🚀 Medial Secures Investment on Shark Tank India - Fueling the Future of Professional Social Networking. 🔥
Login

News on Medial

LocalHost raises $2.5 Mn from InVideo, RedBull India, and others

EntrackrEntrackr · 5d ago
LocalHost raises $2.5 Mn from InVideo, RedBull India, and others
Medial

LocalHost raises $2.5 Mn from InVideo, RedBull India, and others LocalHost, a launchpad for startups, has raised $2.5 million in an angel funding round from InVideo, RedBull India, Anthropic, and Eros International to expand its global founder labs and support early-stage startups. The fresh funds will be used to expand infrastructure, strengthen hardware capabilities, scale operational teams across regions, and support additional early-stage founder cohorts globally, the company said in a press release. Co-founded in 2023 by Kei Hayashi, Suhas Sumukh, and Hardeep Gambhir, LocalHost operates in-person labs designed as a launchpad for young technical and creative founders building at the intersection of media, software, and hardware. In India, LocalHost runs a 50-day founder lab in Bengaluru, selecting 15 founders per cohort. Participants work on projects ranging from AI agents and robotics to India-native language models and multidisciplinary media products. Beyond India, LocalHost operates labs in Tokyo and Cluj-Napoca, with expansion underway in San Francisco, alongside hardware-focused labs planned in Japan and France. The labs provide shared workspaces, access to hardware, operational support, and a community fund designed to remove small execution barriers. Since launching its India lab, LocalHost claims to have hosted cohorts attended by over 30 venture partners and ecosystem participants. Startups emerging from the program include Maya Research, Prava Payments, Dawn Labs, Whisperwave, Markov, and Flashmates.

6

Related News

Fuel tech startup Nawgati raises $2.5 Mn in pre-Series A round

EntrackrEntrackr · 9m ago
Fuel tech startup Nawgati raises $2.5 Mn in pre-Series A round
Medial

Fuel tech startup Nawgati raises $2.5 Mn in pre-Series A round Fuel-tech platform Nawgati has raised $2.5 million in pre-series A funding round led by Ajay Upadhyaya along with participation from Deepak Bhagnani Family Office, MeitY Startup Hub, Aamara Capital, and other angels including Sanjay Sharma, Ashish Sharma, Prithvijit Roy, and Vivek Mathur. The Noida-based company had previously raised $1.67 million from MapmyIndia and others. The proceeds will be used for global expansion and strengthen its regional presence across India, Nawgati said in a press release. Co-founded in 2019 by Vaibhav Kaushik, Aalaap Nair, and Aryan Sisodia, Nawgati’s core offering is a fuel management app that helps businesses and consumers track fuel usage, find the nearest fuel stations, and potentially manage fuel costs. It also provides a dashboard, Aaveg, for fuel stations to monitor their operations in real-time. Additionally, the startup enables real-time oversight of critical station operations, allowing for better forecasting, smarter resource allocation, congestion management, powerful compliance enforcement, and strategic decision-making on the go. Nawgati plans to scale its fleet offering, which is already live with Mahanagar Gas, to other major fuel companies, advancing its aim to deliver smarter, more connected solutions for fleet operators and fuel stations.

Xovian Aerospace raises $2.5 Mn led by Piper Serica and TurboStart

EntrackrEntrackr · 6m ago
Xovian Aerospace raises $2.5 Mn led by Piper Serica and TurboStart
Medial

Snippets Xovian Aerospace raises $2.5 Mn led by Piper Serica and TurboStart Spacetech startup Xovian Aerospace has raised $2.5 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Piper Serica and TurboStart, with participation from Inflection Point Ventures (IPV) and Eaglewings Ventures. The proceeds will be used to support the development of AI-native radio frequency (RF) satellite infrastructure and enable space trials planned by year-end. Xovian is building a constellation of RF nanosatellites that offer real-time signal intelligence by capturing and decoding dynamic signals unlike traditional satellites that rely solely on optical data. Its platform serves industries such as maritime, aviation, defence, oil & gas, and weather forecasting by providing continuous RF data fused with AI-powered decision intelligence. With pilot discussions underway in Southeast Asia and the Middle East, Xovian’s vertically integrated model offers low-latency, high-fidelity insights, claiming to generate up to six times more data value per dollar than conventional systems. According to data from intelligence platform TheKredible, more than a dozen spacetech startups have collectively raised around $21 million in 2025. The list includes names like OrbitAid, InspeCity, and Sisir Radar, among others.

