Sector mix
Artificial Intelligence (AI) topped the month with 16 rounds. Two sectors deep is usually enough for a founder deck “competitive landscape” slide — use the links below rather than a generic Google search.
October 2025
October 2025: 57 rounds, Artificial Intelligence led
VC Dekho editorial
October 2025: 57 rounds, Artificial Intelligence led
57Rounds publishedOctober 2025
26%Early-stage sharePre-seed + seed labels
Artificial IntelligenceTop sector16 rounds
BengaluruTop city19 rounds
Summary
This report summarises 57 startup funding notices VC Dekho collected for October 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.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) was the busiest sector label (16 rounds, 28% of the month). Accel 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 26% 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 19 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
Accel led matched fund mentions (4 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
Zepto published $450.00 Mn. 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.
57Notices published
Public disclosures VC Dekho captured with a date in this month.
+3 (+6%)Vs prior month
Compared with 54 notices in September 2025. Moves reflect disclosure volume in our feed, not a full market census.
56 / 1 hidAmount disclosed
56 notices named a round size; 1 left amount undisclosed on the public notice.
$1.4BPublished size (est.)
Rough USD total from 56 notices with parseable amounts. Median deal about $1.9M. Use for direction, not accounting.
61%Named a stage
35 of 57 notices included a stage label (pre-seed, seed, Series A, etc.).
95%Named investors
54 notices listed at least one investor. Empty fields mean the source stayed silent — we do not infer.
Compare with September 2025 report (54 notices).
When notices landed (by week of month)
Month-on-month volume
October 2025 logged 57 dated notices in VC Dekho, up from 54 in September 2025 (+6% change).
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 September 2025 report and compare sector and investor leaderboards — that is usually more actionable than the headline count alone.
Artificial Intelligence led sector tags
Artificial Intelligence (AI) appeared on 16 notices (28% 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.
In September 2025, Information Technology led with 6 notices — watch whether leadership rotated or the same sector stayed hot.
Bengaluru led geography tags
Bengaluru was tagged on 19 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” (10 notices). 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zepto17 Oct 2025 | $450.00 Mn | Not listed | Bengaluru | Quick Commerce | California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) |
| Uniphore23 Oct 2025 | $260.00 Mn | Series F | Bengaluru | Artificial Intelligence | NVIDIA, AMD, Snowflake, Databricks |
| India Quotient22 Oct 2025 | $129.00 Mn | Not listed | Mumbai | Financial Services | Not listed |
| Snapmint31 Oct 2025 | $125.00 Mn | Series B | Mumbai | Financial Services | Prudent Investment Managers, Kae Capital, Elv8 Ventures Partners |
| Dhan6 Oct 2025 | $120.00 Mn | Series B | Mumbai | Financial Services | Hornbill Capital, Mitsubishi UFG Financial Group, the Japanese banking giant, BEENEXT’s Accelerate Fund |
| Kuku FM16 Oct 2025 | $85.00 Mn | Series D | Mumbai | Advertising and Media | Granite Asia, Vertex Ventures, Krafton India, International Finance Corporation (IFC) |
| UnifyApps23 Oct 2025 | $50.00 Mn | Series B | Gurugram | Information Technology | WestBridge Capital |
| Intangles7 Oct 2025 | $30.00 Mn | Series B | Pune | Artificial Intelligence | Avataar Venture Partners, Baring India Private Equity, Cactus Partners |
| Qapita9 Oct 2025 | $26.50 Mn | Series B | Hyderabad | Financial Services | Charles Schwab Corporation, Citi, MassMutual Ventures |
| SpeakX14 Oct 2025 | $16.00 Mn | Pre Series B | Gurugram | Artificial Intelligence | WestBridge Capital, Elevation Capital, Goodwater Capital, Ronnie Screwvala |
| KGeN7 Oct 2025 | $13.50 Mn | Not listed | Bengaluru | Sports and Gaming | Prosus Ventures, Jump Crypto, Accel |
| GoodScore13 Oct 2025 | $13.00 Mn | Series A | Bengaluru | Financial Services | Peak XV Partners, Stellaris Venture Partners, Saison Capital |
| SalarySe30 Oct 2025 | $11.30 Mn | Series A | Gurugram | Financial Services | SIG Venture Capital, Peak XV Partners, Pravega Ventures |
| JSW One6 Oct 2025 | ₹575.00 Cr | Not listed | Mumbai | E-Commerce | Principal Asset Management, JSW Steel, OneUp, International Conveyors |
| Chara13 Oct 2025 | $6.00 Mn | Series A | Bengaluru | Artificial Intelligence | Arkam Ventures |
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.
$450.00 Mn.ZeptoStageNot listedInvestorsCalifornia Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS)Quick Commerce
$260.00 Mn.UniphoreStageSeries FInvestorsNVIDIA, AMDArtificial Intelligence (AI)
$129.00 Mn.India QuotientStageNot listedInvestorsNot listedFinancial Services
$125.00 Mn.SnapmintStageSeries BInvestorsPrudent Investment Managers, Kae CapitalFinancial Services
$120.00 Mn.DhanStageSeries BInvestorsHornbill Capital, Mitsubishi UFG Financial GroupFinancial Services
$85.00 Mn.Kuku FMStageSeries DInvestorsGranite Asia, Vertex VenturesAdvertising and MediaIf you are raising next
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Founder takeaway
What to do with this
For October 2025, Artificial Intelligence led disclosed activity and Accel 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, 57 startup rounds were published in October 2025; top sectors: Artificial Intelligence (AI) (16), Financial Services (8), Information Technology (6); most active investors: Accel, Arkam Ventures, Elevation Capital. Source: vcdekho.com/funding/reports/2025-10.