Category: Funding

Spiritual-tech startup AskMyGuru has raised $1.2 million in seed funding to accelerate its mission of modernizing spiritual and astrological guidance through technology. 

The funding round was led by interactive media and gaming-focused venture capital firm Lumikai, which contributed $800,000. Other key participants include Mobile Premier League (MPL) and notable angel investors such as Amarnath Thombre, former CEO of Match Group Americas. 

The startup plans to deploy the funds to strengthen its product roadmap, enhance its proprietary Ved Vyas AI engine, and expand language offerings beyond its current support for English, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, and Telugu, according to a company statement. 

Founded in 2025 by Krishna Mohan Vedula and Vivek Sadamate, AskMyGuru is inspired by the Vedic Shastras and aims to redefine the spiritual-tech landscape through interactive, gamified experiences rooted in Indic knowledge systems. 

The platform blends artificial intelligence, gamification, and deep spiritual wisdom to deliver guidance that is immersive, accessible, and culturally resonant.

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Anchored in its “Systems of Play” philosophy, AskMyGuru uses interactive, lean-forward product design to reimagine and disrupt traditional spiritual services. 

Looking ahead, the startup aims to expand its domain expertise into financial, relationship, and career guidance, positioning itself competitively alongside established players like Astrosage and Astrotalk. 

Bower School of Entrepreneurship has raised ₹11.5 crore (approximately $1.33 million) in seed funding from a group of High-Net-Worth Individuals (HNIs) and early-stage investment firm Astir Ventures.

The funds will be deployed to enhance Bower’s upcoming AI-powered course builder platform, forge new industry partnerships, and establish physical campuses across key global regions, including Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and the United States.

Founded in 2024 by Pavan Allena, Bower is on a mission to reimagine entrepreneurial education with programs tailored for students and professionals.

The institution currently offers Bower SEED for K-12 students, and Bower LEAD for working professionals, and is preparing to launch its undergraduate program, Bower UG, in August 2025.

“Our vision is to become the world’s leading institution for entrepreneurial education and to make an entrepreneurial mindset accessible to people of all age groups, empowering them to build and lead in a rapidly evolving world,” said Pavan Allena, Founder of Bower.

Bower has so far engaged over 5,000 students, clocked ₹1.5 crore in bookings within three months of launch, and operates with a team of 27 members and 63 faculty.

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 In the fourth quarter of FY25, the startup reported ₹1.5 crore in revenue, and it is aiming to impact over 15,000 students and reach ₹15 crore in revenue across all verticals by FY26.

The institution’s executive program, Bower LEAD, is set to run four cohorts in 2025, with a combined intake of up to 150 participants.

Gurugram-based full-stack cross-border logistics startup Xindus has raised $10 million in a pre-Series A round led by 3one4 Capital, with participation from Orios Venture Partners, and existing backers Shastra VC and Caret Capital.

The company plans to use the fresh capital to scale operations, grow its customer base from 1,000 to 10,000 over the next 12–18 months, and drive its gross merchandise value (GMV) to $200 million.

It also aims to deepen its footprint in India and the US, while expanding into the UK, Canada, Australia, Europe, and the Middle East.

Founded in 2022 by Saurabh Goyal, Madan Mohan, Jaikaar Singh, and Saptarshi Datta , Xindus offers an integrated platform that enables Indian SMEs to sell, ship, store, return, and get paid internationally.

Its flagship solution, XindusOne, simplifies global trade compliance, fulfillment, and financial flows, helping businesses focus on selling rather than struggling with logistics.

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To date, the company has supported over 1,000 SMEs and facilitated more than 500,000 global shipments, with a 98.4% on-time delivery rate. With 200+ marketplace integrations, the platform claims to reduce trade complexity and cost by 20%.

With India’s export economy targeting the $1 trillion mark, Xindus is positioning itself as a key enabler for small and mid-sized businesses to go global efficiently and compliantly.

Indian wearables and audio technology startup Noise has raised a fresh $20 million investment from global audio giant Bose Corporation, marking the latter’s second strategic investment in the company.

Noise cofounder Amit Khatri announced the development on LinkedIn, stating,

“Thrilled to share that Bose has reinvested $20 Mn in Noise.”

