Razorpay Partners with Peak XV and Lightspeed to Launch $50 Million Venture Investment Program for Early-Stage B2B Startups.
Payments and business banking platform Razorpay has unveiled the Razorpay Venture Investment Program, a strategic initiative designed to support and empower early-stage B2B startups. Developed in partnership with venture capital giants Peak XV Partners and Lightspeed, this program targets promising new founders in India’s tech-driven business ecosystem, aiming to cultivate the next wave of B2B […]
Swiggy’s Strong Market Debut: Opens at Premium with Promising Growth Plans and Investor Gains.
Swiggy Launches on Stock Market with a 7.69% Premium Over IPO Price Foodtech giant Swiggy made its much-anticipated debut on the National Stock Exchange today, opening at Rs 420 per share—7.69% above its IPO price of Rs 390. The IPO attracted substantial interest, oversubscribed by 3.6 times, comprising a fresh issue of Rs 4,499 crore […]
Stoa School, Backed by Nithin Kamath and Kunal Shah, Shuts Down After Four-Year Run
Stoa School, a startup that aimed to disrupt traditional business education with its six-month MBA bootcamp, has closed its doors after more than four years of operations. Co-founded by Raj Kunkolienkar, Stoa’s mission was to make business education more accessible, focusing specifically on India’s vibrant startup ecosystem. In June, Kunkolienkar hinted that the company had […]
India IVF Secures $1.24 Million in Pre-Series A Funding to Expand Fertility Care in North India.
India IVF, a tech-enabled fertility platform, has raised $1.24 million in a pre-Series A funding round led by Tomorrow Capital. This marks the company’s first external funding since its founding in 2014. The proceeds from this investment will be directed towards expanding its presence across North India, aiming to bridge critical gaps in fertility care […]
StampMyVisa Raises Rs 6.6 Crore in Pre-Series A Round Led by Unicorn India Ventures.
StampMyVisa, a cutting-edge business-to-business (B2B) visa platform, has secured Rs 6.6 crore in its pre-Series A funding round, with Unicorn India Ventures leading the investment. The company plans to use the fresh capital to fuel its rapid expansion, enhance its artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, and introduce innovative services that will redefine how businesses manage international […]
Noida-based DesignX, a pioneer in shopfloor hyper-automation, has raised $1 million in a pre-Series A funding round led by Piper Serica Angel Fund.
This funding comes on the heels of the company’s previous $300,000 round from Modular Capital, Accel, and industry investors in 2021. The new capital will fuel the expansion of DesignX’s flagship Df-OS (Digital Factory Operating System) platform into key global markets, including the APAC region, Japan, and Europe, with a focus on AI-driven analytics and […]
Connecty AI Secures $1.8 Million to Advance Enterprise Contextual AI Platform.
Connecty AI, an enterprise AI solutions platform, has raised $1.8 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Market One Capital, with support from Notion Capital and prominent data industry figures such as Snowflake co-founder Marcin Zukowski and Piwik PRO founder Maciej Zawadzinski. The fresh funds will propel the expansion of Connecty AI’s proprietary context […]
Admissions Platform Creanovation Technologies Secures Rs 5 Crore Investment from Physis Capital to Fuel Global Expansion
Creanovation Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (CTPL), an innovative platform specializing in admissions as a service, has secured Rs 5 crore in funding from Physis Capital, marking the second investment for the $50 million growth-stage-focused fund. Physis Capital’s earlier 2024 investment was in Ben & Gaws, and it has also backed notable companies like Bharat Pe, Blusmart, […]
Ugaoo Raises Rs 47 Crore in Series A to Expand Urban Gardening Footprint Across India
Houseplants and Urban Gardening Firm Ugaoo Secures Rs 47 Crore Series A Funding to Scale National Presence Ugaoo, a prominent houseplant and urban gardening brand, has raised Rs 47 crore ($5.6 million) in its Series A funding round, led by V3 Ventures with participation from existing investors DSG Consumer Partners and RPG Ventures. This investment […]
Pfizer Backs Six Promising Startups in Healthcare Through INDovation Program, Driving Innovation in Diagnostics and Patient Care.
In a bid to advance healthcare innovation in India, Pfizer, in collaboration with the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research (NIPER)-Ahmedabad, the Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP), NITI Aayog, and Social Alpha, has selected six pioneering startups as winners of the INDovation program. This marks the latest chapter of Pfizer’s flagship initiative focused on healthcare […]
