Startup funding by city in India, 2026
By Abha Lohia · Editor · Updated
As of 11 November 2026, Bengaluru startups have raised the most in 2026 ($4.53 billion in disclosed rounds), ahead of Mumbai ($2.22 billion) and Delhi NCR ($1.33 billion). Bengaluru also leads on the number of rounds (254 of the 695 rounds whose company names a home city).
Changed this week: 6 new rounds with a city since 5 November 2026: Hical Technologies, altM, Venomics AI, Arka Fincap, Cosmoserve Space and more.
Every city with five or more rounds
| City | Rounds | Raised (disclosed) | Share | Median round | Biggest round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengaluru | 254 | $4.53 billion | 45% | $5M | Sarvam AI ($300M) |
| Delhi NCR | 161 | $1.33 billion | 13% | $2M | Cars24 ($398M) |
| Mumbai | 84 | $2.22 billion | 22% | $5M | Neysa Networks ($1.2B) |
| Hyderabad | 38 | $482 million | 5% | $4M | Nephroplus ($200M) |
| Pune | 29 | $145 million | 1% | $3M | Unbox Robotics ($28M) |
| Chennai | 19 | $199 million | 2% | $3M | Linux Laboratories ($70M) |
| San Francisco | 10 | $484 million | 5% | $15M | Wispr Flow ($280M) |
| Ahmedabad | 10 | $42.9 million | 0% | $1M | Matter Motor Works ($25M) |
| Kolkata | 8 | $13.9 million | 0% | $3M | Utsav ($4M) |
| Jaipur | 6 | $3.3 million | 0% | $170K | ECOIL ($3M) |
| Surat | 5 | $26.4 million | 0% | $5M | Navitas Solar ($20M) |
| Chandigarh | 5 | $274K | 0% | $3K | Bubble Me ($170K) |
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Bengaluru: 254 rounds, $4.53 billion
Bengaluru startups closed 254 rounds in 2026; the 242 with a disclosed amount add up to $4.53 billion, with a median of $5M. The biggest was Sarvam AI with $300M.
| # | Date | Company | Round | Stage | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 May 2026 | SA Sarvam AI | $300M | Series B | HCLTech, Bessemer Venture Partners, Nvidia +6 | Story → |
| 2 | 9 Jun 2026 | RA | $240 million | Prosus | Story → | |
| 3 | 15 May 2026 | OE Ola Electric | ₹2,000 Cr | internal investment | Story → | |
| 4 | 30 Sep 2026 | SE Simple Energy | ₹1,750 Cr | Series C | Velumani Family Office, Haran Family Office | Story → |
| 5 | 22 Sep 2026 | BA Brahma AI | $150M | Multiples Alternate Asset Management, Prime Focus | Story → | |
| 6 | 15 Jun 2026 | SASarvam AI | ₹1,427.25 crore (~$150M) for 10.46% stake; Series B first close $234M out of planned $300M | Series B | HCLTech, Bessemer Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures +1 | Story → |
| 7 | 25 Aug 2026 | AE | ₹1,200 Cr | late | India-Japan Fund, Hero MotoCorp | Story → |
| 8 | 15 Jul 2026 | EMEmergent | $130 Mn | Series C | Creaegis, MNI Ventures – Claypond Capital, Sentinel Global +4 | Story → |
| 9 | 5 Aug 2026 | RM River Mobility | $120M | Series C | Elev8 Venture Partners, Claypond Capital, Singularity AMC +10 | Story → |
| 10 | 30 Oct 2026 | NA Navi | ₹940 Cr | Prosus Ventures | Story → |
Delhi NCR: 161 rounds, $1.33 billion
Delhi NCR startups closed 161 rounds in 2026; the 150 with a disclosed amount add up to $1.33 billion, with a median of $2M. The biggest was Cars24 with ₹3,500 Cr.
