Funding the world’s third-largest startup ecosystem sustained its upward momentum during the second week of February. Between February 9 and 13, Indian startups cumulatively bagged $200.2 Mn across 31 funding deals. This marked an over 53% uptick from the $130.6 Mn raised across 20 deals last week.
Funding Galore: Indian Startup Funding Of The Week [Feb 9– 13]
| Date | Name | Sector | Subsector | Business Model | Funding Round Size | Funding Round Type | Investors | Lead Investor |
| 13 Feb 2026 | IDfy | Enterprise Tech | Horizontal SaaS | B2B | $52.5 Mn | Series F | Neo Asset Management, Blume Ventures, Analog Capital, Elev8, IndiaMART, Kae Capital. | Neo Asset Management |
| 10 Feb 2026 | Supertails | Ecommerce | D2C | B2C | $30 Mn | Series C | Venturi Partners, Nippon India Alternative Investments, Titan Capital, Fireside Ventures, RPSG Capital Ventures, Sauce VC, Saama Capital | Venturi Partners |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Olyv | Fintech | Lending Tech | B2C | $23 Mn | Series B | The Fundamentum Partnership, SMBC Asia Rising Fund | The Fundamentum Partnership |
| 9 Feb 2026 | Pandorum Technologies | Health Tech | Lifescience | B2B | $18 Mn | Series B | Protons Corporate, Galentic Pharma, Noblevast Advisory and Avinya Fund, Burman Family, Ashish Kacholia (Lucky Investment Advisors) | Protons Corporate |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Showroom B2B | Ecommerce | – | B2B | $16.5 Mn* | Series A | Cactus Partners, Zephyr Peacock Jungle Ventures, Accion Ventures, NBD Ventures | Cactus Partners |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Elixiir Foods | Ecommerce | D2C | B2C | $9 Mn | Seed | 3one4 Capital, Incubate Fund Asia | 3one4 Capital |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Care.fi | Fintech | Fintech SaaS | B2B | $8 Mn* | Series A | July Ventures, Peak XV Partners, Accion Ventures, Sadev Ventures, Trifecta Capital, Vivriti | July Ventures |
| 13 Feb 2026 | Six Sense Mobility | Logistics | Electric Vehicles | B2B | $4.8 Mn | Pre-Series A | Ashish Kacholia (Lucky Investment Advisors), Piper Serica | Ashish Kacholia |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Indigrid | Clean Tech | – | B2B | $4.4 Mn | Series A | Valour Capital, ITI Growth Opportunities Fund, Vimson Group, Global South Capital | Valour Capital |
| 13 Feb 2026 | ClayCo | Ecommerce | D2C | B2C | $3.3 Mn | Series A | Twenty Nine Capital Partners | Twenty Nine Capital Partners |
| 13 Feb 2026 | e-TRNL Energy | Clean Tech | Electric Vehicles | B2B | $3 Mn | Seed | IAN Group, Navam Capital, Speciale Invest | IAN Group |
| 11 Feb 2026 | ThirdAI | AI | Application Layer | B2B | $3 Mn | Seed | Endiya Partners, Capria Ventures | Endiya Partners, Capria Ventures |
| 10 Feb 2026 | PadCare | Clean Tech | Climate Tech | B2B | $3 Mn | Pre-Series A | Rainmatter, 3one4 Capital, Brigade Group, PKRBCV Shroff Trust, Lavni Ventures, 3i Partners | Rainmatter |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Go Desi | Ecommerce | D2C | B2C | $2.8 Mn | Series B** | ENRISSION INDIA CAPITAL, DSG Consumer Partners, Aavishkaar Capital | ENRISSION INDIA CAPITAL, DSG Consumer Partners, Aavishkaar Capital |
| 12 Feb 2026 | DUSQ | Health Tech | Healthcare Devices | B2C | $2.6 Mn | Seed | Fireside Ventures, Antler India, Climber Capital, Startup Sherpas, Vaishav Investments, Avnish Anand (CaratLane), Shivam Puri (Cipla Health) | Fireside Ventures |
| 10 Feb 2026 | SimpleAI | AI | Application Layer | B2B | $2.5 Mn | Seed | JBV Capital, Hovancik Fund, 1947 Rise, PointOne Capital | JBV Capital |
| 10 Feb 2026 | CURAPOD | Health Tech | Healthcare Devices | B2C | $2.2 Mn | Pre-Series A | V3 Ventures, 3i Partners, Ideaspring Capital | V3 Ventures, 3i Partners, Ideaspring Capital |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Nester | Ecommerce | D2C | B2C | $2 Mn | Pre-Series A | Fireside Ventures, OTP Ventures, Sadev Ventures, Titan Capital | Fireside Ventures |
| 10 Feb 2026 | BotGauge AI | AI | Application Layer | B2B | $2 Mn | – | Surface Ventures, IA Seed Ventures, Saka Ventures | Surface Ventures |
