From Uniphore To UnifyApps — Indian Startups Raised $312 Mn This Week

Even as India revelled in the festive spirit, startup funding took a heavy hit this week. Between October 20 and 25, only three startup funding deals materialised, seeing Uniphore, UnifyApps and Michezo Sports together raise $312.5 Mn in fresh capital.

This marked a 57% decline from the $737.4 Mn raised by 30 startups in the preceding week.

Funding Galore: Indian Startup Funding Of The Week [ Oct 20-25 ]

Date	Name	Sector	Subsector	Business Model	Funding Round Size	Funding Round Type	Investors	Lead Investor
22 Oct 2025	Uniphore	Enterprise Tech	Horizontal SaaS	B2B	$260 Mn	Series F	NVIDIA, Advanced Micro Devices, Snowflake, Databricks, New Enterprise Associates, March Capital, BNF Capital, National Grid Partners, Prosperity7 VC	–
22 Oct 2025	UnifyApps	AI	Application Layer	B2B	$50 Mn	Series B	WestBridge Capital, ICONIQ	WestBridge Capital
23 Oct 2025	Michezo Sports	Consumers Services	Hyperlocal Services	B2C	$2.5 Mn	–	Centre Court Capital, Rainmatter	Centre Court Capital
*Mix of primary and secondary transactions Source: Inc42 Note: Only disclosed funding rounds have been included

Key Startup Funding Highlights Of The Week

• On the back of Uniphore’s $260 Mn round, enterprise tech became the most funded sector this week.
• Minicorn startup UnifyApps also announced the close of its $50 Mn Series B round this week, making AI the second most funded segment.
• Prominent investors backing Indian startups this week included Nvidia, Rainmatter and Westbridge Capital.
• No funding deal materialised at the seed stage this week.

Other Developments Of The Week

• India Quotient marked the final close of its fifth fund at $129 Mn, double the size of its $64 Mn Fund IV.
• Shadowfax receivedSEBI’s nod for its initial public offering (IPO), three months after the logistics startup filed its DRHP via the confidential pre-filing route.
• Meesho filed its updated DRHP with SEBI for an IPO, which will comprise a fresh issue of INR 4,250 Cr and an OFS component of 17.56 Cr shares.

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