Indian startups raised over $297 million from July 13 to July 18, 2026; AI startup Emergent tops the list
July 19, 2026
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Between July 13 to July 18, 2026, as many as 19 Indian startups from numerous sectors raised over $297.25 million in funding from buyers. That’s 125% up week-on-week
Between July 13 to July 18, 2026, as many as 19 Indian startups from numerous sectors raised over $297.25 million in funding from buyers. That’s 125% up week-on-week from $132.11 million logged the previous week, when Iswarya raised $36.63 million to prime the chart.
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Bengaluru-based AI software program creation platform Emergent led this week’s chart with a $130 million spherical from Creaegis, accounting for almost 44% of the week’s whole capital.
Three rounds crossed $20 million this week: Emergent at $130 million, Neo Group at $36.31 million and Rize at $31 million. Collectively they made up about two-thirds of the week’s cash, whereas the opposite 16 rounds ranged from $3 million to $15 million and coated all the pieces from AI autopilots to laundry infrastructure.
The sectors that bought funded this week embrace Spacetech, EV, Fintech, AI, Hospitality, Healthtech, Biotech, Cosmetics, {Hardware}, Agritech, Cleantech, Gross sales Intelligence, Foodtech, Fashiontech, Manufacturing, Babycare.
Funding Fusion weekly startup funding report, 13 – 18 July 2026 – Indian Startup Information (ISN)ISN Funding Fusion infographic for 13 – 18 July 2026. Complete funding $297.25M throughout 19 offers and three M&A, up from $132.11M the prior week (06 – 11 July). High 5 startups: Emergent $130M, Neo Group $36.31M, Rize $31M, Vorflux $15M, Fast Clear $14M. Supply: Indian Startup Information.FUNDINGFUSIONWeekly Startup Funding Report 2026High 5 Startups Funding13 – 18 July 2026TOTAL FUNDING$297.25M$132.11M$297.25MNO. OF DEALS19M & A3/> /> Emergent$130M/> Neo Group$36.31M/> Rize$31M/> Vorflux$15M/> Fast Clear$14M/> 06 – 11 July13 – 18 JulySupply: Indian Startup Information (ISN)
2026 thus far
$7.70B
Indian startups have now raised cash throughout 537 rounds in 2026 thus far. This week’s $297.25 million was one of many stronger weeks of the 12 months, helped by three rounds crossing $20 million, greater than most weeks handle.
Three-week pattern
Weekly funding moved from $125.72 million to $132.11 million after which jumped to $297.25 million this week, greater than doubling in seven days.
Weekly startup funding comparability: JUN 29-JUL 04, JUL 06-11 and JUL 13-18 – Indian Startup Information (ISN)ISN weekly funding comparability chart. Indian startups raised $12
Between July 13 to July 18, 2026, as many as 19 Indian startups from numerous sectors raised over $297.25 million in funding from buyers. That’s 125% up week-on-week from $132.11 million logged the previous week, when Iswarya raised $36.63 million to prime the chart.
Bengaluru-based AI software program creation platform Emergent led this week’s chart with a $130 million spherical from Creaegis, accounting for almost 44% of the week’s whole capital.
Three rounds crossed $20 million this week: Emergent at $130 million, Neo Group at $36.31 million and Rize at $31 million. Collectively they made up about two-thirds of the week’s cash, whereas the opposite 16 rounds ranged from $3 million to $15 million and coated all the pieces from AI autopilots to laundry infrastructure.
The sectors that bought funded this week embrace Spacetech, EV, Fintech, AI, Hospitality, Healthtech, Biotech, Cosmetics, {Hardware}, Agritech, Cleantech, Gross sales Intelligence, Foodtech, Fashiontech, Manufacturing, Babycare.
Funding Fusion weekly startup funding report, 13 – 18 July 2026 – Indian Startup Information (ISN)ISN Funding Fusion infographic for 13 – 18 July 2026. Complete funding $297.25M throughout 19 offers and three M&A, up from $132.11M the prior week (06 – 11 July). High 5 startups: Emergent $130M, Neo Group $36.31M, Rize $31M, Vorflux $15M, Fast Clear $14M. Supply: Indian Startup Information.FUNDINGFUSIONWeekly Startup Funding Report 2026High 5 Startups Funding13 – 18 July 2026TOTAL FUNDING$297.25M$132.11M$297.25MNO. OF DEALS19M & A3/> /> Emergent$130M/> Neo Group$36.31M/> Rize$31M/> Vorflux$15M/> Fast Clear$14M/> 06 – 11 July13 – 18 JulySupply: Indian Startup Information (ISN)
2026 thus far
$7.70B
Indian startups have now raised cash throughout 537 rounds in 2026 thus far. This week’s $297.25 million was one of many stronger weeks of the 12 months, helped by three rounds crossing $20 million, greater than most weeks handle.
