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The round also included participation from Hero Enterprise Partner Ventures, Merisis Venture Fund and Stride Ventures.

The investment strategy will be led by Amit Dharod, Managing Director for Alternative Assets at JM Financial Asset Management.

Yes Madam will use the funds to expand into new cities, strengthen its professional network, invest in technology, and improve customer experience.

The funding round was co-led by Prime Venture Partners and Leo Capital, with participation from Good Startup, Sparrow Capital, Sun Icon Ventures, Dhoka Ventures and WTF (India) Delhi Angels.

The changing sentiment is now visible across the ecosystem. According to reports, Citigroup bankers are projecting a rebound in IPO activity despite the current slowdown.

Offers a one-time grant of up to INR 50 lakh, with applications opening on May 25.

This marks Hexaware’s first acquisition since its purchase of CyberSolve in November last year.

This is Innovaccer’s fifth acquisition, strengthening its healthcare AI platform.

Zepto had initially submitted its IPO documents through the confidential filing route in December 2025.

The fund will target areas such as artificial intelligence, climate tech, spacetech, defence, and renewable sciences.

The following brands have announced key leadership changes

The fresh capital will be used to expand production capacity, strengthen advanced manufacturing infrastructure, and set up a new state-of-the-art facility.

Following the completion, Phillips will continue to lead IVR technology efforts within ADI.

The round also saw participation from Bain Capital Crypto, Coinbase Ventures, Peak XV Partners, and other investors.

The funding round also saw continued backing from existing investors such as a16z Speedrun, AppWorks, Peak XV, Antler, and Hustle Fund.

The Bharat Tech Fund will invest in startups at the Series A and B stages, with cheque sizes ranging between INR 25 crore and INR 50 crore.

The funds will be partly used to set up a greenfield manufacturing facility in Maharashtra, marking a key step in JSW Motors’ entry into the new energy passenger vehicle market.

The fund will back early and growth-stage firms with strong demand, sustainable models, and long-term category growth potential.

The round also saw participation from existing investors Peak XV Partners and Z47.

Fresh Funds will enhance product platform, expand US operations, and grow partnerships as industries adopt automation to boost efficiency and tackle labour shortages.

Board approved issuing INR 2,880 crore to Grasim, INR 200 crore to Suryaja, and INR 920 crore to IFC at INR 356.02 per share

The portfolio includes startups such as Zulu Defence, Nitro Commerce, IG Defence, Indrajaal, Satlabs, Dozee, Pernia’s Pop Up, Recur Club, Lawyered, Ammunic, and Constems AI, among others.

With ACE Fund III, Oister plans to expand late-stage secondary investments in high-growth sectors, targeting firms with strong unit economics and exits

The new round saw participation from a mix of business leaders and investors, including Harsh Jain of Dream11, Rajat Gupta, Zubin Bharti Mittal, and Ishan Sinha of Point72, along with Blume Founder’s Fund and others.

The platform will focus on investing in solar, wind, hybrid renewable energy and energy storage projects across India.

360 ONE Asset also participated in the round.

The Series C funding round was led by Sofina, with participation from Peak XV Partners and existing investors including Accel, Balderton, ICONIQ, Tencent and Speedinvest.

New storage, compute, cyber resilience and automation innovations deliver a foundation built for modern and traditional workloads

The below brands have announced their latest funding rounds.

Nxtra, Inox Clean Energy and Wingify led major deals, raising USD 710 million, USD 344 million and USD 150 million respectively.