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Cactus Partners leads $7 Mn Series A round in Brandworks Technologies

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Cactus Partners leads $7 Mn Series A round in Brandworks Technologies
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Cactus Partners leads $7 Mn Series A round in Brandworks Technologies Early-growth venture capital fund Cactus Partners (CPL) has led a $7 million (Rs 61 crore) Series A round in Brandworks Technologies, a fast-growing electronics R&D and manufacturing company. The round also saw participation from Gujarat Venture Finance Limited (GVFL), Legacy Assets, and the Hira Group. The fresh capital will be used to expand R&D centers, enter key global markets, invest in next-gen product platforms, and scale manufacturing with new high-efficiency production lines. It also plans to hire top engineering and operations talent to strengthen its innovation capabilities. Founded by Ishwar Kumhar and Nikita Kumawat, Brandworks specializes in next-generation electronics design and manufacturing, delivering solutions across AI hardware, IoT, advanced audio systems, charging technologies, financial devices, surveillance systems, and renewable energy products. The firm partners with leading global chipmakers to co-create technology with a focus on design excellence, manufacturing precision, and customer success. This is Cactus Partners’ 11th investment from its maiden fund and its third in the manufacturing sector, following previous bets on companies like Lohum, Indigrid, Intangles, and Vitraya.

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Battery tech startup Lohum raises $23 Mn in ongoing Series B

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Battery tech startup Lohum raises $23 Mn in ongoing Series B
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Battery pack manufacturing and recycling startup Lohum Cleantech has raised $23 million in its Series B round led by Baring Private Equity Partners. This round materialized in August last year and seems to be an ongoing one as the firm is likely to raise more capital. The round also saw the participation of Cactus Partners, Chhattisgarh Investment Limited, Ventureast Proactive Fund, Michael B Schwab Living Trust, Singularity Growth, Stride Ventures, and several angel investors including, Anish Vora, Kunal Babani, Manas Tondon, et al. The board at Lohum has passed a special resolution to issue 1,993 Series B1 CCPS at an issue price of Rs 9,42,467 each to raise Rs 188 crore, its regulatory filing sourced from the Registrar of Companies shows. Baring Private Equity led the round with Rs 70 crore while Cactus Partners and Ventureast Proactive Fund poured in Rs 30 crore and Rs 32 crore, respectively while the rest came from other investors. The seven-year-old company will use these funds to meet capital expenditures, marketing, and general corporate business as decided by the board of directors, the filing added. Following the fresh proceeds, Baring Equity holds 5% of the company while Cactus Partners and Ventureast Proactive Fund command 3.1% and 3.2% stake respectively. As per startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, the company has been valued at around Rs 2,188 crore or $267 million post-allotment. Lohum is a battery pack producer that constructs lithium-ion batteries by assembling cells sourced from various countries, including China and Taiwan. These batteries find application in electric vehicles (EVs) and stationary energy storage solutions (ESS), such as those utilized in telecommunication towers. The company had previously raised $7 million in January 2021 and it was reportedly in talks to raise $100 million in Series B round. Lohum showed an impressive financial performance surging its revenue 2.9X year-on-year to Rs 308 crore in FY23 from Rs 106 crore in FY23. The company also posted a profit of Rs 8.88 crore in the same period.

ParkMate raises $1.2 Mn led by Cactus Partners

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ParkMate raises $1.2 Mn led by Cactus Partners
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Car parking solutions provider ParkMate has raised $1.2 million in a new round led by early growth-stage venture fund Cactus Partners. Existing backers such as Venture Catalysts and the Marwah Group Family Office have also participated in the round. According to ParkMate, the funds will be used to ramp up its growth trajectory, invest in its team to win business, streamline its operations, and continue to innovate new solutions. Founded by Dhananjaya Bharadwaj, ParkMate offers smart parking solutions to shopping malls, office complexes, and Hotels in the corporate segment and to parking contractors for government parking spaces. The firm’s exclusive DaSH (Drop & Shop) service claims parking within 2 minutes for car owners at shopping malls, arcades, and business complexes. It counts as DLF, Phoenix Mills, Fun Republic, the UP, and Telangana Governments. Smart cities are another sizeable market for ParkMate. It directly competes with Park+, Get My Parking, Park Smart, and Parky, among others. Park+ is the largest player in this segment. In June, the company ventured into the on-demand driver services segment with Drive+, positioning it as a potential competitor to DriveU, Drivers4Me, Driverzz, PickMyCar, Namma Driver, and Cars24. This marks the eighth investment by Cactus Partners since January 2021. The firm has invested in companies such as Lohum Cleantech, Kapture CX, Vitraya Technologies, AMPM Fashions, Auric, Indigrid Technology, and Rubix Data Sciences (exited).

