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Apr 17
Wk 16 (14-20 Apr)

Designs and manufactures EV charging solutions including chargers for OEMs as well as public charging stations. This covers the full suite - EV chargers, connectors, vehicle charging inlets and the Charging Management System (CMS) - for 2 wheelers, 3W and 4W. The company is a key supplier to OEMs including Ather, Bajaj Auto, Greaves (Ampere). Started in 2017. $3M raise in what appears to be the company's first external round. JV between MEHER Group, Deki Electronics and Sungho Electronics.

April 17, 2025
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Apr 17
Wk 16 (14-20 Apr)

Sets up carbon neutral Edge Data Centers (EDCs). Claims 15 centers have been set up so far, in about two years. Limited information available on this company and its clients. $500K pre-seed round. Founder Shishir is the founder of Kurativz Technologies, an IT services firm.

April 17, 2025
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Wk 16 (14-20 Apr)

Sexual wellness products for women. 50K customers till date. Sold through D2C, Q-Com and selective offline retail. ₹6CR (~$700K) seed round. Angels in the round: Bala Sarda (Vahdam Teas), Saurabh Munjal (Lahori Zeera), Kirti Jangra (Animall). Founders: Sachee was a brand strategist at The Brewhouse, Himanshu has been running Creativa, his own agency, since 2010. Comps: MyMuse (Trifecta, Sauce, Saama), Bold Care (Rainmatter).

April 17, 2025
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Apr 17
Wk 16 (14-20 Apr)

Solving prior authorization delays in cancer care using AI agents. "At a leading US cancer center, BOSS (RISA's platform) has reduced prior authorization times from 30 minutes to under five. In just a few months, it processed over $1 million in medications, freed up 80 percent of staff time, and cut administrative costs by 66 percent." $3.5M seed round. Other investors in the round: z21 Ventures, ODD BIRD VC, Ashish Gupta. Founders Kshitij, Rishabh and Kumar were at IIT Kanpur together and co-founded urbanhealth.ai - a self care AI coach funded by 3one4 and Venture Highway, amongst others.

April 17, 2025
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Apr 16
Wk 16 (14-20 Apr)

Smart lockers and smart door locks, with mobile notifications every time these devices are used. Manufactured in-house. ₹2.25CR ($300K) seed round. Thanjavur (TN) based. Viknesh, BITS Pilani, was an engineer at GlobalFoundries and Orbit Technologies (semiconductor manufacturers). Comps: OPEN/Openapp (Unicorn India Ventures, Axilor), Atomberg (Temasek, Steadview). Mygate (Tiger Global, Prime) has also launched a product line.

April 16, 2025
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Apr 14
Wk 16 (14-20 Apr)

Dental care at home, currently in Bengaluru. Dental cleaning starts at ₹1299. Best summed up by Bipin (Zeropearl): "Reality yeh hai ki daant sabke paas hain, dental problem almost sabke paas hai, INR 1500/session bhi sabke paas hai… par time kisi ke paas nahi. That's exactly where Cura Care comes in—bringing expert dental care to your doorstep, saving time without compromising on quality." ₹5CR pre-seed round. Angels in the round include Shripad Nadkarni (Hector) and the late Rohan Mirchandani. Founders: Abhinav comes from 82°E (Deepika Padukone), Purplle, Urban Company; Chinmay is ex Anar, Hero Electronix, Deloitte; Dr. Parminder Singh is a surgeon at Maulana Azad Institute Of Dental Sciences.

April 14, 2025
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Wk 16 (14-20 Apr)

Enables athletes and coaches to upload and analyze videos for goal setting, skill improvement and progress tracking. Expanding internationally while opening an offline training centre. Undisclosed pre-seed round. Founders: Abhinav was ranked 285 worldwide (2015) by the PSA (Squash Association) and is a coach, Chetan founded Grand Slam Sports.

April 14, 2025
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Apr 10
Wk 15 (7-13 Apr)

$1.2M seed round. Other investors in the round: M-League and angel including Amarnath Thombre (Match Group Americas). Co-Founders Krishna and Vivek are from MPL.

April 10, 2025
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Wk 15 (7-13 Apr)

Teaches entrepreneurship all the way from K12 (Bower SEED) to executive education (Bower Lead) though certificate programs. Launching an undergraduate program (on campus in Hyderabad) and developing an AI-powered course builder this year. ₹11.5CR seed round led by angels and Astir. Founder Pavan was the founder of Metamorphosis Edu, acquired by BrightCHAMPS.

April 10, 2025
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Apr 9
Wk 15 (7-13 Apr)

B2C re-commerce - marketplace for refurbished Apple products - iPhones and MacBooks. Seed round, amount undisclosed. Comps: Cashify (selling all brands) did ₹935CR (~$100M) of revenue in FY24.

April 9, 2025
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