This week in Indian startups: 4 May 2026 to 10 May 2026
By Abha Lohia
The five stories that mattered, then every other round of the week.
The five that mattered
- Z47 raises maiden independent fund as founder steps down
Z47 is a venture capital firm that was formerly known as Matrix Partners India
- Safe Security raises $70 Mn in Series C
Safe Security provides AI-driven real-time cyber risk management solutions to enterprises
- Infra.Market to raise ₹500 Cr in pre-IPO round at $2.6 Bn valuation
Infra.Market is a building materials platform that sells construction products like ready-mix concrete, tiles, and paints through B2B and retail channels
- Zepto gets SEBI nod for up to $1.2 billion IPO
Zepto is a Bengaluru-based quick commerce company that had approximately 1,100 dark stores as of late 2025
- UpGrad to acquire Unacademy in all-stock deal
Unacademy is an online learning platform with over 10 crore learners and 200+ exam categories
Every other round
- Kisah raises ₹35.9 crore in Series A led by Fireside Ventures Kisah: men’s and kids’ ethnic wear brand More on Kisah
- Healthy Master launches with door-to-door deliveries and Shark Tank exposure Healthy Master: healthy snack brand
- PIL Gaming raises ₹80 lakhs for life skills platform PIL Gaming: Gamified life skills platform for children More on PIL Gaming
- HealthFab raises ₹20 crore Series A funding GoPadFree: D2C menstrual hygiene and wellness startup More on GoPadFree
- BlissClub raises Rs 200-250 crore from Singularity BlissClub: Activewear brand for men and women More on BlissClub
- Aurm raises ₹42 Cr from Earth Fund and Sattva Ventures Aurm: Automated safe deposit lockers provider More on Aurm
- Tsavorite raises $5 million from Pavestone to scale AI compute platform Tsavorite Scalable Intelligence: AI compute platform with integrated hardware and software More on Tsavorite Scalable Intelligence
- Blue Tokai raises ₹175 Cr for global expansion Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters: Specialty coffee cafe operator More on Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters
- Rosier Foods reports an annual recurring revenue of around Rs 100 crore. Rosier Foods: Vedic Indian food products maker
- Banza raises $1M pre-seed funding from Campus Fund Banza: Personal AI Twin for user preferences
- Vobiz.ai raises $1M seed round led by Piper Serica Vobiz.ai: Voice infrastructure for AI agents More on Vobiz.ai
- HyugaLife raises ₹100 Cr Series A from IvyCap HyugaLife: Mumbai-based D2C protein marketplace
- Jurisphere.ai raises $2.2M for AI legal tools Jurisphere.ai: AI legal research and drafting platform More on Jurisphere.ai
- Manjha Technologies raises $128,480 from investors Manjha Technologies: Online platform for agriculture and aquaculture farmers
- MochaTrade raises pre-seed from Y Combinator MochaTrade: Global trading platform for perpetual futures More on MochaTrade
- MedVital raises ₹18 crore growth funding MedVital: Advanced wound care and regenerative aesthetics
- Nia.one raises $2.5M seed from Elevar Equity Nia.one: Housing and meals for migrant workers More on Nia.one
- Travel Buddy has raised $500,000 over the last 3 years. Travel Buddy: Community-first travel marketplace More on Travel Buddy
- BazaarNow raises $7.8M Series A led by Peak XV BazaarNow: Quick commerce grocery delivery More on BazaarNow
- JobsUPI raises $250,000 in pre-seed round JobsUPI: Voice AI employment platform More on JobsUPI
- AI Library raises $560K pre-seed round AI Library: AI-native software delivery automation
- Pronto raises $45 million in Series B funding to expand services in existing cities Pronto: instant household services platform More on Pronto
- Ecofy secures $15 million debt from Mirova Ecofy: Climate-focused NBFC for green financing More on Ecofy
- Gubbachhi raises ₹1.5 crore in pre-seed round Gubbachhi: Kids' toy brand inspired by Indian culture
- BigEndian Semiconductors raises $6 million to commercialise its first India-designed chip BigEndian Semiconductors: fabless semiconductor startup More on BigEndian Semiconductors
- Blunav raises $1 million in seed funding Blunav: Airport operating system provider
- General Autonomy raises ₹32 crore in seed round led by Elevation Capital and India Quotient General Autonomy: AI-driven humanoid robot developer More on General Autonomy
- Alphadroid raises $3.8 Mn to expand robotics automation for India Alphadroid: robotics automation systems
- Figtree Pharmacy raises seed funding from AJVC Fund Figtree Pharmacy: Neighbourhood pharmacy chain
- WomenLikeU secures $150K from 100X.VC WomenLikeU: Vacation wear and lifestyle fashion brand