Indian startups raised over $352 million from March 03 to March 08, 2025; Darwinbox tops the list

Between March 03 and March 08, 2025, as many as 19 startups from diverse sectors raised over $352 million in funding from investors.

These sectors include SaaS, HRtech, Beauty, Deeptech, Real Estate, Fintech, Spacetech, Fintech, D2C, Climatetech, Insurtech, AI, and Enterprise Tech.

Last week, Indian startups raised over $93 million, with Geniemode raising $50 million alone.

Between March 03 and March 08, 2025, as many as 19 startups from diverse sectors raised over $352 million in funding from investors.

These sectors include SaaS, HRtech, Beauty, Deeptech, Real Estate, Fintech, Spacetech, Fintech, D2C, Climatetech, Insurtech, AI, and Enterprise Tech.

Last week, Indian startups raised over $93 million, with Geniemode raising $50 million alone.

High-value deals

A diverse range of sectors attracted investments during the week, with HRtech leading the pack. Leading this sector was HRtech startup Darwinbox, which raised $140 million. Leap Finance raised $100 million in funding. 

The list was followed by Insurtech startup InsuranceDekho, AI-powered Customer Journey Management platform MaxIQ, and AI-powered product assistant Beacon.li, which collectively raised $84.8 million. 

InsuranceDekho raised $70 million, MaxIQ raised $7.8 million, and Beacon.li raised $7 million.

Emerging startups

Fintech startup CredResolve raised $1.1 million in a Seed round, Fertility care startup Arva Health raised $1 million in a Pre-Seed round, Spacetech startup TakeMe2Space raised $630,000 in a Pre-Seed round, SaaS startup Rezolv raised $3.5 million in a Seed round, Link-in-bio platform for creators DotMe raised $150,000, Climatetech startup FluxGen raised $3.21 million in a Pre-Series A round, and Fintech startup Deciml raised $3 million in a Seed round.

D2C startup Nuuk raised $5 million in a Series A round, Pod hotel startup NapTapGo raised $500,000 in a Pre-Seed round, AI startup Phot.ai raised $2.7 million in a Seed round, and MapMyCrop raised $1.8 million in a Seed round, Beauty startup Indé Wild raised $5 million in a Seed round.

Meanwhile, Real estate startup SILA and Deeptech startup Zuppa kept the funding figures under wraps.

Mergers and acquisitions

The period also witnessed strategic mergers and acquisitions. M2P Fintech to acquire AI startup Mad Street Den, Mintoak has acquired fintech startup Digiledge, and GaragePlug buys review management platform Freshreview.