Startup Funding News
Mowito Physical AI Raises $3M for US Factory Push
Mowito’s physical AI helps standard industrial robot arms learn new factory tasks by observing people instead of relying on manual programming. The Bengaluru startup has raised a $3 million pre-seed round (₹28.6 crore) led by Version One Ventures, with participation from All In Capital, Unisol, and iSeed. The company aims to reduce the time and […]
Norm AI Raises $120M for AI-Native Law Firm
Norm AI builds legal and compliance AI systems — plus an affiliated AI-native law firm — and it just raised $120 million in Series C funding to push that model deeper into enterprise legal work. Big companies have wanted faster legal output for years, but the old choices were basically the same two headaches: expensive […]
Even Realities Smart Glasses Raise $150M on Privacy
Even Realities builds display-first smart glasses that project useful information into your line of sight without putting a camera on your face. The startup has now raised $150 million in a pre-Series B led by Meituan, with Tencent returning, at a $1 billion valuation. That matters because a lot of smart-glasses companies are chasing content […]
Next Bharat Ventures Bets ₹2,000 Cr on Rural Startups
Next Bharat Ventures is a Suzuki-owned impact investment firm that backs Indian startups serving rural and informal-economy customers. The firm has launched a second fund with a ₹2,000 crore corpus, significantly larger than its first fund. The move reflects growing interest in corporate-backed rural impact investing in India. Many startups serving non-metro India still struggle […]
BCT Ventures Raises ₹42 Cr for AI-Native Brands
BCT Ventures is a Mumbai-based consumer brands platform that uses AI-native operations to build nutrition and wellness brands from practitioner expertise. It has launched with ₹42 crore in seed funding from 3one4 Capital at a time when generic supplements are losing appeal among urban buyers who want more trusted, protocol-led health products. Founded in 2025 […]
PlayBlue Funding: $2.7M for India's Sports Retail Bet
PlayBlue is a new omnichannel sports retail startup that wants to sell sports gear, athleisure, footwear, fitness equipment, recovery products, and nutrition through flagship stores and a pan-India ecommerce platform. The PlayBlue funding round brings in $2.7 Mn, or ₹25.7 Cr, in seed capital co-led by Centre Court Capital and MIXI Global, with WEH Ventures […]
Age Care Labs raises ₹85 crore for senior living
Age Care Labs runs elder care services across home-based support and assisted living. It has now raised ₹85 crore in a Series B1 round to push deeper into senior living. The company is betting that Indian families don’t just need emergency help for ageing parents — they need a full care continuum that can stretch […]
Venice AI Raises $65M for Private AI Buildout
Venice AI is a privacy-first platform that gives people and developers access to hundreds of AI models without keeping their prompts and conversation history on company servers. This week, Venice AI raised a $65 million Series A at a $1 billion valuation, led by Dragonfly, as demand grows for AI tools that feel less monitored […]
Supply6 Nutrition Brand Raises ₹48 Cr From Unilever
Supply6 is a Bengaluru D2C company that sells daily nutrition supplements for people who want vitamins, hydration, fibre, and gut support in a simpler format than juggling multiple products. The Supply6 nutrition brand has raised ₹48 crore in fresh funding led by Unilever Ventures, with participation from existing investor Zeropearl VC and actor Kriti Sanon. […]