Indian startups raised $366 million from Sept 23 to Sept 28, 2024; Whatfix tops the list
-
Significant Funding Round: Between September 23 and September 28, 2024, 19 startups across various sectors raised over $366 million, following a prior week’s fundraising of $470 million, with notable contributions from PhysicsWallah, which raised $210 million alone.
-
Leading Sectors and High-Value Deals: The SaaS sector was particularly dominant with Whatfix raising $125 million in Series E funding, while AI healthcare startup Qure.ai secured $65 million. Other substantial investments included M2P Fintech’s $100 million in a Series D round and significant contributions from Nurix AI and HomeLane.
-
Emerging Startups and Smaller Rounds: Several early-stage startups received funding, including Sharang Shakti with $600,000, Flent with $770,000, and care.fi raising $950,000 in debt. A range of startups, from dairy-tech to B2B SaaS, saw funding from $1 million to $3 million during this period.
-
Mergers and Acquisitions Activity: The week also saw strategic mergers, including Zaggle acquiring a 98% stake in TaxSpanner and HomeLane’s acquisition of DesignCafe in a share-swap deal, indicating a trend towards consolidation in the Indian startup landscape.
- Sector Diversity in Investments: The investments spanned multiple sectors including Fintech, AI, Healthcare, and Proptech, illustrating the wide-ranging interest from investors in India’s startup ecosystem.
Between September 23 and September 28, 2024, as many as 19 startups from diverse sectors raised over $366 million in funding from investors.
These sectors include Fintech, AI, Lifestyle, Fashion, Healthcare, Food, Proptech, Personal Care and Biotech. Last week, Indian startups raised over $470 million in funding, with Alakh Pandey-led PhysicsWallah raising $210 million alone.
High-value deals
A diverse range of sectors attracted investments during the week, with the SaaS sector leading the pack. Leading this sector was Whatfix, which raised $125 million in a Series E funding round. AI healthcare startup Qure.ai raised $65 million.
The list was followed by fintech startup M2P Fintech, AI startup Nurix AI, and Home interior design startup HomeLane, which collectively raised $104.4 million.
M2P Fintech raised a total of $100 million in Series D round, Nurix AI raised $27.5 million, and HomeLane raised $26.9 million.
Emerging startups
Defence robotics startup Sharang Shakti raised the smallest amount, securing $600,000 in a pre-seed funding round. This was followed by Proptech startup Flent, which raised $770,000 in a pre-seed funding round. Fintech startup care.fi raised $950,000 in debt.
Dairy-tech startup ORIGHT raised $1 million in
Here is a list of the funds, investors, startups, founders, and fundraising series based on the provided content:
High-Value Deals
-
Whatfix
- Amount Raised: $125 million
- Funding Series: Series E
-
Qure.ai
- Amount Raised: $65 million
- Funding Series: Not specified
-
M2P Fintech
- Amount Raised: $100 million
- Funding Series: Series D
-
Nurix AI
- Amount Raised: $27.5 million
- Funding Series: Not specified
- HomeLane
- Amount Raised: $26.9 million
- Funding Series: Not specified
Emerging Startups
-
Sharang Shakti
- Amount Raised: $600,000
- Funding Series: Pre-seed
-
Flent
- Amount Raised: $770,000
- Funding Series: Pre-seed
-
care.fi
- Amount Raised: $950,000
- Funding Series: Debt
-
ORIGHT
- Amount Raised: $1 million
- Funding Series: Seed
-
Pepsales
- Amount Raised: $1.1 million
- Funding Series: Pre-seed
-
First Coffee
- Amount Raised: $1.2 million
- Funding Series: Seed
-
Jhana
- Amount Raised: $1.6 million
- Funding Series: Seed
-
Tuco Intelligent
- Amount Raised: $2 million
- Funding Series: Seed
-
Atomicwork
- Amount Raised: $3 million
- Funding Series: Seed
-
The Health Factory
- Amount Raised: $3.5 million
- Funding Series: Seed
-
Ahammune Biosciences
- Amount Raised: $5 million
- Funding Series: Series A
-
Two Point O Capital
- Amount Raised: $6.3 million
- Funding Series: Seed
-
Atlys
- Amount Raised: $20 million
- Funding Series: Series B
- AdOnMo
- Amount Raised: $25 million
- Funding Series: Not specified
Mergers and Acquisitions
-
Zaggle
- Acquisition: 98% stake in TaxSpanner
- Amount: Rs 32.07 crore
-
Redwood
- Acquisition: Majority stakes in Loco
- HomeLane
- Acquisition: DesignCafe (share-swap deal)
Key Notes
- The text does not specify the exact investors for each startup.
- The information on founders is not provided in the text.