India, May 9 -- The Indian startup ecosystem got its first spacetech unicorn this week. Despite this, the total deal count remained muted with startups raising a mere $132.3 Mn across 18 deals between May 4 to May 8. This was 35.2% lower than the $204 Mn raised by startups across 19 deals in the previous week.

Funding Galore: Indian Startup Funding Of The Week [May 4 - May 8]

Date

Name

Sector

Subsector

Business Model

Funding Round Size

Funding Round Type

Investors

Lead Investor

7 May 2026

Skyroot

Advanced Hardware & Technology

Space Tech

B2B

$60 Mn

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Ram Shriram's Sherpalo Ventures And Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC

Ram Shriram's Sherpalo Ventures And Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC

7 May 2026

Pronto

Con...