From Infinity Fincorp To Chai Bisket — Indian Startups Raised $133 Mn This Week Tezzbuzz  |  Sun, 13 Jul 2025 09:48:47


SUMMARY

Between July 7 and 12, startups raised $132.9 Mn across 17 deals, down 58% from the $314.6 Mn secured by 21 startups in the preceding week


At a sectoral level, fintech lapped a large majority of the overall startup funding this week, with five startups in the sector raking in $99.6 Mn


InfoEdge Ventures was the most active investor this week, backing InPrime Finserv and Chai Bisket




Funding momentum across the Indian startup ecosystem witnessed a slight dip after two weeks of heightened investor activity. Between July 7 and 12, startups raised $132.9 Mn across 17 deals, down 58% from the $314.6 Mn secured by 21 startups in the preceding week.


Funding Galore: Indian Startup Funding Of The Week ( July 7 – 12 )




























































































































































































































DateNameSectorSubsectorBusiness ModelFunding Round SizeFunding Round TypeInvestorsLead Investor
10 Jul 2025Infinity FincorpFintechLending TechB2B$70 Mn*–Partners GroupPartners Group
9 Jul 2025VarthanaFintechLending TechB2B-B2C$18.6 MnDebtBlueEarth Capital, Franklin Templeton AIF, responsAbility–
7 Jul 2025KhetikaEcommerceD2CB2C$18 MnSeries BNarotam Sekhsaria Family Office, Anicut Capital, Incofin India Progress Fund, Rajasthan Gum, Shree Ram India Gums, SIDBI Venture CapitalNarotam Sekhsaria Family Office, Anicut Capital
7 Jul 2025InPrime FinservFintechLending TechB2C$6 MnSeries APravega Ventures, Z47, InfoEdge Ventures, Kettleborough VCReal ventures
9 Jul 2025Chai bisketMedia & EntertainmentOTTB2C$5 MnSeedInfoedge Ventures, General Catalyst, Sriharsha Majety, Nandan Reddy, Phanindra Sama, Rohit Chennamaneni, Alakh Pandey, Prateek Maheshwari, Aravind Sanka, Rishikesh Sr, Pavan Guntupalli, Amar Nagaram, Rana DaggubatiInfoEdge Ventures, General Catalyst
9 Jul 2025BelongFintechBankingB2C$5 MnSeedElevation Capital, Realentless Ventures, Abhiraj Singh Bahl, Varun Khaitan, Akshant Goyal, Varun Alagh, Vineet Sethi, Aditya SharmaElevation Capital
10 Jul 2025Clean FanaticsConsumer ServicesHyperlocal ServicesB2C$2 MnSeedInflection Point Ventures, Blume Ventures, Let’s Ventures, Trica, TiE AngelsInflection Point Ventures
7 Jul 2025CookdEcommerceD2CB2C$2 MnPre-Series ASpring Marketing Capital, Eternal Capital, Sun Icon Ventures, PeerChequeSpring Marketing Capital
11 Jul 2025GramikIRREDMarket LinkageB2B-B2C$2 Mn–Sammaan Global Ventures, Money Creeper Investment, Gev Aryaton, Irfan Alam, Nikhil Bhagat, Salvia Siddiqui, Balram Yadav–
9 Jul 2025Green AeroAdvanced Hardware & TechnologyAerial VehiclesB2B$1.6 MnSeedpi Ventures, Antlerpi Ventures
7 Jul 2025Was bornEcommerceD2CB2C$1 Mn–Mistry VenturesMistry Ventures
8 Jul 2025WiseLifeEcommerceD2CB2C$ 932KSeedRukam CapitalRukam Capital
8 Jul 2025LinkrunnerAIApplication LayerB2B$560K–Titan Capital, 2am VC, Samir SoodTitan Capital
7 Jul 2025Divine HinduEcommerceD2CB2C$181KSeedBeyondSeed, D2C Insider Super Angels, Signal Ventures–
9 Jul 2025Jeh AerospaceAdvanced Hardware & TechnologyAerial VehiclesB2B––Indigo VenturesIndigo Ventures
9 Jul 2025LdotREnterprise ServicesMarketing AgencyB2B––Basil Moftah, Mark Garlinghouse, Jerry Lim, David Yu Liu, Vinay HebbarBasil Moftah, Mark Garlinghouse
8 Jul 2025CaressMedia & EntertainmentCreator EconomyB2B–Pre-Series AChennai AngelsChennai Angels
Source: Inc42
*Part of a larger round
Note: Only disclosed funding rounds have been included



Key Startup Funding Highlights Of The Week




  • At a sectoral level, fintech lapped a large majority of the overall startup funding this week, with five startups in the sector raking in $99.6 Mn. In particular, the funding momentum was driven this week by NBFCs, with Infinity Fincorp raising the largest $70 Mn primary infusion in its $230 Mn funding round.

  • Although the ecommerce sector saw a similar number of deals materialise as fintech, the funds raised by startups in the sector stood at a meagre $22.1 Mn.

  • Despite the overall fresh capital infusion in the ecosystem plunged significantly this week, notable investors like General Catalyst, IPV, Anicut, Antler, among others, announced fresh investments this week. InfoEdge Ventures was the most active investor this week, backing InPrime Finserv and Chai Bisket.

  • Seven startups at the seed stage raised $14.7 Mn this week, a decline of 22% from $18.8 Mn raised by startups at this stage last week.


Startup Fund Updates Of The Week



  • IIT Madras is planning to launch an INR 200 Cr VC fund, Iitm students Fundto back early-stage startups, particularly in the deeptech domain. The new fund will focus on startups incubated at the institute that are seeking pre-Series A and Series A investments.

  • JSW’s VC arm JSW Ventures is planning to launch its third fund to raise between INR 400 Cr to INR 450 Cr from domestic investors. The investor has fully deployed its INR 300 Cr second fund.

  • Airline Indigo’s VC arm Indigo Ventures announced the first close of its maiden fund at INR 450 Cr. The VC is eyeing raising INR 600 Cr for its first AIF to back early-stage startups in aviation and allied sectors. It also announced its first startup investment in Jeh Aerospace.


Startup IPO Developments This Week



  • Coworking spaces provider Smartworks launched its INR 445 Cr IPO on July 10, after raising INR 174 Cr from anchor investors. The IPO got fully subscribed on day 2, with investors bidding for 1.20 Cr shares against the total offering of 1.04 Cr shares.

  • Adding on to the startup IPO frenzy, Inc42 reported that proptech startup Square Yards is planning to file for an INR 2,000 Cr IPO between December 2025 and March 2026.


Startup M&A Developments This Week


Other Developments Of The Week








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