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DOBRA secures ₹1.5 Cr seed to scale playful FMCG lineup

DOBRA secures ₹1.5 Cr seed to scale playful FMCG lineup DOBRA, a Bengaluru-based FMCG/F&B brand known for “playful” products like pop goli soda and artisanal cotton candy, has raised ₹1.5 crore in seed funding, led by the D2C Insider Super Angels Fund. The company plans to expand into offline retail and food services and boost […]

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Speciale Invest announces ₹600 crore deep-tech fund to back early-stage Indian startups

Speciale Invest announces ₹600 crore deep-tech fund to back early-stage Indian startups Speciale Invest has launched an ambitious early-stage investment fund of ₹600 crore (≈ $69 million), aimed at fueling Indian startups in deep-technology domains such as artificial intelligence, space tech, climate tech, and dual-use defence over the next four years The VC firm, renowned

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Neuralzome Cybernetic secures $2.4M to advance autonomous robotics across industries

Neuralzome Cybernetic secures $2.4M to advance autonomous robotics across industries Bengaluru’s Neuralzome Cybernetic, specialising in deep-technology autonomous robotic solutions, has raised $2.4 million in pre-seed funding. The startup focuses on delivering automation solutions across sectors such as precision agriculture, mining, manufacturing, and logistics.    This funding will enable Neuralzome to accelerate product development and scale

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HDFC Bank invests in CoRover’s Series A to scale BharatGPT

HDFC Bank invests in CoRover’s Series A to scale BharatGPT CoRover, a Bengaluru-based conversational AI platform and creator of BharatGPT, received a Series A strategic investment from HDFC Bank on Aug 19, 2025 (amount undisclosed). The bank says the partnership will help scale multilingual AI solutions across sectors, reflecting its first investment in a generative-AI

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Elivaas secures Rs 87 Crore (~$10.4M) in Series A led by Vertex Ventures

Elivaas secures Rs 87 Crore (~$10.4M) in Series A led by Vertex Ventures Luxury vacation rental platform Elivaas has raised ₹87 crore (approx. $10.4 million) in a Series A funding round. The round was spearheaded by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India, with continued support from existing backers Peak XV Partners (via its Surge program)

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