Indian Startups Raise $184 Million Across 17 Deals in Weekly Dip

24 Oct 2026, 9:00 am · 3h ago · 1 min read · Inc42New

Amount

$184M

Indian startup funding slowed down during the third week of October 2026, with 17 startups securing over $184 million. This represents a 22% decline in total value from the $236.2 million raised in the previous week, while deal volume dropped 32% from 25 deals. Major transactions during the week included healthtech startup Even Health raising $50 million in Series B funding led by Khosla Ventures, and AI startup Different AI securing $48 million in a Seed round led by General Catalyst. AuxoAI, Firstwork, and D2C brand The Pant Project also raised notable growth rounds.