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Mitra founder Abhishek Kaushik will become Promoter and Managing Director of the merged entity.

The funding comes after CloudSEK was selected as a top startup at VentureClash, a global investment pitch competition organised by Connecticut Innovations.

In 2025, 20 venture-backed startups went public, nine new unicorns emerged, taking India's ecosystem to USD 419 billion, with over 1,540 unicorns overall, including 28 profitable companies.

At a time when digital trust is continuously tested by breaches, outages, and regulatory scrutiny, the guidance offered in Secrets Management System is both timely and necessary.

Without transparent auctions or bidder-level data, publishers couldn't tell whether they were underpricing inventory, losing demand to latency, or being routed through inefficient supply paths.

Mumbai-based ChrysCapital will make the investment through three of its affiliates — ChrysCapital Fund X, Two Infinity Partners, and Blue Wave Investments Ltd — which invest across multiple sectors.

The IPO will open for public subscription on January 20.

The firm said the exit delivered an internal rate of return (IRR) of about 65 percent for the fund.

The decision to close the company was taken in October last year.

The buyback follows Innovaccer's USD 275 million Series F funding round, which comprised a mix of primary and secondary capital.

The company said the fresh capital will be used to expand its fleet and scale business operations.

The round also saw participation from a group of founders and operators, including Ritesh Agarwal, Maninder Gulati, Abhinav Sinha, Sameer Brij Verma, and Abhishek Bansal.

The fresh funds will be used to deepen its export footprint, establish on ground teams and offices in key international markets, and accelerate the development and launch of new products through its R&D.

The fresh capital will be used to expand Pee Safe's offline retail footprint, strengthen brand-led marketing, and expand rapidly across quick commerce and leading marketplaces.

The IPO will open for public subscription on January 13 and close on January 16.

The capital will be utilised to accelerate the adoption of corporate bonds among retail investors across India and to strengthen its NBFC operations.

All major quick commerce platforms are likely to drop 10-minute moniker from their platforms.

The growth capital will support large-scale deployment of electric trucks, fleet infrastructure and technology as the company moves from pilot projects to commercial operations

The company will use the seed capital to strengthen its technology platform and expand go-to-market efforts across key international trade corridors, including the Middle East and Southeast Asia

The company will use the seed capital to set up manufacturing facilities, accelerate certification programmes and scale engineering capabilities as it builds indigenous aerospace components for defence and global aviation markets

The Series B funding will be used to expand Sukino's out-of-hospital rehabilitation centres across new geographies as the company scales its post-acute care model amid rising demand for structured recovery services in India

The Series B2 funding will help the brand expand its offline retail footprint, strengthen its omni-channel presence and scale towards profitability amid strong growth prospects in India's footwear market

The Hyderabad-based company will use the Series A funding to scale its proprietary AI-powered platform, deepen co-investment-led partnerships and expand its footprint across high-growth global gaming markets

The seed round will be used to expand the brand's clean fragrance portfolio, deepen R&D capabilities and scale distribution as Secret Alchemist eyes long-term growth in India and global markets

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Stephen Benton and Tineyi Matanda have been appointed as Non-Executive Directors.

Bartronics' investment is expected to help increase aggregation volumes, enhance processing capacity and support the addition of new product categories.

The below brands have announced their latest funding rounds.

The IPO is expected to be launched towards the end of the year.

Proceeds from the fresh issue are expected to be used mainly to strengthen the capital base of Kissht's non-banking financial company (NBFC) arm, Si Creva Capital Services.