Three-week pattern
Weekly funding moved from $125.72 million to $132.11 million after which jumped to $297.25 million this week, greater than doubling in seven days.
Weekly startup funding comparability: JUN 29-JUL 04, JUL 06-11 and JUL 13-18 – Indian Startup Information (ISN)ISN weekly funding comparability chart. Indian startups raised $125.72M in JUN 29-JUL 04, $132.11M in JUL 06-11, and $297.25M within the present week JUL 13-18, up 125% week-on-week. Bar heights are proportional to funding raised. Supply: Indian Startup Information.WEEKLY FUNDING COMPARISON$125.72MJUN 29-JUL 04$132.11MJUL 06-11$297.25MJUL 13-18Supply: Indian Startup Information (ISN)
Startup funding snapshot
The desk beneath lists each Indian startup that raised funding this week, together with the quantity, stage, sector, buyers and metropolis.
Quantities in USD as reported; rupee rounds transformed at announcement charges. Articles linked per row.
Most lively buyers this week: Fireplace Ventures backed two rounds, Anmasa and Promom, making it the one repeat title of the week. Creaegis led Emergent’s $130 million spherical, Peak XV Companions backed Neo Group, and BNP Paribas Asset Administration Alts led Rize’s Collection B.
The place the cash landed?
Metropolis-wise break up of this week’s disclosed capital
Metropolis-wise startup funding map of India, 13 – 18 July 2026 – Indian Startup Information (ISN)ISN city-wise funding map for 13 – 18 July 2026. Indian startups raised $266.25M throughout 18 offers. By metropolis: Bengaluru $181.84M (08 offers), Mumbai $46.69M (02 offers), Gurugram $26.45M (03 offers), Hyderabad $6.23M (01 deal), Lucknow $3.11M (01 deal), Ahmedabad $1.1M (01 deal), Noida $0.83M (01 deal), Surat $0M (01 deal). States are shaded by whole funding. Supply: Indian Startup Information.CITY-WISEFUNDING MAP13 – 18 July 20261BENGALURU$ 181.84M08 DEALS2MUMBAI$ 46.69M02 DEALS3GURUGRAM$ 26.45M03 DEALS4HYDERABAD$ 6.23M01 DEAL5LUCKNOW$ 3.11M01 DEAL6AHMEDABAD$ 1.1M01 DEAL7NOIDA$ 0.83M01 DEAL8SURAT$ 0M01 DEALFUNDING (IN $M)$1$10$50$200+Supply: Indian Startup Information (ISN)
The 5 largest rounds
The highest 5 raised about $226.31 million between them, roughly 76% of the week’s whole.
Emergent
Emergent raised $130 million (about Rs 1,241 crore) in a Collection C spherical led by Creaegis, with MNI Ventures – Claypond Capital and Sentinel World as co-leads, taking its valuation to $1.5 billion and making it India’s latest unicorn. Khosla Ventures, SoftBank Imaginative and prescient Fund 2, Lightspeed and Y Combinator additionally joined the spherical.
The Bengaluru startup lets founders and enterprise homeowners construct full-stack, production-ready functions utilizing autonomous AI brokers. The startup plans to make use of the funding for product growth, buyer acquisition and operations, giving it greater than 18 months of runway.
Neo Group
Neo Group raised Rs 350 crore (about $36.31 million) in a spherical led by Peak XV Companions, its earliest institutional backer since 2023.
The Mumbai-based wealth and asset administration agency serves household workplaces and high-net-worth shoppers throughout greater than 30 cities, with almost Rs 3,000 crore in fairness capital. The contemporary capital will go into expertise, expertise and new product capabilities because it expands throughout India.
Rize
Rize raised $31 million (about Rs 296 crore) in a Collection B spherical led by BNP Paribas Asset Administration Alts, break up between $20 million in fairness and $11 million in debt. The Rockefeller Basis, Temasek, Breakthrough Vitality Ventures and lenders together with United Abroad Financial institution and BIDV additionally took half.
The agritech startup promotes Alternate Wetting and Drying, an irrigation methodology that cuts methane emissions and water use in rice farming throughout Vietnam and Indonesia. The cash will fund export enlargement, AI instruments for farmers and a push into new Southeast Asian markets.
Vorflux
Vorflux raised $15 million (about Rs 143 crore) in a seed spherical from Y Combinator, Peak XV Companions, Powerset and Alliance, with angel buyers Parker Conrad, Immad Akhund and Balaji Srinivasan additionally becoming a member of. The startup was based by Prasanna Sankar, former CTO and co-founder of Rippling.
Vorflux builds an AI “autopilot” for software program engineering that may plan, construct, check and open pull requests with out fixed human supervision. It doesn’t construct its personal AI fashions, as an alternative assigning duties throughout suppliers based mostly on their strengths.
