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Indian startups raised about $777.2 million in funding between January 1 and 30, marking a 13.8% decline from January 2025, when they had raised a total of $901 million across 210 rounds.
This month, startups across multiple stages secured funding through 112 rounds, according to data from market intelligence platform Tracxn.
This month’s funding was 29% lower than the previous month. In December 2025, startups raised around $1.09 billion across 78 rounds.
Last week alone — between January 24 and 30 — startups raised around $102.2 million.
Top deals of the month
GreenCell Mobility: Eversource Capital-backed electric bus operator GreenCell Mobility closed $89 million in funding from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), British International Investment (BII), and Tata Capital.
Emergent: Artificial intelligence (AI) coding startup Emergent raised $70 million in funding from Khosla Ventures and SoftBank, valuing the seven-month-old company at about $300 million.
Juspay: Digital payments startup Juspay raised $50 million from WestBridge Capital at a valuation of about $1.2 billion. This made Juspay the first Indian startup to attain unicorn status in 2026.
Pee Safe: Women’s hygiene and wellness brand Pee Safe has closed a $32 million round with OrbiMed, a global healthcare-focussed private equity firm. The funding round was a mix of primary capital and secondary sales by early investors.
Sukino: Healthcare startup Sukino raised $31 million in a funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners and with participation from Zerodha’s Rainmatter.
This month, startups across multiple stages secured funding through 112 rounds, according to data from market intelligence platform Tracxn.
This month’s funding was 29% lower than the previous month. In December 2025, startups raised around $1.09 billion across 78 rounds.
Last week alone — between January 24 and 30 — startups raised around $102.2 million.
Top deals of the month
GreenCell Mobility: Eversource Capital-backed electric bus operator GreenCell Mobility closed $89 million in funding from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), British International Investment (BII), and Tata Capital.
Emergent: Artificial intelligence (AI) coding startup Emergent raised $70 million in funding from Khosla Ventures and SoftBank, valuing the seven-month-old company at about $300 million.
Juspay: Digital payments startup Juspay raised $50 million from WestBridge Capital at a valuation of about $1.2 billion. This made Juspay the first Indian startup to attain unicorn status in 2026.
Pee Safe: Women’s hygiene and wellness brand Pee Safe has closed a $32 million round with OrbiMed, a global healthcare-focussed private equity firm. The funding round was a mix of primary capital and secondary sales by early investors.
Sukino: Healthcare startup Sukino raised $31 million in a funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners and with participation from Zerodha’s Rainmatter.