Funding News

Founded in 2024 by Anjali Sardana, Pronto operates on a hub-and-spoke delivery model, connecting households with trained and verified domestic workers for everyday tasks such as cleaning, laundry, utensil washing, and basic meal preparation

The company plans to use the funds to expand MAGI's application across websites, paid media, SEO, email, and influencer marketing

The fund will be investing in early-stage Indian consumer, consumer-tech, and consumer-enabler startups

The funding will be used to scale commercial deployment of Manastu's green propulsion and debris-avoidance solutions

The funding will primarily support the development of two new compressed biogas (CBG) plants, contributing to the company's broader goal of establishing 22 such facilities nationwide

Groups dropped include the African American Community Service Agency

Littlebox plans to use the funding to invest in category expansion, UI/UX improvement, packaging, logistics, and marketing, aiming to position itself as the go-to Gen Z fashion brand in India

The fund aims to back 8 to 10 new ventures over the next four years

While investors are taking a more cautious approach to their investments overall, there's clearly strong conviction behind the megadeals we're seeing in areas like AI, defencetech, and fintech

Only two unicorns emerged in H1 2025, a 33% decline from three unicorns in H1 2024. Does the lack of early-stage funding mean fewer unicorns?

Rising demand for micro-content OTT and AI-based home commerce

Unbound plans to invest over USD 1 million to expand its team in India and further build its AI security platform

This debt investment marks another step in Stride Ventures' mission to back high-growth, category-leading startups

This is not Birla Estates' first strategic international partnership. In January 2025, the company signed a project-level equity deal worth INR 560 crore with Japanese conglomerate Mitsubishi Group, through Mitsubishi Estate, for a residential development in Bengaluru

Meta had already participated in Scale AI's USD 1 billion Series F round last year, which valued the firm at USD 13.8 billion

In a statement, Nilekani said AI4Bharat is creating essential language infrastructure that enables Indian citizens to access digital services in their native languages

"We're at a unique point where developments in molecular diagnostics, AI, and imaging allow us to understand the human body in unprecedented ways," says Rishi Pardal, Co-founder and CEO of Biopeak

The company expanded its store network to 137 stores and now serves over 15 million customers across India

The funding will help Contineu's mission to build the AI-powered vertical data infrastructure stack for the construction industry, automating quality monitoring, compliance checks, and site-level visibility at scale

"This investment and collaboration with TIH Foundation enable us to address gaps in India's drone ecosystem with innovative, locally developed solutions," said Danish Ghori, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Airbots Aerospace

Fyn is also in advanced discussions with growth-stage investors to raise an additional USD 10 million to further support its overseas expansion and technology development plans