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    Funding is the process of providing resources to finance a firm, organisation or individual in need or for a project. In a normal course, funding takes place in terms of money transactions, either for short-term or long-term purposes. There are various sources of funding including credit, venture capital, donations, grants, savings, subsidies, and taxes. Terms like soft funding or crowdfunding are described as funding like donations, subsidies, and grants which have no direct requirement for return of investment. While those facilitate the exchange of equity ownership in a company for capital investment via an online funding portal are called equity crowdfunding. In economic terms, funds are given to firms, entrepreneurs or individuals by lenders as capital or loans. This can be done against an interest or equity. Funding can be used for research, launch a business or expand the business. Among the various methods of funding include government grants, crowdfunding, raise from interest or self-organised funding allocation. However, to get funded, firms, entrepreneurs or individuals have to show collateral. This also includes their previous work experience in the respective fields. On the other hand, depending on the requirement and scope of growth of business, an entrepreneur or firm gets funded by the lender. More

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    • Nexus Venture Partners closes $700 million eighth fund to double down on early-stage AI, consumer and fintech bets

      Moneycontrol was the first to report in July that Nexus was preparing to raise a $700 million fund.

    • Ultraviolette raises $45 million from Zoho Corporation, Lingotto in Series E round

      Founded in 2016, Bengaluru-based Ultraviolette builds EV platforms and battery technology and its investors include TVS Motor, Qualcomm Ventures, TDK Ventures, Zoho, Lingotto, and Speciale Invest.

    • Fireside Ventures raises $253 million for its fourth fund to invest in more consumer startups

      Moneycontrol was first to report about the shift in LP base and Fireside’s latest fundraise in April.

    • Deepinder Goyal’s wearable company Temple in talks to raise $50 million from Steadview, Info Edge, Peak XV Partners, others

      The institutional funds backing Temple are the same ones who invested in Zomato during its early days. From Steadview to Vy Capital and Info Edge to Peak XV Partners, all the funds have been associated with Goyal during the early days of Zomato. Temple is being valued at around $125 million, sources told Moneycontrol.

    • Square Yards raises $35 million at $900 million valuation, plans Rs 2,000 crore IPO in 2026

    • VCs double down on baby care: Peak XV Partners, RTP Global lead new funding sprint for BabyMD, Ozi and Peeko

      While Ozi is negotiating a $10 million round led by RTP Global, Peak XV Partners is in the advanced stages of investing $4-6 million in BabyMD, a startup that runs a chain of pediatric clinics in Bengaluru. Peeko has already begun engaging with investors, sources told Moneycontrol.

    • Tijori raises $5 million from Zerodha, to expand into enterprise segment

      The company aims to have 70% of future products as enterprise-grade offerings because of the high cost of advanced AI queries

    • Ranveer Singh’s SuperYou, Gully Labs, Moxie Beauty, others line up fresh rounds of funding as VCs stay in the consumer aisle

      Each of these companies is raising between $5 million and $15 million from several marquee consumer funds including V3 Venture, Fireside Ventures, Saama Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners and others, sources told Moneycontrol.

    • Mirana Toys raises Rs 58 crore led by Arkam Ventures, to expand manufacturing capacity

      Mirana will also expand its design and sales teams to grow its international business, as exports to the United States account for around 40 percent of its demand

    • IPO-bound startups race to turn profitable ahead of listing as investors turn more selective

      Several companies have tightened costs ahead of filing, with many leaning on tax credits, one-time gains and accounting boosts to present cleaner earnings as public-market scrutiny intensifies.

    • Logistics startup Ripplr to raise Rs 400 crore in fresh round from SBI, existing investors

      The Bengaluru-based firm is being valued at around Rs 2,000-2,200 crore during the ongoing negotiations, sources told Moneycontrol

    • Sony Innovation Fund invests in gaming community app Stan

      Stan plans to use the fresh capital to drive artificial intelligence (AI)-led personalisation, creator monetisation tools, and deeper publisher integrations

    • Yubi raises Rs 411 crore in debt and equity capital, founder Gaurav Kumar invests Rs 75 crore

      With this new equity infusion by the founder, Kumar’s equity investment in the company has crossed Rs 330 crore. In August 2024, Kumar had infused Rs 250 crore in Yubi

    • Agilitas nears Rs 450 crore fundraise deal with Nexus Venture Partners

      While the commitment is in, the amount will be wired to Agilitas in two tranches of $25 million (Rs 225 crore) each, sources told Moneycontrol.

    • Ronnie Screwvala earmarks $50 mn to back AI, deeptech, spacetech startups; says he’s looking for his 'next Lenskarts'

      In an interview with Moneycontrol, Screwvala said India’s next wave of long-cycle value creation will come from technical founders building in frontier sectors, making this the right moment for concentrated, long-horizon bets.

    • Tetr College raises $18 million co-led by Owl Ventures and Bertelsmann India Investments

      The company said the capital will be used to set up new campuses in the United States, Europe and Dubai, and to expand its presence across its ten-country operating network in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa.

    • Jupiter’s Jitendra Gupta to double investment as fintech extends total round size to $25 million

      The round is being extended by $10-11 million just weeks after Jupiter announced a $15 million round. About half of the fresh capital will come from founder and CEO Jitendra Gupta, sources told Moneycontrol.

    • Bombay Shaving Company raises Rs 136 crore from Sixth Sense; founder joins round as IPO prep begins

      The founder’s participation in the round comes amid a broader shift in India’s startup ecosystem, where more entrepreneurs are turning investors in their own companies.

    • India's startup founders turn investors in their own firms amid valuation reset

      Tightened ownership, attractive valuations, and a need to project long-term conviction are prompting more founders to invest personal capital into their startups, per several founders and investors Moneycontrol spoke with.

    • Novastar Partners targets Rs 350-crore corpus, to invest in venture capital funds

      Novastar, a fund of funds, is registered as a CAT II alternative investment fund and is targeting the first close over the next four to six months

    • PB Health acquires Amazon-backed startup Fitterfly to boost preventive care

      Founded in 2016 by Dr Arbinder Singal and Shailesh Gupta, Fitterfly is known for its clinically validated programs in diabetes reversal, obesity management, and heart health

    • NVIDIA, Qualcomm Ventures join India Deep Tech Alliance as coalition secures $850 million in fresh commitments

      The industry coalition, IDTA, was launched in September at SEMICON India with $1 billion in initial capital commitments to back early-stage Indian deeptech companies across AI, semiconductors, space, robotics, biotech, energy, and advanced manufacturing.

    • SaaS firm MoEngage raises $100 million led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives, A91 Partners

      MoEngage plans to use the fresh capital to accelerate innovation in AI marketing agents, scale product development, and strengthen go-to-market efforts in key regions, particularly North America.

    • Sauce VC nears close of $80 million in new fund to deepen consumer play

      The fundraise comes at a time when venture capital firms have been on a fundraising spree, Moneycontrol had reported earlier.

    • Jupiter Money raises Rs 115 crore in fresh funding from existing investors and founder

      The Bengaluru-based fintech has more than doubled its revenue in FY25, and plans to achieve operational breakeven within two years.

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