Indian startups raised over $428 million from March 10 to March 15, 2025; Zolve tops the list

Between March 10 and March 15, 2025, as many as 15 startups from diverse sectors raised over $428 million in funding from investors. These sectors include Batterytech, Edtech, Gaming, Apparel, Aerospace, Manufacturing, Fintech, Energy, and Traveling.

Last week, Indian startups raised over $352 million, with Darwinbox raising $140 million alone.

High-value deals

Between March 10 and March 15, 2025, as many as 15 startups from diverse sectors raised over $428 million in funding from investors. These sectors include Batterytech, Edtech, Gaming, Apparel, Aerospace, Manufacturing, Fintech, Energy, and Traveling.

Last week, Indian startups raised over $352 million, with Darwinbox raising $140 million alone.

High-value deals

A diverse range of sectors attracted investments during the week, with Fintech leading the pack. Leading this sector was Zolve, which raised $251 million. Purple Style Labs raised $40 million in funding. 

The list was followed by Specialty chemicals startup Scimplify, Industrial analytics startup Infinite Uptime, and Aerospace startup Rangsons Aerospace, which collectively raised $109.5 million. 

Scimplify raised $40 million, Infinite Uptime raised $35 million, and Rangsons Aerospace raised $34.5 million.

Emerging startups

Youth travel hostel brand goSTOPS raised $4.2 million in a Series A round, AI-powered admissions startup Ambitio raised $2 million in a Seed round, Gaming startup Felicity Games raised $3 million in a Seed round, Sexual health startup Allo Health raised $1.84 million in a pre-Series A round, AI-driven cybersecurity startup Neural Defend raised $600,000 in a pre-Seed round, Energy startup Amrut Energy raised $11.5 million, and Energy storage startup AmpereHour Energy raised $5 million in a Series A round.

Meanwhile, Batterytech startup Flowatt Battery Science, Edtech startup Dreamtime Learning, and Upskilling platform Weskill kept the funding figures under wraps.

Mergers and acquisitions

The period also witnessed strategic mergers and acquisitions. DSP Group has acquired Volt Money, Perfios has acquired AI-driven debt management platform CreditNirvana, and Nazara Technologies sold its 94.85% stake in OpenPlay to Moonshine.