Fast Clear
Quick Clean raised $14 million (about Rs 134 crore) in a Collection B spherical led by Stakeboat Capital, with present buyers Alkemi Progress Capital and Blue Ashva Capital additionally collaborating. It had raised about $5.7 million in its Collection A in February 2025.
The Gurugram startup builds and operates on-premise laundry services inside motels and hospitals, operating over 140 websites throughout 38 Indian cities. The brand new funding will develop its community in India and fund entry into Southeast Asia and the Center East.
Rising startups
Reo.Dev
Reo.Dev raised $11.3 million (about Rs 108 crore) in a Collection A spherical led by Elevation Capital, with Heavybit, India Quotient, Foster Ventures and new investor Uncorrelated Ventures becoming a member of in. The Bengaluru startup builds an AI-native go-to-market platform that reads developer exercise like GitHub commits and API calls to identify potential software program patrons earlier than a gross sales staff will get concerned.
E3 Electrical.Ai
E3 Electric.Ai raised Rs 100 crore (about $10.38 million) in a Collection A spherical led by BluVenture Holdings, break up between fairness and debt. The Bengaluru startup is getting ready to launch its E3 TRION electrical scooter, constructed on a modular chassis that enables battery upgrades with no full redesign.
Naturis Cosmetics
Naturis Cosmetics raised Rs 100 crore (about $10.38 million) in its first exterior funding spherical, led by Sharrp Ventures with participation from Mirabilis Funding Belief, Anicut Capital and Niveshaay. The Mumbai-based producer provides manufacturers together with Nykaa, Purplle and Pilgrim, and can use the cash to construct a brand new manufacturing unit in Vapi and an R&D centre in Mumbai.
Groyyo · SwitchOn
Groyyo raised Rs 90 crore (about $9.34 million) within the first shut of a deliberate Rs 200 crore Collection B spherical led by Cornerstone Ventures. The Gurugram startup runs an AI-driven platform connecting vogue manufacturers with attire producers, and can use the funds to develop its producer community and develop in North America, Europe and the Center East.
SwitchOn raised $8 million (about Rs 76 crore) in a pre-Collection B spherical led by IvyCap Ventures, with SIG Tattva and Trifecta Capital additionally becoming a member of. The Bengaluru startup builds computer-vision techniques that automate high quality inspection on manufacturing facility manufacturing strains, and can use the cash to develop internationally and deepen its analysis.
Dhruva House · Aina · Anmasa
Dhruva Space raised Rs 60 crore (about $6.23 million) from the Antariksh Enterprise Capital Fund, its first-ever funding, taking the Hyderabad startup’s ongoing pre-Collection B spherical to Rs 275 crore. Dhruva House builds satellites and house infrastructure and holds an order guide of greater than Rs 500 crore.
Aina raised $5.5 million (about Rs 53 crore) in a seed spherical led by Redstart Labs and 360 ONE Asset, with Kunal Shah and Razorpay’s founders among the many particular person backers. The Bengaluru and San Francisco startup is constructing a brand new {hardware} interface for interacting with AI brokers, and has already shipped its first product, a keypad referred to as Dune.
Anmasa raised Rs 30 crore (about $3.11 million) in a seed spherical led by Fireplace Ventures, with Blume Ventures additionally becoming a member of. The Gurugram startup runs neighbourhood micro-factories that put together contemporary flour, oils and spices solely after a buyer orders, delivering inside 90 minutes.
The place the cash went
Disclosed capital by sector and stage
Weekly startup funding by sector – ISNCapital by sector: AI & Deeptech (3 offers): $146.66M; Fintech & Monetary Providers: $36.31M; Agritech (Rize): $31M; Cleantech & Vitality (KuhlTherm + Fast Clear): $15.1M; Others: $68.18M. Supply: Indian Startup Information.SECTORCAPITALAI & Deeptech (3 offers)$146.66MFintech & Monetary Providers$36.31MAgritech (Rize)$31MCleantech & Vitality (KuhlTherm + Fast Clear)$15.1MOthers$68.18M
Weekly funding offers by stage – ISNOffers by stage: Pre-Seed: 1; Seed: 6; Collection A / Pre-A: 3; Collection B & development: 6; M&A: 3; Undisclosed: 3. Supply: Indian Startup Information.STAGEDEALSPre-Seed1Seed6Collection A / Pre-A3Collection B & development6M&A3Undisclosed3
Mergers & Acquisitions
3 offers closed through the week
Aurum PropTech → Housing.com father or mother Locon Options
Aurum PropTech has acquired Locon Options, the father or mother firm of actual property portal Housing.com. The deal brings a serious property listings platform beneath Aurum PropTech’s portfolio.
PhysicsWallah → Sarrthi IAS
Edtech firm PhysicsWallah has acquired Sarrthi IAS, a UPSC examination preparation platform. The deal provides a devoted civil companies teaching enterprise to PhysicsWallah’s rising secure of exam-prep manufacturers.
