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What happened after the gaming ban story; VCs

What happened after the gaming ban story; VCs' hunt for 'Lovable' in India

30 Sep 2025, 14:15 PM

Sep 26th Edition: Here's what followed our online gaming ban story — from late-night calls and even a bribe offer...Also, we explore whether VCs have spotted their ‘Lovable’ in India yet?

Vibe-coding startup Anything bags $11 million in Series A funding

Vibe-coding startup Anything bags $11 million in Series A funding

30 Sep 2025, 11:49 AM

Earlier, the startup had raised $5.5 million in seed funding round from Bessemer Venture Partners, Uncork Capital, and Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke.

Emergent raises $23 million in Series A round led by Lightspeed

Emergent raises $23 million in Series A round led by Lightspeed

25 Sep 2025, 14:46 PM

The funding round saw participation from Together Fund, Y Combinator, Prosus Ventures, and angel investors.

Gullak bags $7.5 million in Series A round led by Chiratae Ventures

Gullak bags $7.5 million in Series A round led by Chiratae Ventures

24 Sep 2025, 15:43 PM

The funding round saw participation from White Venture Capital and Samved Ventures, along with existing investors Y Combinator, GMO Venture Partners, and Rebel Funds.

Oolka raises $7 million in seed funding led by Lightspeed, Z47

Oolka raises $7 million in seed funding led by Lightspeed, Z47

24 Sep 2025, 15:15 PM

The funding round saw participation from 8i Ventures, along with angel investors including Meesho founders Vidit Aatrey and Sanjeev Barnwal.

OnFinance AI bags $4.2 million in pre-Series A round led by Peak XV

OnFinance AI bags $4.2 million in pre-Series A round led by Peak XV's Surge

23 Sep 2025, 12:34 PM

The Bengaluru-based startup will use the fresh capital to expand its proprietary BFSI-focused AI models and accelerate research and development initiatives among others.

AI startup Hyperbound secures Series A funding led by Peak XV

AI startup Hyperbound secures Series A funding led by Peak XV

17 Sep 2025, 13:06 PM

The startup will use the fresh capital to expand its AI-powered sales training platform and enhance its product offerings.

FinBox raises $40 million in Series B round led by WestBridge Capital

FinBox raises $40 million in Series B round led by WestBridge Capital

17 Sep 2025, 12:02 PM

The funding round also saw participation from existing investors A91 Partners and Aditya Birla Ventures.

Stripe launches new blockchain company Tempo in partnership with Paradigm

Stripe launches new blockchain company Tempo in partnership with Paradigm

05 Sep 2025, 12:17 PM

Matt Huang, Stripe board member and co-founder of Paradigm will lead Tempo.

Peak XV managing director Harshjit Sethi quits

Peak XV managing director Harshjit Sethi quits

02 Sep 2025, 12:05 PM

The top VC firm over the past year has seen a series of exits of its managing directors, including Shailesh Lakhani, Abheek Anand, Piyush Gupta.

Saswat Finance bags pre-Series A funding led by Ankur Capital

Saswat Finance bags pre-Series A funding led by Ankur Capital

17 Jun 2025, 16:06 PM

Saswat Finance will use the fresh capital to launch new products, strengthen its technology capabilities and boost its operations across Maharashtra, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh.

Razorpay picks majority stake in consumer payments platform POP

Razorpay picks majority stake in consumer payments platform POP

17 Jun 2025, 13:58 PM

POP had raised $2.4 million in its seed funding round led by India Quotient and angel investors last year.

Cross-border payments startup Aspora bags $53 million in Series B funding

Cross-border payments startup Aspora bags $53 million in Series B funding

16 Jun 2025, 16:11 PM

The fresh capital takes the company's total equity fundraise across seed, Series A and Series B rounds in the last 10 months to about $93 million.

SME lender Finodaya Capital raises $2.5 million led by White Venture Capital

SME lender Finodaya Capital raises $2.5 million led by White Venture Capital

25 Apr 2025, 17:16 PM

Finodaya will operate on a hybrid “phygital” model, blending digital services with a physical branch presence to streamline loan disbursement and underwriting.

Asha Ventures Fund I secures $10 million commitment from British International Investment

Asha Ventures Fund I secures $10 million commitment from British International Investment

07 Apr 2025, 16:17 PM

The investment marks a significant milestone as Asha Ventures Fund I moves closer to its target corpus of $91 million, the VC firm said.

Rajeev Misra steps down as co-chief of SoftBank Vision Fund

Rajeev Misra steps down as co-chief of SoftBank Vision Fund

13 Nov 2024, 15:09 PM

Alex Clavel will assume sole leadership as chief executive of both SoftBank Group Corp.’s Vision Fund and SoftBank Global Advisers.

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