India’s life sciences and healthcare sectors raise $173m in October 2026
The sectors recorded 19 funding rounds during the month, with funding rising 6.91 per cent year on year and falling 7.35 per cent from September 2026
India’s HealthTech, Life Sciences and Healthcare sectors recorded funding of $172.96 million across 19 rounds in October 2026, according to data from Tracxn. Funding rose 6.91 per cent compared with $161.78 million in October 2025. However, it declined 7.35 per cent from $186.68 million recorded across 20 rounds in September 2026.
The sectors recorded 26 funding rounds in October 2025, compared with 19 in October 2026.
Early-stage funding accounted for $157.81 million, or 91.2 per cent of the total funding raised during October. Seed-stage funding stood at $5.15 million, accounting for 3 per cent, while late-stage funding amounted to $10 million, or 5.8 per cent. No private equity funding was recorded during the month.
Among the companies that raised funds during October, Even secured $50 million, followed by Baba with $40 million and Cent with $15 million. Clinics On Cloud raised $14.26 million, while Regency Healthcare secured $11.4 million.
MakeO raised $10 million, Ace Blend secured $9.91 million, CureBay raised $7.30 million and Sunfox secured $7 million. Jagruti Rehabilitation Center raised $2.94 million.
In terms of venture capital activity, 3one4 Capital led with investments in two companies, Ace Blend and Sunfox. Khosla Ventures invested in Even, while FirstMark invested in Baba, with each recording one round during the month.
The funding trend for the 12 months from November 2025 to October 2026 shows that the sectors recorded $30.34 million in November 2025, followed by $355.49 million in December 2025 and $227.12 million in January 2026. Funding stood at $93.85 million in February and $238.68 million in March.
In April 2026, the sectors recorded $309.89 million, followed by $185.49 million in May, $106.84 million in June and $105.84 million in July. Funding reached $371.39 million in August before recording $186.68 million in September and $172.96 million in October.
The data covers the HealthTech, Life Sciences and Healthcare sectors in India. The funding figures are sourced from Tracxn.