Indian startups raised over $704 million from Oct 13 to Oct 18, 2025; Quick commerce unicorn Zepto tops the list

Between October 13 and October 18, 2025, as many as 29 Indian startups from diverse sectors raised over $704 million in funding from investors.

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These sectors include Fintech, Agritech, Mobility, Real Estate, Cybersecurity, Deeptech, Wealth Management, AI, Quick Commerce, Audiotech, Healthtech, Aerospace, Fashion, Cryptocurrency, and Gaming.

Last week, Indian startups raised over $331 million, with Stock broker Dhan raising $120 million alone.

High-value deals

A diverse range of sectors attracted investments during the week,

Between October 13 and October 18, 2025, as many as 29 Indian startups from diverse sectors raised over $704 million in funding from investors.

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These sectors include Fintech, Agritech, Mobility, Real Estate, Cybersecurity, Deeptech, Wealth Management, AI, Quick Commerce, Audiotech, Healthtech, Aerospace, Fashion, Cryptocurrency, and Gaming.

Last week, Indian startups raised over $331 million, with Stock broker Dhan raising $120 million alone.

High-value deals

A diverse range of sectors attracted investments during the week, with the Quick commerce sector leading the pack. Leading this sector was Zepto, which raised $450 million. KuKuFM raised $85 million.

The list was followed by Wealth management startup Dezerv, Property reselling marketplace HouseEazy, and AI-powered English learning platform SpeakX.ai, which collectively raised $72.85 million.

Dezerv raised $39.8 million, HouseEazy raised $17.05 million, and SpeakX.ai raised $16 million.

Emerging startups

Fintech startup GoodScore raised $13 million in a Series A round, Deeptech startup Chara Technologies raised $5.9 million, Jewellery startup Réia Diamonds raised $230,000 in a pre-Seed round, Mobility startup Fery Rides raised $230,000 in a Seed round, Real Estate startup One Prastha raised $9.1 million, AI-native data security platform Matters.AI raised $6.25 million, AI startup Consuma AI raised $1.36 million in a Seed round, Gaming startup Airoclip raised $2.75 million in a Seed round, Agritech startup Fragaria Fruits raised $4 million in a Seed round, AI startup FireAI raised $450,000 in a Seed round, D2C startup Two Brothers Organic Farms raised $12.5 million in a Series B round, and Student co-living platform HooLiv HooLiv raised $2.72 million in a pre-Series A round.

AI startup Fundamento raised $1.9 million in a pre-Series A round, Material Science startup Dashmlabs raised $1.36 million in a Seed round, Healthtech startup Graph AI raised $3 million in a Seed round, Footwear startup RARA Barefoot raised $500,000 in a pre-Seed round, Deeptech startup Flowatt raised $250,000 in a pre-Seed round, Healthtech startup Everbright Health raised $7 million in a Seed round, Aerospace startup Airbound raised $8.65 million, Apparel startup Orange Sugar raised $450,000 in a pre-Seed round, Social Network startup Currently raised $1 million, AI startup Smallest AI raised $8 million in a Seed round, and CIMCON Software raised $5.91 million.

Meanwhile, Crypto exchange CoinDCX kept the funding figures under wraps.

Mergers & Acquisitions

The period also witnessed strategic mergers and acquisitions. TCC Concept acquired stakes in Pepperfry and Prosus raised its stake in listed traveltech firm ixigo.