ClayCo Raises ₹34.59 Crore in Series A Led by Twenty-Nine Capital to Expand Skincare Portfolio

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Mumbai-based skincare startup ClayCo has raised ₹34.59 crore (approximately $3.7 million) in a Series A funding round led by Twenty-Nine Capital Partners Ventures, with participation from ICMG Global Ventures. This comes after the company’s earlier funding round of $2 million from Unilever Ventures in October 2024, marking its first external investment. The fresh capital will […]

Eliminating Workplace Hazards, Not Just Managing Them: The Jarsh Safety Story

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India’s industrial safety landscape is undergoing a quiet but powerful transformation, driven by startups that are rethinking traditional approaches to workplace hazards. In this exclusive interaction with Indian Startup Times (IST), Kausthub Kaundinya Y, Founder of Jarsh Safety, shares how a college project evolved into a fast-growing safety solutions company that is now redefining how […]

Top 20 AI Agents Redefining Cybersecurity (2026)

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As cyber threats grow more sophisticated and relentless, a new wave of AI-driven security companies is reshaping how organizations defend their digital assets. From autonomous threat detection to predictive intelligence and real-time response, these emerging players are embedding AI agents at the core of cybersecurity innovation. The “Top 20 AI Agents Redefining Cybersecurity (2026)” highlights […]

GLAAS Strengthens MSME Credit Play; Devesh Sachdev Joins as Co-founder & Invests $5 Million

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Mumbai-based GLAAS, an embedded credit infrastructure platform focused on MSMEs, is stepping up its growth plans with a major leadership addition and fresh capital infusion. The company has announced that Devesh Sachdev, founder of Fusion Finance Limited, has joined as Co-founder and Managing Director, along with an investment of $5 million. This move signals GLAAS’ […]

Xccelera Raises Rs 1.2 Crore to Expand Agentic AI Platform for Enterprise Automation

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Agentic AI startup Xccelera has raised Rs 1.2 crore in a funding round backed by investors including Ramakant Sharma, Asad Khan, and Amiya Pathak. The company plans to utilise the funds to expand its engineering team, strengthen its multi-agent AI systems, and scale enterprise deployments. Building “Services-as-Software” with AI Founded by Rohit Singh, Xccelera is […]

ECOIL Raises $2.5 Million Series A to Scale Used Cooking Oil Collection Network

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Sustainability-focused startup ECOIL has raised around $2.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Fundalogical Ventures. The round also saw participation from Caspian Impact Investment, Momentum Capital, and existing backer The Chennai Angels. The company had earlier received seed funding support from Shell. Expanding a Tech-Driven Collection Network ECOIL plans to use the […]