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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.

Among the changes is SEBI's decision to reduce the threshold for Large Value Funds (LVFs), which by definition cater exclusively to accredited investors, from INR 70 crore to INR 25 crore. According to the IVCA, this was a long-awaited ask.

While overall deal volumes have moderated, the size of individual investments has grown, underscoring the new mantra of 'fewer but bigger' bets.

The Bain India VC Report 2025 highlights a shift: venture funding jumped to USD 13.7 billion in 2024, a 1.4 times increase over the previous year, while deal volumes grew 45 per cent. Yet, nearly all of that growth came from small- and mid-ticket deals, with mega-rounds slowing sharply, a sign that investors are tightening standards.

When actress-entrepreneur Chahatt decided to step into the world of business, she knew she didn't want her brand to ride only on her fame. Instead, she built Ammarzo, a luxury sleepwear brand, on the foundation of strategy, data, and product strength.

This mega-event will bring together the country's most visionary entrepreneurs, investors, and business leaders for a day of awards, summits, and groundbreaking pitches. The show is scheduled for Tuesday, September 23, 2025, at the state-of-the-art Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.

Deal volumes also saw a strong uptick. VC/PE growth deals rose from 880 in 2023 to about 1,270 in 2024. Meanwhile, PE's share of investment value tilted more toward buyouts: buyout or majority control deals made up 51 per cent of total PE deal value in 2024, up from around 37 per cent in 2022.

What makes the company's story remarkable, however, is not just its rapid growth in the United States but how it's become so critical to India's massive developer community.