Sector mix
Information Technology topped the month with 8 rounds. Two sectors deep is usually enough for a founder deck “competitive landscape” slide — use the links below rather than a generic Google search.
August 2025
August 2025: 35 rounds, Information Technology led
VC Dekho editorial
August 2025: 35 rounds, Information Technology led
35Rounds publishedAugust 2025
20%Early-stage sharePre-seed + seed labels
Information TechnologyTop sector8 rounds
BengaluruTop city8 rounds
Summary
This report summarises 35 startup funding notices VC Dekho collected for August 2025. We are not guessing market size — every number here comes from a public disclosure with a date, and usually a company name, amount, or investor list.
Information Technology was the busiest sector label (8 rounds, 23% of the month). AJVC appeared on more notices than any other matched fund. That pattern is what founders should copy into a research sprint: read the deals, then open the funds.
About 20% of notices carried a pre-seed or seed stage label — useful if you are raising a first institutional cheque and want proof points from the same month.
What VC Dekho observed
Geography
Bengaluru led city tags with 8 notices. Metro concentration is normal in India; if you are outside the top city, anchor your story to sector and stage instead of pretending geography is evenly spread.
Investor activity
AJVC led matched fund mentions (2 rounds). Treat that as a research queue, not an endorsement — open the profile, check stage and sector fit, then decide who to email.
Largest disclosed round
India Business Excellence Fund V (IBEF V) published $800.00 Mn (First close). Even if you are raising a smaller cheque, read the notice for investor names you can trace into the directory.
By the numbers
Each figure includes what it measures and what it does not — so you can cite the report without over-claiming.
35Notices published
Public disclosures VC Dekho captured with a date in this month.
+35 (n/a)Vs prior month
Compared with 0 notices in July 2025. Moves reflect disclosure volume in our feed, not a full market census.
35 / 0 hidAmount disclosed
35 notices named a round size; 0 left amount undisclosed on the public notice.
$1.0BPublished size (est.)
Rough USD total from 35 notices with parseable amounts. Median deal about $2.5M. Use for direction, not accounting.
51%Named a stage
18 of 35 notices included a stage label (pre-seed, seed, Series A, etc.).
91%Named investors
32 notices listed at least one investor. Empty fields mean the source stayed silent — we do not infer.
Compare with July 2025 report (0 notices).
When notices landed (by week of month)
Month-on-month volume
August 2025 logged 35 dated notices in VC Dekho, up from 0 in July 2025.
Treat that as disclosure rhythm in public sources, not proof that fewer companies raised. Late filings, quiet PR, and undisclosed amounts all show up as “missing” months before they appear in the feed.
For side-by-side context, open the July 2025 report and compare sector and investor leaderboards — that is usually more actionable than the headline count alone.
Information Technology led sector tags
Information Technology appeared on 8 notices (23% of the month). Founders in that wedge can use these comps in outreach; founders outside it should explain why their market is different, not ignore the pattern.
Sector leadership is a label on the notice — use it to find comparable companies, then read each round for investor names.
Bengaluru led geography tags
Bengaluru was tagged on 8 notices. Metro concentration is normal in Indian disclosures; tier-2 raises exist but show up less often in public text.
If you are not in Bengaluru, anchor your fundraise story on sector and stage fit, and pull investor names from rounds in your actual city via the funding feed filters.
Stage mix
The most common stage label was “Seed” (6 notices). 7 notices looked early-stage (pre-seed or seed).
Stage fields are only as good as the press release — use them to filter comps, not to judge whether a company is “really” Series A.
Full deal list (largest published amounts first)
Every row links to the round page. Matched funds link to directory profiles.
| Company | Amount | Stage | City | Sector | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India Business Excellence Fund V (IBEF V)22 Aug 2025 | $800.00 Mn | First close | Mumbai | Financial Services | International Finance Corporation (IFC), Adams Street Partners |
| Aavishkaar Capital22 Aug 2025 | $40.00 Mn | Not listed | Mumbai | Financial Services | JICA |
| Darwinbox15 Aug 2025 | $40.00 Mn | Not listed | Hyderabad | Information Technology | Teachers’ Venture Growth |
| R for Rabbit19 Aug 2025 | $27.00 Mn | Not listed | Ahmedabad | Clothing and Apparels | Filter Capital, 3one4 Capital |
| TransBnk28 Aug 2025 | $25.00 Mn | Series B | New Delhi | Information Technology | Bessemer Venture Partners |
| Arintra13 Aug 2025 | $21.00 Mn | Series A | Bengaluru | Healthcare | Peak XV Partners, Endeavor Health Ventures, Y Combinator, Counterpart Ventures |
| CredRight25 Aug 2025 | $10.00 Mn | Series B | Hyderabad | Banking and Finance | Abler Nordic, Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, Unleash Capital |
| WizCommerce25 Aug 2025 | $8.00 Mn | Series A | Bengaluru | Information Technology | Peak XV Partners, Blume Ventures, Z47, Alpha Wave |
| Vutto29 Aug 2025 | $7.00 Mn | Series A | Bengaluru | Automobile | RTP Capital, Blume Ventures |
| Refold AI13 Aug 2025 | $6.50 Mn | Seed | Bengaluru | Information Technology | Tidal Ventures, Eniac Ventures |
| Enmovil25 Aug 2025 | $6.00 Mn | Not listed | Hyderabad | Information Technology | Sorin Investments, Capria Ventures, Twynam |
| Amnex Infotechnologies18 Aug 2025 | ₹460.00 Cr | Not listed | Ahmedabad | Information Technology | The Wealth Company |
| TMRW14 Aug 2025 | ₹437.00 Cr | Not listed | Mumbai | Clothing and Apparels | ServiceNow Ventures |
| Artha Select Fund18 Aug 2025 | ₹432.00 Cr | Not listed | Mumbai | Financial Services | Not listed |
| Shreetech14 Aug 2025 | $4.50 Mn | Not listed | Pune | Information Technology | Aarii Ventures, Cello Family Office |
Sectors this period
Cities this period
Stages this period
Funds writing the most cheques
Ranked by disclosed round mentions — click through for thesis, cheque size, and partners.
Startups to study
Open a company for investors named on the notice, then jump to fund profiles.
$800.00 Mn.India Business Excellence Fund V (IBEF V)StageFirst closeInvestorsInternational Finance Corporation (IFC), Adams Street PartnersFinancial Services
$40.00 Mn.Aavishkaar CapitalStageNot listedInvestorsJICAFinancial Services
$40.00 Mn.DarwinboxStageNot listedInvestorsTeachers’ Venture GrowthInformation Technology
$27.00 Mn.R for RabbitStageNot listedInvestorsFilter Capital, 3one4 CapitalClothing and Apparels
$25.00 Mn.TransBnkStageSeries BInvestorsBessemer Venture PartnersInformation Technology
$21.00 Mn.ArintraStageSeries AInvestorsPeak XV Partners, Endeavor Health VenturesHealthcareIf you are raising next
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Founder takeaway
What to do with this
For August 2025, Information Technology led disclosed activity and AJVC was the most repeated fund name. Founders raising now should mirror that research path: open comparable deals, trace investors into the directory, then outreach only after stage and cheque fit look real.
Cite this report
According to VC Dekho’s disclosed funding tracker, 35 startup rounds were published in August 2025; top sectors: Information Technology (8), Financial Services (5), Banking and Finance (4); most active investors: AJVC, Blume Ventures, Peak XV Partners. Source: vcdekho.com/funding/reports/2025-08.