Indian startups raised over $194 million from July 21 to July 26, 2025; GupShup tops the list

Between July 21 and July 26, 2025, as many as 22 Indian startups from diverse sectors raised over $194 million in funding from investors. These sectors include Spacetech, Edtech, Retail, Defencetech, EV, AI, Traveltech, Fashiontech, Sportstech, Insurtech, and B2B.

Last week, Indian startups raised over $110 million, with Fintech firm PayU India raising $35 million alone.

Between July 21 and July 26, 2025, as many as 22 Indian startups from diverse sectors raised over $194 million in funding from investors. These sectors include Spacetech, Edtech, Retail, Defencetech, EV, AI, Traveltech, Fashiontech, Sportstech, Insurtech, and B2B.

Last week, Indian startups raised over $110 million, with Fintech firm PayU India raising $35 million alone.

High-value deals

A diverse range of sectors attracted investments during the week, with AI sector leading the pack. Leading this sector was GupShup, which raised $60 million. Flexible workspace provider raised $43.25 million from anchor investors.

The list was followed by Agentic AI startup Composio, Kerala-based semiconductor startup Netrasemi, and Branded franchised retail chain SuperK, which collectively raised about $48.95 million.

Composio raised $25 million, Netrasemi raised $12.38 million, and SuperK raised $11.57 million.

Emerging startups

Sportstech startup Hudle raised $2.5 million in a Series A round, Spacetech startup Omspace Rocket & Exploration raised $3 million in a pre-Seed round, Edtech startup EduFund raised $5.78 million in a Series A round, Hey Concrete raised $860,000, IIT Madras-incubated Plenome raised $750,000 in a Seed round, Fashiontech startup ANNY raised $1.15 million in a pre-Series A round, Lifestyle startup Escape Plan raised $5 million in a Seed round, Fitness startup ApClub raised $230,000 in a pre-Seed round, and Cloud infra startup Kluisz AI raised $9.6 million in a Seed round.

IIT Madras-incubated spacetech startup Inbound Aerospace raised $1 million in a pre-Seed round, Insurtech startup Bharat­sure raised $700,000, EV startup EVeez raised $5.4 million in a Series A round, Defence tech startup Ammunic Systems raised $1.1 million in a Seed round, Infra automation startup Enlite raised $5.32 million in a Series A round.

Meanwhile, Roast Foods, Ahmedabad-based industrial solutions startup Magma, and Fine jewellery brand Coluxe kept the funding figures under wraps.

Mergers & Acquisitions

The period also witnessed strategic mergers and acquisitions. LISSUN acquired Being Cares Inc.