From Yubi To AgroStar — Indian Startups Raised $171 Mn Funding This Week

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Sat Nov 22 09:00:39 IST 2025
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After a three weeks of consecutive decline in fresh capital infusion in the Indian startup ecosystem, startup funding showed some signs of revival in the third week of November.

Between November 17 and November 21, twenty startups cumulatively raised $171.4 Mn, marking an over 5% uptick from the $162.9 Mn bagged by 22 startups in the previous week.

Funding Galore: Indian Startup Funding Of The Week [ Nov 17 – 21 ]

DateNameSectorSubsectorBusiness ModelFunding Round SizeFunding Round TypeInvestorsLead Investor
21 Nov 2025YubiFintechLending TechB2B$46.4 Mn*–EvolutionX Debt Capital, Gaurav Kumar (Yubi)–
20 Nov 2025AgroStarAgritechFarmtech/Agri & Farm InputsB2B$30 Mn–Just ClimateJust Climate
19 Nov 2025Tractor JunctionEcommerceVertical MarketplaceB2B, B2C$22.5 Mn*Series AAstanor, Info Edge Ventures, OmnivoreAstanor
19 Nov 2025PidgeLogisticsLogistics SaaSB2B$13.6 MnSeries ALa Vida es Chula (LVEC).La Vida es Chula (LVEC).
20 Nov 2025AgragaLogisticsShipping & DeliveryB2B$11.3 MnPre-Series BBajaj Finserv Group, IvyCap VenturesBajaj Finserv Group
20 Nov 2025UltrahumanEcommerceD2CB2C$11.2 MnDebtAlteria CapitalAlteria Capital
20 Nov 2025Pibit.AIFintechInsurtechB2B$7 MnSeries AStellaris Venture Partners, Y Combinator, Arali VenturesStellaris Venture Partners
19 Nov 2025Synthio LabsAIApplication LayerB2B$5 MnSeedElevation Capital, Peak XV Partners, Y CombinatorElevation Capital
20 Nov 2025KaajAIApplication LayerB2B$3.8 MnSeedKindred Ventures, Better Tomorrow Ventures, Karman Ventures, Pythia Ventures and Coughdrop Capital.Kindred Ventures
18 Nov 2025Axirium AerospaceAdvanced Hardware & TechnologyAerial VehiclesB2B$3.5 MnSeedShastra VC, BEENEXT, Ashish Gupta (Helion Advisors), PVS Raju (AIG Hospitals)Shastra VC, BEENEXT
19 Nov 2025StyleworkReal Estate TechProperty Listing & DiscoveryB2B, B2C$3.4 MnPre-Series BEquentis Angel Fund, Karekeba Ventures, Cogniphy AIF Fund, LetsVenture Fund, MoneyVyapaarEquentis Angel Fund
17 Nov 2025Tribe StaysReal Estate TechProperty Listing & DiscoveryB2C$2.8 MnSeedArtha Venture Fund, Riverwalk Holdings, Kunal Khanna (Vivaldis)Artha Venture Fund, Riverwalk Holdings
20 Nov 2025CtrlBEnterprise TechHorizontal SaaSB2B$2.5 MnSeedChiratae Ventures, Equirus, InnovateX Fund, Campus Fund, Point One CapitalChiratae Ventures
19 Nov 2025STANMedia & EntertainmentGamingB2C$2 Mn**Series ASony Innovation Fund, Hyderabad Angels Fund–
21 Nov 2025Sophrosyne TechnologiesAdvanced Hardware & TechnologySemiconductorsB2B$2 MnSeedBluehill CapitalBluehill Capital
20 Nov 2025ThimblerrEnterprise ServicesManufacturing SolutionsB2B$1.4 Mn–Inflection Point Ventures, 3one4 Capital, Mount Judi Ventures, Venture Catalysts, We Founder CircleInflection Point Ventures
18 Nov 2025Pype AIAIApplication LayerB2B$1.2 MnPre-SeedKalaari Capital, Wyser Capital, TenityKalaari Capital
19 Nov 2025HomeRunReal Estate TechConstructionB2C, B2B$1 MnSeedTitan Capital, Sparrow Capital, Consumer Collective by Atrium, Anupam Mittal (Shaadi.com), Abhishek Goyal (Tracxn), Suraj Nalin (PlaySimple), Raj Sheth (Inuka Capital), Gautam Shewakramani (Inuka Capital)Titan Capital, Sparrow Capital
18 Nov 2025HooprMedia & EntertainmentOTTB2C$451KPre-Series AInflection Point VenturesInflection Point Ventures
18 Nov 2025CircleEcommerceHorizontal MarketplaceB2C$383KPre-SeedTitan Capital, Raveen Sastry (Myntra)Titan Capital
Source: Inc42
* A combination of debt and equity investment
** Part of a larger round
Note: Only disclosed funding rounds have been included

Key Startup Funding Highlights Of The Week

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  • Fintech segment continued to be the investor favourite segment this week with two startups — Yubi and Pibit.AI — raising the highest $53.4 Mn.
  • Ecommerce trailed fintech in terms of fresh capital infusion, with three startups raising $34.1 Mn this week. A similar number of deals materialised in AI and real estate tech segments as well.
  • Inflection Point Ventures (IPV) and Titan Capital were the most active investors this week, backing two startups apiece.
  • Seed funding continued to remain strong this week, with nine startups at this stage raising $24 Mn. Funding at this stage doubled week-on-week.
Startup IPO Updates This Week
  • After closing its IPO with a robust 52.95X oversubscription, SaaS major Capillary Technologies made a muted debut on the bourses on Friday. While the company’s shares listed at a 3% discount on the BSE from its IPO price, they ended the first trading session up 8.38% at INR 606.9.
  • After closing its IPO with an oversubscription of 1.8X last week, PhysicsWallah made a stellar debut on the bourses on Tuesday. The stock got listed at INR 143.10 on the BSE, a premium of 31.39% to the issue price of INR 109.
  • Snapdeal’s parent entity AceVector Group secured SEBI’s approval to go ahead with its INR 500 Cr initial public offering (IPO). The company had pre-filed its DRHP in July.
  • Ecommerce major Meesho is targeting a listing in the month of December at a valuation of over $6 Bn for its IPO.
Other Developments Of The Week
  • Venture debt firms BlackSoil Capital and Caspian Debtformally completed their merger to create an INR 1,900 Cr venture debt NBFC.
  • SIDBI Venture Capital announced the first close of the government’s spacetech focussed VC fund, Antariksh Venture Capital Fund (AVCF), at INR 1,005 Cr. The fund has a total corpus of INR 1,600 Cr, along with an investment of INR 1,000 Cr investment from state-backed IN–SPACe.
  • At Bengaluru Tech Summit 2025, Karnataka government secured investment commitments to the tune of INR 2,600 Cr from companies including the Drone Federation of India, Global HDI, Tsuyo Manufacturing, among others.
  • SaaS unicorn Icertis acquired AI-led legal tech platform Dioptra for an undisclosed amount.

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