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DealShare co-founder’s startup Sports for Life raises Rs 21.57 Cr in Series A

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DealShare co-founder’s startup Sports for Life raises Rs 21.57 Cr in Series A
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SFL (Sports for Life) has raised Rs 21.57 crore ($2.58 million) in a Series A round led by Fireside Ventures and Genesia Ventures, with participation from Roots Ventures, TDV Partners, and other existing investors. The proceeds will be used to expand into new cities, grow multi-sport academies, add sports, strengthen coaching capacity, and build more features into the performance and communication platform. SFL plans to invest in livestreaming systems, monitoring tools, and deeper analytics as it scales access to structured youth sports across India. Co-founded by DealShare co-founder Sourjyendu Medda and Armaan Tandon, SFL operates a youth sports platform that integrates academies, leagues, and a technology layer. The firm uses an AI-driven performance system that collects training and match data to generate personalised learning plans, progress reports, and decision-support tools for coaches. SFL currently operates in Mumbai and Pune. It claims to have coached more than 1,500 children and ran tournaments with participation from over 2,000 players. Its football league drew more than 100 teams in its second season. Over the next year, SFL plans to enter Bengaluru and NCR, onboard 10,000 new children into academies and 20,000 into tournaments, and expand its sport offerings from seven to twelve, including cricket.

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.

Exclusive: Pilgrim raises $9 Mn with 3X valuation surge

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Exclusive: Pilgrim raises $9 Mn with 3X valuation surge
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Beauty and personal care D2C firm Pilgrim has raised Rs 75 crore (approximately $9 million) in its extended Series B round led by Fireside and Vertex Ventures. The board at Pilgrim has passed a special resolution to issue 854 Series B1 and B2 preference shares at an issue price of Rs 8,77 655 each to raise Rs 75 crore or $9 million, its regulatory filing accessed from the Registrar of Companies shows. Fireside and Vertex Ventures pumped in Rs 25 crore and Rs 23 crore, respectively. NSFO Ventures, Mirabilis Investment, and NABS Vriddhi cumulatively invested Rs 27 crore during the round. The company will use these proceeds for expansion and general corporate purposes as decided by the board, the filings further added. According to the startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, the company’s valuation has soared to approximately Rs 2,075 crore (around $250 million) post-allotment. This marks an over threefold increase from its last funding round, of $20 million where the company was valued at $75 million. The firm may raise more funds in this round. With the recent funding, Fireside Ventures remains the largest external stakeholder with a 23% stake, followed by Vertex Ventures, which holds 11.2%. NSFO Ventures and Mirabilis Investment command 5.57% and 2.81% stakes, respectively. Founded by Anurag Kedia in 2019, Pilgrim offers more than 90 SKUs across face care, haircare, and skincare products, and fragrances in over 25,000 pin codes. The company said that it offers a wide range of products curated with ingredients from France, Korea, Spain, Australia, the Amazon Rainforest, and Swiss glaciers. The five-year-old firm has raised around $35 million across rounds including its $20 million Series B led by Vertex Ventures in 2023. The company posted 4.47X growth in scale to Rs 76 crore in FY23 from Rs 17 crore in FY22. In pursuit of growth, its losses also jumped 3X to Rs 23 crore in FY23. Pilgrim is yet to file annual results for FY24.

Snack brand Troovy raises $5 Mn in Series A led by Fireside and Sharrp Ventures

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Snack brand Troovy raises $5 Mn in Series A led by Fireside and Sharrp Ventures
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Gurugram-based clean-label snacking startup Troovy has raised $5 million in a Series A funding round led by Fireside Ventures and Sharrp Ventures. Existing investors Spring Marketing Capital and Veltis Capital also participated in the round. Earlier in May last year, Troovy raised Rs 20 crore ($2.3 million) in its pre-Series A round led by Fireside Ventures and others. The proceeds will be used to expand distribution across e-commerce, quick commerce, and D2C channels, launch new products across clean snacking categories, and scale the business toward the Rs 100 crore revenue mark over the next few years. Founded in 2021 by Mansi Baranwal and Aditya Mukherjee, Troovy focuses on clean, kid-friendly snacks aimed at families. It operates in categories such as chips, puffs, cookies, sauces, spreads, and multi-millet milk mixes, positioned around the absence of refined sugar, maida, palm oil, preservatives, and artificial additives. Over the past five months, Troovy claims to have recorded 5X growth, driven by repeat consumption and increasing adoption among urban families. The brand follows a product development process that includes multiple rounds of testing before commercial launches. Troovy currently sells its products through online marketplaces and its own website, with plans to deepen penetration across digital channels. The brand is also looking to expand its portfolio using ingredients such as millets, dals, grains, nuts, and vegetables.

