Funding Alert

Wednesday, May 20, 2026: Gurugram and New York-based neurotech startup Sychedelic has secured $3.5 million (around ₹31.5 crore) in seed funding to channel the fresh capital into marketing, scaling up manufacturing, expanding research. It is also preparing for its...

Saturday, May 16, 2026: D2C Insider, a community platform for consumer brand founders and enablers, is gearing up to launch a new venture capital fund named ConsumerX Ventures, with a target corpus of Rs 150 crore.Sources close to the...

Friday, May 15, 2026: Ashish Agrawal, Ishaan Mittal and Tejeshwi Sharma are setting up Mettle Capital, a new VC fund expected to raise between $350 million and $400 million, according to people aware of the development.The fund will...

Bengaluru, May 14, 2026: HCLTech is set to invest $150 million in Sarvam AI, a Bengaluru-based AI startup, as part of a $300 million funding round, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. The deal also involves Bessemer...

Wednesday, May 13, 2026: Zoho Corporation has invested Rs 70 crore in Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), strengthening its focus on building sovereign and inclusive technology ecosystems for Indian businesses.The Chennai-headquartered SaaS major said the investment aligns with its broader vision...

Saturday, May 9, 2026: India’s venture capital market is showing fresh signs of fatigue, with startup funding declining once again in the opening week of May despite a handful of notable transactions that prevented a sharper fall.Startups collectively raised...

Saturday, May 9, 2026: India’s booming quick commerce sector is set for another major public market debut, with Zepto securing regulatory clearance from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for its proposed initial public offering.The market regulator...

Hyderabad, Thursday, May 7, 2026: India’s private space race has entered a new phase as Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace secured $60 million (around Rs 570 crore) in fresh funding, propelling the company into the unicorn club with a valuation of...

Bengaluru, Tuesday, May 5, 2026: Accelerating India’s biotech ambitions, the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms has unveiled the ninth edition of the National Bio Entrepreneurship Competition (NBEC) 2026, rolling out one of the country’s largest funding opportunities for early-stage life...

Saturday, May 2, 2026: After two weeks of muted activity, the Indian startup ecosystem finally saw a noticeable rebound in venture capital funding inflows during the final days of April and the beginning of May. The recovery, however, is...