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Proptech startup Openhouse raises $2 Mn in seed round

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Proptech startup Openhouse raises $2 Mn in seed round
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Proptech startup Openhouse has raised $2 million in a seed round led by India Quotient Ventures. Angel investors in the round include Mohit Gupta and Gunjan Patidar, both ex-Co-founders of Zomato, Gaurav Sharma (Founder, SaaS Labs), and Ramanshu Mahaur (Co-founder, Spinny), according to the company’s press statement. According to Openhouse, the funds will be used to build technology, expand operations, and strengthen transaction capabilities. Founded by Rahool Sureka and Ankit Khemka, Openhouse is developing a full-stack resale property platform focused on India’s residential secondary market. It offers AI-based pricing, a 90-day sale guarantee, and end-to-end transaction management including buyer sourcing, home staging, documentation, and legal support. As per market research, India’s residential real estate market across the top seven cities is valued at over $60 billion and is projected to reach $150 billion by 2030. Openhouse claims to have built Data IQ, a pricing and market-intelligence engine that evaluates more than 100,000 data points each month to estimate property values, demand trends, and pricing patterns across NCR markets. The firm is also developing Broker AI, a tool to match buyers with societies based on budget, location, and use case. Openhouse targets a rise in monthly GMV from Rs 10 crore to Rs 100 crore over the next four to six quarters. It will also strengthen legal and compliance functions to reduce transaction timelines.

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Admission startup Ambitio raises $2 Mn in seed round

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Admission startup Ambitio raises $2 Mn in seed round
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Admission startup Ambitio raises $2 Mn in seed round Admissions startup Ambitio has secured $2 million in a seed funding round led by BLinC Invest along with participation from Ritu Bapna and other investors. Prior to this, the startup raised $187K in the same round from First Cheque and others. The fresh funds will be used to invest in technology and scale distribution channels, Ambitio stated. Co-founded in 2022 by Dirghayu Kaushik and Vikrant Shivalik, Ambitio is an AI-driven admissions platform leveraging over 10 million data points to provide a personalized admissions experience. It aims to match students to best-fit universities using real admission data. Ambitio claims successful admissions in top colleges like Harvard, Stanford, Columbia, and Oxford. It plans to help over 500,000 students access global education in the next two years and competes with startups such as Yocket, Gradvine, and MiMEssay.

Navanc raises $1 Mn in seed round

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Navanc raises $1 Mn in seed round
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Fintech startup Navanc has raised $1 million in its seed round led by Prarambh Ventures, with participation from Inflection Point Ventures (IPV), Brigade REAP FirstPort Capital, and marquee angel investors. The proceeds will be directed toward expanding operations across India, with a focus on strengthening Navanc's presence in urban and semi-urban areas. Additionally, the startup will ramp up its AI FinTech capabilities by incorporating Generative AI and Computer Vision models. Founded by Nagachethan S M and Byomkesh Jha, Navanc introduced an AI-powered property score and stack, specifically designed for secured lending and insurance practices. By integrating advanced technologies like AI, IoT, and Blockchain, the firm ensures secure, transparent, and reliable transactions in the proptech sector. Its collateral reporting, powered by its AI and ML models, enhances credit decision-making and portfolio management for the BFSI industry. Currently operating across tiers of cities in about 6 states, Navanc is focused on expanding its reach to all states under its Bharat Vision.

