Start Ups

Conversational AI startup VerbaFlo raises $7 million led by Pi Labs

Funds will be used to expand in the US and other markets, invest in product development, and scale the team of the real estate-focused AI platform

West Asia conflict sends Indian startups into wait-and-watch mode

Indian startups are turning cautious on expansion and investments in West Asia amid the ongoing conflict, with fintech and travel sectors seeing early stress while edtech remains relatively stable

Company, customers, and professionals can all win: Pronto's Anjali Sardana

Pronto's 23-year-old founder says daily bookings have grown 18-fold in seven months, as the startup targets 70,000 bookings a day by June

Venture Catalysts exits hygiene startup Pee Safe, gets 9.6x return

Venture Catalysts exits Pee Safe with a 9.6x return, delivering strong gains after the hygiene startup raised fresh capital in a round led by OrbiMed

B2B startup BambooBox raises $6.6 million in round led by Peak XV

BambooBox raises $6.6 million in a Peak XV-led round to scale its AI-driven account-based marketing platform and expand global enterprise adoption

Atlys raises $36 mn to expand visa platform globally, invest in AI tools

Susquehanna Asia VC leads Series C round as Atlys expands globally and invests in AI tools to streamline visa applications and build infrastructure for cross-border travel

Accel, Google AI Futures Fund back five startups in India AI program

Early-stage companies selected from more than 4,000 applicants will receive up to $2 million each and access to Google's AI models and computing resources

Tamil Nadu govt to invest ₹25 crore in space startup Agnikul Cosmos

Agnikul is currently scaling its first orbital launch with Agnibaan, a small satellite launch vehicle capable of carrying payloads to orbit

TIDCO board approves investment of ₹25 crore each in AgniKul Cosmos, Raptee

The Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation will invest ₹25 crore each in AgniKul Cosmos and Raptee Energy under the Startup Investment Policy 2025

Practo adds former health secy CK Mishra to board as independent director

Appointment comes as the digital health platform expands operations in the US and UAE and strengthens governance and institutional capacity

Agri-tech startup Verdant Impact raises $3 mn in seed funding round

AI-driven bovine genetics startup Verdant Impact raises $3 million in a seed round led by Unicorn India Ventures to expand markets, scale its Pashu.AI platform and strengthen tech capabilities

Blue Earth Capital backs Captain Fresh with €27 mn sustainability financing

Funding will help the seafood distributor expand global distribution while promoting traceable sourcing and reducing waste across the supply chain

Mozark raises $40 million to expand digital performance testing platform

Use proceeds for global expansion of its AI-enabled digital performance testing platform

PayU, GoKwik partner to launch integrated stack for D2C merchants

The collaboration is aimed at solving such issues faced by direct-to-consumer (D2C) companies

Snabbit rolls out Kavach, a safety system for women home-service workers

Snabbit has launched Kavach, a platform-embedded safety system that proactively monitors risk and triggers escalation during home-service jobs, strengthening protection for women workers

StrideOne raises ₹100 crore, appoints Rajesh Sud co-founder, chairman

StrideOne has raised ₹100 crore in equity and structured debt and appointed industry veteran Rajesh Sud as co-founder and chairman as it strengthens governance and scales its MSME credit platform

Arnya Real Estate Fund - Equity announces first close at Rs 1,030 cr

Arnya Real Estates Fund Advisors raises ₹1,030 crore in the first close of its real estate equity fund with Supreme Universal to back redevelopment-led housing projects in Mumbai and Pune

Euler Motors calls for relaxation of auto PLI criteria for EV startups

In terms of products, Euler Motors has both electric four-wheeler and three-wheeler commercial cargo vehicles, which are covered under the PLI scheme

Cent launches AI-led platform for early detection of cancer, heart risk

Founded by Practo's Shashank ND with Arpit Garg and Anshul Khandelwal, Cent combines advanced imaging, 120+ biomarkers and AI to detect cancer and cardiac risks before symptoms appear

Rozana raises ₹290 cr in Series B to scale rural retail across Bharat

Round led by Bertelsmann India Investments with participation from Fireside Ventures, Spark Growth Ventures, Bikaji Family Office, FE Securities