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CND Life Sciences Secures $13.5 Million in Series A Funding to Advance Parkinson’s Diagnostic Technology

CND Lifesciences

CND Life Sciences, a biotechnology firm revolutionizing neurodegenerative disease diagnostics, has successfully raised $13.5 million in its Series A funding round, including $8.6 million from its recent Series A3 tranche. This funding milestone will further accelerate the adoption of CND’s flagship innovation—the Syn-One Test®, a skin biopsy-based diagnostic tool designed to detect abnormal alpha-synuclein, a … Read more

Cleantech NBFC Metafin Secures $10M in Series A to Power Rural Solar Expansion

Metafin

Metafin, a cleantech-focused Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC), has raised $10 million (approximately ₹85 crore) in a Series A funding round led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India, a subsidiary of Singapore-based Temasek Holdings. The round also saw participation from Northern Arc, AU Small Finance Bank, Prime Venture Partners, and Varanium Capital. Previous Funding and … Read more

Navadhan Secures ₹111 Crore in Series A Funding to Empower Rural Entrepreneurs

Navadhan, a leading rural fintech startup, has successfully raised ₹111 crore in a Series A funding round, surpassing its initial target of ₹80 crore. The funding round was spearheaded by NabVentures, with Prime Venture Partners as co-lead. Other notable investors like LNB Group, Varanium NexGen, and Gemba Capital also participated. The fresh capital will help … Read more

Protectt.ai Secures Rs 76 Crore in Series A Funding to Boost Mobile App Cybersecurity

(L to R) Manish Mimani, founder and CEO, Protectt with team member Mohan Selvaraj

Protectt.ai, a leading mobile app cybersecurity and fraud prevention platform, has raised Rs 76 crore ($8.7 million) in a Series A funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners. The company plans to leverage this capital to enhance its AI-driven security platform, introduce new AI security solutions, and expand its presence globally across the US, Middle … Read more

Kerala’s Beyond Snack Raises $8.3 Million in Series A Funding

Manas Madhu, Founder of Beyond Snack

Kochi, India – Kerala-based premium banana chips brand, Beyond Snack, has successfully raised $8.3 million in its Series A funding round, marking a major milestone in its growth journey. The funding was led by 12 Flags Group, founded by Rakesh Kapoor, former global CEO of Reckitt Benckiser. The round also saw increased participation from existing … Read more

Oben Electric Secures ₹50 Crores in Series A Funding to Lead India’s Electric Motorcycle Revolution

OBEN Electric Founder

Oben Electric, India’s pioneering electric motorcycle manufacturer, has successfully raised ₹50 crores in its Series A funding round. This milestone funding round included investments from prominent entities such as Ambis Holding US, Kuberan Ventures, Karimjee Group (Africa), Mission Vertical (US-based VC), the Sanjeev Saraf (Polyplex) Family Office, the Pravek Kalp Family Office, and existing investors. … Read more

GENLEAP raises Rs 27Cr in a pre-Series A round

The DNA-based self-discovery and career life cycle management platform from India GENLEAP has announced the successful conclusion of its pre-Series A funding of 27 crores ($3.3 million). The fundraise includes several existing investors, including Mike Holland (former CEO of Embassy REIT), Sanjay Dutt (CEO & MD, Tata Realty and infrastructure), Neeraj Bansal(Co-Head and COO – … Read more

Fintech Start-up BankSathi Raises USD 4M as Pre-series A Round

Bangalore based social commerce platform BankSathi has raised $4M USD in funding from Kotak Securities, Lets Venture, We Founder Circle, Hem Securities and IPV (Inflection Point Ventures). The company has also received funding from Recur Club, Liquiloans, Sunil Singhania (Abakkus), Kunal Shah (CRED), Dr. Ritesh Malik (Innov8), Kailash Biyani (Asian Markets), Mukul Rastogi & Bhaswat Agarwal (ClassPlus), … Read more

HRTech Startup HROne Raises $4 Million In Series A Funding

HRTech SaaS Startup HROne has raised $4 million in a Series A round led by Insitor Partners and participation from Prudent Investment Managers. Mumbai-based investment bank Radix Capital Advisors acted as exclusive financial advisors to the company. Founded in 2016 by Karan Jain, HROne is on a mission to use HRTech to improve the quality … Read more

Edtech Venture, Toprankers Raises $4m In Series A Funding

Bootstrapped Edtech venture, Toprankers.com – India’s largest platform for careers beyond engineering and medical, has raised $4M in Series A funding from leading consumer fund, Sixth Sense Ventures. Within India’s ed-tech sector, the $12B online test-prep space is the fastest growing at a 38% CAGR, set to quadruple to $4B by 2025 with over 5M+ … Read more

MSME Super-app, HostBooks raises $3Million in Series-A Funding from Razorpay

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME)-focused fintech start-up HostBooks today announced that it has raised $3 Million in a Series-A funding round led by Razorpay,one of India’s Leading Full-Stack Financial Services Company. HostBooks plans to utilize the fund to not only add new features to its existing product suite but also to develop innovative products including a deep learning-based … Read more

Online Music Training Platform Spardha Raises INR 8 Cr In Pre-Series A Funding

Spardha, an online music and performing arts instruction platform, raised INR 8 crore in a pre-Series A2 investment headed by Inflection Point Ventures. Mumbai Angels and We Founder Circle also participated in the round. Spardha is a futuristic digital platform for online music education founded by Saurabh Srivastav, Amrita Srivastav, and Rikhil Jain in 2016. … Read more

Way2news raises $16.75 million in Series A funding

Way2News, a city-based vernacular short news app, has raised USD 16.75 million in a Series-A round led by WestBridge Capital and Sashi Reddi, a well-known venture financier. According to a press release from the firm, this is WestBridge Capital’s first investment in India’s media and entertainment sector. Way2News, which was founded in 2016, provides short … Read more

Agritech startup Nutrifresh raises $5M in Pre-Series A funding

Nutrifresh, an agritech business based in Pune that focuses on hydroponically farmed produce, has raised $5 million in a Pre-Series A fundraising round. Nutrifresh’s mission is to supply consistent pesticide-free, nutrient-rich hydroponic produce. It was co-founded by agripreneurs Sanket Mehta and Ganesh Nikam. The company claims to be quality-focused, having earned ISO, FSSAI, APEDA, HACCP, … Read more

Chess Academy HobSpace Bags $4.5 Mn In Pre-Series A Funding

Mankekar Family Office, Artha Venture Fund, Siddharth Shah, and API Holdings’ Dharmil Sheth, among others, led a $4.5 million pre-Series A fundraising round for Mumbai-based chess institution HobSpace. The money will be used to expand internationally and speed up product development. HobSpace will also put the money on technology to improve the students’ entire experience. … Read more

VitroLabs raises $46 million in Series A Funding

VitroLabs Inc, a Bay-Area-based biotech company leading the development of a new scientific process to grow the world’s first cellular cultivated animal leather, today announced that it has closed its Series A financing to build and scale pilot production. The company has raised a total of $46 million. Series A funding is led by Agronomics; other … Read more