Funding

Renee Cosmetics raises $30 million, targets offline growth and tech investment

The D2C beauty brand, valued at $200 million, aims to double its Rs 500-crore revenue run rate, as it scales offline retail and tech investments

SuperGaming bags $15 million funding from Steadview Capital, Skycatcher, others

SuperGaming plans to use the funds raised for global expansion of its flagship Indus Battle Royale game, starting with Latin America.

CodeKarma raises $2.5 million in pre-seed round from Prosus, Accel, Xeed Ventures

The AI-native code intelligence platform aims to help developers and AI agents build better, self-improving software

The Sleep Company raises Rs 480 crore in funding led by ChrysCapital, 360 ONE Asset

Moneycontrol was the first to report in April that the firm was in talks with multiple investors for a Rs 500 crore fundraise

Debt collections platform DPDzero raises $7M in funding led by GMO Venture Partners

The Blume Ventures-backed platform claims that its revenue has grown 6X in the last 18 months, with clients ranging across fintech firms and NBFCs like Tata Capital, Moneyview, L&T Finance, Manappuram Finance, and others.

Gaming infra startup GameRamp raises $5.4 million pre-seed funding led by Bitkraft Ventures

GameRamp helps video-game developers and consumer apps to scale and monetise faster using artificial intelligence

A91 Partners to invest Rs 175 crore in Coimbatore-based Shree Anandhaas Sweets as PE interest in space picks up

A91 Partners’ investment into Shree Anandhaas comes after Motilal Oswal (MO Alts) invested in Lal Sweets as investors bet on a large unorganised industry, and family-owned businesses, in India becoming more organised as an increasing number of consumers alter their purchasing patterns.

Cybersecurity startup Safe raises $70 million Series C round led by Avataar Ventures

The IIT Bombay-incubated and Palo Alto-headquartered startup claims to be building an autonomous AI layer for cyber-risk management and to be the first to offer fully autonomous CTEM and TPRM solutions

Gaming community app Stan bags $8.5 million from Google, Nazara, others

Stan plans to use the funds raised to expand its presence in India and other mobile-first markets, and invest in AI-driven personalisation and creator tools.

Stonepeak invests $1.3 bn in Data Centre firm Princeton Digital to back Asia expansion

The investment is a bet by Stonepeak on the growing demand for digital infrastructure, particularly data centres supporting AI and cloud workloads.

Esports firm Nodwin Gaming to raise $10 million from existing investors

Nazara Technologies recently announced that it will give up majority control of Nodwin Gaming to focus more on its core gaming business.

Chai Bisket secures $5 million from InfoEdge Ventures, General Catalyst to launch microdrama platform Chai Shots

Chai Shots, a mobile-first streaming platform, will offer microdramas in 2-minute episodes. The platform will debut with original content in Telugu and later expand into multiple languages in the coming months.

Ex-Niyo team launch NRI-focused investment app, raise $5 million from Elevation

Belong claims to be the first fintech to offer USD fixed deposits to retail NRIs via GIFT City. The platform is going live in the UAE this week with its first offering rolled out in partnership with RBL Bank.

NBFC Credit Wise Capital closes Rs 200-crore round led by Trident Growth Partners

As of March 2025, Credit Wise Capital, focused on two-wheeler and MSME lending, reported AUM of Rs 645 crore, up from Rs 489 crore in the year-ago period

IIT Madras aims to raise Rs 200 crore for its maiden VC fund

The announcement assumes significance considering the recent focus on the deeptech sector and their success in Ather IPO.

Investors are choosy about metrics: RTP Global’s Nishit Garg explains late stage funding slowdown

The venture capital firm focuses on founders who bring operator insights along with a deep understanding of the strategy

B2B startup Jumbotail raises $120 million from SC Ventures at $1 billion valuation

Moneycontrol was first to report about Jumbotail’s $120 million fundraise from SC Ventures and others in a round which values the company at $1 billion, on March 27.

Infra.Market secures additional $50 million debt from MARS Growth ahead of IPO

This marks Infra.Market’s second fundraising in 2025 after an equity round earlier this year from existing investors

Aukera raises $15 million from Peak XV Partners, Fireside Ventures

Aukera plans to use the capital to double expand offline retail, omnichannel offerings and invest in product innovation and brand-building

Binny Bansal's 3STATE Ventures backs AI commerce startup ShopOS with $20 million investment

The Flipkart co-founder is betting on a new AI-native OS for brands, built by his former team at Scapic and Flipkart Labs

Noida-based defence startup Raphe mPhibr raises $100 million in funding led by General Catalyst

The round is the largest private capital raise in the country’s aerospace manufacturing sector to date.

Can investment flows break free of global tensions?

UNCTAD highlights how trade and geopolitical tussles inhibit global FDI, hampering the economic progress of developing nations such as India

Giva raises Rs 530 crore from Creaegis, others; will expand lab-grown diamond offerings

Chief operating officer Aditya Labroo has been elevated to the role of co-founder, the company said

Former Swiggy CTO Dale Vaz's trading platform Sahi raises $10.5 million from Accel, Elevation

Moneycontrol had exclusively reported last year that Vaz had secured $7–10 million from Accel and Elevation shortly after stepping down from Swiggy as a CTO to build a new wealthtech venture. Both investors had participated in that seed round and have now backed the Series A as well.