Beacon.li raises $7 Mn in Series A round

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Beacon.li raises $7 Mn in Series A round
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Enterprise tech startup Beacon.li has raised $7 million in its Series A round led by Sorin Investments, with participation from Athera Venture Partners, JAFCO Asia, Unicorn India Ventures, and angel investors including Capillary Technologies founder Aneesh Reddy, Rapido co-founder Aravind Sanka, and Kapil Bharti. The proceeds will be used to expand AI capabilities, increase global presence, and boost enterprise automation. Founded in 2023 by Silus Reddy and Rakesh Vaddadi, Beacon.li offers AI-driven product assistants for enterprise software support, integrating with systems to automate processes and answer queries. Customers include Darwinbox, Zluri, Keka HR, and Planful. Co-founded by former KKR India head Sanjay Nayar, Sorin Investments closed its maiden fund at Rs 1,350 crore in May last year.

Pravega Ventures leads $3 Mn pre-Series A round in Constelli

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Pravega Ventures leads $3 Mn pre-Series A round in Constelli
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Pravega Ventures leads $3 Mn pre-Series A round in Constelli Aerospace and defence tech startup Constelli has raised $3 million in a pre-Series A funding round led by Pravega Ventures. This is the company's first institutional funding round. The proceeds will be deployed towards capital expenditure and research and development (R&D) of new products, Constelli said in a press release. Co-founded in 2017 by Satya Gopal Panigrahi and Avinash Chenreddy, Constelli specializes in developing advanced signal processing solutions and tools that enhance the design, development, and testing of critical aerospace and defence systems. According to the Hyderabad-based company, it leverages modern technologies and advancements in hardware and software, modeling and simulation, and distributed computing to achieve transformation. The company focuses on enhancing technical sophistication and expediting the development lifecycle of payloads for airborne and ground defence platforms. Constelli says that its products and services are used globally by organizations developing radar and electronic warfare (EW) systems. The company claims that it serves India's Ministry of Defence, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), and defence contractors in South Korea, Australia, and Singapore. The other notable players in this space are NewSpace Research & Technologies, IdeaForge, Garuda Aerospace, and others.

D2C luggage brand uppercase raises $9 Mn led by Accel

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D2C luggage brand uppercase raises $9 Mn led by Accel
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D2C luggage brand Uppercase (Acefour Accessories) has raised $9 million in a Series B round led by venture capital firm Accel. As per uppercase, it has raised the new round at a post money valuation of $60 million. In 2022, the company had raised $7 million in apPre-Series A funding round led by Sixth Sense Ventures, with participation from Volrado Venture Partners. The funding will support business expansion, aiming to increase its customer base across India, uppercase said in a press release. Founded by Sudip Ghose, uppercase sells travel gear online and through 1,800 multi-brand stores across India. Its products are priced in the range of Rs 3,500-5,000. The Mumbai-based company aims to achieve its Rs 500 crore goal by adding 250 exclusive retail stores over the next three years. Earlier this year, luggage brand Mokobara raised $12 million in a Series B funding round led by Peak XV Partners. Besides Mokobara, uppercase also competes with Assembly, Nasher Miles and EUME. While Nasher miles raised $4 million in July, EUME bagged $1.7 million in June. As per startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, uppercase reported an operating revenue of Rs 10.65 crore in FY23 with Rs 21 crore loss. The company is targeting to more than double its revenue to Rs 150 crore by FY25, up from Rs 70 crore in FY24.

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