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Hudle raises Rs 7 Cr in pre-Series A round

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Hudle raises Rs 7 Cr in pre-Series A round
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Sportstech platform Hudle has raised Rs 7 crore in its pre-Series A round led by Inflection Point Ventures and Sky Impact Capital. The round also saw participation from Survam Partners and Anay Ventures. The proceeds will be used for footprint expansion, product enhancements and marketing efforts, the company said in a press release. Founded by Suhail Narain, Arjun Singh Verma and Sonam Taneja, Hudle is a sports tech platform catering to the preventive healthcare market. It helps sports and fitness enthusiasts to discover venues in their hyper local markets, book sports activities and connect with like-minded individuals to form communities. Backed by brand ambassadors like Ajinkya Rahane, Hudle claims to have facilitated over one lakh games per month across 1,300 venues in 60 cities. It has an engaged community of over five Lakh players. Last month, IPV invested in edtech startup MyCaptain in its Rs 14 crore (approximately $1.7 million) new round and fintech mobility startup Pumpumpum. Its recent investments include BonV Aero, AllTrak, and Onedioss, among others. According to data intelligence platform TheKredible, Inflection Point Ventures emerged as the most active investors in Q1 2024 with 11 investments. Blume Ventures, Venture Catalysts and Fireside Ventures were next on the list.

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Hudle raises $2.5 Mn in Series A round led by Sky Impact Capital

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Hudle raises $2.5 Mn in Series A round led by Sky Impact Capital
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Hudle raises $2.5 Mn in Series A round led by Sky Impact Capital Sports-tech platform Hudle has raised $2.5 million in Series A funding led by Sky Impact Capital, with participation from Physis Capital, Atrium Venture, and notable angels including Mahesh Bhupathi, Gaurav Kapur, and the founders of Blue Tokai and Nitro Commerce. Earlier in April last year, Hudle had raised Rs 7 crore in its pre-Series A round led by Inflection Point Ventures. The proceeds will be used to expand its venue network, enhance product features, and roll out a new rating system to improve engagement across recreational sports. Founded by Suhail Narain, Arjun Singh Verma and Sonam Taneja, Hudle connects players with over 2,000 venues across 60 Indian cities, enabling real-time booking and game participation for emerging sports like badminton, pickleball, padel, and others. It facilitates over 150,000 games per month, and aims to cross 3 million games by the end of this fiscal. With over 3.5x growth in gross transaction value and 2.5x revenue growth in the last year, the firm's tech stack supports easy discovery, performance tracking, and game matching. In August 2025, Hudle will launch GRIP (Game Rating Index for Players), a scoring and ranking system for recreational sports, starting with pickleball, padel, and badminton.

Hypergro.ai raises Rs 7 Cr in pre-Series A round

EntrackrEntrackr · 11m ago
Hypergro.ai raises Rs 7 Cr in pre-Series A round
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Hypergro.ai raises Rs 7 Cr in pre-Series A round Video generation and conversion platform Hypergro.ai has secured Rs 7 crore ($800K) in a pre-Series A funding round led by Eternal Capital along with participation from Silver Needle Ventures, VCats, Astir Ventures, and FAAD Network. The company had previously raised $961K from Silver Needle Ventures and others. The proceeds will be utilized to accelerate its innovation, global expansion, and strengthen its position as a leader in AI-powered marketing automation, Hypergro said in a press release. Co-founded in 2022 by Rituraj Biswas and Neha Soman, Hypergro.ai solves fundamental inefficiencies in digital marketing—manual execution, fragmented data, and lack of real-time intelligence. The company’s AI-driven platform automates video generation, optimizes performance campaigns, and engages leads through AI-powered sales agents, allowing brands to execute marketing strategies at an unprecedented scale. According to Hypergro.ai, it combines AI-driven content generation, real-time campaign optimization, and automated lead engagement into a single intelligent system. This ensures brands drive maximum revenue impact with minimal effort. The Bengaluru-based company claims that it has achieved and delivered 92% faster video production—at 80% lesser cost—compared to traditional methods. In addition, Hypergro.ai offers AI-automated video personalisation and adjustments of aspect ratios and formats, thereby addressing brands’ needs for audience- and geography-specific tailored video content and multi-platform video optimisation, as they operate at scale. Hypergro.ai is expanding into global markets, including the US, APAC, and GCC. The company currently serves brands across e-commerce, retail, entertainment, gaming, travel, and hospitality, working with leading names like ClearTrip, Newton School, GamesKraft, and Docube, among others.

