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ProcureYard raises $1.72 Mn in seed round

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ProcureYard raises $1.72 Mn in seed round
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ProcureYard, a B2B commerce platform for raw materials, has raised a seed round of $1.72 million led by Powerhouse Ventures. The round also saw participation from Java Capital, 2am VC, and well-known angels Abhishek Goyal, Co-founder of Tracxn, and Rajesh Sawhney, Founder of GSF. The proceeds will be used for product development and working capital management. ProcureYard plans to use its custom-built conversational AI platform in metals and replicate it to other raw materials. The company aims to increase its market presence with its supply chain solutions. Founded in 2023 by Anshu Kandhari, Pankaj Bisht, Somdutt Parashar, and Tushar Agarwal, ProcureYard offers a suite of solutions, including procurement and sale of construction raw materials, excess inventory liquidation, customization services, logistics management, financing options, and vertical AI solutions for supply chain optimization and customer relationship management. Operating across 20 states, ProcureYard claims to have built a network of over 200 suppliers serving more than 200 SMEs in India. The company also claims to have reached an important milestone of Rs 300 crore in ARR (annualized revenue run rate) and has turned profitable while growing 6X. The company aims to touch an ARR of Rs 3,000 crore in the next 12โ€“18 months. The firm has also launched a multi-lingual voice agent that understands customer inquiries and matches them with the right set of suppliers.

Interior discovery platform Roomstory.ai raises pre-seed round led by Rukam Sitara Fund

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Interior discovery platform Roomstory.ai raises pre-seed round led by Rukam Sitara Fund
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Interior discovery platform Roomstory.ai has raised Rs 3 crore in a pre-seed funding round led by Rukam Sitara Fund along with participation from Bella Vita founder Aakash Anand and Wolfpack Labs. The proceeds will be used to enhance its AI capabilities, launch of website and mobile applications for a seamless digital user experience, and grow its user base while building a community of interior design enthusiasts, Roomstory said in a press release. Co-founded by Ekatva Jain, Sahil Lunia, and Punit Jain, Roomstory.ai is an AI-powered platform that allows users to explore beautifully styled rooms and instantly shop every item through direct links to retail partners, offering a seamless & a Pinterest-like experience. The platform focuses on inspiration-first commerce, bridging the gap between browsing and buying in the interior design space. According to Roomstory, it combines over a decade of design experience and over 100 completed interior projects with a tech-first approach to transform how people create and furnish their spaces. โ€œMost interior platforms force you to choose between inspiration and shopping, we eliminate that divide. Roomstory doesnโ€™t just show you a beautiful room; it hands you the exact tools to recreate it, wherever you prefer to shop,โ€ said Ekatva Jain, Co-founder & CEO of Roomstory.ai. As per market research, globally, the home and interior shopping category is valued at over $800 billion, and in India, the interior design sector is expected to be valued at $38.2 billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 30% between 2021 and 2027.

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