This new round of funding will fuel Noise’s expansion plans and accelerate the development of innovative wearable and audio products.

Bose first backed Noise during its Series A round in December 2023, investing $10 million and helping to value the startup at approximately $426 million.

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Founded in 2014 by brothers Amit and Gaurav Khatri, Noise started as a smartphone accessories brand before transitioning into the booming wearables segment.

Its portfolio now includes smartwatches, smart rings, and wireless headphones. The brand distributes its products through its website, e-commerce platforms like Amazon and Flipkart, Q-commerce platforms like Zepto, and offline retail stores.

As part of its global expansion, Noise recently entered the GCC region through a partnership with Dubai-based Lime Concepts. In 2023, it also acquired AI startup SocialBoat to enhance fitness and health features in its wearables.

Despite steady revenue of around INR 1,430 crore, Noise reported a net loss of INR 20 crore in FY24, compared to a profit in FY23.

The fresh investment comes amid rising competition, with rival boAt eyeing a $1.5 billion IPO, even as India’s wearables market saw an 11.3% decline in 2024, per IDC.

Healthy snacking brand Eat Better Co has raised ₹17 crore in a Pre-Series A funding round co-led by Prath Ventures and Spring Marketing Capital, with continued support from existing investors.

The funding will be used to expand the brand’s product portfolio and strengthen its presence in the quick commerce (Q-commerce) segment, the company announced in a press release.

Founded in 2020 by Mridula Kanoria, Vidushi Kajaria, and Shaurya Kanoria, the Jaipur-based startup operates as a digital-first brand offering a range of healthy, multi-category food products.

Its offerings include better-for-you sweets, namkeen, seed mixes, and nut blends—crafted with real, wholesome ingredients to deliver the taste and quality of homemade snacks.

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With a strong D2C presence, Eat Better Co claims to fulfill over 2,00,000 orders per month, with its products available on leading Q-commerce platforms such as Swiggy Instamart, Zepto, and Blinkit, as well as other online marketplaces.

Eat Better Co had earlier gained visibility through its appearance on Shark Tank India, where it secured a deal from investor Namita Thapar at a ₹100 crore valuation. Prior to this round, the company raised $1.12 million from Mumbai Angels and other investors.

Bengaluru-based payments infrastructure startup Juspay has officially entered the unicorn club, becoming India’s first unicorn of 2025 after raising $60 million in a Series D funding round. 

The round was led by Kedaara Capital, with continued backing from SoftBank and Accel, and included both primary and secondary investments. 

Even though the raise didn’t hit the $150M target, it took Juspay past the $1 billion valuation threshold. 

The funding will help Juspay build AI tools to automate tasks, improve merchant services, and upgrade payment systems. The company is also expanding globally across Asia-Pacific, Europe, North America, Latin America, and the UK. 

“For the past decade, Juspay’s mission has been to create long-term value across the payments ecosystem—supporting merchants, banks, networks, and, by extension, the billions of users they serve,” said Sheetal Lalwani, Co-founder and COO of Juspay.

Founded in 2012 by Vimal Kumar and Ramanathan RV, Juspay offers payment orchestration, checkout experiences, authentication services, and infrastructure for enterprise merchants and banks. 

Last month, the company open-sourced its payment orchestrator platform, Hyperswitch, giving merchants full control to host and integrate diverse payment options. 

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Juspay faced challenges when partners such as PhonePe, Razorpay, Paytm, and Cashfree ended their ties over conflict claims, which the company denies. 

Despite this, Juspay’s revenue grew by 50% in FY24 and its losses dropped by 8%, showing strong resilience. 

Gurugram-based B2B auto spare parts marketplace Amicco has raised $1 million in seed funding, led by Eximius Ventures, with participation from FJ Labs and other strategic investors.

The funds will be used to expand Amicco’s garage network, enhance its technology, and strengthen go-to-market efforts. Currently operational in Gurugram, the company plans to scale to other Indian cities in the coming months.

Founded in 2024 by Vivek Aalok, Amicco is on a mission to simplify spare parts procurement for independent garages by offering better pricing, faster delivery, and improved service through its tech-driven platform.

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A former Wall Street professional and ex-Spinny team member, Vivek launched Amicco after witnessing the inefficiencies and fragmentation in India’s aftermarket auto space.

