This week in Indian startups: 14 September 2026 to 20 September 2026

By Abha Lohia

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

The five that mattered

1. OnEMI Technology Solutions approves Rs 832 crore fundraise

   OnEMI Technology Solutions operates Kissht, a digital lending platform that provides both secured and unsecured loans to over 12 million customers

2. Hang Ten Systems raises $53M seed extension

   Hang Ten helps large companies adopt AI for software projects and business functions

3. Ugro capital raises rs 380 crore from fmo for smes

   UGRO Capital lends to small businesses using data and branch verification

4. Indiabulls to acquire 70% stake in Fintech Cloud

   Fintech Cloud is a technology and operations platform that provides automation, compliance, and infrastructure solutions for non-banking financial companies…

5. Asiana Fund and JC Capital launch ₹1,000 crore fund

   Asiana Fund and JC Capital are venture capital firms investing in growth-stage companies

Every other round

• UniqYou raises ₹15.8 crore in seed round at ₹64 crore valuation UniqYou: D2C fashion platform for women More on UniqYou
• Flam raises $40 million Series B for AI platform Flam: AI interactive content platform More on Flam
• Furnishka raises Rs 26.8 crore in extended pre-Series A Furnishka: Omnichannel furniture retail brand More on Furnishka
• Firi raises $3M seed for beauty quick commerce Firi: Beauty and personal care quick commerce
• Fin.com raises $20M seed from Expa and Garrett Camp Fin.com: Cross-border payment infrastructure
• MiCoB gets ₹30 Cr commitment on Vande Bharatam MiCoB: Construction-technology startup
• 1312 Interactive raises $1M seed funding round 1312 Interactive: PC and console game publisher
• Cloud Counselage raises INR 40 crore seed round Cloud Counselage: IT and technology solutions provider
• Slayd raises ₹1.5 crore pre-seed from ajvc Slayd: Fashion discovery platform
• VerifAIX secures $5 million in seed capital VerifAIX: AI-native semiconductor verification platform
• TRUE ARTIS raises ₹11.4 Cr seed funding led by Zeropearl VC TRUE ARTIS: aesthetic surgery platform
• Lendingkart in talks with Fullerton for funding at lower valuation Lendingkart: MSME-focused digital lending startup More on Lendingkart
• DheyaTech secures ₹43 crore for gas turbines DheyaTech: Small gas turbine engine developer
• Nikita Dutta invests in Zinara Zinara: Lab-grown diamond jewellery brand More on Zinara
• Crowwd raises ₹2.5 crore angel funding Crowwd: Wealth-tech investing platform More on Crowwd
• Enlight Metals secures $1.5M from Exar North Enlight Metals: Agentic AI metal procurement platform
• Ecosys raises ₹5 crore in pre-Series A round led by GVFL Prarambh Fund Ecosys: laundry and home cleaning pods More on Ecosys
• Kiddo raises ₹12.5 crore in pre-seed round led by Campus Fund Kiddo: baby care quick commerce
• Factrika raises ₹8.9 crore seed funding led by Info Edge Factrika: On-demand industrial workforce platform More on Factrika
• Vytalyou raises ₹8-10 crore growth funding Vytalyou: Longevity and preventive healthcare platform More on Vytalyou
• Dartle raises seed funding to scale sports platform Dartle: B2B SaaS for sports academies More on Dartle
• Khetika raises $18M for brand and expansion Khetika: Preservative-free food products More on Khetika
• Physioplus Healthcare secures strategic investment from HBF India Physioplus Healthcare: Digital physiotherapy and rehabilitation platform More on Physioplus Healthcare
• Jar secures Rs 29 crore from existing investor Jar: Digital gold savings and jewellery platform More on Jar
• MoroMaa raises ₹1.5 crore from AJ VC MoroMaa: Moroccan beauty and personal care

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