Fragaria Fruits raises $2 Mn in seed round led by WEH Ventures

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Fragaria Fruits raises $2 Mn in seed round led by WEH Ventures
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Fragaria Fruits raises $2 Mn in seed round led by WEH Ventures Farming company Fragaria Fruits has raised $2 million in a seed funding round led by WEH Ventures, along with participation from Rainmatter, Spiral Ventures, and angel investors such as Sashi Kumar. The startup had previously raised Rs 1.5 crore in a pre-seed funding round. The fresh funds will be utilized to scale its operations in Bengaluru, expand its premium fruit portfolio to include blueberries and raspberries, and provide a year-round supply of high-quality, sustainable produce to the Indian market, Fragaria said in a press release. Co-founded in 2024 by Harish Varadharajan, Timothy Chad Van Niekerk, and Damian López-Salazar, Fragaria Fruits aspires to address a critical gap in India’s fruit industry: the lack of consistently high-quality, fresh fruit available year-round. It aims to redefine the fruit-eating experience for Indian consumers by delivering premium, sustainably grown produce using world-class farming techniques. According to the Chennai-based startup, its flagship brand, Oh! Fruits, offers European strawberries grown in Chennai using advanced vertical farming technology, which are twice as sweet as conventional Indian varieties, pesticide-free, and have a shelf life up to three times longer than typical market options. The company’s commitment to sustainability is reflected in its water recycling systems, solar power integration, and efforts to reduce the environmental footprint of farming while maintaining affordability. By using Controlled Environmental Agriculture (CEA) and vertical farming, Fragaria has built a sustainable and scalable model to grow premium strawberries year-round. It plans to expand production in Bengaluru, increasing daily output from 2–3 kg to 120–150 kg. The startup doesn't have any local brands to compete with for fruits, but there are limited imported fruit brands in India, such as Driscoll’s (berries), Zespri (kiwi), and Rockit (apples).

FINQY raises $2 Mn in fresh round

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FINQY raises $2 Mn in fresh round
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Fintech startup FINQY has raised $2 million in a new round from Angel Bay India Accelerator, Family Offices and private investors. Earlier in March 2022, the firm had raised $839K in its seed round from Anvita Varshney, AngelBay and others. The proceeds will be used to advance financial services distribution in India through its technology and strategic growth initiatives. Founded in 2019 by Manish Aggarwal, FINQY enables its partners to offer their customers a wide range of financial products. These include credit cards, insurance, investments and loans, as well as easy upsell and X-sell opportunities among these products. The startup helps streamline complex financial decisions across credit cards, insurance, and loans but also significantly enhance customer engagement and facilitate informed decision-making FINQY operates out of 30 offices across 24 cities and 2 countries with the support of over 100 financial and banking partners. It claims to have achieved a revenue milestone of $9.8 million in FY24.

Social media startup Hunch raises $23 Mn in Series A round

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Social media startup Hunch raises $23 Mn in Series A round
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Social media startup Hunch has raised $23 million in a Series A funding round led by Alpha Wave and South Korea-based Hashed Emergent. The Dubai-headquartered company will use the funds to strengthen tech infrastructure, improve feed personalisation and accelerate its expansion into the US and Indian markets. It already has offices in India and Singapore. Previously, the firm scooped up $3 million in a seed round in June 2022. Founded in 2022 by Ish Goel, Hunch allows users to create polls that attract votes and comments on various topics, like pop culture, gaming, finance, dating, relationships, anime etc. The polls abridge a curiosity gap, allowing users to validate their own opinions and find like-minded individuals. Hunch claims to record over 1.15 lakh polls, attracting more than 1 crore opinions through user votes across the nation. As per the company, nearly 85% of its user base is in India, with the rest coming from the US. In a statement to the media, Goel said that the firm is looking to scale up to the low single-digit millions of MAUs over the next 12 months with 40% to 50% of that user base coming from the US. Hunch is the second Indian-origin founder-led startup that has a base in Dubai and raised funding in 2023. Last week, Fashinza co-founder Jamil Ahmad’s proptech startup Marrfa announced its pre-seed round led by Berlin-based VC firm Foundamental.

Dubpro.ai raises $500K in seed round

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Dubpro.ai raises $500K in seed round
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AI startup Dubpro.ai has raised $500k in its seed round from Venture Catalysts. Anicut Capital, 9Unicorns, and JJFO and FirstCheque also participated in the round. Founded by Ishan Sharma and Rishikesh, dubpro.ai enables creators and companies to localise their video content through advanced AI-driven dubbing solutions. Using a combination of Artificial Intelligence and human expertise, dubpro.ai offers high-quality vernacular content localisation that was previously inaccessible due to cost restrictions and time-consuming processes. “We are extremely excited to work with leading investors and a passionate team to build generative AI capabilities in Indic languages that could unlock a great potential for video content being available across all vernacular languages from Education to Entertainment content,” said Sharma, founder & CEO of dubpro.ai. The platform claims to deliver realistic dubbing experiences at a scalable cost point, ensuring efficiency and affordability. With an emphasis on quality assurance, Dubpro.ai’s human experts conduct over 10 quality checks. Venture Catalysts invests $250K – $2 million in early-stage startups. It has a presence across 55 cities in 9 countries. It recently led funding round in proptech startup Bandhoo.

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