The week’s funding deals, beyond the usual headline-grabbers. From space infrastructure and aerospace to clean air, EV charging and AI for creators, here are some of the more interesting companies that raised capital this week.
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September 05, 2026 / 12:12 IST
Weekly funding roundup: The startup deals you may have missed in week of September 6
The week’s biggest funding rounds grabbed the spotlight, but they weren’t the only deals signed. Here’s a roundup of other startups that announced fresh funding over the past week.
Funding: $12 million (around Rs 113 crore), Series A
Key investors in this round: 3one4 Capital and Prudent Investment Management
What it does: Cradlewise is an AI-first consumer technology company that makes smart cribs designed to soothe babies and improve family sleep. Its sensor-enabled cribs use AI to track sleep patterns and predict when a baby is likely to wake up.
Funding: $8 million (around Rs 76 crore), seed round
Key investors in this round: Blue Ashva Capital, Finvolve India Accelerator and other investors
What it does: Kepler Aerospace builds satellite and ground systems for strategic, defence and commercial missions, spanning satellite avionics, ground infrastructure and mission operations.
Funding: Rs 45 crore, pre-Series B
Key investors in this round: Riverwalk Holdings and MGF-Kavachh
What it does: Aeron Systems develops navigation, weather sensing and intelligent monitoring solutions for aerospace, defence and industrial applications.
Funding: $4 million (around Rs 38 crore), pre-Series A
Key investors in this round: Giraffe Studios, industrial entrepreneurs, angel investors and existing backers
What it does: Zenergize manufactures EV chargers and solar inverters, and is looking to scale production, R&D and its sales and servicing operations.
Funding: Rs 30 crore, pre-Series A
Key investors in this round: Rainmatter by Zerodha and other venture capital investors
What it does: Minimac Systems focuses on lubricant lifecycle management and recycling, with technology to monitor and restore used lubricants and a doorstep recycling service.
Funding: Rs 24 crore, Series A2
Key investors in this round: Auxano Capital, Alkemi, Equentis and angel investors
What it does: Medulance is a technology-led ambulance and emergency response platform with more than 15,000 ambulances across 500-plus cities.
Funding: $2.5 million (around Rs 24 crore), pre-seed
Key investors in this round: Lachy Groom and Together Fund
What it does: Alteon is developing wind-powered autonomous aircraft designed to stay airborne for months, with potential applications in ocean monitoring, defence and surveillance.
Key investors in this round: Info Edge Ventures, Deepinder Goyal and Three Words Capital
What it does: YOGa Clean Air develops building-wide indoor air-quality systems, with its technology deployed across more than 5,000 homes and institutions in 11 Indian cities.
Funding: $2 million (around Rs 19 crore), pre-Series A
Key investors in this round: Equentis, 100Unicorns, Vinners and strategic angel investors
What it does: DocPharma is a healthcare supply-chain startup focused on prescription-compliant quick commerce for medicines. It plans to expand to 50 cities and set up 100 new licensed dark stores.
Funding: $2 million (around Rs 19 crore), seed round
Key investors in this round: Trivest Partners, Abraham George and Alok Rungta
What it does: Leanwatts manufactures EV chargers and power electronics, and plans to expand into public charging solutions, rectifiers and power modules.
Funding: Rs 4.1 crore, seed round
Key investors in this round: Leigh Hopkins, Ravi Iyer, Raghunandan G, Kartheeswaran KK, Raghu Nathan Sethuraman, Senthil Kumar TP and Govindaswamy Megavarnan
What it does: Creedom is an AI growth coach for content creators that analyses Instagram and YouTube performance and recommends what creators should post next.
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