The funding has been received by 285 companies across 241 funding rounds, as per the data updated till July by Tracxn Technologies. The top-10 funded companies alone account for over 60 per cent of the total USD 871 million dollar in external funding raised by such companies till now. Among the cities, spacetech startups in Bengaluru lead with USD 495 million raised across 106 funding rounds, the data said, adding that the IT capital is home to six of the top-10 funded startups. Bengaluru-based Pixxel (USD 96 million), Agnikul Cosmos (USD 76 million) and Digantara (USD 67 million) follow Skyroot, it said. In 2026, startups have raised USD 113 million across 24 rounds till now, with five funding rounds at Skyroot, Digantara, Etherealx, Bellatrix Aerospace, and Agnikul alone accounted for over USD 158 million of the funding, it said.