This week in Indian startups: 16 February 2026 to 22 February 2026

By Abha Lohia

The five stories that mattered, then every other round of the week.

The five that mattered

1. EaseMyTrip board approves ₹500 crore fundraise

   EaseMyTrip is an online travel platform for flights, hotels and holidays

2. Euler Motors raises ₹43 crore in debt round led by BlackSoil Capital

   Euler Motors is a commercial electric three-wheeler manufacturer based in Delhi, targeting e-commerce, hyperlocal delivery, and logistics fleets

3. Stable Money raises $25m in pre-Series C round

   Stable Money is a platform for fixed-income assets like fixed deposits, debt mutual funds and bonds

4. General Catalyst commits $5 Bn to India

   General Catalyst is a global venture capital firm investing in technology startups

5. Peak XV closes $1.3 billion across three funds

   The firm raised its first independent money after separating from Sequoia Capital in 2023, spread over three separate investment vehicles

Every other round

• LocalHost raises $2.5M angel funding from InVideo, RedBull India, Anthropic, Eros International LocalHost: In-person labs for young founders
• MeMeraki gets ₹1 crore from four Sharks on Shark Tank India MeMeraki: Culture-tech platform for Indian arts More on MeMeraki
• Wiselife raises undisclosed funding from Rukam Capital Wiselife: D2C yoga accessories brand More on Wiselife
• Neysa raises $1.2B from Blackstone and others Neysa: AI acceleration cloud platform More on Neysa
• CraftifAI raises $3M seed round CraftifAI: GenAI platform for embedded software automation
• Artociti raises first institutional funding from Namita Thapar and Vineeta Singh Artociti: 3D wall art brand
• Peptris raises Rs 70 Cr Series A for AI drug pipeline expansion Peptris: AI drug discovery platform More on Peptris
• C2i Semiconductors is rethinking power management for high-performance systems C2i Semiconductors: power management semiconductors More on C2i Semiconductors
• HomeRun raises ₹60 crore to scale construction materials delivery in India HomeRun: construction materials delivery More on HomeRun
• Peak XV invests in five AI startups at pitchfest Peak XV: Global venture capital firm More on Peak XV
• Nat Habit in talks to raise Rs 130-150 crore Nat Habit: Natural beauty and wellness brand More on Nat Habit
• Navikenz raises $7.5M in seed funding to drive AI-led enterprise productivity transformation Navikenz: enterprise AI and data transformation More on Navikenz
• Vervesemi raises $10 Mn in Series A round Vervesemi: Develops ASICs for sensors and wireless devices More on Vervesemi
• RenewCred launches to improve carbon credit credibility with real-time data RenewCred: carbon credit registry
• Truboard Partners raises ₹20 crore from Earth Fund Truboard Partners: AI asset performance management platform
• Hocco raises ₹115 cr in series b funding round Hocco: Premium ice cream manufacturer More on Hocco
• Statiq raises $18 Mn to expand EV charging network Statiq: EV charging infrastructure provider
• StockGro to raise $10–15 million led by Tawuniya StockGro: stock market advisory platform More on StockGro
• Portkey raises $15 million Series A Portkey: LLMOps platform for AI models More on Portkey
• Giva raises Rs 110 crore in Series C extension GIVA: Omnichannel jewellery brand More on GIVA
• Arvo raises ₹1.5 crore to expand product authentication tech Arvo: product authentication with AI
• Event Planet raises $250K seed from Virendra Prasad Event Planet: Wedding bundle packages platform
• Aloe Ecell raises seed funding for green battery expansion Aloe Ecell: Makes aloe vera batteries
• Roopya raises ₹4 crore in seed funding Roopya: AI-powered lending platform for NBFCs
• Tarzan Way raises $250,000 for AI travel planning Tarzan Way: AI-powered travel planning platform More on Tarzan Way
• Vividobots raises seed funding for building robots Vividobots: Building cleaning and painting robots
• Definedge closes first external funding round Definedge: Trading tools for retail traders More on Definedge
• CoreShield closes first external funding round CoreShield Technologies: Trading strategy platform for traders
• Care Dale raises $163,000 for shower filters Care Dale: Shower filters for hard water More on Care Dale

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