| # | Date | Company | Round | Stage | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 Mar 2026 | CA Cars24 | ₹3,500 Cr | Series F | MARS Unicorn Fund | Story → |
| 2 | 14 Feb 2026 | SP Spinny | $170 Mn | Series G1 | Fidelity Investments, Accel Leaders Fund | Story → |
| 3 | 10 Aug 2026 | BP Biodeal Pharmaceuticals | ₹385 crore | growth | RMB Capitalworks | Story → |
| 4 | 8 Oct 2026 | DA DailyObjects | ₹332 Cr | Series C | Xponentia Capital Partners, Anicut Capital, Axiom Asia Private Capital +3 | Story → |
| 5 | 11 Jun 2026 | MUMasters’ Union | ₹320 crore | Titan Capital, Kae Capital, DSG Consumer Partners +4 | Story → | |
| 6 | 8 Sep 2026 | AL AlphaGrep | ₹200 crore | Story → | ||
| 7 | 6 Feb 2026 | JCJain Cord Industries | Rs 200 crore ($22.04 million) | Series A | Lohia Family Office | Story → |
| 8 | 1 May 2026 | KIKimbal | $22 Mn | Series B | GEF Capital Partners, Niveshaay | Story → |
| 9 | 21 Aug 2026 | BS | Rs 185.5 crore | Series C | Rising Tide Ventures, Ecosystem Integrity Fund, Blume Ventures | Story → |
| 10 | 18 Aug 2026 | NT NeoGeoInfo Technologies | $20M (Rs 191 crore) | Series A | SBI Neev II Fund, Aavishkaar Capital | Story → |
Mumbai: 84 rounds, $2.22 billion
Mumbai startups closed 84 rounds in 2026; the 79 with a disclosed amount add up to $2.22 billion, with a median of $5M. The biggest was Neysa Networks with USD 1.2 billion.
| # | Date | Company | Round | Stage | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 May 2026 | NNNeysa Networks | USD 1.2 billion | growth | Blackstone, Teachers' Venture Growth, TVS Capital +2 | Story → |
| 2 | 18 Mar 2026 | WSWeaver Services | Rs 1,450 Cr ($156M) | Series B | Premji Invest, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Gaja Capital | Story → |
| 3 | 9 Feb 2026 | RRRadiance Renewables | $100M | growth | Impact Fund Denmark (IFD), FMO | Story → |
| 4 | 7 Nov 2026 | AF | ₹525 Cr | Strategic investment | The Rise Funds | Story → |
| 5 | 26 Oct 2026 | AA Akasa Air | ₹450 Cr | Rekha Jhunjhunwala, Azim Premji family office | Story → | |
| 6 | 7 Sep 2026 | NU Nua | $50 million | Series C | Peak XV Partners, Filter Capital, Mirabilis Investment Trust +1 | Story → |
| 7 | 13 May 2026 | EMEase My AI | $50 million USD | pre-series a | Story → | |
| 8 | 25 Aug 2026 | NENeysa | $49.90 Mn | Series A | Story → | |
| 9 | 17 Jul 2026 | NG Neo Group | ~INR 350 crore | Peak XV Partners | Story → | |
| 10 | 13 Oct 2026 | GMGreenCell Mobility | ₹330 Cr | Impact Fund Denmark, Eversource Capital | Story → |
Hyderabad: 38 rounds, $482 million
Hyderabad startups closed 38 rounds in 2026; the 33 with a disclosed amount add up to $482 million, with a median of $4M. The biggest was Nephroplus with $199.63 Mn.
| # | Date | Company | Round | Stage | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 Aug 2026 | NENephroplus | $199.63 Mn | Series F | Story → | |
| 2 | 25 Jun 2026 | SA Skyroot Aerospace | $60 Mn | Series C | Sherpalo Ventures, GIC, BlackRock +1 | Story → |
| 3 | 20 Jul 2026 | RVRaghu Vamsi Aerospace Group | $40M | Norwest Venture Partners, Skegen Asset Management, Indus Bridge Ventures +2 | Story → | |
| 4 | 19 Aug 2026 | CD CtrlS Datacenters Ltd | ₹250 crore | growth | Nikhil Kamath, Sreeram Reddy Vanga | Story → |
| 5 | 26 Mar 2026 | DADeccan AI | $25 Mn | Series A | A91 Partners, Susquehanna, Prosus Ventures | Story → |
| 6 | 20 Jun 2026 | RERecykal | $23 Mn (₹217 Cr) | bridge | Ajay Parekh, Biological E Ltd, 360 ONE +2 | Story → |
| 7 | 13 Jan 2026 | LGLiquidnitro Games | $19.1M | Series A | Northpoint Capital, Nexus Venture Partners | Story → |
| 8 | 30 Jul 2026 | SSSid's Farm | over Rs 81 crore | pre-Series B | Omnivore, NSFO, Dodla Dairy +2 | Story → |
| 9 | 7 Oct 2026 | BY | $9M | Series B | Elevar Equity, Kalaari Capital, Michael & Susan Dell Foundation | Story → |
| 10 | 11 Jun 2026 | MCManam Chocolate | $9M | Omnivore, Turner Morrison consortium | Story → |
Pune: 29 rounds, $145 million
Pune startups closed 29 rounds in 2026; the 29 with a disclosed amount add up to $145 million, with a median of $3M. The biggest was Unbox Robotics with $28M.
