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Karo Sambhav Raises ₹56 Crore from Rainmatter to Scale Critical Mineral Recovery and E-Waste Recycling Infrastructure

June 19, 2026 by Ruchi Kumar

Karo Sambhav, a Gurugram-based circular economy and recycling company, has raised ₹56 crore in a pre-Series A funding round led by Rainmatter by Zerodha. The fresh capital will be used to expand recycling infrastructure focused on recovering critical, precious, and high-value materials from electronic waste and other end-of-life products. The investment marks a significant milestone … Read more

100×100 Launches $100 Million Climate Fund to Build 50 New Climate Companies in India and Southeast Asia

June 17, 2026 by Ruchi Kumar

Singapore-based climate venture builder and investment firm 100×100 has announced the launch of its second investment vehicle, Fund II, with a target corpus of US$100 million. The new fund will focus on creating and scaling 50 climate technology startups aimed at addressing some of the world’s most pressing emissions and sustainability challenges. The initiative reflects … Read more

GPS Renewables Secures ₹40–45 Crore Investment from PixelSky Capital to Accelerate Compressed Biogas Expansion

June 4, 2026 by Ruchi Kumar

Mumbai: Waste-to-energy company GPS Renewables has secured an investment of approximately ₹40–45 crore from PixelSky Capital, a secondaries-focused investment fund backed by boutique investment bank IndigoEdge and entrepreneur Hitesh Ahuja. The investment is expected to support GPS Renewables’ expansion in the rapidly growing compressed biogas (CBG) sector, which is emerging as a key component of … Read more

India’s Factories Pay ₹35 Per Unit for Diesel Power. VoltSeal Just Raised Pre-Seed Funding to End That.

June 4, 2026 by Ruchi Kumar

Every time a factory in India flips on a diesel generator, it pays between ₹25 and ₹35 per unit of electricity. Grid power, by comparison, costs ₹6 to ₹9 per unit. Stored solar energy even less. That gap — between what India’s commercial and industrial sector pays for backup power and what it should pay … Read more