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Steptrade Capital’s Chanakya Opportunities Fund II hits first close, crosses Rs 100 crore in commitments
13+ hour, 50+ min ago (292+ words) Steptrade Capital, an Ahmedabad-based SEBI-registered alternative investment fund manager, has achieved the first close of its unannounced CAT II AIF, Chanakya Opportunities Fund II (COF II), securing more than Rs 100 crore in investor commitments within just three months of launch. Launched…...
Indian liquid-cooling startup KuhlTherm raises $1.1 million in seed round led by Arkam Ventures
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (195+ words) Indian liquid-cooling startup KuhlTherm has raised $1.1 million in a seed funding round led by Arkam Ventures. The Ahmedabad-based startup plans to use the raised capital to accelerate product development, strengthen its research and testing infrastructure, and expand its engineering and…...
AI-native care coordination platform Circle Health raises funding to build out its US sales team
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (362+ words) AI-native care coordination platform Circle Health has raised an undisclosed amount in funding. The investment round, which was closed in February 2026, brought on A.P.T. Research and Momentum Capital, while existing investors Enzia Ventures and Sparrow Capital doubled down in this round....
Pod hotel startup NapTapGo raises Rs 8 crore in funding from Inflection Point Ventures
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (182+ words) NapTapGo, a budget hospitality startup known for its capsule-style stays, has raised Rs 8 crore in a seed funding round led by Inflection Point Ventures, a Gurugram-based angel investment platform. The startup will use the raised capital to support its expansion…...
AI software creation startup Emergent becomes India’s newest unicorn after raising $130 million
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (313+ words) (L-R) Vinod Khosla, Mukund Jha (CEO of Emergent), and Masayoshi Son The round was led by Creaegis, with MNI Ventures - Claypond Capital and Sentinel Global as co-lead investors, and participation from Khosla Ventures, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Lightspeed, and Y Combinator....
Hisabkitab raises seed funding at Rs 20 crore valuation for AI expansion
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (369+ words) CA Shrigopal Malani and CA Abhinav Sharma Indian accounting software startup Hisabkitab has raised an undisclosed amount in seed funding from a group of angel investors and high-net-worth individuals. The Surat-based startup said the investment valued it at Rs 20 crore....
Elevation Capital launches $500 million fund to support AI and deeptech startups
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (217+ words) Elevation Capital, which has backed companies like Paytm and Swiggy, has raised a $500 million fund to back early-stage startups in India. Fund IX, the venture capital firm’s ninth India-focused vehicle, will focus on seed and Series A investments. Elevation will…...
Stylework raises $1 million in pre-Series B funding led by Auxano Capital
1+ week, 2+ day ago (208+ words) Flexible workspace platform Stylework has raised $1 million in equity funding in the second close of its pre-Series B round, led by Auxano Capital. The first close of the round was backed by Equentis Angel Fund, Karekeba Ventures/Cogniphy AIF Fund,…...
Pune packaging startup Econovus raises Rs 40 crore from Rainmatter, Rockstud Capital
1+ week, 2+ day ago (220+ words) Pune-based industrial packaging startup Econovus Packaging has raised Rs 40 crore, about $4.2 million, in a pre-Series A funding round led by Rainmatter, Zerodha’s investment initiative. Rockstud Capital also participated in the round, which marks Econovus’ first institutional fundraising. Rainmatter said the…...
Science-led skin health startup Neothera raises Rs 9 crore in funding from Blume Ventures, other investors
1+ week, 5+ day ago (277+ words) Science-led skin health startup Neothera announced that it has raised Rs 9 crore in a pre-seed funding round led by Blume Ventures. Founded by Radhika Agarwal, former consumer-tech investor at Blume Ventures and Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2023 honouree, Neothera said it is…...