Mesa School of Business, a startup-focussed business school and edtech company, NuSynth Technologies, a chemical process innovation firm, ThinkMetal, an advanced materials and manufacturing technology company, wudhomes, a Bengaluru-based home furnishing firm, among other startups, have raised funding.
Mesa School of Business has raised Rs 110 crore ($11.5 million) through a combination of equity and venture debt.
The round comprised Rs 85 crore in Series A equity funding co-led by Dharana Capital and existing investor Elevation Capital, and Rs 25 crore in venture debt from InnoVen Capital and Alteria Capital.
The proceeds will be used to invest in AI-first curriculum for existing programmes, launch and expand new programmes, and build strategic partnerships with the startup ecosystem, the company said in a statement.
Founded in 2023 by Ankit Agarwal and Varun Limaye, Mesa is a startup-focussed business school and edtech company. Its backers also include Kunal Shah, Vidit Aatrey, Abhiraj Bhal, and Vijay Shekhar Sharma.
NuSynth Technologies, a chemical process innovation startup, has secured Rs 36.5 crore in a seed funding round co-led by Avaana Capital and Shastra VC.
The company operates an R&D-led collaborative platform for process innovation in complex chemistry. It redesigns chemical processes from first principles and uses an AI-enabled engine that learns from each R&D cycle to accelerate subsequent development.
The fresh capital will support the development of NuSynth’s R&D and technology capabilities, its initial portfolio of proprietary processes, scale-up capabilities and team.
ThinkMetal, an advanced materials and manufacturing technology company, has raised Rs 27 crore from IAN Alpha Fund.
The round also saw participation from 3i Partners and existing investors.
The capital will be used to support growth, including product development, expansion of its materials and R&D capabilities, team building and wider adoption of its technology among industrial customers.
Founded by Sabyasachi Ghosh and Arushi Sharma, the company is developing indigenous solutions to make high-value precision manufacturing faster, more predictable and scalable. It serves industrial manufacturers requiring qualified, high-value precision manufacturing for mission-critical applications across sectors such as aerospace, defence, space, automotive and electric mobility.
wudhomes, a Bengaluru-based home furnishing startup, has raised Rs 2.5 crore in a pre-seed funding round led by AJVC, founded by Aviral Bhatnagar.
Seekho co-founders Rohit Choudhary, Keertay Agarwal and Yash Banwani also participated, along with other angel investors.
The company plans to use the funds to build a vertically integrated supply chain, develop in-house technology, strengthen its retail experience and establish the operational capabilities needed to connect different stages of the home furnishing journey.
The company’s approach to furnishing focuses on connecting inspiration, product discovery, curation, personalisation and fulfillment. It aims to help customers navigate the decisions involved in furnishing a space, rather than treating each purchase as a separate transaction.
It is developing an integrated model that brings together digital inspiration, personalised product curation, spatial visualisation, physical retail, home visits and a vertically integrated supply chain.
Clueso
Clueso, an agentic video platform for business, has raised $10 million in its Series A round, led by Dharana Capital.
Founders Future and Neotribe Ventures joined as new investors. Existing investors Y Combinator and f7 Ventures also participated in the round.
Clueso was set up in 2023 by Akash Anand, Prajwal Prakash and Neel Balar. It is building AI agents that understand a company’s products, processes, brand and context, then use that knowledge to create and maintain video across the organisation.
Bower School
Bower School of Entrepreneurship, a Hyderabad-based institution, has secured Rs 26.8 crore in a pre-Series A round from its returning investors, new investors from the education sector, a Silicon Valley-based investor and other high-net-worth individuals (HNIs), it said in a statement.
The firm had previously raised Rs 11.5 crore from Astir Ventures and HNIs in April last year.
The fresh capital will help to strengthen the company's programmes, develop its standalone campus in Hyderabad, grow student enrollment, and build a team of educators, practitioners and venture specialists. It also will strengthen its technology platform connecting learners, founders and its community.
Bower School offers entrepreneurship programmes for school students, undergraduates, working professionals and founders.
