Chennai-based venture capital firm Bluehill.VC has announced the final close of its maiden frontier-tech fund at ₹400 crore, including the full exercise of a ₹50 crore greenshoe option. The fund has already deployed over ₹100 crore across seven startups, with plans to invest another ₹80 crore over the next six months .
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Mirae Asset Venture Investments India has secured ₹1,125 crore in the first close of its new India-focused fund, the Mirae Asset Venture Opportunity Fund-II (MAVOF II). The fund has a total target corpus of ₹1,800 crore and represents the firm’s third dedicated India-focused vehicle, significantly expanding its commitment to the country’s startup ecosystem .
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India’s $300-billion IT services industry, built over three decades on the bedrock of labour cost arbitrage, is facing a defining test. As AI rapidly automates routine coding, testing, and maintenance, the traditional model is splintering. For thousands of freshers and junior engineers, the entry-level jobs that were once the bedrock of the sector are among the most exposed.
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The electric mobility sector is witnessing renewed investor interest, with two of India’s leading startups, Yulu and Bounce Infinity, back in the funding market to raise fresh capital. The fundraising push comes as demand from the quick-commerce and food-delivery sectors continues to surge across the country .
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India’s SaaS leadership on the global stage has received a strong validation. Freshworks, the Nasdaq-listed enterprise software company, has delivered a robust second-quarter performance, beating its own revenue estimates and achieving GAAP profitability months ahead of schedule .
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Deep beneath India’s cities—hidden from view, rarely discussed, and often lethal—lies the country’s most neglected infrastructure: the underground networks of water pipes and sewers that keep urban life functioning. Solinas Integrity, an IIT Madras-incubated robotics startup, has raised $5.5 million in a Series A1 round to bring robotics and artificial intelligence to this invisible crisis .
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In the high-stakes world of startups, one challenge looms larger than funding, talent, or even product-market fit: finding the first customer. For deep-tech ventures building one-of-a-kind technologies, the barrier is even steeper—conventional government tenders require prior experience, established turnover, and competitor benchmarks that simply do not exist for novel innovations.
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In a world where talent is abundant but meaningful connections are scarce, two of India’s most experienced product and technology leaders are building a solution. Former Swiggy executive Anuj Rathi and former Zomato CTO Prashant Parashar have launched Profound, an AI-native platform that gives every professional their own AI representative. The company has raised $1.5 million in seed funding from a stellar roster of technology founders and institutional investors, and opened early access to its first cohort.
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In a significant boost for climate-tech innovation in India, Bengaluru and New York-based deep-tech startup Mitti Labs has raised $9.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Aramco Ventures, the venture capital arm of Saudi Aramco. The round also saw participation from existing backer Lightspeed India, alongside new investors including Godrej Industries Group, Cisco Foundation, Francis Family Fund, and Volta Circle.
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India’s e-commerce enablement unicorn Shiprocket is set to make its public market debut with a ₹1,617.59 crore initial public offering (IPO) opening on August 12, 2026. The Gurugram-based company has fixed the price band at ₹92 to ₹97 per share, with the issue closing on August 14. At the upper end of the price band, Shiprocket is valued at approximately ₹7,057 crore.
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