Vaaree is a Bengaluru‑based home décor marketplace that brings curated furnishings directly from export-quality factories to consumers. With a catalogue spanning over 80,000 SKUs and 150 product categories, from kitchenware to bath and garden decor, it stands out for its factory-to-home model, which reduces unnecessary markups and ensures quality. $4.6M pre‑Series A round led by Peer Capital, with follow-on funding from Surge (Peak XV’s accelerator), All India Capital, Sattva Ventures, and the Asian Paints family office. Garima Luthra, Co‑Founder & CEO, curates design and overall strategy. Pranav Arora, Co‑Founder, heads operations and expansion efforts. Varun Vohra, Co‑Founder, oversees sourcing and brand partnerships.

Cookd is a Chennai-born digital-first cooking brand blending recipe content, community, and consumer goods. From its app featuring over 800+ easy-to-follow recipe videos, Cookd empowers home cooks with meal planning, grocery guidance, and helpful cooking tips. It extends its reach via D2C food kits such as masalas, gravies, and cooking pastes, available both online and in 1,600+ retail outlets. The fresh funding will support deeper penetration in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, accelerated product innovation, and expansion of its cooking kit range. $16CR Pre‑Series A round led by Spring Marketing Capital, with participation from Eternal Capital, Sun Icon Ventures and PeerCheque. PeerCheque is not linked here. Aathitiyan V S, the Founder & CEO is the driving force behind Cookd’s content-to-commerce journey.

Sahi is a Bengaluru-based trading platform designed for active retail investors, introduced in December 2024. The app prioritizes a “chart-first” experience, offering real-time values, open-interest tracking, technical indicators, AI-enhanced insights, and lightning-fast execution, all wrapped in a streamlined UI. With over 200,000 app downloads to date, the platform grows by more than 50% in active users each month, and about 20% of users have completed over 500 trades in under six months. $10.5M Series A round led by Accel and Elevation Capital. Dale Vaz, Co‑founder & CEO- former CTO at Swiggy, now steering product and tech strategy for Sahi. Manish Jain, Co‑founder & CPO - previously Vice President at Kotak Securities (and earlier with Fisdom), leading trading product innovation and user experience

Oben Electric is a Bengaluru-based EV startup focused on manufacturing performance electric motorcycles built entirely in-house, from battery packs and vehicle control units to home charging solutions. With a production facility in Jigani capable of rolling out 100,000 vehicles annually, Oben has expanded rapidly across India, now operating 37 showrooms in 26 cities and employing over 500 specialists in engineering and EV tech. ₹100CR Series A round (₹50CR in January 2025 + ₹50CR in May 2025) led by Helios Holdings, the Sharda family office, and the Kay family, bringing the company’s total funding to ₹200CR. Founders: Madhumita Agrawal (Founder & CEO), Dinkar Agrawal (Founder, CTO & COO), and Sagar Thakkar (Co-Founder & CPO).