# Startup funding in India, September 2026: Simple Energy's $180M Series C leads 25 rounds > We read 25 equity rounds raised in India and announced in September 2026, raising $748M between them: 7% of the rounds we read worldwide that month and 2%... Source: https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-09/india (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Equity rounds **25** raised in India, 24 with an amount Raised **$748M** across those rounds Lead named **88%** of rounds say who led Share of the world **7%** of rounds; 2% of the money ## The biggest rounds - [1 **Simple Energy** Series C · led by Dr. Arokiaswamy Velumani Family Office **$180M**](https://millionrounds.com/company/simple-energy) - [2 A **AMPIN Energy Transition** Growth · led by Climate Investment Fund **$100M**](https://millionrounds.com/company/ampin-energy-transition) - [3 **Pixxel** Series C · led by Temasek Holdings, Seraphim Space **$100M**](https://millionrounds.com/company/pixxel) - [4 **Kissht** Growth **$87M**](https://millionrounds.com/company/kissht) - [5 **Ultrahuman** Growth **$70M**](https://millionrounds.com/company/ultrahuman) - [6 F **Flam** Series B · led by QED Investors **$40M**](https://millionrounds.com/company/flam) - [7 **Ultraviolette Automotive** Series E · led by TDK Ventures, Yali Capital **$39M**](https://millionrounds.com/company/ultraviolette-automotive) - [8 **QNu Labs** Series A · led by Speciale Invest, National Quantum Mission **$21M**](https://millionrounds.com/company/qnu-labs) - [9 **Gravity** Pre-seed · led by 3one4 Capital, Info Edge ventures **$15M**](https://millionrounds.com/company/gravity) - [10 **Graph AI** Series A · led by Insight Partners **$13M**](https://millionrounds.com/company/graph-ai) ## Day by day Equity rounds raised in India and announced each day of September. The busiest day was 30 September, with 4. 1 September 30 September ## By stage, against the year Each stage's median this month beside its twelve-month median: India's own where we hold enough rounds for a benchmark, otherwise the worldwide one. [Pre-seed](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/pre-seed) *4* **$1.8M** this month **$2.0M** 12 months, worldwide [Seed](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/seed/india) *4* **$4.0M** this month **$2.3M** 12 months here [Series A](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/series-a/india) *6* **$9.0M** this month **$10M** 12 months here [Series B](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/series-b) *3* **$10M** this month **$50M** 12 months, worldwide [Series C](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/series-c) *3* **$140M** this month **$100M** 12 months, worldwide [Growth](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/growth) *4* **$78M** this month **$113M** 12 months, worldwide ## The most active leads Firms that led two or more of the month's rounds in India. - [**sauce.vc** EDT, Mokobara *2 led*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sauce) - [**ChimeraVC** 1312 Interactive, ARC *2 led*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chimeravc) ## In what - [AI](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-09/sector/ai) **6** - [Cleantech](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-09/sector/cleantech) **4** - Beauty **3** - [Automotive & EVs](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-09/sector/automotive) **3** - E-commerce **3** - Delivery **2** - Art & Design **2** - D2C **2** AI was the busiest sector in India. ## Against the world - Rounds, India **25** - Rounds, worldwide **357** - Raised, India **$748M** - Raised, worldwide **$39B** [The whole of September 2026](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-09) ## Other countries in September [116 rounds **United States** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-09/united-states)[46 rounds **United Kingdom** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-09/united-kingdom)[21 rounds **Canada** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-09/canada)[13 rounds **Germany** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-09/germany)[11 rounds **Australia** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-09/australia)[9 rounds **France** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-09/france)[9 rounds **China** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-09/china) **How this roundup is made** It is written from the rounds we read that month in named articles and filings, counted by the country the company raised in. Only equity rounds with a stage count; debt, grants and public companies' raises do not. Each month the eight countries with the most equity rounds get their own roundup. We read more sources every month, so compare medians, not totals. [How we read rounds](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a mistake](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)