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Poosarla Sai Karthik

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Weekly Funding Report: $97.45M Across 26 Deals - Key Signals for Founders & VCs Indian startups raised $97.45M across 26 deals this week. While modest on surface, capital allocation patterns reveal where investor conviction is building and what founders should prioritize. AI Infrastructure Gets Real Investment Applied AI startups like QpiAI ($15M), Firefly, and Gibran attracted significant funding. Investors now prefer workflow automation over general AI models. These companies replace manual processes in logistics, finance, and SME operations. For founders: focus on integration into existing workflows rather than building novel tech. B2B Infrastructure Dominates Zetwerk's Rs 100 crore debt raise and Udaan's ShopKirana acquisition signal that backend infrastructure will drive India's next growth phase. These platforms build procurement, distribution, and credit systems for manufacturing and retail. Founders should ask: are we enabling growth or just adding tech layers? Consumer Brands Become Ecosystems D2C brands like Vaaree, Lo! Foods, and CosMoss expand beyond products into content, community, and fintech. Their moat isn't CAC efficiency but audience ownership. Future consumer winners will shape lifestyles, not just sell products. Cautionary Tales Blip's shutdown after less than a year demonstrates risks of copying urban models without proper unit economics. Fast delivery needs density and frequency that many markets lack.

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