Startup Funding
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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), […]
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 […]
Startup Funding Stages Explained : From Pre-Seed to IPO
What are the different Startup Funding Stages? Whether to raise funds for your startup? How to Raise Funds for Your Startup? How much to raise? There are uncountable numbers of questions founders get when it comes to raising funds for their startup. There is a lot of unawareness, myths, and confusion around fundraising. In this […]