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Agrileaf secures $2 Mn co-led by Capital-A and Samarsh Capital

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Agrileaf secures $2 Mn co-led by Capital-A and Samarsh Capital
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Agrileaf, a manufacturer and exporter of biodegradable dinnerware, has secured Rs 16 crore (about $2 million) in growth funding co-led by Capital-A and Samarsh Capital. The round also witnessed participation from angel investors, including Shaji Devekar, Siddharth Bafna, the family office of Ved Prakash, Pritie Jain, Sumeet Bhalotia, Dhruv Taneja, and Chiranth Patil. The fresh funds will be utilized to expand its operations in existing markets across the US and Europe, build a consumer-facing brand in India, and enhance production capacity. Co-founded in 2019 by Avinash Rao and Athishay Jain, Agrileaf is an areca leaf tableware manufacturer and exporter, offering top-quality products aligned with eco-friendly values. The company integrates a robust supply chain of areca leaf collection with advanced robotics and AI-driven quality control to ensure high-quality, backyard-compostable products that meet both market and environmental needs. According to market research, the market for biodegradable packaging is expected to reach approximately $140.66 billion by 2029, with a CAGR of around 5.97% from 2024 to 2029. The Mangalore-based company provides a sustainable, high-strength alternative to plastic, paper, and bagasse plates. It intends to support local areca farmers through responsible sourcing and aims to foster a zero-waste, community-centered future with eco-friendly solutions available worldwide. The company targets producing up to 300,000 dinnerware products daily by the end of 2025 and has created over 1,000 jobs, supporting rural economic development. It competes with other players in this space, such as VerTerra Dinnerware, SM Areca Leaf Plate Eco-Friendly Products, and Vegware.

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CRED’s competitor CheQ secures $4.5 Mn

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CRED’s competitor CheQ secures $4.5 Mn
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B2B credit management platform CheQ has raised Rs 35 crore or $4.2 million in its extended seed round from new and existing investors. The funding for the Bengaluru-based firm came after a gap of 18 months. The board at CheQ has passed a special resolution to issue 12,952 Seed1 cumulative convertible preference shares at an issue price of Rs 26,989 each to raise Rs 35 crore, its regulatory filing accessed from the Registrar of Companies (RoC) shows. 3one4 Capital invested Rs 12.49 crore while Venture Highway Fund and Multiply Ventures pumped in 6.24 crore and 2.08 crore, respectively. Individual investors including Lloyd Dizon Balajadia, Madhav Prakash Sehth, Vishal Gupta, and Deepk Tuli have collectively put in Rs 14.2 crore. As per filings, the company will use these funds for growth, expansion, marketing, and general corporate purposes as decided by the board. In June 2022, CheQ raised $10 million in Seed funding led by Venture Highway and 3one4 Capital. Following the fresh proceeds, 3one4 Capital holds 10.95% of the company while Venture Highway and Multiply Ventures command 11.45% and 2.49% respectively. It’s worth noting that these holdings exclude employee stock options and the firm’s cap table when we factor in the ESOP pool component. According to the startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, the company has been valued at around Rs 451 crore or $55 million (post-money) in the new funding round. Founded in 2022 by Aditya Soni, CheQ helps customers simplify the discovery and management of all credit products and allows you to pay your credit card bill, and EMI on a single platform. The startup has raised $15 million to date including its $10 million seed round led by Venture Highway and 3one4 Capital in June 2022. CheQ remained a pre-revenue stage firm with a revenue of only Rs 2 crore during the fiscal year ended March 2023. However, the losses for the three-year-old firm stood at Rs 19.4 crore in the same period. CheQ competes with fintech unicorn CRED which has secured around $1 billion to date and was valued at $6.4 billion in its last fundraise. According to the startup data intelligence platform TheKredibe, it posted Rs 1,400 crore in revenue with a loss of Rs 1,347 crore during FY23.

Health-tech startup SuperLiving raises $2 Mn led by Kae Capital

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Health-tech startup SuperLiving raises $2 Mn led by Kae Capital
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Snippets Health-tech startup SuperLiving raises $2 Mn led by Kae Capital The startup had previously secured Rs 2 crore (approximately $228K–$238K) in funding from All In Capital in September 2025 after winning the “Elevator Pitch” event. Lifestyle and wellbeing platform SuperLiving has raised $2 million in a funding round led by Kae Capital, with participation from All In Capital and other angel investors. The proceeds will be used to enhance product capabilities, expand vernacular and cultural content, strengthen its AI companion, and scale distribution across Tier 2 and Tier 3 India, SuperLiving said in a press release. Co-founded in 2025 by Manavdeep Singh Grover and Gurjot Kaur, SuperLiving is an AI-powered preventive lifestyle platform offering guidance across nutrition, movement, sleep, stress, and daily habits. The platform delivers bite-sized courses, regional content, and a 24×7 AI companion designed to help users build daily habits. It is priced for mass adoption and focused on scaling across Tier 2 and Tier 3 India. According to the Bengaluru-based startup, the platform combines AI-personalised lifestyle courses, habit-building nudges, vernacular content, and a 24×7 AI companion that adapts to users’ routines, constraints, and cultural context. Courses are priced between Rs 99 and Rs 250, with no supplement upsells or extreme regimens. SuperLiving operates across nutrition, fitness, mental wellness, and pregnancy, using gamified trackers and rewards. The platform targets Indian households in the 25–55 age group, with regional and culturally relevant content for Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities. Within 2.5 months of monetisation, SuperLiving claims that over 70% of its paying users come from Tier 2 towns and beyond, indicating demand outside metro markets. By analysing behaviour across more than 115 lifestyle parameters, the platform adapts its guidance based on user activity.

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