Indian startups closed a busy week of funding on 7 August 2026, with major investments in apparel, climate innovation, and infrastructure robotics, signalling a vibrant shift amid mixed market signals.
India’s startup funding scene produced a busy close to the week on 7 August 2026, with four deals spanning apparel, climate technology and infrastructure robotics. According to StartupTalky, the largest round went to BlissClub, the Bengaluru-based athleisure and functional apparel brand, which secured ₹160 crore in a Series B led by Singularity AMC. The company, founded in 2020 by Minu Margeret, sells through its own website, online marketplaces and more than 40 physical stores, and has also moved into menswear.
Mitti Labs followed with a $9.5 million Series A from Aramco Ventures. The climate tech startup, which works on alternate wetting and drying irrigation for rice cultivation, says the method can cut water use by about 40% and methane emissions by more than half, while generating carbon credits from verified savings. The new capital is intended to help it widen operations in India and begin projects in the Philippines and Indonesia.
Solinas Integrity, the Chennai-based robotics company incubated at IIT Madras, also raised fresh money, closing a $5.5 million Series A1 backed by Hero Enterprise Partner Ventures and Mela Ventures. The company builds AI-enabled systems for inspecting, cleaning and managing underground water and wastewater networks, and says its technology is already deployed across dozens of Indian cities and states. The funding is set to support manufacturing, product development and a broader push into overseas markets.
Beyond the new funding, the same market snapshot highlighted mixed signals elsewhere in Indian business. Ola Electric said its Q1 FY27 net loss narrowed to ₹336 crore even as revenue fell 45% from a year earlier, while TPG sold Shadowfax shares worth about ₹301 crore in a bulk deal as some early investors continued to pare holdings. StartupTalky also noted that logistics technology company LEAP India opened its IPO to 24% subscription on day one, underscoring how India’s venture-backed companies are increasingly testing public markets as well as private capital.
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