Indian startups raised over $390 million from June 09 to June 14, 2025; Groww tops the list

Between June 09 and June 14, 2025, as many as 19 Indian startups from diverse sectors raised over $390 million in funding from investors. These sectors include Defencetech, Sportstech, Agritech, AI, Fintech, Wealthtech, Apparel, Lending, Gaming, and Entertainment.

Last week, Indian startups raised over $219 million, with B2B unicorn Udaan raising $114 million alone.

High-value deals

Between June 09 and June 14, 2025, as many as 19 Indian startups from diverse sectors raised over $390 million in funding from investors. These sectors include Defencetech, Sportstech, Agritech, AI, Fintech, Wealthtech, Apparel, Lending, Gaming, and Entertainment.

Last week, Indian startups raised over $219 million, with B2B unicorn Udaan raising $114 million alone.

High-value deals

A diverse range of sectors attracted investments during the week, with Stock brokerage sector leading the pack. Leading this sector was Groww, which raised $200 million. Fintech unicorn CRED raised $72 million in funding. 

The list was followed Lending firm FlexiLoans, Defence electronics startup Sanlayan, and Deeptech startup Vecmocon Technologies, which collectively raised $83.12 million.

FlexiLoans raised $43.56 million, Sanlayan raised $21.56 million, and Vecmocon raised $18 million.

Emerging startups

AI-powered interior discovery platform Roomstory.ai raised $340,000 in a pre-Seed round, Flick TV raised $2.3 million in a Seed round, Wow! Momo raised $9.8 million in a debt, Sportstech startup Machaxi raised $1.5 million, Deeptech startup Leumas raised $2.2 million in a Seed round, Gaming startup MetaShot raised $230,000, Deep Science startup Iom Bioworks raised $460,000 in a Seed round, AI startup Repello AI raised $1.2 million in a Seed round, and Agritech startup Pehle Jaisa raised $300,000 in a pre-Seed round.

DeFi startup PlutoPe raised $500,000 in a pre-Seed round, Men’s ethnicwear brand Kisah raised $1.5 million in a pre-Series A round, Fintech startup Piston raised $7.5 million in a Seed round, Garuda Aerospace raised $1 million, Wealthtech startup PowerUp Money raised $7.1 million in its first institutional funding round.

Mergers & Acquisitions

The period also witnessed strategic mergers and acquisitions. Epic and Tynker acquired by TAL Education and CodeHS, WLDD acquired Imagined Studio, and RPSG acquired MensXP parent company Lifestyle Network (ILN).