This week in Indian startups: 13 July 2026 to 19 July 2026
By Abha Lohia
The five stories that mattered, then every other round of the week.
The five that mattered
- Udaan raises $160M in structured financing
Udaan is a B2B ecommerce platform serving kiranas, chemists, hotels and offices across India
- Yotta raises $150m at $3.9bn valuation for AI expansion
Yotta builds AI infrastructure with thousands of NVIDIA GPUs for global clients
- Emergent raises $130 Mn Series C at $1.5 Bn valuation
Emergent is an AI software creation platform that lets users build apps using autonomous AI agents
- Zepto files for IPO at $5.1 Bn valuation
Zepto delivers groceries and essentials within 10 minutes across Indian cities
- Elevation Capital launches Fund IX with $500 million target
Elevation Capital is launching its ninth fund with a target corpus of $500 million
Every other round
- Kapture CX raises $10 million in pre-series B funding Kapture CX: AI-powered CRM tools for enterprises More on Kapture CX
- AVCF invests ₹60 Cr in Dhruva Space for expansion Dhruva Space: Full-stack space engineering solutions provider More on Dhruva Space
- OneCard raises Rs 72 crore in Series D round OneCard: Mobile-first credit card platform More on OneCard
- BUILT raises $2 Mn to bring natural movement footwear to India BUILT: direct-to-consumer footwear startup More on BUILT
- Malaki raises over ₹10 crore for luxury water brand Malaki: Premium beverage startup More on Malaki
- Naturis Cosmetics raises ₹100 crore in first institutional round Naturis Cosmetics: CDMO for beauty and personal care More on Naturis Cosmetics
- Akasa Air seeks ₹1,050 crore funding to manage rising costs from Iran conflict Akasa Air: Low-cost commercial airline operator More on Akasa Air
- Icc in talks to invest in LightFury Games LightFury Games: Premium cross-platform gaming studio More on LightFury Games
- Promom raises ₹30 crore from Fireside Ventures to expand product range ProMom: maternal and baby care products More on ProMom
- Bolna AI raises $6.3M seed round led by General Catalyst Bolna AI: Voice AI orchestration platform More on Bolna AI
- Hisabkitab raises undisclosed seed funding at Rs 20 crore valuation Hisabkitab: AI accounting platform for SMEs More on Hisabkitab
- E3 Electric.Ai raises ₹100 Cr in Series A E3 Electric.AI: AI-powered electric scooters More on E3 Electric.AI
- Open Secret raises Rs 50 crore from Desai Brothers Group Open Secret: Healthy snacking D2C brand More on Open Secret
- logcat.ai raises $2.55M pre-seed for AI device debugging Logcat.ai: AI-native platform for device systems engineering More on Logcat.ai
- Anmasa raises ₹30 Cr in seed funding to expand into new markets Anmasa: hyperlocal fresh staples startup More on Anmasa
- KuhlTherm raises $1.1m seed round from Arkam Ventures KuhlTherm: Liquid cooling for AI data centres
- Mandrake Bio raises ₹16 crore pre-seed round Mandrake Bio: Protein design startup More on Mandrake Bio
- BorderPlus raises $7M seed round BorderPlus: Global workforce mobility platform
- NapTapGo raises Rs 8 crore seed round from IPV NapTapGo: Capsule hotel startup for transit travelers More on NapTapGo
- Circle Health raises undisclosed funds from new investors Circle Health: AI care coordination for senior health
- SwitchOn raises $8M Pre-Series B round SwitchOn: Physical AI for manufacturing quality inspection More on SwitchOn
- Groyyo raises first close of ₹90 Cr in Series B funding round Groyyo: B2B garment manufacturing platform
- Reo.Dev raises $11.3M Series A led by Elevation Capital Reo.Dev: AI-native GTM platform for developer sales More on Reo.Dev
- Quick Clean raises ₹133 cr in series b funding Quick Clean: On-premise laundry infrastructure provider
- Rize raises $31m in Series B round Rize: Sustainable rice cultivation technology More on Rize
- Vorflux raises $15M seed from Y Combinator, Peak XV Vorflux: Enterprise AI software engineering platform
- Scimplify raises Rs 181 crore Series C round Scimplify: Specialty chemicals development and manufacturing More on Scimplify
- Aina raises $5.5M seed for AI hardware Aina: AI-native hardware interfaces
- Neo Group raises ~INR 350 crore from Peak XV Neo Group: Wealth and asset management firm More on Neo Group
- Ecozen raises Rs 125 Cr debt financing for growth Ecozen: Climate smart deep tech solutions provider More on Ecozen
- Sprect raises angel investment for expert marketplace Sprect: Marketplace for expert conversations