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Matiks raises $3.1 Mn in pre-Series A round led by Tanglin Ventures

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Matiks raises $3.1 Mn in pre-Series A round led by Tanglin Ventures
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Matiks raises $3.1 Mn in pre-Series A round led by Tanglin Ventures The Bengaluru-based maths-focussed mobile gaming platform Matiks has secured $3.1 million (about Rs 27 crore) in a pre-Series A funding round led by Tanglin Ventures along with participation from Info Edge Ventures and other angel investors including boAt co-founder Aman Gupta, Unacademy co-founders Gaurav Munjal and Roman Saini, and Anil Goteti. The fresh funds will be allocated to expand its team, ratchet up marketing, enhance product offerings, and enter new geographies, Matiks said in a press release. Co-founded in Sept. 2024 by Sudhanshu Bhatia, Mohan Kumar, and Sushant Timmapur, Matiks provides mobile games that enable users to test their mathematical skills. It also lets users compete against each other. As per market research, India’s gaming industry is currently valued at about $3.8 billion and is expected to reach the $9.2 billion mark by FY29. According to the company, it offers features like live 1v1 and multiplayer math duels, daily challenges, global leaderboards, and personalized progress tracking to make math practice engaging and fun for users of all ages. The platform offers games across different categories, with focus on speed, memory, puzzle, among others. It also runs weekly contests to enable higher engagement. Matiks allows users to add friends, and even has a discord community. It has just launched a paid ‘Creators Programme’ which lets users form a community on the platform. Currently, the startup claims to have around 1 Lakh users and has crossed 50K downloads on the Google Play Store.

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Volt14 raises $1.87 Mn in pre-Series A round led by Blume Ventures Battery technology startup Volt14 has secured $1.87 million in its pre-Series A funding round led by Blume Ventures. Beyond Next Ventures, Spectrum Impact. Shashank Pathak 05 May 2025 11:12 IST Follow Us New Update Battery technology startup Volt14 has secured $1.87 million in its pre-Series A funding round led by Blume Ventures. Beyond Next Ventures, Spectrum Impact, Supermorpheus, and returning investor Cocoon Capital have also participated. The total funding raised by the Bengaluru-based startup now stands at $4.02 million. The proceeds will be used to scale up manufacturing and expand its team. Founded in 2019 by Animesh Kumar Jha, Volt14 focuses on developing silicon-based anode materials for lithium-ion batteries. It has also developed an in-house cylindrical battery cell format demonstrating energy density enabled by its silicon anode. Volt14 claims that its technology increases silicon content in anodes while maintaining performance levels and is currently being evaluated by multiple battery cell manufacturers. According to market research, the lithium-ion battery sector is projected to exceed $300 billion by 2034, driven by electric vehicle adoption and energy storage expansion. Blume Ventures, the lead investor in this round, is also one of the early backers of Battery Smart, which is the most funded startup in the space.

Ice cream brand Go Zero raises $1.5 Mn

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Ice cream brand Go Zero raises $1.5 Mn
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Ice cream brand Go Zero has raised $1.5 million in its follow-on pre-Series A funding round from DSG Consumer Partners, Saama, and V3 Ventures, among others. The round also saw participation from notable angel investors such as Arjun Purkayastha. Earlier in August last year, the startup had raised $1 million in its pre-Series A funding round led by DSG Consumer Partners, Saama, and V3 Ventures. Founded by Kiran Shah, Go Zero has a diversified product portfolio featuring low-calorie, high-protein, and vegan ice creams. The startup claims that all its products are sweetened with plant-based sweeteners, which are low in calories. Currently present in 16 cities and over 125 dark stores, Go Zero ice cream brand is available on both quick commerce and e-commerce platforms in less than two years of launch. In FY24, Go Zero claims to have grown 4X compared to FY23 and while it saw 7X growth on quick commerce in just 5 months this summer. Go Zero competes with Hocco and NIC. Last year, NIC had raised $11 million in a growth funding round led by Jungle Ventures whereas Hocco recently raised $12 million from Chona family and others.

abCoffee raises $3.4 Mn in Series A round

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abCoffee raises $3.4 Mn in Series A round
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Specialty coffee QSR chain abCoffee has raised $3.4 million in its Series A round led by Nexus Venture Partners, with participation from existing investor Tanglin Venture Partners. Earlier to this round, the startup had raised $2 million in its seed round led by Tanglin Venture in September last year. The proceeds will be used to enable abCoffee to ramp up its supply chain and technology stack to bring on-demand coffee beverages at lower prices in quicker time, abCoffee said in a press release. Founded in 2022 by Abhijeet Anand, abCoffee offers a wide variety of freshly brewed coffees at affordable prices and provides all the traditional blends including Americano, Latte, Flat White, Iced Latte, and Irish Cold Coffee. The company boasts a customer loyalty rate of 61%, nearly double the industry average, reflecting its commitment to exceptional service with a turn around time (TAT) of 1.5 minutes. Recently, the brand opened 25 outlets across Mumbai and Delhi within a span of 20 months. The brand is targeting 150 stores by end of 2024. Its competitors include Third Wave Coffee, Blue Tokai, Rage Coffee, Slay Coffee, Sleepy Owl, and Seven Beans Co., among others.

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