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Health-tech startup Biopeak raises $2.7 Mn led by Nikhil Kamath’s NKSquared

EntrackrEntrackr · 20d ago
Health-tech startup Biopeak raises $2.7 Mn led by Nikhil Kamath’s NKSquared
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Snippets Health-tech startup Biopeak raises $2.7 Mn led by Nikhil Kamath’s NKSquared Health-tech startup Biopeak has raised $2.7 million in a follow-on funding round led by NKSquared, the investment vehicle of Zerodha cofounder Nikhil Kamath. This is Kamath's second investment in the company after he deployed $1.43 million into the health optimisation startup in August 2024. The proceeds will be utilized to expand its operations, including the new clinic, and enhancements to its diagnostics, proprietary artificial intelligence (AI) tools, research initiatives, and clinical programmes, Biopeak said in a press release. Co-founded in 2025 by Rishi Pardal and Shiva Subramanian, Biopeak uses AI-driven molecular diagnostics, imaging, and expert-led programs to optimize healthspan. The startup focuses on longevity that provides a "family health office" approach, offering personalized plans for healthspan expansion. The platform integrates organic acid profiling, microbiome mapping, whole-exome functional genomics, salivary cortisol rhythms, and imaging (MRI, CT, DXA, ECHO). The startup’s in-house clinics provide specialized care based on data-driven, actionable insights on nutrition, sleep, and stress. The Bengaluru-based startup targets high achievers, executives, and women, relying on programmes mixing advanced diagnostics, specialist teams, wearable data, and AI insights tailored to Indian biology and disease patterns. The model stresses on early risk detection, longitudinal tracking, and interventions to improve performance and resilience. Over the past year, Biopeak says that it has grown its client base and clinical offerings amid rising demand for structured longevity services. It opened a clinic in Bengaluru last year and plans to open a second one in the coming month.

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Kaleidofin raises $13.8 Mn led by Rabo Partnerships

EntrackrEntrackr · 1y ago
Kaleidofin raises $13.8 Mn led by Rabo Partnerships
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Fintech startup Kaleidofin has raised $13.8 million in a new round led by Rabo Partnerships B.V. Existing backers Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, Oikocredit, Omidyar Network India and Flourish have also participated in the round. This takes the total funds raised by kaleidofin since its inception to $37 million. In May 2022, the Chennai-based startup raised $15 million in its Series B round led by the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation and others in two tranches in the same year. The fresh proceeds will be used to scale its lending portfolio and expand credit scoring, middleware, and risk services through selected partnerships. Led by Sucharita Mukherjee and Puneet Gupta, Kaleidofin offers products such as KaleidoGoals, a goal-based savings solution; KiScore, a supervised machine learning-based automated credit health checking platform for informal sectors; KaleidoCredit, a credit as a platform service for lending and debt capital markets use cases; and KaleidoPay, a suite of inclusive payment solutions. The company claims to have facilitated loan disbursal of cumulatively over $2.7 billion for over 4.7 million customers and small enterprises working in the informal economy, since 2020.

Exclusive: Subko Coffee raises Rs 80 Cr led by NKSquared

EntrackrEntrackr · 1y ago
Exclusive: Subko Coffee raises Rs 80 Cr led by NKSquared
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Subko Coffee has raised Rs 80 crore in a new round led by Zerodha co-founders-backed NKSquared, said two sources aware of the investment. Several individuals along with Blume Ventures and Progressive LLP also participated in the financing round. “NKSquared has put in around Rs 70 crore whereas the remaining Rs 10 crore came from other investors,” said one of the sources requesting anonymity as talks are yet to be public. The company has received $5.5 million (Rs 45 crore) and NKSquared has already invested Rs 34.2 crore, according to the Subko Coffee regulatory filings with the Registrar of Companies (RoC). Blume Ventures and Progressive Strategies LLP collectively invested Rs 4.75 lakh. Pallavi Dempo, Suprapadh S Manohar, John Abraham, Kalpathi Ratna, and Suparna Gupta also took part in the financing round. As per sources, NKSquared has also acquired a 25% stake in the Mumbai-based firm. Subko Coffee has been valued at around $35-40 million (post-money), said the person quoted above. Queries sent to Subko Coffee NKSquared and Subko Coffee didn’t elicit any immediate response. We will update the story in case they respond. NKSquared was incorporated by Kamath brothers in 2019 but it became active last year and backed a few companies, including Nazara Games. Subko Coffee provides caffeinated drinks along with baked bread-pastries and coffee roasters. According to its filings, several celebrities such as Gauri Khan, Tiger Shroff, and others invested in the company between June 2022 to December 2023. Subko Coffee has been growing at a rapid clip and this could be evident from its growth in the last fiscal year. Its revenue spiked 94% to Rs 13.57 crore in FY23 from Rs 7 crore in FY22 while the firm’s losses stood at Rs 9.86 crore in the same period. Subko Coffee competes with Third Wave Coffee, Blue Tokai, Rage Coffee, Slay Coffee, Sleepy Owl, and Seven Beans Co. Notably, Third Wave Coffee is also backed by Zerodha’s co-founder Nikhil Kamath.

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