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DheyaTech bags pre-Series A funding led by Avaana Capital

Unimech Aerospace and Manufacturing participated in the funding round.

India's angel funds form industry body APAII to boost early-stage capital

The association plans to expand India’s angel investor base from around 1 lakh currently to 1 million.

VerifAIX raises seed funding co-led by Endiya Partners, Bluehill VC

The fresh capital will be used for product development, customer deployments, and expanding its engineering teams across the US, India, and Israel.

Flam raises $40 million in Series B funding led by QED Investors

The funding round also saw participation from Claypond Capital, Martin Chavez, Olivier Pomel, Venky Harinarayan and Shah Rukh Khan.

Kissht parent OnEMI plans fresh funding months after listing

The board is scheduled to meet on September 17 to evaluate various fundraising options, including the issuance of equity shares, warrants, convertible securities, or other approved instruments.

The Monthly Crypto Map: August 2026

August was defined by Trump’s crypto push, US regulatory moves, stablecoins and India’s tokenisation ambitions.

Graph AI raises Series A funding led by Insight Partners

The funding round also saw participation from existing investor Bessemer Venture Partners.

Dialflo bags seed funding led by AJVC

The funding round also saw participation from angel investors Afsar Ahmad, Jani Pasha, and Arpit Dave.

IAMAI, Saudi Arabia sign MoU to boost India-Saudi fintech, startup ties

The MoU will initially remain valid for three years and can be renewed through mutual agreement.

Bajaj Finance buys 5% stake in TrueFan AI

Bajaj Finance has been using TrueFan AI’s platform at scale to create millions of personalised videos for customer engagement and dealer communication.

Navana.ai bags Series A funding led by existing investor Ronnie Screwvala

The funding round also saw participation from Sharad Sanghi, Antler India, Sandeep Singhal and Paula Mariwala.

Pixxel raises $100 million in Series C funding led by Temasek and Seraphim

The funding round also saw participation from 360 ONE Asset, IMM Investment, as well as existing investors Radical Ventures, growX Ventures, and others.

Bullish on semiconductors, cautious on spacetech: Enrission India Capital

Enrission India head Harsh Deodhar says that its association with Indian IITs is a "good selling point" to the Japanese LPs.

Beams Fintech Fund leads Rs 215 crore investment in Business Nextgen Finance

The round also saw participation from Baring Private Equity India, Saison Capital Pte. Ltd. and UNLEASH, along with other investors.

Slice raises $100 million led by Neo Wealth at $450-465 million valuation

The round values the digital banking startup at $450 million, marking a steep decline from the $1.5 billion it commanded in 2022.

ABP Education leads seed round in AI tutoring startup YoLearn.ai

The Noida-based startup will use the funding to expand its AI tutoring platform and reach more schools and students.

BNP Paribas, Societe Generale among investors sell Rs 2,700 crore Lenskart shares

The latest deal comes days after another large block transaction on August 28, when nearly 2.95 crore Lenskart shares worth Rs 1,857 crore changed hands at Rs 630 apiece.

State Street Investment Management closes strategic investment in Groww AMC

Happiest Minds, ITC Infotech to merge

As part of the deal, ITC Infotech will first buy a 22.1% stake in Happiest Minds for Rs 1,330 crore.

Industrial47 marks first close of debut fund to back frontier tech

The Bengaluru-based fund is targeting a corpus of Rs 150 crore, with a Rs 50 crore greenshoe option.