Minakshi Sangwan

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Weekly Startup Highlights (Mar 14–Mar 20)

Spotting low trust in electric scooters for long rides, Simple Energy's founder built a high-range EV startup focused on in-house technology, expansion, and sustainable growth.

Startup Funding Drops around 26% in the Week of March 07–March 13, 2026.

From satellites to strategic intelligence, Anirudh Sharma's Digantara is reshaping the future of space surveillance.

On International Women's Day, women entrepreneurs share how resilience, innovation, and self-belief helped them overcome challenges and build impactful businesses across sectors.

Top deals during the week of February 28 to March 6.

Wint Wealth offers retail investors access to curated corporate bonds, securitised debt, and high-yield fixed-income investments.

First-generation entrepreneur Pulkit Baldev turned engineer-operator built Metalbook into profitable, fast-scaling digital metals supply chain platform leader.

This week's key funding deals, strategic acquisitions, and new fund launches across sectors.

This Week's Top Funding Deals (Feb 14–20): Neysa and GREW Solar Lead Big Bets

Launched in 2020, Arise Ventures manages nearly USD 100 million, backing 50+ global companies with capital, governance, and guidance for sustainable growth.

Weekly Highlights: February 7–13, 2026

Founded in 1982 by Manohar Lal Patidar, Shakti Pumps, now led by Dinesh and Ankit Patidar, delivers solar and electric pumps, motors, and sustainable water-energy solutions globally.

The week's top-funded startups included Drivn, The Whole Truth, Digantara, Varaha, ZILO, and Material Depot, spanning mobility, food, spacetech, climate, quick commerce, and home interiors.

From a single forklift in 1993, Shashi Shetty built a global logistics enterprise, with Vaishnav Shetty scaling legacy through technology, values-led leadership, and long-term vision.

Mohit Goel, Managing Director of Omaxe, carries forward his father's people-first legacy, blending empathy, integrity and financial discipline while expanding into emerging cities, believing technology should support humans and growth must stay honest and pioneering.

Funding announcements and deal activity tracked during the period from January 16 to January 23.

Top Deals of January 9–15

Top Startup Funding Deals of January 2–8

India's 2025 startup big bets, Erisha E Mobility, Eruditus, MoEngage, GreenLine, Innovaccer, Uniphore, Zolve, Darwinbox, Vistaar, Tessolve, secured major funding, spotlighting mobility, fintech, SaaS, healthtech, and semiconductors.

Having previously worked with Mahindra and Maruti, Jyoti Malhotra joined Volvo nearly a decade ago, drawn by the startup-like energy of a premium car company that offered scope for real impact.

Yet the broader slowdown has not affected every sub-segment equally. Dairy-tech, for example, has held investor interest due to its scale and everyday consumption patterns.

Sensa Core Medical Instrumentation, CoreEL Technologies, PlasmaGen Biosciences, Dugar Finance, Qucev, DJT Microfinance and PowerUp Money led this week's top funding deals across healthtech, defence, fintech, EV and wealthtech sectors.

Founded in 2023 by Gazal Kalra and Shalabh Gupta, Nuuk offers design-first home appliances including fans, vacuum cleaners, and personal hand fans.

Dec 12–18, 2025 Startups Highlights

Selective Deals This Week

Venture debt gains momentum nationwide as founders seek non dilutive capital and stronger financial guardrails for sustainable scale.

Good Capital backs creative founders by translating vision into investable frameworks, prioritising people, enabling AI, and supporting India's evolving, high-context startup ecosystem.

Here is a quick look at the top funded startups for the week of Nov 29 to Dec 05.