Indian startups raised $10.1B in year ending March 2026
Indian startups pulled in $10.1 billion across 977 deals in the year ending March 2026, according to Venture Intelligence.
That's a bit less than last year's $11.3 billion, but AI-focused companies still grabbed plenty of attention from investors, especially in consumer tech, fintech, and healthcare.
About 1-third of deals used AI
Funding bounced around this year: $2.4 billion came in Q1, then ticked up to $2.6 billion for both Q2 and Q3, before dipping to $2.2 billion in Q4 as global uncertainty set in.
AI was the big story, about one-third of all deals were for consumer tech startups using AI, and core AI/ML companies made up nearly one-quarter of deals.
Standouts like Emergent Labs scored major backing ($70 million from Khosla Ventures and SoftBank), showing how much investors believe AI will keep shaping everything from e-commerce to fraud detection as more startups jump on advanced tech trends.