🚀 Weekly Startup Funding Roundup [Apr 07 – Apr 12, 2025]

Your Quick Guide to India’s Startup Capital Flow 💸

The Indian startup ecosystem witnessed a dynamic week from April 7 to April 12, 2025, with 24 startups raising a total of approximately $181.21 million. This includes 6 growth-stage and 13 early-stage deals, while 5 startups kept their funding details undisclosed. ​

📈 Growth-Stage Highlights

• Juspay: Secured $60 million in its Series D round led by Kedaara Capital.​

• Easebuzz: Raised Rs 240 crore (~$30 million) in a funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners.​

• Noise: The Indian wearable brand received another round of funding from global audio giant Bose.​

• Innovist: Parent company of Bare Anatomy secured funding to expand its personal care product line.​

• Eloelo: The live social entertainment platform attracted investment to enhance its user engagement features.​

• Sadhav Future Tech: A solar energy startup that garnered funds to scale its renewable energy solutions.​

🌱 Early-Stage Standouts

• Xindus: A cross-border logistics startup, led the early-stage funding with a $10 million Series A round.​

• SigIQ.ai: An edtech startup focusing on AI-driven learning solutions.​

• Outzidr: A Gen Z women-focused fashion brand making waves in the D2C space.​

• Vimano: A nanotechnology startup innovating in material sciences.​

• Let’s Try & Eat Better: D2C snack brands promoting healthy eating habits.​

• Drive FITT: A membership-based sports club aiming to revolutionize fitness experiences.​

• Grest: A marketplace for refurbished iPhones, promoting sustainable tech consumption.​

• Data Safeguard: A data protection startup ensuring digital security for businesses.​

🏙️ City & Sector Snapshot

• Top Cities: Bengaluru led with 12 deals, followed by Delhi-NCR, Pune, Jaipur, Hyderabad, and Mumbai.​

• Leading Sectors: E-commerce topped with 4 deals, while fintech, consumer electronics, edtech, and foodtech sectors followed with 2 deals each. ​

📊 Funding Trends

Compared to the previous week’s $357.29 million across 30 startups, this week saw a nearly 50% decline in total funding. However, the average funding over the last eight weeks stands at approximately $246.87 million with 24 deals per week. ​

👥 Leadership Movements

• Irwin Anand: Appointed as the new CEO of NimbusPost, a logistics tech platform under Xpressbees.​

• Apoorva Ranjan Sharma: Announced as the new President of TiE Mumbai, starting April 2025 for a two-year term.​

• Ananth Iyer: Appointed as Chief Financial Officer of visa processing platform Atlys.​

• Sekhar Garisa: Named Managing Director of Claypond Capital, the family investment office of Ranjan Pai.​

• Thampy Koshy: Resigned as MD and CEO of ONDC.​

• Raghu Krishnananda: Stepped down as CPTO of Myntra after a five-year stint. ​

🔄 Mergers & Acquisitions

• Arihant Academy: Fully acquired Carmel Classes and Carmel Tuitions in a $1.2 million deal.​

• Creativefuel: Acquired MissMalini Entertainment from The Good Glamm Group in a deal worth Rs 6 crore. ​

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