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Hermeus Funding Round Hits $350M for Mach 5 Push
5 min readApril 9, 2026

Hermeus Funding Round Hits $350M for Mach 5 Push

Hermeus builds unmanned high-speed aircraft for defense missions, and the latest Hermeus funding round gives it a lot more runway to keep turning prototypes into flight data. The startup has raised $350 million split between $200 million in equity led by Khosla Ventures and $150 million in debt as the Pentagon and private investors keep […]

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KisaanSay Funding: ₹34 Cr for Supply Chain Push
5 min readApril 9, 2026

KisaanSay Funding: ₹34 Cr for Supply Chain Push

KisaanSay sells single-origin Indian groceries sourced from farmer enterprises and brought to consumers through online and offline channels. The KisaanSay funding news is that the Gurugram-based startup has raised ₹34 crore in a Series A round led by NABVENTURES-managed AgriSURE Fund to improve supply-chain efficiency and spend more on distribution, marketing, hiring, and tech. Indian […]

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Helium Smart Air Raises $2M for Right-Sized ACs
5 min readApril 9, 2026

Helium Smart Air Raises $2M for Right-Sized ACs

Helium Smart Air makes compact, app-led air conditioners for smaller urban rooms, and it has now raised $2 Mn in seed funding led by India Quotient. The pitch is simple: most ACs sold in India are still too big, too power-hungry, and too expensive for the way a lot of people actually live in bedrooms, […]

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Embedded Credit Platform GLAAS Raises $5M for MSMEs
5 min readApril 9, 2026

Embedded Credit Platform GLAAS Raises $5M for MSMEs

GLAAS is an embedded credit platform that lets lenders plug MSME loans into digital commerce, payments, and supply-chain journeys instead of pushing borrowers through slow, branch-heavy processes. The startup has raised $5 million from Devesh Sachdev, who’s also joining as co-founder and managing director. The bet is simple: small businesses increasingly operate online, but working-capital […]

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OFF/BEAT Funding: Aman Gupta’s Venture Studio Raises ₹100 Cr from Bessemer
5 min readApril 9, 2026

OFF/BEAT Funding: Aman Gupta’s Venture Studio Raises ₹100 Cr from Bessemer

OFF/BEAT is a newly launched venture studio-style platform from boAt cofounder Aman Gupta, and it has already raised ₹100 Cr in seed capital. The OFF/BEAT funding round matters because it comes before the company has even revealed a public product. Investors are betting first on Gupta’s operator track record, not on a polished launch deck. […]

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H2LooP AI Startup Raises $2M for Embedded Software
5 min readApril 9, 2026

H2LooP AI Startup Raises $2M for Embedded Software

H2LooP is an AI startup building tools that help engineers write, debug, and document embedded software for hardware-heavy products. The H2LooP AI startup has raised $2 Mn in seed funding from Speciale Invest and 3one4 Capital as it tries to fix a very real bottleneck: better chips and devices don’t matter much if the software […]

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Ecoil Biodiesel Startup Raises $2.5M to Scale UCO
5 min readApril 9, 2026

Ecoil Biodiesel Startup Raises $2.5M to Scale UCO

Ecoil is a Jaipur company that collects used cooking oil from restaurants, hotels, and cloud kitchens and turns it into biodiesel. The Ecoil biodiesel startup has now raised $2.5 million in a Series A round led by Fundalogical Ventures. Caspian Impact Investment, Momentum Capital, and existing backer The Chennai Angels also joined. The problem is […]

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Satark AI Funding Hits $4M Cap for Cyber Risk
5 min readApril 8, 2026

Satark AI Funding Hits $4M Cap for Cyber Risk

Satark AI builds software that sits above enterprise security tools and turns alert overload into business-risk decisions. The latest Satark AI funding round brings in an undisclosed pre-seed amount through convertible notes from angel investors at a $4 million valuation cap. The Ahmedabad startup was founded in 2025 by Rutvij Vora, Hitaishu Vora, and Kaivashin […]

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Nubra trading platform raises ₹25 crore from BlackSoil
5 min readApril 8, 2026

Nubra trading platform raises ₹25 crore from BlackSoil

Nubra, Zanskar Technology’s brokerage and execution engine for institutions and active traders, has raised ₹25 crore from BlackSoil Capital to expand its institutional and retail broking business. The pitch is clear: Indian markets now have tons of broker apps, but serious traders still run into fragmented tools, slower execution, and heavy dependence on third-party plumbing. […]

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