The final week of March was full of activity for the world’s third largest startup ecosystem. As the final quarter of FY25 comes to an end this month, multiple new-age tech companies announced investments within their own subsidiaries, acquisitions, as well as some startups charging up their plans for a public listing in the near future.Amid this, investment activity in the Indian startups saw a significant uptick during the week.
Between March 24 and 29, Indian startups cumulatively netted $143.7 Mn, a 32% increase from the $109.2 Mn raised by startups last week.
Meanwhile, the number of funding deals that materialised during the week stood at 16, slightly lower than the 18 funding deals in the preceding week. Funding Galore: Indian Startup Funding Of The Week [ Mar 24 – Mar 29]DateNameSectorSubsectorBusiness ModelFunding Round SizeFunding Round TypeInvestorsLead Investor28 Mar 2025smallcaseFintechInvestment TechB2C$50 MnSeries DElev8 Venture Partners, State Street Global Advisors, Niveshaay AIF, Faering Capital, Arkam VenturesElev8 Venture Partners28 Mar 2025LendingkartFintechLending TechB2B$29.5 Mn*Series EFullerton Financial HoldingsFullerton Financial Holdings27 Mar 2025AboundFintechPaymentsB2C$14 MnSeedNEAR Foundation, Circle Ventures, Times InternetNEAR Foundation27 Mar 2025OutplayEnterprise TechHorizontal SaaSB2B$14 Mn–JungleWorksJungleWorks25 Mar 2025Grow IndigoAgritechFarm InputsB2B-B2C$10 Mn–British International InvestmentBritish International Investment25.