| # | Date | Company | Round | Stage | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 Jan 2026 | URUnbox Robotics | $28M | Series B | ICICI Venture, Redstart Labs, F-Prime | Story → |
| 2 | 3 Aug 2026 | MMMatel Motion and Energy Solutions | ₹130 crore | Series B | UC Impower, Catamaran, Transition VC | Story → |
| 3 | 11 Sep 2026 | PRProvilac | $14M | institutional | Panthera Growth Partners | Story → |
| 4 | 26 Oct 2026 | CO Clinics On Cloud | ₹120 Cr | Series A | Model42 | Story → |
| 5 | 3 Sep 2026 | CR Cradlewise | $12 million | Series A | 3one4 Capital, Prudent Investment Management | Story → |
| 6 | 4 Nov 2026 | PR | ₹100 Cr | Pre-Series B | pi Ventures, Crane Venture Partners, Asiana Fund | Story → |
| 7 | 7 Apr 2026 | BIBioPrime | $6 Mn | Series A | Edaphon, Omnivore, Inflexor Ventures | Story → |
| 8 | 1 Sep 2026 | ASAeron Systems | ₹45 Cr | pre-series B | Riverwalk Holdings, MGF-Kavachh | Story → |
| 9 | 7 Jul 2026 | EPEconovus Packaging | ₹40 Crore | Pre-Series A | Rainmatter by Zerodha, Rockstud Capital | Story → |
| 10 | 20 Aug 2026 | PC Phi Commerce | Rs 38.54 crore | Series B | BEENEXT Ventures, Opus Softech Solution | Story → |
Chennai: 19 rounds, $199 million
Chennai startups closed 19 rounds in 2026; the 17 with a disclosed amount add up to $199 million, with a median of $3M. The biggest was Linux Laboratories with $70M.
| # | Date | Company | Round | Stage | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 Oct 2026 | LL Linux Laboratories | $70M | Growth equity | ChrysCapital, Tata Capital Healthcare Fund III | Story → |
| 2 | 5 Oct 2026 | TA TVS ASL | ₹425 Cr | Series D | CE-Invests | Story → |
| 3 | 6 Nov 2026 | TG TASE Global | ₹300 Cr | Growth equity | ValueQuest Tristar Fund | Story → |
| 4 | 26 Feb 2026 | PCPrayaan Capital | ₹110 Cr | Series A | Peak XV Partners | Story → |
| 5 | 27 Mar 2026 | MRMTandT Rentals | Rs 100 crore | series-a | ValueQuest S.C.A.L.E. Fund II | Story → |
| 6 | 26 Jan 2026 | EIEntellus Industries | ₹50 crore | Series A | ZeroW, Social Capital | Story → |
| 7 | 5 Mar 2026 | CH CHOSEN | Rs 40 crore | Series A | Fireside Ventures, BOLD, Alkemi Growth Capital +1 | Story → |
| 8 | 13 Oct 2026 | TH | ₹27 Cr | Funding round | IAN Alpha Fund | Story → |
| 9 | 27 Mar 2026 | UNUncia | $3M (₹25 Cr) | early | Pavestone Capital | Story → |
| 10 | 19 Mar 2026 | ACAgnikul Cosmos | ₹25 Cr | Series A or later | TIDCO, Advenza Global, Artha Select Fund +2 | Story → |
San Francisco: 10 rounds, $484 million
San Francisco startups closed 10 rounds in 2026; the 10 with a disclosed amount add up to $484 million, with a median of $15M. The biggest was Wispr Flow with $280 Mn.