The platform is designed to reduce vehicle downtime, improve customer service, and bring much-needed transparency to the ecosystem.

“We understand that the problem statement is quite complex and believe that technology can offer a transformative solution for the on-demand nature of the business,” said Vivek Aalok.

Amicco marks one of the first investments from Eximius Fund 2. The pre-seed focused venture fund, Eximius Ventures, primarily invests in sectors like FinTech, SaaS, HealthTech, and Online Media, with a portfolio that includes startups such as Jar, STAN, and Eka.care.

Cautio, a video telematics startup focused on road safety, has raised ₹11 crore in its ongoing seed funding round.

The round saw backing from 9Unicorns, Venture Catalysts, Antler India, Infinyte Club, the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) via PIEDS-BITS Pilani, and CARS24 founders Gajendra Jangid and Vikram Chopra.

Founded in 2023 by Ankit Acharya and Pranjal Nadhani, Cautio uses AI-powered dashcams to bring real-time visibility and risk prevention to commercial fleets.

The company plans to use the funds to scale its technology across India, improve AI capabilities, and promote a culture of proactive safety in fleet operations.

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Operating in more than 35 cities, Cautio’s dashcam solutions are already being used by logistics and mobility firms such as Shoffr, Euro Cars, Namma Yatri, IITs, and Cityflo.

Its platform has processed over 50 crore location data points through its APIs.

With this fresh capital, Cautio aims to continue building intelligent, affordable safety solutions that help fleet operators reduce risks and drive smarter.

Women-focused fashion startup Outzidr has raised ₹30 crore ($3.49 million) in a seed funding round led by Stellaris Venture Partners.

The round also saw participation from prominent angel investors, including Livspace cofounder Ramakant Sharma and Mamaearth’s Ghazal Alagh.

Founded in 2024 by Nirmal Jain, Mani Kant Mani, and Justin Mario, Outzidr targets Gen Z women with stylish, affordable outfits suited for travel, college, parties, and going out.

Since launching its products in February 2025, the brand has introduced over 3,000 styles on its website and continues to add around 2,000 new ones every month.

The fresh capital will be used to strengthen Outzidr’s supply chain and scale brand presence, with the goal of reaching an annualised revenue run rate of ₹100 crore within the next 6–8 months.

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Operating on a hybrid manufacturing model, the company sources apparel from over 30 factories in India and overseas.

Outzidr sells directly through its own D2C platform as well as on popular fashion marketplaces like Myntra, Nykaa Fashion, and AJIO.

Co-founder Nirmal Jain, who previously led Landmark Group’s Styli and later founded Increff, teamed up with Mani and Justin to launch Outzidr, aiming to make it a go-to fashion destination for modern Indian women.

Scoutflo, a DevOps startup using artificial intelligence to simplify software deployment, has raised ₹1.4 crore in a pre-seed funding round led by 100X.VC, with participation from angel investors Arjun Pillai and Prasanna Venkatesan, former CTO of ZoomInfo India.

With the new funds, the startup plans to boost its AI capabilities, streamline deployment automation, strengthen its security layers, and scale operations into new markets. The company also aims to form strategic partnerships and expand its offering with more integrations that cater to modern development teams.

Founded in 2024 by Kalpesh Bhalekar, Scoutflo helps developers deploy code and manage cloud infrastructure with minimal reliance on DevOps teams.

Its AI-driven platform automates deployments, resolves issues, and ensures compliance across major cloud providers like AWS, GCP, Azure, and Civo.

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Commenting on the raise, Kalpesh Bhalekar said,

“The traditional DevOps model struggles to keep up with modern AI-driven software development. Scoutflo acts as an AI-powered DevOps expert in every team, simplifying deployments while ensuring compliance and security.”

Scoutflo addresses a common bottleneck in the development pipeline, where one DevOps engineer often supports around 20 developers—slowing down release cycles. By offering an intuitive, developer-friendly interface and support for major cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, Azure, and Civo, Scoutflo empowers teams with more speed and control.

Already trusted by fintech and edtech firms, Scoutflo is on a mission to make software deployment faster, more reliable, and scalable for engineering teams of all sizes.