The Indian startup sector got a major boost in early April 2026 when KreditBee raised $280 million and achieved unicorn status. On the back of this huge investment, a total of $360.5 million was invested in 23 startups between April 6 and 10. This is a 174 percent increase over the previous week. With CreditBee’s move, the fintech sector became the most funded sector.

The most investment deals were in the artificial intelligence (AI) and e-commerce sectors. With six deals each in both sectors, AI startups raised $30.3 million and e-commerce startups raised $25.8 million. Additionally, seed funding for startups surged by 940 percent this week. IAN Group and Unicorn India Ventures were the top investors this week.

Upcoming IPO plans were another big news this week. While foreign study assistant Leverage Edu has started talks for an IPO worth Rs 2,000-3,000 crore, CureFit has appointed four prominent independent directors to its board. Exotel has acquired voice AI platform Dubverse and TR Capital has decided to invest $1 billion in India over the next five years are other notable developments this week.