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Open Secret Funding: Desai Backs Snack Push
5 min readJuly 16, 2026

Open Secret Funding: Desai Backs Snack Push

Open Secret is a Mumbai-based healthy snacking brand that sells cleaner-label versions of everyday packaged foods like cookies, chips, namkeen, cereals, and drink mixes. The latest Open Secret funding round brings in over ₹50 Cr from equity and debt as the company pushes harder into offline retail, expands its savoury snacks portfolio, and starts using […]

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Anmasa Funding: ₹30 Cr for Bright Store Expansion
5 min readJuly 16, 2026

Anmasa Funding: ₹30 Cr for Bright Store Expansion

Anmasa is a Delhi NCR grocery startup that makes staples like flour, oils, and spices only after a customer places an order. The latest Anmasa funding round brings in ₹30 crore in seed capital led by Fireside Ventures, with Blume Ventures also participating, as the company tries to scale a model built around fresh, minimally […]

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Neko Health Raises $700M for US Scan Expansion
5 min readJuly 16, 2026

Neko Health Raises $700M for US Scan Expansion

Neko Health is a preventive health startup that uses a proprietary body scan, blood work, and clinician review to spot risks before symptoms push people into the healthcare system. Now it’s raised a massive $700 million Series C as the company gets ready for its first U.S. clinic in New York. The pitch is simple: […]

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E3 Electric Funding Lands Rs 100 Crore for TRION
5 min readJuly 16, 2026

E3 Electric Funding Lands Rs 100 Crore for TRION

E3 Electric.Ai makes AI-powered electric scooters for India’s family commuter market. The latest E3 Electric funding news is a big one: the Bengaluru startup has raised Rs 100 crore, or about $10.5 million, in a Series A round led by BluVenture Holdings ahead of the commercial launch of its first product, the E3 TRION. That […]

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Ather Energy Funding: Hero Backs ₹1,200 Crore EV Push
5 min readJuly 16, 2026

Ather Energy Funding: Hero Backs ₹1,200 Crore EV Push

Ather Energy builds connected electric scooters and the charging and software stack around them. The latest Ather Energy funding move will bring in up to ₹1,200 crore from existing backers, at a moment when India’s EV scooter race is getting expensive fast and nobody can scale on product launches alone. Founded in 2013 by Tarun […]

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Senra Raises $65M for Wire Harness Manufacturing
5 min readJuly 16, 2026

Senra Raises $65M for Wire Harness Manufacturing

Senra builds software-guided wire harnesses for aerospace, defense, and other advanced hardware programs. Its $65 million Series B is a bet on modernizing wire harness manufacturing. Many factories still rely on PDFs, spreadsheets, and manual bench-top work. Senra believes the process can become faster, cleaner, and more traceable. The company was founded in 2023 by […]

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Overtone Dating Service Raises $18M for AI Matchmaking
5 min readJuly 15, 2026

Overtone Dating Service Raises $18M for AI Matchmaking

Overtone is a new voice-first matchmaking company that uses AI to make curated romantic introductions instead of pushing people through a swipe feed. The Overtone dating service has now raised $18 million as founder Justin McLeod starts his post-Hinge chapter with backing from Match Group, FirstMark Capital, and Pace Capital. The pitch is simple: a […]

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Oxylabs Funding Lands $130M for AI Web Data
5 min readJuly 15, 2026

Oxylabs Funding Lands $130M for AI Web Data

Oxylabs builds the proxy, scraping, and browser-automation infrastructure companies use to collect public web data at scale. Its Oxylabs funding moment arrived on July 9, 2026, when Warburg Pincus invested $130 million at a $3.6 billion valuation — the company’s first outside capital since founder Julius Černiauskas started it in Lithuania in 2015. The core […]

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Elevation Capital Fund IX Raises $500M for AI
5 min readJuly 15, 2026

Elevation Capital Fund IX Raises $500M for AI

Elevation Capital is an India-focused venture capital firm that backs startups from seed to growth stage. Its new Elevation Capital Fund IX brings in $500 million for early-stage investing, while a separate $400 million Holdings vehicle gives the firm a combined $900 million to deploy across the startup lifecycle. Indian founders are dealing with a […]

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