Waterbridge Ventures

News and Trends

Accel Leads USD 47 Mn Investment in CityMall

In 2022, CityMall had secured USD 75 million in a round led by Norwest Venture Partners.

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Loopworm Raises USD 3.25 Mn to Scale Silkworm-Based Protein Tech Platform

The pre-series A funding round was led by WaterBridge Ventures and ENRISSION INDIA CAPITAL, a Japanese venture capital firm.

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Kriscore Capital Announces First Close of INR 100 Cr Debut Fund

The fund plans to back 16–18 tech-driven startups at pre-seed and seed stages, focusing on exceptional founders innovating across India's digital consumer boom, China+1, GenAI, global exports, and Net Zero 2070 themes.

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AI Kitchen Robotics Startup Posha Raises USD 8 Mn Series A Led by Accel

Xeed Ventures, Waterbridge Ventures, and angel investors such as Binny Bansal (co-founder of Flipkart), Asha Jadeja Motwani, and GreyOrange founders Samay Kohli and Akash Gupta also participated in the round.

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Eloelo Raises USD 13.5 Mn Series B Led by Play Ventures to Scale Live Social Entertainment Platform

With this round, Eloelo has now raised over USD 50 million in funding to date.

Growth Strategies

WaterBridge Ventures' Manish Kheterpal on IPO Boom, Mid-Stage Struggles, and 'Bharat Wapsi' Phenomenon

The fundraising landscape in 2024-25 marks a shift from the era of "easy money" to a more strategic phase, focusing on profitability, larger deals, and changing investor behaviors within the startup ecosystem.

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Trampoline and rampp.ai Raise Early-Stage Funding

Here are the Indian startups that announced early-stage funding rounds.

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AI Startup Atlan Raises USD 105 Mn in Series C Round Led by GIC and Meritech Capital

Existing investors Salesforce Ventures and Peak XV Partners also participated in the capital round, increasing Atlan's total fundraising to almost USD 206 million.