India startup funding

Pre-seed, seed or Series A? Here’s what each funding stage means for Indian startups in 2026: typical cheque sizes, dilution, investor expectations and real deals from recent funding rounds.

August 2026 saw wild weekly funding swings, quiet deep tech momentum, and investors turning genuinely selective. Here’s what it means going into September.

Zepto deferred its IPO for a smaller pre-IPO raise as public investors balked at its valuation. Here’s the full India startup funding roundup for the week, deal by deal.

Indian startups raised $297.25 million this week, up 125% WoW, led by Emergent’s unicorn round. Udaan separately closed a $160 million balance sheet fix amid a Singapore insolvency case.