Sector mix
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 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.
May 2026
May 2026: 53 rounds, Artificial Intelligence led
VC Dekho editorial
May 2026: 53 rounds, Artificial Intelligence led
53Rounds publishedMay 2026
30%Early-stage sharePre-seed + seed labels
Artificial IntelligenceTop sector8 rounds
BengaluruTop city23 rounds
Summary
This report summarises 53 startup funding notices VC Dekho collected for May 2026. 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 (8 rounds, 15% of the month). Infoedge Ventures 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 30% 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 23 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
Infoedge Ventures led matched fund mentions (3 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
Rapido published $240.00 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.
53Notices published
Public disclosures VC Dekho captured with a date in this month.
-19 (-26%)Vs prior month
Compared with 72 notices in April 2026. Moves reflect disclosure volume in our feed, not a full market census.
50 / 3 hidAmount disclosed
50 notices named a round size; 3 left amount undisclosed on the public notice.
$528.6MPublished size (est.)
Rough USD total from 50 notices with parseable amounts. Median deal about $1.3M. Use for direction, not accounting.
72%Named a stage
38 of 53 notices included a stage label (pre-seed, seed, Series A, etc.).
96%Named investors
51 notices listed at least one investor. Empty fields mean the source stayed silent — we do not infer.
Compare with April 2026 report (72 notices).
When notices landed (by week of month)
Month-on-month volume
May 2026 logged 53 dated notices in VC Dekho, down from 72 in April 2026 (-26% 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 April 2026 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 8 notices (15% 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 April 2026, Artificial Intelligence (AI) led with 14 notices — watch whether leadership rotated or the same sector stayed hot.
Bengaluru led geography tags
Bengaluru was tagged on 23 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 “Series A” (10 notices). 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapido15 May 2026 | $240.00 Mn | Not listed | Bengaluru | Online Service Provider | Prosus, WestBridge Capital, Accel |
| Scapia21 May 2026 | $63.00 Mn | Not listed | Bengaluru | Financial Services | General Catalyst, Peak XV Partners, Z47 |
| Skyroot7 May 2026 | $60.00 Mn | Not listed | Hyderabad | Aerospace | GIC (Singapore’s sovereign fund), BlackRock, Arkam Ventures, Playbook Partners |
| Pronto7 May 2026 | $20.00 Mn | Series B | Mumbai | Online Service Provider | Lachy Groom |
| C2i Semiconductors29 May 2026 | $16.70 Mn | Series A | Bengaluru | Artificial Intelligence | Peak XV Partners |
| Fairdeal26 May 2026 | $15.00 Mn | Series A | Gurugram | Quick Commerce | Waterbridge Ventures, Incubate Fund Asia |
| Ecofy7 May 2026 | $15.00 Mn | Not listed | Mumbai | Financial Services | Mirova |
| StrainX25 May 2026 | $13.00 Mn | Not listed | Bengaluru | Engineering | Prime Venture Partners, Leo Capital, Sunicon Ventures, Dholakia Ventures |
| HrdWyr12 May 2026 | $13.00 Mn | Series A | Bengaluru | Artificial Intelligence | Ideaspring Capital, Singularity AMC, Avatar Growth Capital, Persistent Systems |
| BigEndian6 May 2026 | $6.00 Mn | Pre Series A | Bengaluru | Engineering | Vertex Ventures, IvyCap Ventures |
| Milky Mist4 May 2026 | ₹482.00 Cr | Pre-IPO | Erode | FMCG | Temasek |
| Anscer Robotics21 May 2026 | $5.40 Mn | Series A | Bengaluru | Artificial Intelligence | IAN Alpha Fund |
| Mythik20 May 2026 | $5.00 Mn | Not listed | Mumbai | Advertising and Media | Harsh Jain (Dream11), Rajat Gupta (Co-founder Indian Business School), Ishan Sinha (Point72) |
| Sindhuja Microcredit11 May 2026 | $5.00 Mn | Pre Series D | Noida | Financial Services | Abler Nordic, GAWA Capital, Oikocredit |
| MHYTH6 May 2026 | $5.00 Mn | Pre-Seed | Bengaluru | Clothing and Apparels | Mohammed Asief Khan |
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.
$240.00 Mn.RapidoStageNot listedInvestorsProsus, WestBridge CapitalOnline Service Provider
$63.00 Mn.ScapiaStageNot listedInvestorsGeneral Catalyst, Peak XV PartnersFinancial Services
$60.00 Mn.SkyrootStageNot listedInvestorsGIC (Singapore’s sovereign fund), BlackRockAerospace
$20.00 Mn.
ProntoStageSeries BInvestorsLachy GroomOnline Service Provider
$16.70 Mn.C2i SemiconductorsStageSeries AInvestorsPeak XV PartnersArtificial Intelligence (AI)
$15.00 Mn.FairdealStageSeries AInvestorsWaterbridge Ventures, Incubate Fund AsiaQuick CommerceIf you are raising next
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Founder takeaway
What to do with this
For May 2026, Artificial Intelligence led disclosed activity and Infoedge Ventures 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, 53 startup rounds were published in May 2026; top sectors: Artificial Intelligence (AI) (8), FMCG (6), Healthcare (6); most active investors: Infoedge Ventures, Titan Capital, 8i Ventures. Source: vcdekho.com/funding/reports/2026-05.