Venture Catalysts

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illumine and Seven Raise Early-Stage Funding

The below brands have announced their latest funding rounds.

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BlackCarrot Raises Funding to Scale Health-Focused Dinnerware

The fresh funding was raised from Venture Catalysts, with support from We Founder Circle, EvolveX, GX Ventures, Suraj Nalin, and celebrities Neha Dhupia and Agnello Dias.

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Beauty Tech Platform Kult Raises USD 20 Mn Series A from M3M Family Office

The fresh capital will be deployed to expand Kult's product offerings, grow its team, and scale operations across India.

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Malaki Raises INR 5.7 Cr to Expand Premium Beverage Presence

The funds will be used to expand Malaki's presence in quick commerce platforms, premium hospitality chains, and to scale its patented Crystal Bottle product across major metros including Delhi NCR, Hyderabad, Jaipur, and Bengaluru.

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From Drones to Diamonds: This Week's Top Funded Startups (April 12–April 18)

Here is a list of the startups that have raised the most money this week, from April 12 to April 18.

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Karnataka's Startup Ecosystem Faces Funding Slump in Early 2025: Report

Accel, Blume Ventures, and Sequoia Capital led overall. 100X.VC, Venture Catalysts, and Antler dominated seed-stage, while Accel, Alteria Capital, and Peak XV led early-stage. Think Investments, M&G, and Mars Growth Capital topped late-stage deals.

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MS Dhoni-backed Garuda Aerospace Raises INR 100 Cr in Series B from Venture Catalysts

A significant portion of the new funding will also be allocated to expanding Garuda's IP portfolio, which currently includes over 20 patents, and to build a new design facility focused on next-gen drone systems.

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Optimized Electrotech Raises USD 6 Mn Series A to Power Advanced Surveillance Tech

The newly raised funds will be deployed towards developing next-generation imaging payloads for autonomous Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR), high-speed imaging for space applications, and expanding its footprint in response to rising demand and strategic partnerships.

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TiE Mumbai Appoints Dr Apoorva Ranjan Sharma as New President from April 2025

A serial entrepreneur, mentor, and co-founder of several pioneering incubators and accelerators, Dr Sharma brings two decades of experience in startup investments, mentoring, and ecosystem building.

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Data Safeguard and Let's Try Raise Fresh Funding to Fuel Growth

Leading brands secure fresh funding to accelerate growth, expand products, enhance retail, and drive innovation.

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Amicco, Cautio, and Grest Secure Fresh Funding to Fuel Growth

The below brands have announced their latest funding rounds, securing fresh capital to drive expansion and innovation.

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Tvaster Genkalp, Entvin AI, and Evenflow Secure Fresh Funding to Fuel Growth

The below brands have announced their latest funding rounds, securing fresh capital to drive expansion and innovation.

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Pentathlon Ventures Leads USD 2 Mn Funding in OneStack to Modernise Cooperative Banking

With this new funding, OneStack plans to expand into South and East India, targeting an additional 200 banks to achieve a pan-India market share of 20%.

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Negen Capital and Vyom Wealth Lead INR 36 Cr Funding Round for Waste Management Startup WeVOIS

Founded by Abhishek Gupta and Abhinav Shekhar Vashistha, WeVOIS is pioneering sustainable solutions such as textile waste recycling facilities and bio-CNG plants to convert wet waste into clean energy.

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Zypp Electric Secures INR 55.4 Cr in Series C Funding

This round adds to the USD 15 million raised in May 2024, led by Japanese giant ENEOS and supported by existing backers like 9Unicorns, IAN Fund, and Venture Catalysts.