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Startup news and updates: Daily roundup (November 21, 2024)

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Startup news and updates: Daily roundup (November 21, 2024)
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Delhi-based fintech startup CredFlow has secured $3.7 million in a pre-Series B funding round led by Inflexor Ventures and a Singapore-based family office. The funds will be used to support the startup's growth in lending services and technological innovation, particularly for small and medium enterprises. O4H, a Bengaluru-based healthy-food startup, has raised Rs 1 crore in a seed funding round led by Inflection Point Ventures. The funding will help O4H expand its market presence by setting up a central kitchen and launching new stores. In other news, NowPurchase, a Kolkata-based B2B startup, completed its first ESOP buyback. Additionally, Vegapay has partnered with Yes Bank and NPCI to launch 'Credit Line on UPI', offering instant access to credit via UPI apps.

Inflexor Ventures eyes first close of $150 Mn Fund III by Q2 FY26: Report

EntrackrEntrackr · 1m ago
Inflexor Ventures eyes first close of $150 Mn Fund III by Q2 FY26: Report
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Inflexor Ventures eyes first close of $150 Mn Fund III by Q2 FY26: Report Early-stage venture capital firm Inflexor Ventures is targeting the first close of its $150 million (Rs 1,250 crore) Fund III by the end of Q2 FY26. As per the ET report, the new fund will focus on emerging sectors such as healthcare devices, EV battery tech, and foundational large language models (LLMs), reflecting a pivot toward less crowded, high-tech verticals. Fund III will invest in 25–27 startups, largely at the pre-Series A to Series A stage, with average cheque sizes of $2.5–3 million for a ~15% stake. The firm’s current portfolio includes Atomberg, Bellatrix Aerospace, CredFlow, and Bioprime Agrisolutions. With this fund, Inflexor expects its total portfolio to cross 50 startups. Inflexor also announced the closure of its Rs 350 crore Opportunities Fund through the acquisition of its first fund’s portfolio (Parampara Capital), led by HDFC Asset Management Co., providing early liquidity to initial investors. Founded by Venkat Vallabhaneni, Jatin Desai, and Pratip Mazumdar, Inflexor Ventures has over $120 million AUM and has backed over 25 startups across deeptech, spacetech, cybersecurity, AI, and consumer tech.

Generative AI startup Ayna secures $1.5 Mn in seed round

EntrackrEntrackr · 1y ago
Generative AI startup Ayna secures $1.5 Mn in seed round
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Bengauru-based generative AI startup Ayna has raised $1.5 million in seed funding led by early stage investment platform Inflexor Ventures. The funding will be used to expand Ayna’s AI capabilities, scale its team, and accelerate its mission to make high-quality product photography accessible to businesses of all sizes, the company said in a press release. Co-founded by Aastha Rajpal and Yash Bansal, Ayna empowers brands like Reliance Retail’s Clovia, Wakefit, WomanLikeU, and others to create studio-quality product photoshoots at scale, without the need for physical photoshoots. Unlike traditional methods or basic AI solutions, Ayna’s proprietary compound foundational models (CFMs) give brands granular control over every detail of their product image. According to Ayna, its generative AI eliminates costly overhead, lengthy turnaround times, and creative limitations, allowing brands to optimize product visuals for maximum conversion. In the past six months, Generative AI startups have managed to mope up nearly $100 million. The list includes Sarvam AI, Ema, Neysa, Vodex, and KonProz, among others.

PayPal Ventures-backed Mintoak secures Rs 71 Cr in secondary funding

EntrackrEntrackr · 6m ago
PayPal Ventures-backed Mintoak secures Rs 71 Cr in secondary funding
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PayPal Ventures-backed Mintoak secures Rs 71 Cr in secondary funding Mintoak, a merchant SaaS platform catering to banks and merchant acquirers, has raised Rs 71 crore (around $8.2 million) in a secondary funding round led by Z3Partners. As part of this transaction, Z3Partners will acquire a minority stake from some of Mintoak’s early institutional investors. However, the company did not disclose the names of the investors involved in the secondary transaction. In February 2023, the Mumbai-based startup raised $20 million in its Series A funding round led by PayPal Ventures and others. In December 2022, HDFC Bank acquired a minority stake in the Mumbai-based fintech startup Mintoak for a cash consideration of $3.7 million. It then increased its stake to 7.75% from the current 5.20%. The Mumbai-based firm has raised Rs 192 crore (nearly $25 million) to date. Founded by Raman Khanduja, Rama Tadepalli, and Sanjay Nazareth, the company’s product suite includes a range of SaaS offerings that help banks and merchant acquirers connect with their small and medium enterprise (SME) customers and drive the cross-sell of financial products. The seven-year-old firm claims to serve over 1.5 million merchants across leading banks, including HDFC Bank, SBI, and YES Bank in India and international markets such as Africa and the Middle East. The startup enables merchant acquirers to deploy and rapidly scale their SME base through payments, cross-selling, service, and gamified loyalty campaigns. Mintoak claims to have empowered 3 million merchants across 6 countries in South Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. According to the startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, Mintoak registered Rs 72.59 crore in revenue from operations in FY24 against Rs 42.3 crore in FY23. During the period, its losses jumped twofold to Rs 21.45 crore. Z3Partners invests in high-growth, tech-driven companies across India, focusing on sectors such as consumer tech, fintech, healthtech, SaaS, and tech-enabled businesses. The firm’s portfolio includes companies like Altum Credo, Bhanzu, DealShare, Shipsy, TrueFan, among others. Some of its prior investments have been Bigbasket, OfBusiness, and others.

Bellatrix Aerospace to secure fresh funds at flat valuation

EntrackrEntrackr · 2m ago
Bellatrix Aerospace to secure fresh funds at flat valuation
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Spacetech startup Bellatrix Aerospace is set to raise Rs 26 crore (approximately $3 million) in a pre-Series B round from existing investors including Inflexor Ventures, StartupXseed Ventures, Pavestone VC, Survan Partners, and others. Previously, the company raised $8 million in its Series A round led by BASF Venture Capital in June 2022. According to regulatory filings accessed from the Registrar of Companies (RoC), the board at Bellatrix approved a resolution to issue 4,873 pre-Series B compulsorily convertible preference shares (CCPS) at an issue price of Rs 53,450 each to raise the aforementioned amount. The company has already received Rs 10.8 crore and is expected to receive the remaining funds soon. As per Entrackr’s estimates, the company’s valuation stood at Rs 314 crore or $37 million, reflecting flat valuation compared to the previous round. Founded in 2015, Bellatrix Aerospace develops advanced propulsion systems for missions ranging from deploying nanosat constellations to ferrying heavy communication satellites to geostationary orbit. It created the world’s first commercial Microwave Plasma Thruster using water as fuel and secured an order from ISRO. Recently, Bellatrix Aerospace announced the expansion of operations to the US and plans to set up manufacturing facilities in Delaware. According to startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, the Bengaluru-based startup has raised approximately $12.5 million to date from StartupXseed Ventures, Pavestone VC, Inflexor Ventures, and others. For the financial year ended 2024, the spacetech startup reported Rs 2 crore in operating revenue, while incurring Rs 12.35 crore loss during the same period. Bellatrix Aerospace competes with other prominent spacetech startups such as Agnikul, Skyroot Aerospace, Pixxel, Dhruva Space, Digantara, and others. Disclaimer: Bareback Media has recently raised funding from a group of investors. Some of the investors may directly or indirectly be involved in a competing business or might be associated with other companies we might write about. This shall, however, not influence our reporting or coverage in any manner whatsoever.

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