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title: "SaaS Startups in India to Watch: Funding and News"
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# Startups to watch: SaaS

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### Affle 3i

- Category: SaaS
- Event: Agreed to acquire Perion Network for about $420 Mn in cash
- Date: 2026-11-01
- City: Gurugram
- What: AI powered mobile advertising platform paid per converted user
- Our write-up: https://bharat.digital/originals/affle-perion-420-mn-all-cash-acquisition-ctv-retail-media/

### CapGrid

- Category: SaaS
- Event: Closed Rs 50 Cr round led by Hero Enterprise Venture Partners at Rs 430 Cr valuation
- Date: 2026-10-29
- City: Gurugram
- What: Tech enabled cloud manufacturing and sourcing platform for precision parts
- Our write-up: https://bharat.digital/originals/capgrid-rs-50-cr-hero-enterprise-rs-430-cr-valuation-cloud-manufacturing/

### Docterz

- Category: SaaS
- Event: Raised Rs 5 Cr from doctor-investors
- Date: 2026-10-29
- What: EMR, appointment, billing and patient engagement software for clinics
- Our write-up: https://bharat.digital/originals/docterz-rs-5-cr-doctor-investors-clinic-software/

### Info Edge

- Category: SaaS
- Event: MD and CEO Hitesh Oberoi to step down on December 2, 2026; Sanjeev Bikhchandani to become Executive Vice Chairman, MD and Group CEO
- Date: 2026-10-28
- City: Noida
- What: Online recruitment, real estate, matrimony and education platforms (Naukri.com, 99acres, Jeevansathi, Shiksha)
- Our write-up: https://bharat.digital/originals/info-edge-hitesh-oberoi-steps-down-sanjeev-bikhchandani-group-ceo/

### Zorit

- Category: SaaS
- Event: Rebranded from Bijnis, raised Rs 27 Cr led by Sparrow Capital
- Date: 2026-10-28
- City: Delhi
- What: B2B quick commerce platform that restocks offline retailers from city dark stores
- Our write-up: https://bharat.digital/originals/zorit-ex-bijnis-rs-27-cr-sparrow-capital-b2b-quick-commerce/

### Freshworks

- Category: SaaS
- Event: Acquired Israel's Robusta (AI incident investigation)
- Date: 2026-10-28
- What: AI-powered IT service management; adding automated outage root-cause analysis
- Our write-up: https://bharat.digital/originals/freshworks-acquires-robusta-ai-incident-investigation/

### QwikBuild

- Category: SaaS
- Event: Raised $2.3 Mn Pre-seed
- Lead investor: Globalway
- Date: 2026-10-28
- City: Bengaluru
- What: AI agents that build and run custom enterprise software
- Our write-up: https://bharat.digital/originals/qwikbuild-pre-seed-enterprise-ai-japan-jv/
- Source: Inc42: Exclusive: QwikBuild Raises $2.3 Mn To Expand Enterprise AI Platform
- Link: https://bharat.digital/s/cac69e197bdb
- original_url: https://inc42.com/buzz/exclusive-qwikbuild-raises-2-3-mn-to-expand-enterprise-ai-platform/

### Live2.ai

- Category: SaaS
- Event: Raised Rs 130 Cr Pre-Series B
- Lead investor: IvyCap Ventures
- Date: 2026-10-27
- City: Bengaluru
- What: AI social intelligence and commerce activation platform for consumer brands
- Our write-up: https://bharat.digital/originals/live2-ai-pre-series-b-social-intelligence/
- Source: Inc42: Live2.ai Raises ₹130 Cr To Scale AI Marketing SaaS Platform
- Link: https://bharat.digital/s/4765acaaa37d
- original_url: https://inc42.com/buzz/live2-ai-raises-%e2%82%b9130-cr-to-scale-ai-marketing-saas-platform/

### Matiks

- Category: SaaS
- Event: Raised $10 Mn pre-Series A led by General Catalyst
- Date: 2026-10-26
- City: Bengaluru
- What: Social app for competitive math, memory, logic and puzzle games
- Our write-up: https://bharat.digital/originals/matiks-10-mn-general-catalyst-brain-games-global/

### Firstwork

- Category: SaaS
- Event: Raised $15 Mn Series A
- Lead investor: Earlybird Venture Capital
- Date: 2026-10-23
- What: Application Layer (AI)
- Source: Inc42: Y Combinator-Backed Firstwork Nets $15 Mn To Expand Footprint Across US And Europe
- Link: https://bharat.digital/s/7794664fb2e0
- original_url: https://inc42.com/buzz/y-combinator-backed-firstwork-nets-15-mn-to-expand-footprint-across-us-and-europe/

### Zluri

- Category: SaaS
- Event: Acquired by Infotech
- Date: 2026-10-14
- City: Bengaluru
- What: SaaS startup
- Source: Inc42: Infotech Acquires Lightspeed-Backed SaaS Startup Zluri
- Link: https://bharat.digital/s/b0afd1d5c9ba
- original_url: https://inc42.com/buzz/infotech-acquires-lightspeed-backed-saas-startup-zluri/

### Zaperon

- Category: SaaS
- Event: Raised $728 K Seed
- Lead investor: Inflection Point Ventures
- Date: 2026-10-01
- What: Horizontal SaaS (Enterprise Tech)
- Source: Inc42: From Simple Energy To Arivihan, Indian Startups Raised Over $233 Mn This Week
- Link: https://bharat.digital/s/fb78db67ca66
- original_url: https://inc42.com/buzz/from-simple-energy-to-arivihan-indian-startups-raised-over-233-mn-this-week/

### Keploy

- Category: SaaS
- Event: Raised funding
- Lead investor: Flipkart Ventures
- Date: 2026-09-28
- What: Horizontal SaaS (Enterprise Tech)
- Source: Inc42: From Simple Energy To Arivihan, Indian Startups Raised Over $233 Mn This Week
- Link: https://bharat.digital/s/fb78db67ca66
- original_url: https://inc42.com/buzz/from-simple-energy-to-arivihan-indian-startups-raised-over-233-mn-this-week/

### YNOS

- Category: SaaS
- Event: Raised $221 K
- Lead investor: Gyan Circle Ventures
- Date: 2026-09-24
- What: Horizontal SaaS (Enterprise Tech)
- Source: Inc42: From Ultraviolette Automotive To GalaxEye, Indian Startups Raised Over $203 Mn This Week
- Link: https://bharat.digital/s/e9f7e6c1ed31
- original_url: https://inc42.com/buzz/from-ultraviolette-automotive-to-galaxeye-indian-startups-raised-over-203-mn-this-week/

### Darwinbox

- Category: SaaS
- Event: Raised funding
- Lead investor: Teachers’ Venture Growth
- Date: 2026-09-15
- What: Horizontal SaaS (Enterprise Tech)
- Source: Inc42: From Flam To VerifAIX, Indian Startups Raised About $59 Mn This Week
- Link: https://bharat.digital/s/73582588621e
- original_url: https://inc42.com/buzz/from-flam-to-verifaix-indian-startups-raised-about-59-mn-this-week/