| # | Date | Company | Round | Stage | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 Aug 2026 | WF Wispr Flow | $280 Mn | Series B | Menlo Ventures, Peak XV Partners, Together Fund +1 | Story → |
| 2 | 29 Jul 2026 | FRFreehand | $75 Mn | Battery Ventures, NewRoad Capital Partners, PSP Growth +1 | Story → | |
| 3 | 31 Oct 2026 | BA | $52M | Series A and B | Khosla Ventures, Y Combinator, Operator Partners | Story → |
| 4 | 15 Oct 2026 | OR Origin | $20M | Venture round | Accel, Zacua Ventures, Unilazer Ventures +2 | Story → |
| 5 | 24 Jun 2026 | JUJustAI | $17M | Series A | Base10 Partners, Y Combinator, Peak XV Partners | Story → |
| 6 | 31 Aug 2026 | CLClipto | $15M | HSG | Story → | |
| 7 | 16 Jul 2026 | VOVorflux | $15M | seed | Y Combinator, Peak XV Partners, Powerset +4 | Story → |
| 8 | 24 Sep 2026 | DA Dextr AI | $6.7M | Seed | Elevation Capital, Foundation Capital | Story → |
| 9 | 28 Jul 2026 | HOHouse of Student | ₹19 crore | seed | Saltwater Sutra, Nirmitsu Inspirational Ventures, Gautam Verlekar +4 | Story → |
| 10 | 24 Sep 2026 | BYByteAsk | $1M | pre-seed | Y Combinator, Entrepreneur First | Story → |
Ahmedabad: 10 rounds, $42.9 million
Ahmedabad startups closed 10 rounds in 2026; the 9 with a disclosed amount add up to $42.9 million, with a median of $1M. The biggest was Matter Motor Works with $25M.
| # | Date | Company | Round | Stage | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 Aug 2026 | MMMatter Motor Works | $25M | growth | Helena, Capital 2B, Japan Airlines +2 | Story → |
| 2 | 18 Apr 2026 | HO Hocco | ₹100 Cr | Series C | Sauce.vc | Story → |
| 3 | 6 Apr 2026 | SL SatLeo Labs | $2.2 million | seed | Unicorn India Ventures, Merak Ventures, Java Capital +2 | Story → |
| 4 | 15 Oct 2026 | COCosmochute | $1.5M | Pre-seed | Accel, Prosus Ventures, IIMA Ventures | Story → |
| 5 | 16 Jul 2026 | KUKuhlTherm | $1.1M | seed | Arkam Ventures | Story → |
| 6 | 26 Oct 2026 | BU Bucketlistt | ₹7.6 Cr | Seed | Kairon Capital, Titan Capital, Divisa Family Office +1 | Story → |
| 7 | 23 Oct 2026 | SSSpectraGaze Systems | ₹3.7 Cr | Seed | GVFL, Angel investors | Story → |
| 8 | 8 Oct 2026 | TL TailBlaze Longevity | $300K | Pre-Seed | Comma Capital | Story → |
| 9 | 2 Feb 2026 | STStroom | ₹1 Cr for 2.5% equity + 2% advisory equity | Shark Tank India S5 deal | Vineeta Singh, Kunal Bahl | Story → |
Questions people ask
Which Indian city raised the most startup funding in 2026?
Bengaluru, $4.53 billion across 254 rounds; its biggest was Sarvam AI at $300M.
How many startup funding rounds did Bengaluru see in 2026?
254 rounds by StopDown's count up to 11 november 2026, $4.53 billion in the 242 with a disclosed amount (median $5M).
What share of startup funding goes to the top three cities?
Bengaluru, Mumbai, Delhi NCR took 79% of the disclosed money raised by startups with a known city in 2026; the top three by number of rounds account for 72% of those rounds.
How this page is counted
A round is filed under the city the company names as its headquarters; Delhi, New Delhi, Gurugram (Gurgaon), Noida, Faridabad and Ghaziabad count as Delhi NCR, and Bangalore as Bengaluru. Rounds whose company names no city (613 of 1308) are left out, and companies headquartered abroad appear under that city. StopDown counts a round when the company announces it or a reliable outlet reports it. Amounts are as reported on the day, converted at a fixed rate where only rupees were given; talks, planned raises and proposals are left out until they close, as are capital moves by listed groups. One round per company per month. Every row links to the StopDown story, which links to the articles it was written from. Figures can change as companies update them. Full method →
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