Fifteen deals closed across consumer and fintech, with food brand Anveshan, abcoffee, Fairdeal.Market, Yes Madam and Yoho headlining. PhonePe held 46.2% UPI volume share in April; MobiKwik secured PA-P licence; Pushp filed DRHP with a 7.44M share OFS; 28% GST on online gaming was upheld.

Entrackr · Newsletter · 5/30/2026, 5:35:13 AM

Indian startups closed 14 deals worth $52 Mn this week, with retail-linked rounds dominating: Fairdeal.Market raised a $15 Mn Series A for B2B ecommerce, abCoffee secured $6.4 Mn Pre-Series B, and Yes Madam pulled in $5.2 Mn. D2C jewelry brand GIVA and apparel player Yoho also closed undisclosed rounds despite the broader 44% weekly decline.

Inc42 · Buzz · 5/30/2026, 3:33:02 AM

India's weekly VC tally slumped to a 2026 low of $66M across 16 deals, but consumer-facing names still drew checks. B2B quick commerce platform Fairdeal.Market secured $15M, coffee chain abcoffee pulled in Rs 61 cr, and home-salon brand Yes Madam raised Rs 50 cr from Info Edge's growth fund.

YourStory · 5/29/2026, 2:31:37 PM

B2B quick commerce platform Fairdeal.Market led retail raises in the March 23-29 window with a $15M Series A, alongside abcoffee (Rs 61 cr) and home-salon platform Yes Madam (Rs 50 cr from Info Edge). Total weekly VC inflow fell to $66M across 16 deals, the lowest of the year.

YourStory · Capital · 5/29/2026, 2:31:04 PM

Crude-linked input inflation is squeezing margins across India's D2C sector, triggering a wave of repricing. Weekly roundup also flags slice's maiden profitable year (₹48.4 Cr FY26), Aequs' ₹53.7 Cr Q4 loss on consumer electronics bets, Fundamentum's ₹2,000 Cr AI fund, Fairdeal.Market's $15 Mn Series A and protein-snack entrant Stroom.

Inc42 · Buzz · 5/27/2026, 2:35:45 AM

B2B quick-commerce platform Fairdeal.Market raised $15M Series A led by Bertelsmann India with WaterBridge Ventures, deploying capital into dark-store expansion across Delhi-NCR. The network promises 60-minute delivery on 1,000+ SKUs to kirana and HoReCa buyers, riding 78% YoY GTV growth as B2B grocery distribution digitises.

YourStory · 5/26/2026, 9:11:13 AM

B2B quick commerce platform Fairdeal.Market raised $15M Series A led by Bertelsmann India Investments, with WaterBridge and Incubate Asia participating. Capital fuels dark store buildout, tech, and last-mile delivery as it pushes from 20,000 to 1 lakh kirana retailers beyond Delhi-NCR this fiscal year.

YourStory · 5/26/2026, 7:00:12 AM

B2B quick commerce platform Fairdeal.Market raised a $15M Series A led by Bertelsmann India Investments, with WaterBridge and Incubate Asia participating. Funds will expand dark stores, tech, and last-mile delivery as it targets 100,000 kirana retailers, up from 20,000 active today, with 60-minute delivery on 1,000+ SKUs.

Entrackr · 5/26/2026, 4:34:26 AM

Bertelsmann India-led round funds dark store buildout and metro expansion as the platform targets 1 Lakh kirana retailers by FY27, up from 20,000 active today, in India's $200 Mn B2B ecommerce race.

Inc42 · 5/26/2026, 3:31:18 AM