Pronto raises $25 million in funding led by Epiq Capital as 10-minute home services scales up
The round values the company at $100 million post-money; with Pronto now clocking 18,000 daily bookings across 10 cities, founder Anjali Sardana told Moneycontrol.
Quick commerce solutions startup Inamo raises $8 million led by Prime Venture Partners
The funding round includes $6 million equity and $2 million venture debt. The startup plans to expand to 10 more cities and 200 dark stores by the end of 2026
Data Story: Why banks are back as main funding source for firms
NBFCs have lost a big chunk of their share in funding because of higher borrowing costs for themselves.
Semiconductor startup OptoML raises $1.8 million from Bluehill VC and a99
OptoML has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Kaynes Semicon to support assembly and testing of the wafers.
AI edtech startup Arivihan in talks to raise $10–12 million from Accel, Prosus
The proposed round comes within a year of its previous fundraise led by the same investors, as venture firms begin selectively backing AI-driven education startups amid an uneven recovery in the sector.
Exponent Energy, Calligo Tech, Qosmic, Sanyark seek fresh funding amid rising deep tech appetite in India
Fresh cheques from investors such as 360 One, BIG Capital, Accel, South Park Commons and Avaana Capital signal renewed deal activity in deep tech as startups across EV infrastructure, semiconductors and space tech line up new rounds.
Showroom B2B in talks to raise $17 million in funding from Cactus Partners, others
The funding round, raised through a mix of equity and debt, will help the B2B apparel sourcing platform scale manufacturing-led execution and deepen partnerships with organised retailers and brands, sources told Moneycontrol.
Ex-GitHub chief Thomas Dohmke launches Entire with $60 mn seed to tackle agent era coding
The funding round values Entire at $300 million and also includes individual investments from industry leaders such as Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang, Datadog CEO Olivier Pomel, and Y Combinator head Garry Tan.
Lab-grown diamond firm Ethera raises Rs 25 crore from BlueStone to scale retail footprint
The Bengaluru-based startup will use the capital to add physical stores, deepen design and supply-chain capabilities and build out the operational backbone needed to scale an omnichannel lab-grown diamond business
Supertails raises $30 million led by Venturi to expand clinics, vet care, quick delivery
The Bengaluru-based company plans to expand its veterinary clinic network from four to 15 locations in the next six months and scale its dark store footprint to around 60 facilities across Bengaluru, Delhi and Mumbai by the March quarter-end, as it sharpens its focus on faster growth and deeper engagement in India’s pet care market, co-founder Vineet Khanna told Moneycontrol.
VCs with AI focus triple in India as investors earmark more capital for the sector
A total of 16 funds, with an AI focus, secured fresh capital of about $1.8 billion, compared with five funds that raised $358 million in 2024, according to Venture Intelligence data sourced by Moneycontrol.
Zilo raises $15.3 million in Series A funding led by Peak XV to scale fashion quick commerce play
The round marks Peak XV’s first cheque in vertical fashion quick commerce, backing ZILO’s 60-minute delivery model as competition heats up in rapid-fashion fulfilment.
ElevenLabs bags $500M at $11B valuation; eyes global expansion including Bengaluru
ElevenLabs generated over $330 million in annual recurring revenue in 2025. India is the second-largest enterprise revenue market globally.
Union Budget proposes Infra Risk Guarantee Fund to de-risk real estate, construction projects
Experts say that the proposed fund aims to reduce risk perception among lenders and private developers, a key hurdle that has constrained funding for large real estate, urban infrastructure and construction projects.
Navam Capital closes maiden deeptech fund at over Rs 315 crore
The India-focused fund will back intellectual-property-led deep technology startups built in India for global markets, spanning areas such as advanced computing, semiconductors, robotics, drone tech, space tech, and more.
Juspay raises $50 million from WestBridge Capital; turns unicorn with $1.2 billion valuation
Juspay stated that the funding round is a mix of primary and secondary transactions. The primary capital will be used to fund the startup's expansion across international markets.
Escape Plan raises $25 million Series A led by Jungle Ventures; IndiGo Ventures comes in as strategic investor
The travel gear startup will use the fresh capital to aggressively expand its offline retail footprint, sharpen pricing to enter new geographies beyond top urban markets, and build a nationwide omni-channel platform, founder and CEO Abhinav Pathak told Moneycontrol.
Emergent raises $70 million from Khosla Ventures and SoftBank at $300-million valuation as AI funding stays hot
Emergent will use the funds to launch new products, strengthen offerings to smartphone users, kickoff enterprise relationships (B2B sales), hire more employees and set up an office in Europe, Mukund Jha, co-founder and CEO, told Moneycontrol.
National Startup Day: $151 billion raised, 118 unicorns minted in 10 years as ecosystem recalibrates
A decade after the government launched the Startup India programme, the ecosystem has come moved through a full funding cycle, from steady early growth to a peak in 2021 and a more selective investment phase since
Emversity raises $30 million in funding from Premji Invest, Lightspeed, Z47
Founder and CEO Vivek Sinha told Moneycontrol the funds will be used to expand Emversity’s university-embedded skilling model from 40 campuses to over 200, enter engineering, procurement and construction and manufacturing, and strengthen employer-linked workforce pipelines.
Liquidnitro Games raises $19.1 million led by Northpoint Capital, to scale AI game development
Liquidnitro Games plans to use the capital to accelerate investment in its AI-enabled game production and live services platform, scale up partnerships through co-investments and drive global market expansion
Sukino raises $31 million from Bessemer, Nitin Kamath's Rainmatter to expand out-of-hospital care
Founder Rajinish Menon told Moneycontrol the capital will be used to add new centres across South India, before selectively expanding into other regions.
AI services startup Aivar raises $4.6 mn seed round led by Sorin Investments
Aivar delivers projects through an end-to-end AI studio model covering strategy consulting, custom AI solution development, and managed AI operations.
Even Healthcare raises $20 million, to expand managed‑care hospitals
The funding round was led by existing backers Lachy Groom and Alpha Wave, with participation from Sharrp Ventures, taking the Bengaluru‑based startup’s total funding to about $70 million
Even Healthcare raises $20 million from existing investors to scale managed-care hospitals in Bengaluru
The funding comes as the healthtech startup reports operating break-even at its first hospital within six months of launch and a sharp improvement in clinical outcomes under its managed-care model.
