Croft Beverages Secures $125K to Revolutionize Farmer-Owned Tea Production
Croft Beverages, a farmer-centric sustainable tea startup, has raised $125,000 in a pre-seed funding round through a combination of equity and debt. The round was backed by prominent angel investors from the tea, sustainability, IT, and biotech industries. The fresh capital will be used to develop Croft’s farmer-owned Farmer Producer Company (FPC) model, beginning with […]
Favcy Venture Builders Marks 10 Years with a Landmark Summit, Secures Rs 40 Crore in Funding Commitments
Favcy Venture Builders (Favcy VB) recently celebrated its 10th anniversary with the Favcy VB Summit 2025, held at Bharat Mandapam. The event brought together over 150 venture capitalists (VCs), investors, and over 30 founders from its portfolio, marking a decade of structured venture building. A Gathering of Industry Leaders The summit welcomed prominent VCs and family offices, including AWE […]
IXP Lifesciences Catalyst Fund Launches with Rs 200 Crore Corpus to Back Early-Stage Innovations
IXP Lifesciences Catalyst Fund Launches with Rs 200 Crore Corpus to Back Early-Stage Innovations IXP, a Life Sciences-focused venture capital firm backed by JV Ventures, has launched its first fund to support early-stage companies. The IXP Lifesciences Catalyst Fund is set to deploy Rs 200 crore, with an additional Rs 100 crore greenshoe option, to build a robust portfolio […]
Bold Care Secures $5 Million to Expand Sexual Wellness Solutions for Men and Women
Men’s sexual health and wellness brand Bold Care has raised $5 million in a funding round co-led by Nithin Kamath’s Rainmatter, CaratLane co-founder Mithun and Siddhartha Sacheti, the Dhanani family, AVT Group, along with participation from Gruhas Collective Consumer Fund and NB Ventures. The funds will be used to enhance research and development (R&D), scale […]
Rupeeflo Raises $1 Million to Simplify NRI Investments in India
Fintech startup Rupeeflo has secured $1 million in a pre-seed funding round led by the Piper Serica Angel Fund. The round also saw participation from fintech veterans Ravi Shankar (co-founder of Active AI), Kishore Natarajan, and Kedar Kulkarni (co-founder of Hyperverge). Founded in 2024 by Dharmendra Maurya, Ashish Jha, and Manav Bharambe, Rupeeflo is building a full-stack investment and banking platform for Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), streamlining financial access to India. […]
BorderPlus Secures $7M to Streamline Global Careers for Indian Professionals
BorderPlus, a cross-border workforce mobility platform, has raised Rs 60 crore ($7 million) in a funding round led by Owl Ventures. The round also saw participation from prominent entrepreneurs, including Binny Bansal, Mithun Sacheti, Ritesh Agarwal, Aakash Chaudhary, and Apoorva Patni. This marks the company’s first institutional funding round and will be instrumental in advancing […]
Early-Stage B2B Tech Fund, Triton, Announces First Close of Its Second Fund at INR 120 Crores
Mumbai, 11 February 2025 – Mumbai-based VC firm Triton has announced the first close of its second fund, targeting a total corpus of INR 240 crores ($28 million), which is more than 5x larger than its first fund. This fund will continue to maintain a strong focus on B2B Tech and tech-enabled services and aims to drive innovation while backing high-potential startups in these […]
Bengaluru-Based Caregiving Startup LegUp Secures Rs 2 Crore in Pre-Seed Funding to Scale Operations.
Bengaluru-based caregiving-tech startup LegUp has raised Rs 2 crore ($250K) in pre-seed funding from Bluebridge Capital Private Limited to strengthen its technology and operational capabilities. This marks LegUp’s first official fundraising round since its inception in May 2024. The company plans to leverage the capital to enhance its platform, fuel expansion, and launch two upcoming mobile apps designed to improve accessibility and user experience. LegUp provides […]
Perfios Acquires Fraud Detection Platform Clari5 to Strengthen Financial Security Solutions.
SaaS-based B2B fintech firm Perfios has acquired CustomerXPs, the parent company of fraud detection platform Clari5, for an undisclosed amount. With this acquisition, Clari5 will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Perfios, which currently employs around 1,500 people. Despite the acquisition, the Clari5 leadership team will continue to operate independently within the group. Expanding Fraud Detection Capabilities Clari5 offers a range of fraud prevention and […]
Astra Security Secures $2.7M to Advance AI-Powered Cybersecurity Solutions
Astra Security, a leading cybersecurity SaaS company, has raised $2.7 million in a growth capital round led by Emergent Ventures. The funding round also saw participation from Neon Fund, Better Capital, Blume Ventures, and PointOne Capital. The Delhi-based company had previously raised $120K in a seed round from Techstars and other investors in 2018. With […]
