s dynamic startup landscape.

📊 Week-on-Week Funding: Holding Steady

Compared to last week’s $205.76 million across 19 deals, this week’s figures mark a slight uptick in capital inflow. Of the 21 funded startups, 7 were growth-stage, 12 early-stage, while 2 chose to remain undisclosed. The average funding across the last 8 weeks stands at $202.42 million.

🏗️ Growth & Late-Stage Deals: $193.26 Million Dominates

Wealth management platform Syfe led the charge with a massive $80 million Series C round. Close behind, Snitch, a fast-growing D2C men’s fashion brand, raised $40 million in Series B led by 360 One Asset. Meanwhile, Udaan, the B2B e-commerce giant, added another $39 million to close its $114 million Series G round.

Other notable growth-stage winners:

• Stable Money

• Loantap

• Decentro

• Plush (Feminine Care)

🌱 Early-Stage Highlights: $22.93 Million Across 12 Deals

Early-stage investments remained vibrant with an education loan marketplace topping the chart at $5.8 million in Series A. Noteworthy early bets include:

• Stride Green (Climate Tech)

• True Diamond (Longevity & Wellness)

• Naagin (Foodtech)

• Spense (Fintech)

• Gully Labs (Sneakers & D2C)

ServeClub (Pickleball gear) and AVPL International (DroneTech) also secured funding but kept amounts undisclosed.

🌍 City & Sector Snapshot

City-wise Deals:

• Bengaluru led with 10 deals

• Delhi-NCR followed with 6

• Mumbai, Pune, Chennai contributed the rest

Sector-wise Breakdown:

• Fintech: 6 deals

• E-commerce: 4 deals

• Others: Foodtech, AI, Climate tech, Healthtech

🔄 Key Hirings, Exits & Leadership Moves

• Probo appoints Shimal Kapoor as Head of Policy

• Bessemer Venture Partners brings in Pankaj Mitra as Partner

• Simplilearn reappoints Jitendra Kumar as CTO

• Steptrade Share Services adds Kamal Bansal to Advisory Board

• Zepto's senior exec moves to Apollo Brands

• CoinDCX CTO Vivek Gupta steps down

🛒 M&A Activity

• DeHaat acquires NEERX to boost real-time agri-analytics

• Nazara Technologies completes Smaaash acquisition via insolvency resolution

💸 Fund Launches

• HealthKois launches $300M healthcare-focused fund

• Inflexor Ventures eyes $150M Fund III close by FY26

• VNTR plans $5M India-focused seed fund

🔍 Upcoming Deals & IPO Watch

• Vecmocon to raise $8.7M

• Scaler eyes $40M

• Bloom Hotels, Pepperfry, Handpickd in fundraising mode

• Lenskart, Moneyview, and Capillary Technologies prepping for IPOs

• Flipkart secures NBFC license to expand into digital lending

🌟 New Launches & Strategic Partnerships

• Refrens launches FREYA, an AI accounting agent

• MiStay x HyperGuest partner to transform hotel bookings

• Policybazaar launches ‘Saarthi’ elder care program

• Inka collaborates with Growfitter for wellness insurance scoring

• BimaPay Finsure unveils premium financing for corporate insurance

📈 Financial Results & Ecosystem Wins

• Digit Life Insurance crosses ₹1,300 Cr revenue in FY25

• Afthonia Labs incubates 7 new fintech startups in green finance & cybersecurity

• Prosus FoundHER Challenge awards $100,000 to four women-led startups.

In The News – Powered by Innovent Blog

• Flipkart gets NBFC licence from RBI.

• Lenskart, Moneyview, and Capillary Technologies prepare for IPOs.

• Hyundai & Kia fully exit Ola Electric.

• PhonePe acquires GSPay IP.

• Prosus awards $100K in grants to 4 women-led startups.

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