Japanese manufacturing-technology company CADDi has raised ¥17.7 billion in Series D funding, taking cumulative equity financing past ¥36 billion and valuing the company at ¥182 billion, with Toyota-backed Woven Capital and Salesforce Ventures joining as new investors.
AI biotechnology company Anew Labs has raised $290 million in its first external financing round, backed by a consortium of leading Chinese venture and growth-equity investors, at a valuation of $1.5 billion.
Gurugram-based Firi, founded by former Uber India executives, has raised $3 million to expand its AI-curated beauty and personal-care quick-commerce platform, with CRED founder Kunal Shah among its backers.
Bengaluru-based fashion discovery platform Slayd has closed a pre-seed funding round led by early-stage investor ajvc, adding to a wave of capital flowing into India's consumer-tech and D2C discovery layer.
Indian startups have raised $16.3 billion across approximately 1,450 equity funding rounds so far in 2026, a 6.9% increase over the same period last year, according to Tracxn data, even as overall deal count has declined.
Activate, the venture firm led by Aakrit Vaish, has closed its maiden fund at $105 million, positioning itself to back early-stage AI startups at a moment when Indian AI investing continues to accelerate.
Japanese manufacturing-technology company CADDi has raised ¥17.7 billion in Series D funding, taking cumulative equity financing past ¥36 billion and valuing the company at ¥182 billion, with Toyota-backed Woven Capital and Salesforce Ventures joining as new investors.
AI biotechnology company Anew Labs has raised $290 million in its first external financing round, backed by a consortium of leading Chinese venture and growth-equity investors, at a valuation of $1.5 billion.
Gurugram-based Firi, founded by former Uber India executives, has raised $3 million to expand its AI-curated beauty and personal-care quick-commerce platform, with CRED founder Kunal Shah among its backers.
Bengaluru-based fashion discovery platform Slayd has closed a pre-seed funding round led by early-stage investor ajvc, adding to a wave of capital flowing into India's consumer-tech and D2C discovery layer.