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Novavente raises $3 Mn from Highbrow Securities

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Novavente raises $3 Mn from Highbrow Securities
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Consulting firm Novavente has raised $3 million in an investment round led by Highbrow Securities. The funds will be used for expansion, enhance offerings and services while significantly boosting the workforce, Novavente said in a press release. Launched by Ronak Rajan in 2016, Novavente is a consulting firm that offers sales, marketing, managed services, technology sales, and B2B Sales. Specialising in global sales enablement and demand generation, it employs AI, machine learning, sales automation, and research-driven strategies to help clients expand in current markets and explore new geographies. Novavente says that it serves global companies, large enterprises, and startups across the US, Europe, UK, Middle East, and Asia Pacific. It has served clients including ONGC, LTIMindtree, Viacom18, Jio Cinema, Sodexo and Alibaba across sectors such as IT, Software, Cloud, Manufacturing, Automotive, and Media. According to the company, it has made investments in developing generative AI products and services. It also invested in Thought Minds Systems Private Limited, an innovative startup specialising in generative AI. ThoughtMinds has expanded to over 50 GenAI specialists and secured multiple major clients across the US, India, and the Middle East.

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Fractal Analytics raises $170 Mn via secondary sale

EntrackrEntrackr · 2d ago
Fractal Analytics raises $170 Mn via secondary sale
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Fractal Analytics, an AI and advanced analytics solutions provider, has raised $170 million (around Rs 1,461 crore) through a secondary share sale, valuing the company at $2.44 billion. According to ET, Apax Partners exited part of its holding in Fractal by selling 6% to 22 investors, including Trust Investment Advisors and others. The proceeds will be used to fuel R&D, global GenAI expansion, and debt pre-payment. The development comes as Fractal prepares for an IPO to raise $400–$500 million at a valuation of around $3 billion. The company has appointed Morgan Stanley, Kotak Securities, and Axis Securities as its IPO bankers and is preparing to file its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP). Founded by Srikanth Velamakanni and Pranay Agrawal, Fractal has grown into a global leader in AI, machine learning, computer vision, quantum computing, and cognitive automation, with 70% of its revenue from the US. Fractal recently entered the Generative AI space with offerings like Fractal GPT, Flyfish (a digital sales advisor), and Arya (a data science agent). It also introduced Kalaido.ai, India’s first multilingual text-to-image model, launched in 2024. In March this year, Fractal invested $20 million in one of its product companies, Asper.ai, a purpose-built AI for growth platform for consumer goods and manufacturing. Fractal has raised around $855 million to date including a $360 million round, where the Srikanth Velamakanni and Pranay Agrawal-led company turned unicorn. For the fiscal year ended March 2024 (FY24), Fractal's Indian entity reported revenue of Rs 2,196 crore and a loss of Rs 54.7 crore. It currently has over 5,000 employees across 18 global locations, including the USA, Canada, UK, Netherlands, Ukraine, India, Singapore, South Africa, UAE, and Australia.

Kreedo raises $4 Mn in Series A funding

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Kreedo raises $4 Mn in Series A funding
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Edtech platform Kreedo has raised $4 million in Series A funding round co-led by Singapore-based Heritas Capital and existing investor UBS Optimus Foundation. The round also saw participation from other existing investors such as Gray Matters Capital, 1Crowd, The Chennai Angels, The Joka Angel Network and others. The proceeds will be used to enhance product offerings and expand into new geographies in India, Kreedo said in a press release. Co-founded in 2012 by Mridula Shridhar and VK Manikandan, Kreedo partners with affordable private schools and preschools and aims to transform the way learning is delivered in early years. Its unique 6T learning framework is an innovative model centered on the Kreedo Activity Labs which offers a structured environment for play-based learning. According to Kreedo, it currently caters to children in the age group of 3 to 8 years (Nursery to Grade 2), in line with play-based guidelines prescribed in the NEP 2020 for the foundational stage of learning. The platform offers a comprehensive solution that empowers and supports schools to significantly improve learning outcomes. Kreedo says that it is solving this problem at scale by integrating play as the primary form of learning in its partner schools in the foundation years. Over the last two years, Kreedo also says that it has seen significant growth, doubling its revenue, expanding its reach from 700 to 1,700 schools/ pre-schools and increased the number of children benefiting from its programs from 55,000 to more than 1,40,000 Kreedo intends to extend its product offerings moving upwards to grades 3-5, and enhance Practico, a digital home learning platform. The platform will also be scaling a specialized pre-primary teacher training franchise program that will create a pool of job-ready qualified teachers for its partner schools as well as the early education market in general.

Nabhdrishti Aerospace raises $3 Mn led by Accel

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Nabhdrishti Aerospace raises $3 Mn led by Accel
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Nabhdrishti Aerospace raises $3 Mn led by Accel Aerospace startup Nabhdrishti Aerospace has raised $3 million (around Rs 25 crore) in a funding round led by Accel, along with participation from IIMA Ventures and its existing investors. The proceeds will be used to boost the development and testing of its engine prototypes, as well as talent acquisition, Nabhdrishti Aerospace said in a press release. Co-founded in 2023 by Chouhan, Arjun Srivatsa, and Antanu Sadhu, Nabhdrishti Aerospace is building small gas turbines that will cater to hybrid urban air mobility, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and decentralized power generation appliances. The company claims its engine serves a dual purpose — propulsion and power. It can cater to hospitals, heavy vehicles, manufacturing segments, as well as light aircraft, helicopters, and hybrid electric flights. According to the Bengaluru-based company, it is developing cutting-edge technologies designed to run on sustainable fuels, including green hydrogen, to power everything from UAVs to next-generation air mobility platforms. Nabhdrishti Aerospace focuses on building sustainable, indigenous propulsion systems to reduce India’s reliance on imported aerospace technology. It aims to generate early revenue while expanding its team, with new hires expected across engineering, production, and customer support by the end of the year. Over the next few years, the company plans to steadily scale its workforce to support its growing product portfolio and customer base. Other notable startups in this space include Garuda Aerospace, Bellatrix Aerospace, and Agnikul.

True Diamond raises $3 Mn led by India Quotient

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True Diamond raises $3 Mn led by India Quotient
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True Diamond raises $3 Mn led by India Quotient Lab-grown diamond jewelry brand True Diamond has raised Rs 26 crore ($3 million) in a pre-Series A funding round led by India Quotient along with participation from existing investors Titan Capital, Winners Fund, and Huddle Ventures. Prior to this, it had raised $1 million in a seed funding round led by Titan Capital, along with participation from Huddle Ventures, Zeropearl Ventures, and personal investments from Ashutosh Valani, Priyank Shah, Aashka Goradia Goble, Mamaearth founder Ghazal Alagh, Abhishek Goyal, and Anmol Jain. The proceeds will be used to accelerate its omnichannel strategy and focus on offline expansion, True Diamond said in a press release. Co-founded in 2024 by Darayus Mehta and Parin Shah, True Diamond aims to modernise the jewelry experience for contemporary Indian consumers. The brand focuses on design and material innovation, bold content, and accessible luxury. It has launched retail outlets in Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Noida, with more stores planned across metro cities. The Mumbai-based company offers a variety of products, including rings, earrings, pendants, necklaces, mangalsutras, bracelets, and tennis bracelets, among others. The startup also provides customized jewellery and men’s collections. True Diamond claims to have built a catalog of over 5,000 designs and achieved a 1.7x customer repeat rate. The brand offers innovative products with unique launches like over the 160 facet Portuguese diamonds, black diamonds, and many more.

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