Dream Sports CTO Amit Sharma Exits After Decade to Launch AI Venture
Amit Sharma, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Dream Sports, has stepped down after nearly a decade with the company to launch his own artificial intelligence (AI) venture, marking another senior leadership exit at the sports technology unicorn. Sharma joined Dream Sports in 2016 after spending over a decade in the United States, where he held […]
Bengaluru-based AI Startup Alchemic Raises Rs 2.5 Crore in Pre-Seed Funding Led by AJVC
Bengaluru-based AI startup Alchemic has secured Rs 2.5 crore in a pre-seed funding round led by AJVC, with participation from a group of angel investors. The fresh funding will help the company strengthen its AI platform, expand its engineering and commercial teams, and accelerate enterprise adoption. Founded in 2025 by Sreenadh Narayanan and Maurice Dhara, […]
Onpoint Raises $600K Pre-Seed Funding to Expand Its Intelligent Consumer Rewards Platform
Consumer rewards startup Onpoint has raised $600,000 in a pre-seed funding round co-led by First Cheque, an entity under the umbrella of IndiaQuotient, and Whiteboard Capital. The round also attracted participation from several angel investors, including former Directors from Meta and Google, as well as alumni of the Kellogg School of Management. The company said […]
Physical AI Startup Mowito Raises $3 Million Pre-Seed Round to Bring AI-Powered Robot Learning to Manufacturing
Physical AI startup Mowito has raised $3 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Version One Ventures, with participation from All In Capital, Unisol, iSeed, and several angel investors, including Soumith Chintala (Thinking Machines Lab), Adarsh Kulkarni (Foundry Robotics), Ashish Kulkarni (Coformer.ai), and Vaibhav Domkundwar (Better Capital). The startup said the fresh capital will […]
Building Robots Beneath the Surface: How Sarthak Vaishnav is Transforming Ship Maintenance with Mafkin Robotics
Innovation often begins with a simple observation of an overlooked problem. For Sarthak Vaishnav, Founder of Mafkin Robotics, that moment came during the COVID-19 pandemic waiting for his uncle to return back to India on time. Who has been a captain of Oil Tankers in the marchant Navy, whose ship got delayed due to maintenance […]
Cureous Labs: The Indian MedTech Startup Automating Care for Bedridden Patients
When a school project turned into a lifelong curiosity for making tangible things, Asish Mohandas followed the thread from mechanical engineering to a Masters of Design at IIT Kanpur—and eventually to medical devices. His startup, Cureous Labs, tackles stubborn clinical problems such as pressure injuries and patient transfer with human-centred design, rigorous testing and a […]
AI & Cybersecurity VC Power List – Top 100
Introduction Artificial Intelligence and cybersecurity are no longer niche sectors. They are the technological backbone of the digital economy, transforming industries ranging from finance and healthcare to manufacturing, retail, defence, and enterprise software. As organizations increasingly embrace AI-powered innovation and confront evolving cyber threats, venture capital has become a critical catalyst in identifying, funding, and […]
Next Bharat Ventures launches ₹2,000 crore fund to back startups solving rural India’s biggest challenges
As India’s startup ecosystem expands beyond urban centres, Next Bharat Ventures (NBV) is doubling down on entrepreneurs building solutions for rural and underserved communities. The venture capital firm has launched its second fund with a corpus of ₹2,000 crore, anchored by Suzuki Motor Corporation. The new fund will invest in startups working across sectors that […]
TOCAL raises Rs 9 crore to build a greener, faster last-mile logistics network
As businesses across India look for quicker deliveries without compromising on sustainability, Bengaluru-based EV logistics startup TOCAL is scaling up to meet the demand. The company has raised Rs 9 crore in a seed funding round led by XB Group, the parent company of K-Indev Logistics, with participation from Navyug Global Ventures and Nivetha Muralidharan. […]
Actor and entrepreneur Kunal Kapoor announces the launch of MetaGO, a doctor-led metabolic health platform
Built by the founders of Ketto, MetaGO is tackling one of India’s fastest-growing healthcare challenges: obesity and metabolic disease. Mumbai, July 06, 2026: Renowned actor and entrepreneur Kunal Kapoor today announced the launch of MetaGO, a doctor-led metabolic health platform designed to help people manage obesity and related metabolic conditions through structured medical care, diagnostics and […]
