Weekly Glance: Funding jumps 10% as Indian StartUps close Rs. 1,960 crore week!

16022026 Bharath, NEWZROOM:

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What does a nearly 10% funding jump really signal for Indian StartUps this week? Between February 9–14, 2026, 37 StartUps raised about Rs. 1,960 crore, even as markets stayed cautious. This snapshot decodes capital flows, sector winners and what founders and investors should actually do next.

Funding landscape overview:

Between February 9–14, 37 Indian StartUps raised around 236.38 million dollars, roughly Rs. 1,960 crore at Rs. 83 per dollar, marking nearly a 10% rise over the previous week’s 215 million dollars. Growth-stage rounds dominated with 155.10 million dollars, while early-stage StartUps secured 81.28 million dollars across 28 deals.

Delhi?NCR led by deal count at 15, but Bengaluru topped value with 93.57 million dollars across 13 deals, signaling deep investor conviction in product-heavy hubs. E-commerce deals led volumes, followed by manufacturing and healthtech, with climate, EV, battery tech and deeptech sustaining investor curiosity despite valuation discipline.

Key deals and company spotlights:

Identity verification platform IDfy led the week with a ?476 crore (52.5 million dollar) round to scale digital trust infrastructure, a classic #DigitalTransformation backbone play. Petcare StartUp Supertails raised 30 million dollars to expand its full?stack pet ecosystem, proving “pet parents” now behave like premium D2C consumers.

Electronics manufacturer Indigrid closed a Rs. 75 crore Series A to boost Make in India?aligned capacity. Consumer lender Olyv secured 23 million dollars as it eyes an insurance broking license, blurring NBFC–insurtech boundaries. Early?stage momentum came from Showroom B2B, PadCare Labs, ThirdAI and Articulus Surgical across fashion, sustainability, AI and healthtech.

Market trends and strategic implications:

Two clear currents shaped the week: capital favored “real revenue + clear moat” plays, and deeptech quietly moved from panel discussions to term sheets. Java Capital’s Rs. 400 crore deeptech fund and W Health Ventures’ Rs. 550 crore healthcare fund underline long-horizon bets in AI, robotics and healthtech.

For founders, this means lazy top-line growth pitches are out; funders now want sharp unit economics, defensible IP and #TechnologyTrends tied to monetization. Investors, meanwhile, are recalibrating towards earlier-stage, theme-driven exposure rather than chasing the next unicorn at frothy valuations, tempering the Indian unicorns slowdown narrative.

The February 9–14 funding pulse shows a maturing Indian StartUp engine: fewer vanity cheques, more conviction capital into execution-heavy, tech-driven models. For founders, the playbook is simple: build boringly solid businesses, plug into #makeinindia and health/AI tailwinds, and funding FOMO will quietly follow.

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