OneCell Diagnostics, Abyom SpaceTech, two others bag early-stage fundings
OneCell Diagnostics, Abyom SpaceTech & Defence, CredFlow, and Order For Health secured early-stage funding, the companies said Thursday. OneCell Diagnostics Genomics-based precision oncology firm OneCell Diagnostics has raised $16 million (Rs 135 crore) in a Series A round, led by venture capital firm Celesta Capital. The round was oversubscribed, it said. The diagnostics ......
Airbound, Mushin Innovative Labs, OnePlay pocket funding cheques
Drone technology startup Airbound, SaaS startup Mushin Innovative Labs and cloud gaming platform OnePlay have raised early-stage funding, the companies said Thursday. Airbound Airbound, a drone technology startup, has raised a $1.7 million seed round led by Lightspeed, with participation from gradCapital and other angel investors. With this funding, Airbound will ......
Physis Capital shifts timeline for maiden VC fund’s final close
Physis Capital, a venture capital firm set up by the founders of angel investment platform Inflection Point Ventures (IPV), is aiming to mark the final close of its maiden investment vehicle in 2026, pushing back its initial plan to close the fund in 2024. The investment vehicle, registered as a Category-II ......
Nearly half of startups wooing VCs catch investor attention at VCCircle’s The Pitch @Hyderabad
The Pitch, a multi-city startup pitching programme run by VCCircle, saw as many as 40 curated ventures make elevator pitch to a set of a dozen-and-a-half venture capital investors in its first chapter held at Hyderabad recently. The programme, now in its second year, seeks to facilitate curated startup discovery for ......
GPS ropes in former civil servant Deepak Agarwal to head project development arm
Bangalore-based biogas engineering firm GPS Renewables Pvt Ltd, which is backed by SBICap Venture, has appointed Deepak Agarwal, a former civil servant and green energy industry veteran to head its project development arm ARYA. Agarwal has worked across domains such as waste management and bio-CNG for over three decades and both ......
Zopper onboards Elevation, Dharana Capital on its cap table in $25 mn round
Insurtech platform Zopper said on Thursday that it has raised $25 million in a Series D funding round, co-led by Elevation Capital and Dharana Capital, along with the participation from existing investor Blume Ventures. Zopper will use this fresh funding to ramp up its digital technology infrastructure by strengthening its insurance ......
Women founders-focussed Colossa Ventures looking to tap offshore LPs for maiden fund
Venture capital investor Colossa Ventures, which focusses on funding women entrepreneurs, is in talks to rope international limited partners (LP) for its maiden investment vehicle, a person aware of the matter told VCCircle. The Mumbai-based firm, which was floated by former executives of Crisil and Aditya Birla Private Equity, is in ......
Blitz, Doodhvale Farms, Taqtics raise early-stage funding
Quick commerce logistics enabler Blitz, D2C dairy Doodhvale Farms, SaaS startup Taqtics have raised early-stage funding, companies said Wednesday. Blitz Blitz, a quick commerce logistics enabler, has raised Rs 51 crore in a Series A funding round, led by IvyCap Ventures. The fresh infusion will help enhance its 60-minute delivery infrastructure and expand ......
Fireside Ventures appoints former Flipkart exec as operating partner
Early-stage venture capital firm Fireside Ventures has roped in a former Flipkart executive as an operating partner to lead strategic initiatives. The consumer brands focused VC firm, which is expanding its management team, appointed Adarsh Menon, a former senior vice president and head of new businesses at Flipkart, as an operating ......
Saudi VC SEEDRA onboards sovereign investor as LP for second fund
SEEDRA Ventures, a Saudi Arabia-based venture capital firm that backs early-stage companies and currently manages a portfolio of 26 startups, has secured a commitment from a local sovereign investor for its second outing. The Riyadh-based VC firm has onboarded Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF)-owned Jada Fund-of-Funds as a limited partner ......