Recently Funded Startups in Karnataka
Updated Oct 2026
There are 870 funded startups in Karnataka in the FundedIQ database, each with its funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the startup funding landscape in Karnataka, along with the 100 most recently funded startups there.
Startups in Karnataka closed 325 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 148 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $3.7B in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $4.0M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $1.4M and $11M. Financial Services, Artificial Intelligence and Commerce and Shopping hold the most companies by sector. Bangalore and Bangalore City hold the deepest concentrations of funded startups in Karnataka.
Bangalore dominates the regional activity. Peak XV Partners and Alteria Capital lead the funding activity, indicating a mix of venture and venture debt. This concentration of institutional capital means companies here often possess strong backing. Better Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners further solidify the presence of global firms. Early stage labels predominate, meaning the segment consists of lean teams with high growth potential.
Karnataka funded startup statistics
Most recent funding round on record: Oct 2026. Investors appearing most often across Karnataka funding rounds: Alteria Capital, Better Capital, Peak XV Partners, Titan Capital, Accel.
100 most recently funded startups in Karnataka
100 of 870Ordered by the date of the latest funding round. Each row gives the company, its location and industry, what it does, the stage and date of that round, and the disclosed amount.
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Karnataka startup funding trends
Funding activity
Startups in Karnataka closed 325 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 148 of them in the last 12, adding up to $3.7B in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $4.0M, with the middle half running from $1.4M to $11M. 292 of 325 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Financial Services, Artificial Intelligence and Commerce and Shopping hold the most companies, led by Financial Services at 117. The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Investors
Alteria Capital, Better Capital and Peak XV Partners appear most often across funded startups in Karnataka on record.
Industries with the most funded startups in Karnataka
Sector counts across all 870 tracked companies in Karnataka. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
Where are funded startups located in Karnataka?
Where funded startups in Karnataka are based, by the city on the company record.
Top investors in Karnataka startups
The investors named most often across funded startups in Karnataka.
Counts companies in this segment that name the firm as a backer. Investor names entered the pipeline in July 2026, so they cover the companies funded since.
Funding stages in Karnataka
How the last 24 months of funding rounds for funded startups in Karnataka break down by stage.
A further 71 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ Karnataka startup funding data
FundedIQ tracks announced startup funding rounds and organises them by company, funding date, stage, amount, industry, location and investor. The dataset is refreshed weekly, and new rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, so the same round reported twice on different dates is recorded once.
Figures on this page cover the 870 funded startups in Karnataka currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (33 of 325 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded startups in Karnataka is dated Oct 2026.
The table above shows the 100 most recently funded companies. Full funding histories, investor lists and founder contacts across the whole dataset open on a FundedIQ plan.
Frequently asked questions
How many funded startups are there in Karnataka?
FundedIQ tracks 870 funded startups in Karnataka. This page lists the 100 most recently funded of them, ordered by the date of their latest round, and the full set is available on a FundedIQ plan.
How much funding have startups in Karnataka raised?
Startups in Karnataka tracked by FundedIQ have raised $3.7B in disclosed capital across 325 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 148 rounds in the last 12 months. 292 of those 325 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded startups in Karnataka?
Financial Services has the most, with 117 companies, followed by Artificial Intelligence (107), Commerce and Shopping (88) and Apps (56). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.
Which cities have the most funded startups in Karnataka?
Bangalore leads with 844 companies, then Bangalore City (13), Hubli (2) and Kormangala (2).
Which investors back the most startups in Karnataka?
Alteria Capital, Better Capital, Peak XV Partners, Titan Capital and Accel appear most often across funded startups in Karnataka in the FundedIQ dataset. The count is the number of tracked companies naming each firm as a backer, so it reflects the companies on record rather than every deal a firm has ever done.
What is a typical funding round size for startups in Karnataka?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $4.0M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $1.4M and $11M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.
What is the most common funding stage for startups in Karnataka?
Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 121 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Series A (47) and Series B (39). A further 71 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the Karnataka startup funding data updated?
The dataset is refreshed weekly. New rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, and the most recent round currently on record for funded startups in Karnataka is dated Oct 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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