Stupa Sports Analytics raises Rs 28 Cr in pre-Series A round

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Stupa Sports Analytics raises Rs 28 Cr in pre-Series A round
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Sportstech startup Stupa Sports Analytics has raised Rs 28 crore in its pre-Series A round led by Centre Court Capital and PeerCapital. Earlier to this pre-Series A round, Stupa had raised Rs 7.5 crore in seed and pre-seed funding. The proceeds will be used to fuel its talent acquisition, global expansion, and product enhancement initiatives. The latest fund pool will also be deployed to attract top AI/ML and engineering talent to build advanced solutions. The fund will also power Stupa’s ambitions to expand globally into markets like the US, UK, Australia, and the Middle East while expanding its existing presence in regions like Europe and Asia. Founded by Megha Gambhir, Stupa Sports Analytics offers a comprehensive suite of AI-driven solutions for advanced analytics of player performance data, broadcasting capabilities and sports digitization tools for athletes, sports federations, broadcasters and fan communities worldwide. Stupa claims to have established over 15 strategic partnerships with key governing bodies and sports federations, primarily in Europe.

Exclusive: D2C brand Aramya parent raises Rs 80 Cr led by Z47 and Accel

EntrackrEntrackr · 7d ago
Exclusive: D2C brand Aramya parent raises Rs 80 Cr led by Z47 and Accel
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DSLR Technologies, which operates an ethnic wear brand Aramya, has raised Rs 80 crore (around $9 million) in its Series A round from existing investors Z47 (Matrix Partners) and Accel India. The board of DSLR Technologies has passed a special resolution to allot 10,928 Series A compulsorily convertible preference shares at an issue price of Rs 73,207 each to raise the said amount, according to regulatory filings accessed by Entrackr from the Registrar of Companies (RoC). Z47 (formerly Matrix Partners India) and Accel India have invested Rs 40 crore each in the round. As per the filings, the company plans to utilise the fresh capital for business expansion, meeting working capital requirements, strengthening its balance sheet, and providing flexibility to support future growth initiatives. Founded by Ankush Goyal, DSLR Technologies operates a direct-to-consumer (D2C) ethnic wear brand, Aramya. The brand focuses on women’s ethnic apparel, blending traditional handcrafted techniques such as block prints, bandhani, and ajrakh with premium fabrics, including pure cotton and linen-cotton. Following the latest investment, both Z47 and Accel India will hold a 20.77% stake each in the firm. According to Entrackr’s estimates, DSLR Tech is valued at around Rs 1,438 crore ($161 million) post-allotment. Z47 and Accel India have been early backers of Aramya and its parent, representing their third investment in the startup. The duo co-led Aramya’s $7 million seed round and later invested $2.24 million in a pre-Series A round in December 2024. Aramya’s parent has scaled rapidly since inception, as reflected in its financials. The company’s operating revenue grew over 13X to Rs 41 crore in the fiscal year ended March 2025 from Rs 3 crore in FY24. During the same period, its losses rose marginally to Rs 10.7 crore.

Allo Health raises Rs 16 Cr in pre-Series A round

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Allo Health raises Rs 16 Cr in pre-Series A round
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Allo Health raises Rs 16 Cr in pre-Series A round Sexual health startup Allo Health has raised Rs 16 crore ($1.83 million) in its pre-Series A round led by Rainmatter along with existing investors. Prior to this round, Allo had raised $4.4 million in seed funding led by Nexus Venture Partners, with participation from founders and operators, including Binny Bansal (Flipkart), Deepinder Goyal (Zomato), Rohit MA (Cloudnine), and Sandeep Singhal (Nexus). The proceeds will be used to ramp up clinic densification, invest in deeper technology capabilities, and enhance patient engagement as Allo continues to scale. Founded by Pranay Jivrajka, Allo has built a hybrid ecosystem that combines physical clinics, AI-powered treatment protocols, and trained medical professionals. Allo’s proprietary doctor training programs, AI-powered clinical decision support, and research-backed treatment helps it manage effectively. Since its inception, Allo claims to have treated over 200,000 patients across India, achieving a 85% improvement in patient outcomes, with over 35 clinics across major cities, including Bangalore, Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, Chennai, Mysore, and Ranchi.

ProcMart raises Rs 25 Cr in pre-Series B round

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ProcMart raises Rs 25 Cr in pre-Series B round
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Business-to-business procurement marketplace ProcMart has raised Rs 25 crore ($3 million) in its pre-Series B round from Sixth Sense Ventures India. The board at ProcMart has issued 5,933 pre-series B CCPS at an issue price of Rs 42,127 each to raise Rs 25 crore, its regulatory filing soured from the RoC shows. Previously, the startup had raised $10 million in its Series A round led by Sixth Sense Ventures in November 2022. Following the fresh proceeds, Sixth Sense became the largest external stakeholder with 30% stake in ProcMart while its founder and chief executive officer Anish Popli will command 41.76% of the company. As per the startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, the latest capital injection has been done at a valuation, which is Rs 275 crore. Founded in 2015 by Anish Popli, the IndiaMART-backed startup provides supply chain solutions and infrastructure to businesses including services such as purchase order management, contract administration, master data management, e-catalogue management and market intelligence. ProcMart’s clients include Colgate, Mondelez, Harman, and Vedanta. It has 13 offices in India and one in Malaysia. The company also launched white-label in 2022 to provide construction equipment. The Noida-based company recently announced a strategic collaboration with local vendors in the biomass briquettes and pellets manufacturing sector. It competes with Lightspeed Ventures-backed Udaan in the B2B supply chain space.

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