Venture capital funding into Indian startups has shown signs of revival as new ventures continue to raise capital,YourStorybrings you today’s headlines with the latest developments across sectors. Venture capital funding into Indian startups recorded a 21% annual growth for the first six months of 2026 and this also gives rise to optimism about a revival in capital inflow into the country. Gurugram-based cleantech startup BatX Energies has raised Rs 105 crore in a Series A round of funding led by IvyCap Ventures. The funding round also saw participation from existing investors Zephyr Peacock, Mankind Pharma Family Office, Excel Industries Family Office, and JITO. Age Care Labs, the parent company of elder care brands Emoha and Epoch Elder Care, has raised Rs 85 crore (~$9 million), in a Series B1 funding round led by strategic investor Shrem Group, with participation from Rainmatter, the investment arm of Zerodha, Pegasus Finvest, and several family offices. Serial entrepreneur Bhavin Turakhia has launched Neo, an AI-native work platform, committing $30 million of his own capital to the new venture. Neo marks Turakhia's fifth entrepreneurial venture and aims to bring work, knowledge, and execution together on a single, connected platform. Consumer brands platform BCT Ventures has officially launched after raising Rs 42 crore in a seed funding round led by 3one4 Capital. The AI-native company plans to begin operations in the nutrition and wellness segment using its proprietary AI engines—Nucleus, Resonance and Meridian—to develop protocol-led consumer brands and drive AI-powered growth. Founded by Kashyap Vadapalli, KV Ravi Shekhar and Anubhav Sonthalia, BCT Ventures aims to replicate its operating model across underserved consumer categories over time. The founding team brings experience from companies including Google, eBay, Pepperfry, Vedantu, WPP, Sokrati and Dentsu. The startup combines AI-driven product development, audience building and digital growth to create scalable consumer brands in India. GrowthCap Ventures has participated in Bengaluru-based fintech startup Spense's $2.8 million seed funding round led by Arkam Ventures, alongside Razorpay Ventures, Atrium Ventures and several prominent fintech leaders. The investment marks GrowthCap's second bet on the company after leading its pre-seed round in May 2025, reaffirming its confidence in Spense's founders and vision for India's credit infrastructure. The fresh capital will be used to strengthen banking partnerships, accelerate product development, expand engineering and go-to-market teams, launch Credit Line on UPI (CLOU), and enhance the company's infrastructure for asset-backed lending. Spense aims to build the technology backbone for next-generation credit products in India as demand for digital lending solutions continues to grow. Deep-tech startup Albatross Energetics has raised Rs 10 crore in a Pre-Series A funding round led by Transition VC to scale its industrial cooling techno
