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The company said that the capital infusion will be directed towards expanding the company's manufacturing capabilities, expanding its international reach, and scaling its operational capacity.

According to the company, the capital infusion will fuel technology advancements, geographic expansion, and brand growth, while strengthening HouseEazy's portfolio of services.

Airoclip said that the fresh capital will be used towards accelerating the development of its proprietary game personalization technology and strengthening its teams across game development, data, design, and marketing.

According to the company, Puru will work closely with Founder and CEO, Harshit Gohil, with a focus on the brand's strategic direction, on scaling the business through the right channels and categories, deepening consumer trust, and enhancing go-to-market execution.

The programme aims to nurture innovation through structured mentorship, market access, and catalytic funding.

Hyperbots is among the 3 startups, including Smallest AI and Stimuler from India, and 40 globally selected for the AWS program.

The report highlighted funding trends that showed mixed performance across stages in 9M 2025. Seed Stage funding witnessed a total of USD 129M, marking a decline of 38 per cent compared to USD 208 million in 9M 2024 and 32 per cent from USD 189 million in 9M 2023.

According to its press release, the app utilizes speech recognition technology to incorporate sounds and music into stories as they are read aloud, aiming to create an interactive experience.

Looking back on his early days as an entrepreneur, Bahl said that the difficult years in the restaurant business became the stepping stone for Veeba.

He pointed out that India's real entrepreneurial engine lies in its small and medium businesses, with the MSME sector having 67 million entrepreneurs producing 6–7 per cent of GDP.

PE/VC exits stood at USD 1.9 billion across 17 deals in August 2025, 30 per cent lower than in August 2024, according to the report.

Homegrown brands have increasingly gained a foothold in Indian consumerism, with 58 per cent of the respondents saying that they like to shop for products mainly from local or small businesses, with 76 per cent of the group saying they appreciate authentic communication by local brands, along with innovative solutions for everyday problems.

The company, founded in 2022 by Gaurav Gupta and Arpana Shahi, has previously raised USD 9.5 million from Norwest Venture Partners and Amit Agarwal (Amazon), Deepinder Goyal (Zomato), and Kunal Shah (CRED), among its backers.

The company said the funding will be used towards scaling Oolka's engineering, data science, and product teams, while accelerating the rollout of advanced AI features.

The company has said the new identity marks a deliberate shift, "moving beyond document workflows to orchestrating collaborative intelligence across enterprises, where AI and human judgment combine to accelerate decisions, remove friction, and create measurable business outcomes."

The brand says it now aims to deepen expansion across these regions, driven by growing demand for sustainable, wellness-focused lifestyle products.

With the fund closing, Good Capital said that it aims to double down on its strategy of supporting new-age, technology-first startups, with a particular focus on artificial intelligence-driven companies.

The majority of the latest capital raise came through Non-Convertible Debentures (NCDs) and co-investments from family offices and HNIs. New lenders feature global impact investor GrayMatters Capital and a public sector financial institution, alongside repeat participation from three existing lenders.

Before this pre-seed round, Paar has so far raised an angel round with the participation of two experts from the Indian drone industry.

The round also saw participation from investors Rubamin, PI Industries Vice Chairperson Mayank Singhal, and India Quotient. Distil has raised a total funding of USD 10.8 million.

The company aims to integrate carbon science, digital monitoring, and community-driven execution to deliver high-quality, verifiable carbon removals to reduce carbon emissions and build resilience in India's food systems.