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DrinkPrime funding: Bengaluru water purifier startup raises ₹20 Cr at $36.8 Mn valuation
5 min readMarch 28, 2026

DrinkPrime funding: Bengaluru water purifier startup raises ₹20 Cr at $36.8 Mn valuation

Clean drinking water is a basic need, but buying and maintaining a purifier in India is still weirdly expensive and messy. That’s the gap DrinkPrime is chasing, and its latest DrinkPrime funding update shows investors still like the bet: the Bengaluru startup has raised ₹20 crore, plus an undisclosed debt component, to expand its smart […]

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OfficeBanao Funding Lands $7.7M for AI Fit-Outs
5 min readMarch 28, 2026

OfficeBanao Funding Lands $7.7M for AI Fit-Outs

OfficeBanao builds tech-led commercial interiors and office fit-out solutions for businesses in India. In its latest funding round, OfficeBanao raised $7.7 million from existing backer Lightspeed, as it tackles an office design market in India still defined by scattered vendors, poor visibility, and costly delays. Founded in 2022 by Tushar Mittal, the company is trying […]

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WeRize Funding: Sony Backs ₹64 Cr Small-Town Push
5 min readMarch 28, 2026

WeRize Funding: Sony Backs ₹64 Cr Small-Town Push

WeRize is a Bengaluru-based full-stack fintech that sells credit, insurance, and savings products through local financial advisors in small-town India. It’s raising ₹64 crore, or about $6.9 million, in fresh WeRize funding led by Sony Innovation Fund, with existing backer 3one4 Capital joining the round. Outside big cities, a lot of households still want formal […]

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Ecofy Funding: BII Backs ₹380.5 Cr Green Lending Bet
5 min readMarch 28, 2026

Ecofy Funding: BII Backs ₹380.5 Cr Green Lending Bet

Ecofy is a Mumbai-based green financing NBFC that lends for rooftop solar, electric vehicles, and sustainability-linked SME use cases. Its latest Ecofy funding round brings in ₹380.5 crore in fresh equity from British International Investment, Finnfund, FMO, and Eversource Capital. The gap it’s chasing is obvious: clean assets are spreading fast, but affordable last-mile credit […]

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Atlys Funding: Visa Processing Startup Raises $36M Series C to Expand AI Globally
5 min readMarch 28, 2026

Atlys Funding: Visa Processing Startup Raises $36M Series C to Expand AI Globally

Atlys is a visa processing startup that lets travellers discover, apply for, and manage visas digitally, and it has now raised $36 million in Series C funding. The pitch is simple: getting a visa is still weirdly manual, slow, and stressful even though almost every other part of travel has gone online. Founded in 2021 […]

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BambooBox Funding: Startup Raises $6.6M to Scale AI-Powered ABM Platform
5 min readMarch 19, 2026

BambooBox Funding: Startup Raises $6.6M to Scale AI-Powered ABM Platform

Broad B2B marketing still wastes time, budget, and sales energy. That’s the pain BambooBox is going after, and its latest BambooBox funding round gives it more firepower to do it. The SaaS startup has raised $6.6 million, about ₹55 crore, led by Peak XV Surge, to build out AI, expand its account-based marketing platform globally, […]

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nailinit ₹2.5-3 Crore Pre-Seed Funding: Why Gruhas Backed This Mumbai D2C Beauty Startup
5 min readMarch 5, 2026

nailinit ₹2.5-3 Crore Pre-Seed Funding: Why Gruhas Backed This Mumbai D2C Beauty Startup

Startup funding headlines don’t surprise anyone anymore.Another Mumbai D2C startup.Another pre-seed round.Another ₹3 crore cheque. But nailinit ₹3 crore pre-seed funding isn’t just another entry in India’s startup funding cycle. In 2024, the Mumbai-based D2C beauty startup raised ₹2.5–3 crore in a pre-seed funding round led by Gruhas Collective Consumer Fund (backed by Nikhil Kamath), […]

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How to Start a Startup in India: A Step-by-Step Guide
5 min readOctober 29, 2025

How to Start a Startup in India: A Step-by-Step Guide

How to Start a Startup in India – This is a big question in every aspiring entrepreneur's mind. How to start, where to start – this is still a black box in India. In this article, I will try to give you a roadmap to start a startup in India. Let’s go ahead. India is […]

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How to Find Angel Investors for Startups in India: A Practical Guide
5 min readOctober 29, 2025

How to Find Angel Investors for Startups in India: A Practical Guide

How to find Angel Investors in India – This is a question that I often get from founders.  Angel Investors in India are a boon for startup founders. They back you when you are at a very early stage of your startup journey—you might have an MVP and some traction, and you need funds to […]

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