Business, Startups, Funding & Grants

Entrackr ke weekly report ke mutabik 2 se 7 November ke beech 28 Indian startups ne milkar $258.1 million raise kiye — pichle hafte ke $115 million se do guna se zyada. Inc42 ka data (2-6 November) alag hai: 20 startups ne $255 million jutaye, jo pichle hafte ke $130.3 million se 96% upar hai. Entrackr ke mutabik is hafte ke top growth-stage rounds mein GIVA ($100 million), EloElo Group ($80 million Series C) aur Peppermint Robotics (₹100 crore, lagbhag $10.5 million, Pre-Series B) shamil rahe, jinhone milkar $190.5 million raise kiye. Early-stage mein 17 deals ne $67.6 million jutaye, jisme Clinics On Cloud ka $12.5 million Series A sabse bada raha. Sector-wise e-commerce aur AI mein 3-3 deals hui, aur seed rounds 8 deals ke saath sabse aage rahe. Dhyan rahe: dono platforms ke tracking window aur deal count alag hain (Entrackr ke 28 deals mein 2 undisclosed rounds shamil hain), isliye kisi ek total ko final na maanein.

Bengaluru ki consumer AI aur entertainment company EloElo Group (microdrama app Story TV ki parent) ne $80 million (lagbhag ₹756-760 crore) ka Series C round raise kiya, jise Hornbill Capital aur NBCUniversal ne lead kiya. Round mein MIT Investment Co. ke saath existing investors Play Ventures, Kalaari Capital, Waterbridge Ventures aur Griffin Gaming Partners ne bhi participate kiya. Company ka total raised capital ab $130 million ho gaya hai. Paisa alag-alag Indian languages mein original content, international launch aur company ke agentic AI creative suite Dolphin AI mein lagega. PTI aur Business Standard ne 'sources' ke hawale se valuation lagbhag $500 million bataya hai. Dhyan rahe: 40 million+ monthly users aur 'No. 1 microdrama platform' jaise claims company-reported hain, aur rupee amount Inc42 (₹756 Cr) aur PTI/Outlook (~₹760 Cr) mein thoda alag hai.

Bengaluru ki D2C jewellery brand GIVA ne Multiples Alternate Asset Management ke lead mein $100 million+ ka round close kiya. Amount sources mein alag hai: YourStory aur Entrackr $100 million batate hain, jabki Inc42 ₹975 crore (lagbhag $103 million) report karta hai. Round mein existing investors Epiq Capital aur Edelweiss Discovery Fund ne participate kiya; round type disclose nahi hua. Reports ke mutabik isme early investors India Quotient aur Sixth Sense Ventures ka partial exit, company ka 7th ESOP buyback (lagbhag ₹20-25 crore) aur Multiples ko board seat bhi shamil hai. Company ka target agle 3-5 saal mein 1,000+ outlets tak pahunchna hai, aur paisa leadership team, manufacturing aur offline presence mein lagega. Dhyan rahe: ye AI round nahi hai, lekin weekly total ka lagbhag 40% hissa banata hai, aur secondary component ki wajah se poora amount fresh primary capital nahi hai.

Bengaluru ki wealthtech startup PowerUp Money (Uni Cards ke co-founder Prateek Jindal ki company) ne Flourish Ventures ke lead mein $10 million (lagbhag ₹95 crore) raise kiye. Existing investors Peak XV Partners, Accel, Blume Ventures, Kae Capital, 8i Ventures aur DeVC ne participate kiya. Round type disclose nahi hua; company ka pichla round $12 million Series A tha (Dec 2025). Paisa AI-powered wealth management platform aur managed advisory business ko scale karne mein lagega. Inc42 ke weekly tracker mein ye 6 November ki entry hai, jabki StartupTalky aur StartupFeed ke mutabik announcement 3 November ko hui. Dhyan rahe: 1.5 million+ customers aur 'AI wealth manager' jaise claims company-reported hain.