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Meta CRED Investment Targets India's Payments Race
5 min readJune 22, 2026

Meta CRED Investment Targets India's Payments Race

CRED is an Indian fintech app that lets creditworthy users manage credit cards, pay bills, use UPI, and access other financial products inside one members-only product. The Meta CRED investment talks, first reported by Moneycontrol, center on a possible deal valuing the Bengaluru-based company at about $4 billion, or more than ₹37,000 crore, as Meta […]

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HealthQuad Fund III Closes ₹550 Cr for Healthtech Bets
5 min readJune 22, 2026

HealthQuad Fund III Closes ₹550 Cr for Healthtech Bets

HealthQuad is an early-growth healthcare venture firm that backs Indian healthtech startups, and it has now pulled in ₹550 Cr in first-close commitments for HealthQuad Fund III against a target corpus of ₹1,700 Cr. Indian healthtech keeps producing strong products, but specialist capital is still scarce when companies hit the messy middle of regulation, clinical […]

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Pitch To Get Rich Opens Season 2 With ₹100 Crore
5 min readJune 22, 2026

Pitch To Get Rich Opens Season 2 With ₹100 Crore

Fashion Entrepreneur Fund runs Pitch To Get Rich, a reality-show-meets-venture-studio pipeline for early-stage fashion founders. FEF has now opened registrations for Season 2 with a ₹100 crore investment pool for selected businesses, turning up the size of its fashion startup bet in a category that still struggles to get specialist early capital. Founded by Sanjay […]

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Recykal Recycling Platform Raises $23M for DRS
5 min readJune 22, 2026

Recykal Recycling Platform Raises $23M for DRS

Recykal, a Hyderabad-based Recykal recycling platform for waste trade and compliance, has raised $23 million in a bridge round as brands and recyclers scramble for cleaner, more traceable material flows. The problem it's chasing is pretty simple: recycling in India still runs through too many disconnected middlemen. Documentation trails are weak, and compliance is messy. […]

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Turtlemint IPO Draws ₹397 Cr for Insurance Scale-Up
5 min readJune 19, 2026

Turtlemint IPO Draws ₹397 Cr for Insurance Scale-Up

Turtlemint, the Mumbai-based insurtech that helps advisors, consumers, banks, and enterprises distribute insurance digitally, has raised ₹397.2 crore from anchor investors ahead of its public issue. The Turtlemint IPO arrives when India’s insurance buying journey is still too dependent on messy offline advice, fragmented agent networks, and weak post-sale service. Founded in 2015 by Dhirendra […]

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Rusk Media Funding: Nazara Backs ₹100 Cr AI Push
5 min readJune 19, 2026

Rusk Media Funding: Nazara Backs ₹100 Cr AI Push

Rusk Media is a mobile-first digital entertainment company that creates, distributes, and monetizes shows built for Gen Z and younger millennial audiences. The latest Rusk Media funding update is a ₹100 crore pre-Series C round led by Nazara Technologies, with InfoEdge Ventures, IvyCap Ventures, and a consortium led by Audacity VC joining in. Young viewers […]

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Vetic Funding: $40M Bet on Home Vet Care
5 min readJune 19, 2026

Vetic Funding: $40M Bet on Home Vet Care

Vetic runs a full-stack pet healthcare network, and its new $40 million round shows investors think India is ready for a more organized version of veterinary care. The Vetic funding news matters because pet care in India is still messy for a lot of owners—records are scattered, emergency access is uneven, and reliable follow-up is […]

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Karo Sambhav Raises ₹56 Crore for E-Waste Recycling
5 min readJune 19, 2026

Karo Sambhav Raises ₹56 Crore for E-Waste Recycling

Karo Sambhav is an Indian circular economy company that collects end-of-life products and recovers usable materials from them. The Gurugram-based startup has raised ₹56 crore in a pre-Series A round from Rainmatter, Zerodha’s sustainability and climate-focused investment arm, to expand recycling infrastructure for critical raw material recovery. The problem it’s chasing is pretty blunt: India […]

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Clair Health Wearable Raises $11.6M From Khosla
5 min readJune 18, 2026

Clair Health Wearable Raises $11.6M From Khosla

Clair Health is building a wrist-worn hormone tracker for women. The startup has raised $11.6 million in fresh funding to bring the device to market. Khosla Ventures led the round. Clair is tackling a problem that remains surprisingly outdated. Many women still rely on blood tests, urine strips, cycle-tracking apps, and general fitness wearables to […]

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