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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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    • Noon raises $44 million from Chemistry, First Round Capital, Elevation Capital and others

      Startup bets on code-native design tools as AI accelerates software development

    • Sarvam AI $250 million funding round: Bessemer Venture Partners joins while Accel opts out

      The Sarvam deal is being done by Bessemer’s US team. Their San Francisco-based Partner, Sameer Dholakia, is engaging with the company, which is being valued at $1.5 billion post-money, as first reported by Moneycontrol on March 24.

    • Eloelo’s pitch deck reveals micro-drama boom: $230 million ARR, 27 million monthly users log 2 billion minutes amid funding talks

      Riding on the micro-drama wave, the Eloelo group has also tapped investment bank Avendus to raise over $50 million in a fresh funding round, sources told Moneycontrol.

    • Nazara Tech to raise Rs 500 crore for its global expansion efforts

      Nazara's financing comes on heels of announcing the purchase of Spain-based gaming studio Bluetile and rewards-driven gaming platform BestPlay for $100.3 million, its largest acquisition to date.

    • MS Dhoni invests in AI-led storytelling platform Kuku

      Bengaluru-based Kuku operates a range of storytelling apps including Kuku TV (microdramas), Kuku FM (audio storytelling), and Guru (edutainment).

    • Prosus-backed Deccan AI raises $25 million led by A91 Partners

      The company said the fresh capital will be used to invest in post-training infrastructure for foundation models, expand enterprise-focused AI tools, and strengthen its capabilities in robotics and data.

    • Rocketlane raises $60 million in Series C round led by global software investor Insight Partners

      The startup will deploy the fresh proceeds towards research and development, enterprise go-to-market efforts, and global expansion.

    • Accel, Prosus pick 6 deeptech startups for Atoms X LeapTech programme

      Accel and Prosus have selected six startups from over 2,000 applications for their inaugural Atoms X LeapTech cohort, with Prosus set to match Accel’s investment in each company

    • Amazon-backed gadget reseller Cashify picks ICICI Securities, JM Financial and Nomura as bankers for IPO

      Cashify is looking to raise Rs 1,500-1,800 crore in total. The mix of primary capital and OFS will be decided at a later stage, sources told Moneycontrol

    • Nvidia, Accel and HCLTech in talks to invest in AI startup Sarvam’s $250 million round at $1.5 billion valuation

      Negotiations are still underway and more investors have shown willingness to back Sarvam, sources told Moneycontrol. This will be the largest capital infusion into a pure-play Indian AI startup and likely make the company the first unicorn of 2026.

    • Quick food delivery startup Swish raises $38 million led by Hara Global, Bain Capital Ventures

      The company has now raised $54 million over a span of 14 months, even as larger rivals struggle with the model

    • Greenoaks in talks to invest in Indian AI data centre startup Kluisz's $25 million round

      This will be Greenoaks' second deep-tech bet in India in a span of about three months or so. Moneycontrol reported in December 2025 the US-based investor was discussing an investment in Airbound's $30 million round.

    • Optimo raises Rs 100 crore from PNB, partners with Godrej Finance for co-lending

      Optimo currently manages over Rs 430 crore in assets under management (AUM), while maintaining gross Non Performing Assets below 0.7 percent

    • Atlys raises $36 million in Series C round led by Susquehanna Asia VC

      Existing investors Elevation Capital, Long Journey Ventures and Peak XV Partners participated in Atlys's funding round, while MakeMyTrip joined as a new investor.

    • Snabbit in talks to raise $70 million from Mirae, SIG as quick services wars heat up

      The round could value the startup at $350–$400 million, sources told Moneycontrol

    • Nursing exam prep startup NPrep bags $1.5 million seed funding from Lumikai, others

      NPrep is an AI-powered education platform designed for nursing students and professionals, helping them prepare for nursing entrance examinations and global healthcare careers.

    • TIDCO to invest in Raptee, Agnikul Cosmos, iVP Semiconductor as Tamil Nadu positions itself as startup hub

      The state-run industrial agency has invested Rs 25–30 crore each in electric motorcycle startup Raptee Energy and spacetech firm Agnikul Cosmos and around Rs 10–15 crore in chip design startup iVP Semiconductor

    • West Asia tensions weigh on startup IPO plans, late-stage companies brace for reduced valuations

      GCC-based sovereign wealth funds have invested $9 billion in Indian firms over five years, accounting for about 8% of total ecosystem funding, across 30 rounds, data accessed by Moneycontrol showed.

    • IPO-bound Captain Fresh secures Rs 288 crore debt from Blue Earth Capital

      Debt financing from the Switzerland-based investor will be used to expand the seafood startup’s global distribution network and strengthen its supply chain operations, sources told Moneycontrol.

    • Practo founder, former Lenskart and Ola executives raise $5 million from South Park Commons for healthcare startup Cent

      The AI-led early detection platform backed by South Park Commons said it is at $2 million annualised revenue and plans dedicated screening centres across major metros

    • Rozana raises Rs 290 crore led by Bertelsmann, to expand rural commerce network

      The rural commerce startup plans to expand across new states in the Gangetic belt, deepen product assortment and build private labels, co-founder Ankur Dahiya has told Moneycontrol

    • FirstClub in talks to raise $50 million from Peak XV, Sofina and others doubling valuation in under six months

      The company is being valued at around $250 million more than double from $120 million just six months ago, showing businesses with a layer of quick commerce continue to be a favourite among investors, sources told Moneycontrol

    • 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

    • Deepinder Goyal raises $54 million for his wearables startup Temple at $190 million valuation

      Moneycontrol was first to report Temple was raising around $55 million from Steadview Capital, Vy Capital, Info Edge, Peak XV Partners and early employees of the company.

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