Indian startups raised over $172 million from March 17 to March 22, 2025; Euler Motors tops the list

Between March 17 and March 22, 2025, as many as 20 startups from diverse sectors raised over $172 million in funding from investors. These sectors include Beauty, Robotics, Ecommerce, Beverages, NBFC, OTT, Healthcare, Gaming, D2C, Proptech, Fashion, and Cybersecurity.

Last week, Indian startups raised over $428 million, with Zolve raising $251 million alone.

High-value deals

Between March 17 and March 22, 2025, as many as 20 startups from diverse sectors raised over $172 million in funding from investors. These sectors include Beauty, Robotics, Ecommerce, Beverages, NBFC, OTT, Healthcare, Gaming, D2C, Proptech, Fashion, and Cybersecurity.

Last week, Indian startups raised over $428 million, with Zolve raising $251 million alone.

High-value deals

A diverse range of sectors attracted investments during the week, with EV leading the pack. Leading this sector was Euler Motors, which raised $60 million. Nivara Home Finance raised $28 million in funding. 

The list was followed by Beauty and personal care startup Pilgrim, Rural fintech firm Navadhan, and OTT startup Stage, which collectively raised $48.55 million. 

Pilgrim raised $23.25 million, Navadhan raised $12.8 million, and Stage raised $12.5 million.

Emerging startups

Shoe care startup SHOEGR raised $100,000 in a pre-seed round, Tea chain Chai Kings raised $3 million in a Series A round, AI startup Hypergro AI raised $810,000 in a pre-Series A round, Mobile app cybersecurity and fraud control platform Protectt.ai raised $8.83 million in a Series A round, 60-min fashion delivery startup Silkk Club raised $3.2 million in a seed round, Café chain Yummy Bee raised $2.09 million, and Humanoid robotics startup iHub Robotics raised $520,000 in a pre-Seed funding round.

Everhope Oncology raised $10 million in a Seed round, Ice cream brand Go Zero raised $3.48 million in a Series A round, Gaming startup Qila Games raised $1 million in a Pre-Seed round, and Lighthouse PropTech raised $2.5 million.

Meanwhile, Broadway, DIZBI, My Pahadi Dukan, and GoOAT kept the funding figures under wraps.

Mergers and acquisitions

The period also witnessed strategic mergers and acquisitions. PayU acquired significant stakes in Mindgate Solutions and Unicommerce acquired the remaining 57.24% stake in a courier aggregation platform Shipway Technology Private Limited.