| 10 Feb 2026 | Elevate Now | Health Tech | Fitness & Wellness | B2C | $2 Mn | Seed | Physis Capital, Inflection Point Ventures, Titan Capital | Physis Capital |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Benny’s Bowl | Ecommerce | D2C | B2C | $1.4 Mn | Pre-Series A | Atomic Capital | Atomic Capital |
| 12 Feb 2026 | UKHI | Clean Tech | Climate Tech | B2B | $1.2 Mn | Seed | Venture Catalysts, 100Unicorns, 888 VC, DCG Pack | Venture Catalysts |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Satlabs | Advanced Hardware & Technology | Spacetech | B2B | $1 Mn | – | Finvolve, India Accelerator | Finvolve, India Accelerator |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Digitory | Enterprise Services | – | B2B | $500K | Pre-Series A | Tejas Paresh Lodaya (angel investor) | Tejas Paresh Lodaya |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Heliware | Advanced Hardware & Technology | Spacetech | B2B | $497K | – | Inflection Point Ventures | Inflection Point Ventures |
| 11 Feb 2026 | SteamPRO | Ecommerce | Hyperlocal Services | B2C | $419K | Seed | Anicut Capital, Zeropearl VC, D2C Insider Super Angels, Atrium Ventures | Anicut Capital, Zeropearl VC, D2C Insider Super Angels, Atrium Ventures |
| 11 Feb 2026 | TimBuckDo | Consumer Services | Hyperlocal Services | B2C | $298K | – | Turbostart, Rukam Capital, Anupam Bansal, Arjun Vaidya (V3 Ventures), Shaili Chopra (Gytree), Sandesh Sharda (Angel Investor) | – |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Truth & Hair | Ecommerce | D2C | B2C | $276K | – | Varun Alagh (Honasa Consumer) | Varun Alagh (Honasa Consumer) |
| 9 Feb 2026 | Preventify | Health Tech | In-Clinic Healthcare | B2C | $200K | Pre-Seed | PedalStart, Viren Shetty (Narayana Health), Jatin Kakrani (Dezy) | PedalStart |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Articulus Surgical | Health Tech | Healthcare Devices | B2B | – | Seed | Kalaari Capital | Kalaari Capital |
| Source: Inc42 *Mix of equity and debt **Part of larger round |
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Key Startup Funding Highlights Of The Week
- Ecommerce retained the title of the most funded startup segment this week, with nine startups in the segment cumulatively bagging $65.7 Mn.
- The health tech segment saw the second highest number of deals materialise this week at six, with a total capital infusion of $25 Mn.
- Investors preferred B2B startups more over B2C ventures this week, with the former bagging 60% ($120.9 Mn) of the week’s total funding pie.
- Fireside Ventures was the most active investor this week, backing three startups. Besides, ace investor Ashish Kacholia and 3one4 Capital also backed two startups each.
- Eleven startups at the seed stage bagged $23.9 Mn this week, marking an over 200% jump from the $7.8 Mn raised by startups at this stage last week.
Mergers & Acquisitions This Week
- Pharmaceutical major USV entered a definitive agreement to buy 79% stake in D2C nutraceutical brand Wellbeing Nutrition for ₹1,583 Cr in an all-cash deal.
- Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) acquired the remaining 49% stake in OZiva parent Zywie Ventures Pvt Ltd for ₹824 Cr. With this, the plant-based nutrition brand has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of HUL.
- toothsi parent makeO signed an agreement to acquire Singapore-based oral care brand Zenyum for an undisclosed amount.
Startup IPO Updates Of The Week
- AI company Fractal closed its initial public offering, with an oversubscription of 2.66X. Investors cumulatively bid for 4.95 Cr shares against 1.86 Cr shares open for subscription. Its shares are expected to be listed on the BSE and NSE on Monday.
- Aye Finance also closed its IPO with an undersubscription of 97%, with investors bidding for 4.42 Cr shares against 4.55 Cr shares on offer. The company will get listed on the bourses on Monday.
- Smart wearables brand GoBoult’s cofounder Varun Gupta told Inc42 that the startup is planning to file its DRHP with the SEBI by November this year. The startup plans on listing on the bourses by the summer of 2027.
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