LogicLadder raises $2.5 Mn in Series A round

EntrackrEntrackr · 1y ago
LogicLadder raises $2.5 Mn in Series A round
Medial

Climate-tech SaaS startup LogicLadder has raised $2.5 million in its Series A round led by Singapore and Vietnam-based BIG Capital and Zerodha’s Rainmatter. The firm is backed by investors including ONGC, Shell and IIM Lucknow EIC. The proceeds will be used to expand its global footprint in South Asia and North America. Founded in 2011, LogicLadder’s premium platform ‘The Sustainability Cloud’ is used by enterprises to manage ESG, account for Scope 1, 2 and 3 carbon emissions, meet environment compliance and generate sustainability reporting. According to LogicLadder, the software follows global standards like GHG protocol, SBTi, GRI, CDP, CSRD, SASB, BRSR, CBAM and GRESB, among others. Additionally, its products – TSC Water, TSC Energy, and TSC Enviro, allow organisations to achieve efficiency-led decarbonisation and sustainability in water and generated waste. The firm claims to be working with over 1,000 customers such as NTPC, BHEL, PVR-INOX, Mother Dairy and others, along with 40 channel partners.

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

EntrackrEntrackr · 7m ago
Hudle raises $2.5 Mn in Series A round led by Sky Impact Capital
Medial

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.

Exclusive: Miko raises fresh capital at over $200 Mn valuation

EntrackrEntrackr · 1y ago
Exclusive: Miko raises fresh capital at over $200 Mn valuation
Medial

Robotics firm Miko, a product of Emotix, has raised Rs 20.5 crore (approximately $2.5 million) in a new round from a group of angel investors. This fresh equity infusion comes after a two-year hiatus for the Mumbai-based company. The board at Miko has passed a special resolution to issue 679 Series C CCPS at an issue price of Rs 3,02,695 each to raise Rs 20.55 crore or $2.5 million, its regulatory filing accessed from the Registrar of Companies shows. Moneycrew Fintech injected Rs 4.5 crore while the rest of the sum was poured in by angel investors including Amrapali B Doshi, Sanjiv Sarita, Amit Jain, Satyam Sinha, Inderjit Kaur Arora, and others. According to TheKredible’s estimates, the company has been valued at around Rs 1,711 crore or $206 million post-allotment. This is a 2.3X jump in the valuation as compared to its last equity round. Miko creates emotionally intelligent robots that leverage artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things (IoT) in developing its flagship brands Miko, Miko 2 and Miko 3. After the success of its first-generation robots, the company launched an advanced version that uses voice-recognition technology to see, hear, sense, express, talk, and recognize faces. Miko has raised over $60 million to date including its $29 million Series B round led by Ivycap Ventures in 2021. According to the startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, prior to this round Chiratae Ventures was the largest external stakeholder with 13.77% followed by IvyCap Ventures with 13%. See TheKredible for the complete shareholding pattern. The Chiratae-backed startup showcased impressive 2.3X growth to Rs 225 crore in FY23 from Rs 95 crore in FY22. However, the bottom of the company stood at Rs 108 crore in FY23. Miko is yet to file annual results for FY24.

Grow Indigo raises $10 Mn from British International Investment

EntrackrEntrackr · 11m ago
Grow Indigo raises $10 Mn from British International Investment
Medial

Grow Indigo raises $10 Mn from British International Investment Agritech startup Grow Indigo has raised $10 million from British International Investment (BII), the UK's development finance institution and impact investor. The proceeds will be used to accelerate the expansion of Grow Indigo's sustainability programs across India. Grow Indigo promotes sustainable techniques such as direct seeded rice and no-tillage farming that deliver enhanced soil health, reduced erosion, preserved biodiversity, improved water efficiency, and reduced manual labor, particularly benefiting women farmers. The company claims to have covered over 2.5 million acres of smallholder farmland already enrolled across 7 states. Grow Indigo also partners with food and fashion companies to facilitate sustainable sourcing and reduce their supply chain emissions. It has a presence across 16 states with over 2000 distribution partners and a 600-foot-on-ground team offering products from seed treatment to harvest.

Download the medial app to read full posts, comements and news.