17 Sept 2026 · TrustList Editorial
Startup funding in India: the 2026 guide for founders
DPIIT recognition, Startup India funds, BIRAC and NIDHI grants, state schemes such as ELEVATE and UP Startup Mission, incubators and VC…
45 investors ranked by rating, review volume and listing quality.
Between them, the 33 best-ranked of these 45 investors cover seed stage (15), pre seed (13), startup incubator (10) and partners (5). They also list work in Bangalore, Mumbai, Silicon Valley and Delhi. 32 of them have written a profile you can read before you get in touch.

Automation · Analytics · Banking · Also in Venezuela
Soma Capital invests in brilliant, fearless teams building Category Kings We focus on software to automate the world, across any sector and geography that can touch billions of…
Seed Stage · Partners · Also in Delhi and Mumbai
Lightspeed has invested in direct and cross-border Indian companies since 2007 Lightspeed India Partners (LSIP) and its India advisory team has offices in New Delhi and Bangalore…
Mobility · Also in Shanghai and Hong Kong
The contract intelligence company that pushes the boundaries of what’s possible with contract lifecycle management
Seed Stage · Series A · Analytics · Also in Mumbai
We invest in an ecosystem unified by ambition, revolutionary ideas, game changers and by working on things that matter.
Also in United States, India
and help them thrive in LatAm – not only injecting capital but also being their #1 partner in the region.
Automation · Banking · Cloud · Also in New York and York
We invest in high-margin, fast-growing technology companies that are pursuing huge market opportunities.
Series A · Early Stage · Education · Also in Europe
Digital finance company providing education loans to students and for up-skilling

Early Stage
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Automation · Analytics · Learning
Why we stand at a pivotal moment in history of world-leading economic transformation in India Over a decade ago, we started with the humble goal of changing the world for the…
Banking · Also in Asia and Delhi
Kotak Mahindra Group had been associated with private equity investments since 1997.

Also in Silicon Valley and Bangalore
Founded in 2006, InterGlobe Aviation Limited (NSE: INDIGO) is an Indian low-cost airline Founded in 2006, Star Health and Allied Insurance is a standalone health insurer…
Learning
Czar Capital, a part of the Czar Group, is the proprietary investment vehicle of the Kothari Family
Series A · Partners · Fintech · Also in Bangalore
We Partner with early stage technology companies challenging existing paradigms & driving innovation across all sectors
Partners · Analytics · Banking · Also in Washington and Mumbai
Remidio is the world's first integrated Ophthalmic hardware and Artificial Intelligence company headquartered in Bangalore, India, with subsidiaries in Singapore and the US…
Seed Stage · Pre Seed · Also in Silicon Valley and Mumbai
Arka Venture Labs is an early stage cross-border accelerator fund enabling B2B entrepreneurs building from India to scale up globally We provide early stage startups with capital,…
Early Stage · Legal
Indigram Labs Foundation (ILF) was founded in 2015, as a Technology Business Incubator with the support of NSTEDB, DST, GoI We believe that entrepreneurs have a unique opportunity…
Also in Reading and San Francisco
Work at one of our portfolio companies. “I’m not an inventor. I just want to make things better.” —Daniel Ek, Co-founder & CEO "So much of how you’re evaluated as a leader is based…
Partners · Learning · Also in China
You are an exceptional founder, building products that are showing traction and promising signs of PMF Your startup is in Seed or Pre-Series A stage, looking to raise at reasonable…
Partners · Cloud · Also in California and Arizona
Conviction is everywhere. lead with IT. we go all in. March Capital is a top-tier venture capital & growth equity firm headquartered in Santa Monica, California and investing…
Seed Stage · Pre Seed · Startup Incubator · Also in Mumbai
No standard incubation investment terms are published on the pages read; SINE says it provides access to seed funding and helps startups apply for government grants.
Seed Stage · Pre Seed · Startup Incubator · Also in Bangalore
Programme-specific, mostly non-dilutive grants plus optional seed investment.
Seed Stage · Pre Seed · Startup Incubator · Also in Bangalore
STEM Cell lists seed capital of up to 1cr (with an unexplained asterisk) of seed funding through grants and equity related funding, plus rental free space on campus and access to…
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