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GobbleCube secures $15 million to expand AI software for commerce

Funding will support product development, AI capabilities, and hiring as GobbleCube expands its presence across global digital marketplaces

Masters' Union launches ₹100 crore fund to back founders under 25

MU Ventures to invest up to Rs 50 lakh per founder across four tracks, targeting young entrepreneurs and early-stage startups with faster funding decisions

Noon emerges from stealth with $44 million for AI design tool

Startup backed by First Round Capital and executives from Stripe, OpenAI and Apple develops AI-driven design tool integrating code and workflows

India's VC investments reached $16 bn in 2025; deal activity rose 18%

India's VC funding rebounds to $16 billion in 2025, with fintech and wealthtech leading the surge in deal activity and investor interest

IndiaAI Mission startup Gnani raises $10 mn from Aavishkaar, Info Edge

Funding to support global expansion, strengthen generative and agentic AI capabilities, and scale multilingual voice solutions as firm targets a larger share of enterprise voice AI market

Fintech Bachatt raises $12 million in Series A round led by Accel

Startup plans to scale its savings platform and build AI-led wealth and credit solutions targeting India's 300 million merchants and self-employed segment

Startups may get to access 'stalled' capital under new PN3 regime

Revised Press Note 3 policy allows up to 10 per cent non-controlling ownership from land-bordering countries, easing startup funding while retaining oversight

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

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

Peak XV Partners leads $25 million pre-Series-C round in Stable Money

The Pre-Series C round saw the participation of investors like Z47, RTP Global, and Fundamentum Partnership

IVCA consortium commits ₹500 crore to fund 31 India-built AI startups

Sixteen IVCA-member VC firms have pledged ₹500 crore to invest in 31 homegrown AI startups showcased at MeitY's Impact AI PitchFest, signalling rising confidence in India's deployable AI ecosystem

Olyv raises $23 mn in Series B led by Nandan Nilekani's Fundamentum

Online lending marketplace Olyv has raised $23 million in a Series B round led by Nandan Nilekani's Fundamentum to expand products across insurance, UPI and business loans

Pet care startup Supertails raises $30 million in Series C funding round

The Bengaluru-based pet care platform will use the funds to expand technology capabilities, strengthen healthcare services and scale up its offline clinics and quick-delivery network

Nivaan Care raises $7 million to expand pain management clinics in India

Series A round led by Sorin Investments backs the rollout of minimally invasive, single specialty centres

SpotDraft raises $8 mn from Qualcomm Ventures in Series B extension round

Funds to deepen AI capabilities and expand enterprise presence across key global markets

SBI Ventures to launch ₹2,000 crore fund for climate-tech investments

Speaking at the second edition of the IVCA Green Returns Summit on Monday, Prem Prabhakar, managing director and chief executive officer of SBI Ventures

IntrCity SmartBus secures ₹250 crore as India's intercity travel booms

Asset-light aggregator plans to double fleet and reach Rs 1,000 crore revenue as sector grows 10-13% annually

AI firm Uniphore secures $260 mn from Nvidia, AMD, Snowflake and Databricks

Uniphore values at $2.5 billion as it boosts its Business AI Cloud platform and ecosystem for enterprise-scale adoption

India's B2C ecom startups raise $1.3 bn in 2025 so far, Bengaluru leads

A new report shows rapid growth in India's B2C e-commerce space, though investment continues to cluster in urban hubs.

AI-first FMCG startup Meolaa raises $6 mn in pre-Series A funding

The Bengaluru-based startup plans to deploy funds into AI infrastructure, brand expansion and supply chain agility to compress FMCG product cycles from years to months