Browsing: Venture Capital

Artha India Ventures (AIV) has completed the first close of Rs 250 crore for its second micro venture capital fund, Artha Venture Fund II (AVF II).

BENGALURU: Equity management platform Qapita has raised $26.5 million in a Series B round led by US-based brokerage giant Charles Schwab Corporation.

Helion Ventures cofounder Ashish Gupta, Urban Company founders Abhiraj Singh Bhal, Varun Khaitan, and Raghav Chandra, and Urban Company chief buiness officer Mukund Kulashekaran also participated in the round comprising primary and secondary capital.

Ayurveda wellness brand Kapiva has raised $60 million in a Series D funding round led by 360 ONE Asset and Vertex Growth. Existing investors such as Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India and 3one4 Capital also participated.

SaaS-based healthcare platform Zealthix has raised $1.1 million in a seed funding round led by Unicorn India Ventures, along with participation from AlphaGen Venture Capital.

Rocket, an AI-powered app-building platform that converts natural language into production-ready applications, has raised $15 million in seed funding led by Salesforce Ventures and Accel, with participation from Together Fund.

Bengaluru-based company offers full-stack carbon removal solutions for clients aiming to achieve net-zero emissions. Its initiatives span agroforestry, regenerative farming, planting mangroves, and biochar projects, reaching more than 60,000 farmers and coastal communities.

Blue Energy Motors raised $30 mn from Nikhil Kamath and Omnitex to expand LNG and EV truck output, boosting capacity to 10,000 units with Essar and FPT as backers

Credit infrastructure fintech FinBox raises $40 million in Series B led by WestBridge Capital to strengthen AI-driven lending products, expand globally, and scale fraud intelligence

Battery circularity company PeakAmp has raised Rs 12 crore (about $1.37 million) in a seed funding round led by Caret Capital, with participation from IIMA Ventures, Basant Sharma and Group, and other investors.