Indian Startups Raise Over $240 Million in One Week

Between May 12 and May 17, 2025, up to 26 Indian startups received more than $240 million in funding from investors. These startups come from many different industries, such as food, fitness, B2B, AI, skincare, energy, healthcare, entertainment, retail, quick-service restaurants (QSR), logistics, and medical technology. In total, Indian entrepreneurs raised over $599 million during the week. The biggest single investment went to PB Fintech, which received $218 million. Among the industries, the food sector stood out the most. Farmley, a snack brand, led this category by raising $42 million.

JSW One Platforms, a B2B e-commerce company, secured $39.71 million. Healthtech startup Complement 1, hygiene product maker Nobel Hygiene, and energy company VFlowTech raised a combined $56.35 million. Individually, complement 1 got $16 million, VFlowTech $20.5 million, and Nobel Hygiene $19.85 million.

Fitness tech startup Fittr raised $3 million. Logistics startup Citrus Freight raised $290,000. AI company Hyperbots secured $6.5 million, and QSR chain Biryani Blues got $5 million. Other notable deals include AI startup Flam with $14 million, TIEA Connectors with $2.57 million, and hiring platform Third Bracket with $580,000.

Skincare startup Be Clinical and pod hotel NapTapGo each raised $230,000. AI startup Adopt AI raised $6 million, mobile entertainment firm ReelSaga raised $2.1 million, and marketplace LUZO got $550,000. Premium ice cream brand Hocco received $10 million.

AI companies also saw strong interest. ContraVault AI raised $600,000, and Celebal Technologies brought in $15 million. Healthcare startup Avammune Therapeutics raised $12 million, while medtech firm Medvital got $980,000. Web3 analytics platform Cryptique also raised funds, but the amount was not shared. The funding highlights growing investor interest across many sectors in India’s startup ecosystem.