Seed Funding

News and Trends

Airbound and Mushin Innovative Labs Secure Seed Funding to Fuel Growth and Innovation

The following Indian startups have recently announced new funding rounds.

News and Trends

Thesys Raises USD 4 Mn Funding to Revolutionise AI User Experiences

With the raised funds, the startup aims to bridge the gap between AI agents and user experience, offering a visual collaboration tool designed to help businesses ideate, visualise, and scale intelligent experiences.

News and Trends

AI Fintech Firm Auquan Raises Additional USD 4.5 Mn in Seed Funding Led by Peak XV's Surge

With the raised funds, the platform aims to expand its engineering team and advance its Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and AI agent architecture, which are key to automating deep work.

News and Trends

Primus Senior Living Secures USD 20 Mn Seed Funding Led by General Catalyst

The funding will be instrumental in developing a comprehensive eldercare platform that integrates healthcare, wellness, lifestyle, and social engagement services—all delivered within the comfort of seniors' homes.

Fundraising

4 Ways to Prepare to Raise Venture Capital

By preparing critical elements of your fundraising long before you ever need the capital, you can significantly improve your chances of raising capital and immediately improve other aspects of your business with minimal financial or time commitments.

Growth Strategies

"We Got Funded!" UAE-Based Cercli's US$4 Million Seed Round Marks Silicon Valley-Based Afore Capital's Debut MENA Investment

Launched by Akeed Azmi and David Reche, Cercli enables MENA businesses to hire, manage and pay their global workforce seamlessly while reducing the cost of compliance that arises due to human errors.

Growth Strategies

"We Got Funded!" KSA-Based Yalla Plus Raises US$2.7 Million In Seed Funding As It Aims To Reach 100,000 Hospitality Entrepreneurs

Over the next five years, the startup aims to establish its presence across 50 countries, including those in the Middle East, Europe, and Southeast Asia.

News and Trends

EtherealX, Punch, and Hyperbots Raise Capital In Separate Seed Funding Rounds

Early August seems to have given a great start for startup founders as new-age tech solutions in India secure seed-stage funding in separate rounds from top investors.

Growth Strategies

Driving Tech Innovation from Seed to IPO

B Capital is a multi-stage global investment firm that partners with extraordinary entrepreneurs to shape the future through technology. Karan Mohla, General Partner, B Capital has been around the block for over 20 years and 15 of them have been in tech-focused venture and growth investing.

News and Trends

Navigating the shifting tides of seed funding

Seed funding in the country has gained prominence since the early 2010s. Tech and the booming e-commerce space found a promising investor pool ready to pounce on innovative ideas and concepts that solved a larger problem.

News and Trends

9Unicorns rebrands itself to 100Unicorns and launches Fund II

With this strategic move, 100Unicorns aims to fuel innovative companies and the rebranding will also mean a significant shift in the Indian startup ecosystem by reducing dependency on international funding sources.

Buying / Investing in Business

Want to Raise Money? Ignore These 3 Sources of Conventional Wisdom

Entrepreneurs often turn to the same sources of conventional wisdom to improve their odds in the fight for venture capital dollars. Entrepreneurs need to abandon the shackles of conventional wisdom and strive to create unique pitches.

Business News

'That's Not What I Want to Invest In': Venture Capitalists Withheld Billions From Startups Last Year — and Neglected One Urgent Category In Particular

U.S. investors financed just over 3,000 startup funding deals last quarter, a significant drop over the year prior.

Fundraising

Raising Funding in a Downturn Isn't Impossible — I Did It (and You Can, Too).

Raising money during a downturn isn't always advisable — investors can be more discerning and terms less favorable. As I close my pre-seed round amidst mass layoffs and a looming recession, I've learned a few lessons anyone could learn from.

Thought Leaders

The 7-Item Checklist You Need Before Launching Your Seed Round

By ensuring you fulfill these checklist Items, you will be closer to getting the funding your startup needs