Weekly funding roundup
Indian startup funding, 5–11 Oct 2026
5–11 October 2026
Indian startups announced 15 funding rounds in the week of 5–11 October 2026, disclosing about $189M across all of them.
The largest was Flam's $40M, led by QED Investors.
E-commerce (4), Fintech (4) and Space & Aerospace (2) drew the most rounds, and Series C was the most common stage.
- Rounds
- 15
- Disclosed
- ~$189M
- Largest
- $40M
- Flam
- Top stage
- Series C
Every round, biggest first
$40M
₹332 Cr
Series C
DailyObjectsLead: Xponentia Capital
$24M
Series B
₹142 Cr
Series C
Nat HabitLead: Trident Growth Partners
₹110 Cr
$10M
$10M
Pre-IPO
Garuda Aerospacedrone startup
₹85 Cr
NeoGrowthcollateral-free loans to small merchants
$9M
$7M
Series A
₹36 Cr
Seed
Zomintwealth management platform
₹35.9 Cr
Series A
₹32 Cr
Seed
Desible.aiLead: Prime Venture Partners
₹6 Cr
Pre-seed
₹2.5Cr+
By stage
| Stage not stated | 6 | ~$81.4M |
| Series C | 2 | ~$53.9M |
| Series A | 2 | ~$11.1M |
| Seed | 2 | ~$7.73M |
| Series B | 1 | ~$24M |
| Pre-IPO | 1 | ~$10M |
| Pre-seed | 1 | ~$682K |
By sector
| E-commerce | 4 | ~$81.9M |
| Fintech | 4 | ~$57.4M |
| Space & Aerospace | 2 | ~$10.3M |
| Consumer | 1 | ~$12.5M |
| Quantum & Advanced Computing | 1 | ~$10M |
| Edtech | 1 | ~$9M |
| Pharma & Medical Devices | 1 | ~$7M |
| SaaS | 1 | ~$682K |
Most active investors
| Fireside Ventures | 2 | ~$16.6M |
| Prime Venture Partners | 2 | ~$7.73M |
Where
| India | 2 | ~$16M |
| Bengaluru | 1 | ~$10M |
| Pune | 1 | ~$682K |
| Jaipur | 1 | ~$284K |
How this is compiled
Each row is a funding round reported in a StartupReader brief that week; its amount, round, lead investor and place come from the brief's story card, which is checked against the brief's text. Follow a row to the brief and the outlets it credits. A round reported twice is counted once. Amounts are shown as reported; to add them up, other currencies are converted at fixed approximate rates (€1 = $1.16, £1 = $1.33, $1 = ₹88). Spotted a mistake? Tell us.