Startup Funding
Fragrance Tech Startup Patina Raises $2M for Sense1
Patina is a fragrance tech startup building new scent molecules with molecular design, machine learning, and sensory science, and it has now raised $2 million from investors including Betaworks and True Ventures. The pitch is simple, even if the science isn’t: a small set of specialist labs still controls a lot of how fragrance ingredients […]
Convective Capital Raises $85M for Resilience Tech
Convective Capital is an early-stage venture firm that backs startups building tools to prevent, respond to, and insure against disasters in the physical world. Its new $85 million fund gives the Convective Capital thesis a lot more weight — especially as California’s fire season starts early, insurers pull back from risky markets, and utilities face […]
Scapia Travel Fintech Lands $63M for AI Push
Scapia is a Bengaluru startup that combines a travel booking app with co-branded credit cards built for younger Indian travellers. The Scapia travel fintech has now raised $63 million, or about ₹600 crore, in a new round led by General Catalyst. That matters because travel rewards in India are still split across clunky bank cards, […]
Gabit Funding: $3.7M Bet on Smart Rings
Gabit sells a health and wellness platform built around a titanium smart ring, coaching plans, nutrition products, and skincare. The fresh Gabit funding round brings in about ₹36.2 crore, or $3.7 million, from angel investors at a time when consumers are getting tired of fragmented health apps and basic fitness bands that don’t really help […]
Precision Fermentation Startup StrainX Bioworks Raises $13M
StrainX Bioworks is a precision fermentation startup building alternative proteins and other high-value biomolecules with engineered microbes. The Bhopal-based company has raised $13 million, or about ₹124 crore, in a round led by Prime Venture Partners and Leo Capital as it emerges from stealth. The bet is clear: India has scientific talent in abundance, but […]
Yes Madam Funding: Info Edge Backs ₹50 Cr
Yes Madam runs an at-home salon and spa platform that sends trained beauty professionals to customers’ homes across India. The Yes Madam funding round brings in ₹50 Cr from Info Edge Growth Fund in the startup’s first institutional raise after years of being bootstrapped and profitable. It’s chasing a simple problem: salon services at home […]
abcoffee Funding Round Brings ₹61 Cr for Expansion
abcoffee is a Mumbai-based specialty coffee chain built around a tech-enabled grab-and-go format. The abcoffee funding round has brought in ₹61 crore in a pre-Series B led by Kliff Ventures, at a time when a lot of Indian coffee drinkers want better coffee without paying sit-down café prices or wasting 15 minutes in line. Founded […]
Titan Capital launches Future Unicorn Program
Titan Capital recently announced 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐬: 𝐑𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐬 – 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐀𝐈, an initiative focused on identifying ambitious early-stage AI startups building the future. The announcement is exciting for founders across India’s AI ecosystem. Not just because capital is flowing into AI. But because initiatives like these create a rare opportunity:a chance for early-stage founders […]
Quartermaster Raises $43M for SmartMast Maritime Intelligence
Quartermaster builds maritime intelligence hardware and software that turns working vessels into real-time sensing nodes. On May 20, 2026, the Arlington, Virginia startup said it raised a $43 million Series A co-led by First Round Capital and Quiet Capital. The pitch is pretty blunt: oceans are huge, shipping still runs on incomplete visibility, and the […]