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The investment will be used to expand its flagship multiplayer cricket game, Hitwicket, and accelerate marketing and user acquisition efforts.

The round was co-led by Susquehanna Venture Capital, Mirae Asset Venture Investments’ Unicorn Growth Fund, and Bertelsmann India Investments, with participation from existing investors Nexus Venture Partners and Lightspeed, along with new investor FJ Labs Inc.

Drip Capital is now aiming to surpass USD 11 billion in cumulative transactions by 2027, indicating a targeted growth of around 25 percent in business volumes.

The new framework focuses on improving the flow of funds to startups by investing through SEBI-registered Category I and II Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs).

Existing investors Lightspeed and Z47 also participated in the funding round.

Avataar leads funding with INR 199.55 crore, joined by Peak XV, Novellus Systems and other investors including Sustained Innovations and Eventures India.

Pine Labs said the acquisition will enable it to offer a more integrated platform for merchants, covering offline payments, online checkout and customer engagement.

With its second fund, Capital-A plans to invest in 15 to 18 companies.

The issue will open for subscription on April 30 and close on May 5, while the anchor investor portion is scheduled to open on April 29.

The Hosteller, LightFury Games, M, STCH, AITS, and NudgeBee lead this week’s funding deals.

The plant is designed to process lithium-ion batteries, rare earth magnets, and metal-bearing industrial waste to support material recovery and circular supply chains.

A portion of the new investment will be directed towards expanding its quick commerce vertical, Amazon Now.

The below brands have announced their latest funding rounds.

Srikanth Velamakanni succeeds Sindhu Gangadharan, Managing Director of SAP Labs India, who completes her term in April 2026.

The below brands have announced their latest funding rounds.

The partnership will combine OpenAI’s advanced AI models, including Codex, with Infosys Topaz Fabric, the company’s agentic AI services suite, to help businesses move from experimentation to practical deployment.

The funding round is being led by Peak XV Partners, with participation from Blume Ventures and Kunal Shah’s CRED (Dreamplug Technologies).

Launched under Zerodha’s education push, Zero1 functioned as a creator partnership programme supporting storytellers producing long-form content across finance, health, and climate.

The funding round was led by Blume Ventures, V3 Ventures, MIXI, and Times Internet, with participation from cricketers MS Dhoni, Jasprit Bumrah, Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Tilak Varma, Sai Sudharsan, and Hardik Pandya.

The below brands have announced their latest funding rounds.

The funds will be used to support product innovation, expand offline retail presence, and strengthen brand visibility.