Startup Funding Jumps 106% This Week; Temple, Rozana Lead Top Deals

India’s startup funding activity saw a strong surge this week, reflecting renewed investor interest across emerging sectors. According to Tracxn, overall funding activity increased by around 106 percent compared to the previous week of February 21 to February 27, 2026.

Investments during the week of February 28 to March 6 were led by startups operating in neurotechnology, rural commerce, home services, quick commerce infrastructure, beauty, and electric mobility.

Top Funding Deals

Temple (Wearable Neurotech)
Temple is a stealth-mode wearable technology startup developing advanced, non-invasive neurotech devices for elite athletes. Its technology monitors real-time cerebral blood flow to provide insights into mental performance, cognitive endurance, and long-term brain health, aiming to enhance athletic performance using neuroscience-driven wearable solutions.

• Inception: 2024
• Headquartered: Delhi
• Founders: Deepinder Goyal
• Funding Amount: USD 54 Million
• Investors: Founder friends and early supporters of Zomato, Steadview Capital, Dharana Fund, Peak XV Partners, Aaroh Fund

Rozana (Rural Omnichannel Retail)
Rozana operates a rural-focused omnichannel retail platform that improves product accessibility in smaller towns and villages. Through its peer-commerce model, the company offers groceries, FMCG goods, electronics, and fashion products using a network of more than 35,000 community partners who enable doorstep delivery across rural India.

• Inception: 2021
• Headquartered: New Delhi
• Founders: Ankur Dahiya, Adwait Vikram Singh, Mukesh Christopher
• Funding Amount: USD 31.6 Million
• Investors: Bertelsmann India Investments, Fireside Ventures, Spark Growth Ventures, Bikaji Family Office, FE Securities, several family offices

Pronto (Home Services Marketplace)
Pronto is an app-based platform that provides vetted domestic help in under ten minutes. The startup offers services such as cleaning, laundry, utensil washing, and basic meal preparation. By connecting trained and verified professionals with households, it aims to bring structure and reliability to India’s largely unorganised home services sector.

• Inception: 2025
• Headquartered: Bengaluru (formerly Gurugram)
• Founders: Anjali Sardana
• Funding Amount: USD 25 Million
• Investors: Epiq Capital, Glade Brook Capital, General Catalyst, Bain Capital Ventures

Inamo (Quick Commerce Infrastructure)
Inamo provides a full-stack infrastructure-as-a-service platform for quick commerce businesses. Its services include dark store operations, inventory fulfillment, last-mile delivery fleet management, and proprietary technology tools designed to enable rapid deliveries, including the widely adopted 10-minute delivery model.

• Inception: 2024
• Headquartered: Mumbai
• Founders: Sumit Anand, Rupesh Thakare
• Funding Amount: USD 8 Million
• Investors: Prime Venture Partners, Shastra VC, Antler India, Gemba Capital

RAS Luxury Skincare (Beauty & Personal Care)
RAS Luxury Skincare develops premium “farm-to-face” beauty and personal care products using organic and plant-based ingredients. Its portfolio includes serums, toners, masks, body care products, and signature offerings such as 24K gold face elixirs, emphasising cruelty-free formulations and high-performance natural skincare.

• Inception: 2021
• Headquartered: Raipur
• Founders: Shubhika Jain, Suramya Jain, Sangeeta Jain
• Funding Amount: USD 7.5 Million
• Investors: Dabur Ventures, Unilever Ventures, Amazon Smbhav Venture Fund, Sixth Sense Ventures

Bounce (Electric Mobility)
Bounce, operated by Wickedride Adventure Services, is a smart mobility company focused on electric scooters and shared transportation. The company offers dockless, keyless electric scooter rentals, battery-swapping services, and “Bounce Daily” rental plans for gig workers while expanding into electric vehicle manufacturing.

• Inception: 2014
• Headquartered: Bengaluru
• Founders: Vivekananda Hallekere, Anil G, Varun Agni
• Funding Amount: USD 5 Million
• Investors: Accel, B Capital, Qualcomm Ventures

Mergers and Acquisitions

1Point1 Solutions completed the acquisition of Netcom BCC for USD 33.37 million to strengthen its customer experience and digital BPM capabilities. Meanwhile, Accenture announced plans to acquire Ookla, the firm behind the Speedtest platform, expanding its network intelligence and analytics portfolio.

IPO Activities

In the public markets, fintech unicorn Moneyview filed its Draft Red Herring Prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Board of India for a planned INR 1,500 crore IPO.

Additionally, SEDEMAC Mechatronics launched its INR 1,087.45 crore IPO between March 4 and March 6. The offering was priced between INR 1,287 and INR 1,352 per share and consisted entirely of an offer-for-sale.