From Even Health To The Pant Project— Indian Startups Raised Over $184 Mn This Week

Indian startup funding activity declined in the week of October 19–23, 2026, with 17 startups closing deals totaling over $184 million. This represented a significant slowdown compared to the prior week's $236.2 million across 25 deals. Even Health led the week with a $50 million Series B focused on in-clinic healthcare, followed by AI-focused startups Different and AuxoAI with $48 million and $20.7 million respectively. Other notable rounds included Firstwork ($15M Series A) and The Pant Project ($11.5M Series B) in ecommerce.

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