From KreditBee To Nava— Indian Startups Raised $362 Mn This Week
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After a drought of mega deals in the first quarter of 2026, April began with lending tech startup KreditBee entering the unicorn club after raising $280 Mn in its Series E.
The fintech major’s mega funding round led to a spike in the overall fresh capital infusion in the Indian startup ecosystem this week. Between April 6 and 10, twenty three startups raised $360.5 Mn, marking a 174% jump from the $131.5 Mn raised across 18 deals last week.
Funding Galore: Indian Startup Funding Of The Week [April 06 — 10]
Date
Name
Sector
Subsector
Business Model
Funding Round Size
Funding Round Type
Investors
Lead Investor
8 Apr 2026
KreditBee
Fintech
Lending Tech
B2C
$280 Mn
Series E
Motilal Oswal Alternates, Hornbill Capital, Dragon Funds, WhiteOak Capital, A.P. Moller Holding, Premji Invest
Motilal Oswal Alternates, Hornbill Capital, Dragon Funds
9 Apr 2026
Nava
AI
Application Layer
B2B
$22 Mn
Series A
Greenoaks, RTP Global, Unicorn India Ventures
Greenoaks
7 Apr 2026
OFF/BEAT
Ecommerce***
–
–
$10.7 Mn
Seed
Bessemer Venture Partners
Bessemer Venture Partners
9 Apr 2026
Pluckk
Ecommerce
D2C
B2C
$10.7 Mn
Series A
Euro Gulf Investment
Euro Gulf Investment
9 Apr 2026
Astranova Mobility
Cleantech
Electric Vehicles
B2B
$6.4 Mn
Series A
IvyCap Ventures, Trucks Venture Capital, Asian Development Bank, Advantedge Founders
IvyCap Ventures
8 Apr 2026
Atlas
AI
Application Layer
B2B
$6 Mn
Seed
Accel, Stellaris Venture Partners
Accel, Stellaris Venture Partners
6 Apr 2026
GoSats
Fintech
Banking
B2C
$5 Mn
Series A
Konvoy, Y Combinator,Taisu Ventures
Konvoy
7 Apr 2026
KisaanSay
Ecommerce
D2C
B2C
$3.7 Mn
Series A
NABVENTURES
NABVENTURES
7 Apr 2026
Ecoil
Clean Tech
Climate Tech
B2B
$2.5 Mn
Series A
Fundalogical Ventures, Caspian Impact Investment, Momentum Capital, Chennai Angels
Fundalogical Ventures
8 Apr 2026
RoshAi
Advanced Hardware & Technology
Internet Of Things (IoT) & Hardware
B2B
$2.4 Mn
–
IAN Group
IAN Group
7 Apr 2026
WorkOnGrid
Enterprise Tech
Horizontal SaaS
B2B
$2.4 Mn
–
Transition VC, IAN Group
Transition VC
6 Apr 2026
SatLeo
Advanced Hardware & Technology
Space Tech
B2B
$2.2 Mn
Seed
Unicorn India Ventures, Merak Ventures, Java Capital, IIMA Ventures
Unicorn India Ventures
7 Apr 2026
Helium Air
Advanced Hardware & Technology
Internet Of Things (IoT)
& HardwareB2C
$2 Mn
Seed
India Quotient
India Quotient
7 Apr 2026
H2LooP
AI
AI Infrastructure & Development
B2B
$2 Mn
Seed
Speciale Invest, 3one4 Capital
Speciale Invest, 3one4 Capital
9 Apr 2026
Swageazy
Ecommerce
Vertical Marketplace
B2B
$583K
–
Info Edge Ventures,OnGrid, HROne
Info Edge Ventures
8 Apr 2026
ClayCo
Ecommerce
D2C
B2C
$400K**
–
Twenty Nine Capital Partners Ventures, ICMG Global Ventures
Twenty Nine Capital Partners Ventures
8 Apr 2026
Trev Mobility
Travel Tech
Ride-Hailing
B2C
$394K
–
–
–
7 Apr 2026
Cozy Farms
Real Estate Tech
–
B2C
$388K
–
–
–
9 Apr 2026
Angoor AI
AI
Application Layer
B2B
$215K
Pre-Seed
Venturizer, Uday Sodhi (Founders Room Capital), Tarun Billa (JP Morgan), Mayank Singh Tomar
Venturizer
7 Apr 2026
Filli & Me
Ecommerce
D2C
B2C
$161K
Pre-Seed
Super Angels
Super Angels
9 Apr 2026
DAAKit
Logistics
Shipping & Delivery
B2B
$138K
Pre-Seed
Inflection Point Ventures
Inflection Point Ventures
7 Apr 2026
Xccelera
AI
Application Layer
B2B
$129K
–
Ramakant Sharma (Livspace), Asad Khan (TestMu AI), Amiya Pathak (Zipdial)
–
6 Apr 2026
Satark AI
AI
Application Layer
B2B
–
Pre-Seed
–
–
Source: Inc42
*Mix of equity and debt
**Part of larger round
*** Tentative tagging as the product and sector details currently undisclosed
Key Startup Funding Highlights Of The Week
- Fintech segment regained the top funded startup segment title this week on the back of KreditBee’s $280 Mn funding round. Besides, GoSats also netted $5 Mn this week.
- In terms of deal count, AI and ecommerce sectors recorded the highest six deals each this week. While AI startups raised $30.3 Mn, ecommerce startups netted $25.8 Mn, respectively.
- Seed funding skyrocketed 940% to $22.9 Mn in the week under review, from $2.2 Mn in the previous week
- IAN Group and Unicorn India Ventures’ were the most active startup investors this week, backing two startups each.
Startup IPO Updates This Week
- Study abroad startup Leverage Edu has initiated discussions with investment bankers for an ₹2,000-3,000 Cr IPO in the upcoming 12-18 months.
- CureFit onboarded four independent directors — JPMorgan’s Kalpana Morparia, Celesta Capital’s Arun Kumar, Ayushman Bharat’s Indu Bhushan, OpenAI’s Pragya Misra — on its board ahead of its IPO.
Other Developments Of The Week
- Exotel acquihired the leadership team of voice AI platform Dubverse, including cofounders Anuja Dhawan and Varshul Gupta to strengthen its AI capabilities for enterprise CX
- Investment firm Bay Capital Partners appointed Sandeep Barasia (former Delhivery CBO) and Tej Kapoor (former IvyCap Ventures MD) as partners to helm its upcoming digital fund
- PE firm TR Capital committed to invest $1 Bn in India via secondaries over the next five years. It has also appointed Umang Agarwal as its India MD, along with multiple senior leaders.
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