Cumin Co. raises $5 Mn pre-Series A round led by Fireside Ventures

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Cumin Co. raises $5 Mn pre-Series A round led by Fireside Ventures
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Cumin Co. raises $5 Mn pre-Series A round led by Fireside Ventures Gurugram-based kitchenware startup Cumin Co. has raised $5 million (around Rs 41 crore) in a pre-Series A funding round led by Fireside Ventures. Existing investors Huddle Ventures and Alteria Capital also participated, along with several angel investors. Earlier in August last year, Cumin Co. had raised its first institutional funding of $1.5 million (about Rs 13.16 crore) led by Fireside Ventures along with participation from Huddle Ventures. The proceeds will be used to expand the product portfolio across cookware and kitchen essentials. It also plans to strengthen its supply chain, increase investments in R&D, and improve manufacturing and product innovation capabilities. Founded by Niharika Joshi and Udit Lekhi, Cumin Co. operates in the premium kitchenware segment and focuses on research-led product development. The brand sells cookware and kitchen essentials directly to consumers through online channels. Cumin Co. builds its products around proprietary material and coating technology under its Enviromax platform. It holds three granted patents and has five more pending, covering material science, surface coatings, and product design. Going ahead, Cumin Co. will continue to focus on controlled expansion, selective channel rollout, and improving unit economics as it scales its operations. It competes with other notable startups in this space such as Indus Valley and Palette Brand’s Ember. Indus Valley secured Rs 23.1 crore in a pre-Series A round led by DSG Ventures, while Palette Brands raised nearly Rs 17 crore in a pre-Series A round led by Rockstud Capital.

Inito raises $29 Mn in Series B round led by Bertelsmann India

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Inito raises $29 Mn in Series B round led by Bertelsmann India
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Inito raises $29 Mn in Series B round led by Bertelsmann India At-home diagnostics startup Inito has raised $29 million in a Series B round led by Bertelsmann India Investments, with participation from existing investor Fireside Ventures. The company’s total equity funding now stands at $45 million. It previously raised $6 million in a Series A round led by Fireside Ventures in November 2023. The new capital will support Inito’s move beyond fertility testing into broader hormone and health diagnostics built on AI-enabled antibody engineering. Inito entered the market in 2021 with an at-home fertility device that measures four hormone markers and interprets results using proprietary models. According to the company, the product has processed more than 30 million data points globally. After reaching scale in fertility monitoring, the company is developing tests for additional biomarkers across women’s and general health. Co-founders Aayush Rai and Varun AV said the next phase of the business focuses on using computational protein design to build synthetic antibodies. This approach replaces conventional antibody development, which relies on animal-derived material and manual screening. Inito aims to create a stable, consistent foundation for at-home diagnostic tests that historically required clinical infrastructure. The brand is building products for testosterone, thyroid, vitamins and other analytes, targeting a wider health-monitoring use case. Inito has teams across Bengaluru, Dubai and London and holds more than 20 patents linked to its testing platform.

Sports-tech startup StepOut raises $1.5 Mn led by Rainmatter

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Sports-tech startup StepOut raises $1.5 Mn led by Rainmatter
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Bengaluru-based sports-tech startup StepOut has raised $1.5 million in a Pre-Series A funding round led by Rainmatter by Zerodha. The round also saw participation from SucSEED Innovation Fund and Misfits Capital. Rainmatter had earlier led the company’s seed round in late 2024. The proceeds will be used to expand international operations, deepen investments in AI and computer vision, and scale product capabilities. StepOut also plans to expand beyond football into amateur sports and other disciplines over time. Founded by Jeet Karmakar and Sayak Ghosh, StepOut is an AI-powered football performance and intelligence platform focused on player development, match analysis, and scouting. The platform is used across youth, semi-professional, and professional football. Since its last funding round, StepOut claims to have analysed over 25,000 matches, tracked over 150,000 players, and reported 3x year-on-year revenue growth with a 90% customer renewal rate. The startup currently serves 120 clubs, academies, and federations across 23 countries. StepOut’s platform offers tools such as AI-driven match analysis, automated highlights, performance dashboards, live match analytics, and advanced football metrics including xG, xA, PPDA, and player impact scores. It has been deployed across tournaments like the Dream Sports Championship and elite domestic competitions. The startup works with clubs and federations including AFC Ajax, Rayo Vallecano, Bengaluru FC, Hong Kong FC, and the All India Football Federation, and is running pilots with global clubs such as Real Madrid, Chelsea, Fulham, and Espanyol.

Beyond Appliances raises $4 Mn in Series A round led by Fireside Ventures

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Beyond Appliances raises $4 Mn in Series A round led by Fireside Ventures
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Beyond Appliances raises $4 Mn in Series A round led by Fireside Ventures Smart kitchen technology company Beyond Appliances has secured $4 million in a Series A funding round led by Fireside Ventures along with participation from Dharana Capital. Prior to this, the Bengaluru-based startup raised $2 million in its seed round led by Fireside Venture in November 2024. The fresh funds will be deployed to scale its manufacturing capabilities, Beyond Appliances said in a press release. Co-founded in 2024 by Eshwar K Vikas and Rakesh Patil, Beyond Appliances allows users to access OTT apps, music, set reminders, and create grocery lists through integrated apps. The brand’s product portfolio includes Android chimneys, plug-and-play chimneys, and smart hobs & cooktops. According to the company, it is witnessing strong repeat rates and consistent month-on-month growth, with its flagship kitchen appliance range continuing to be the primary revenue driver. The company claims to have doubled its revenues post its seed round in November 2024 and now aims to strengthen its core product categories while expanding into new appliance segments, supported by its upcoming manufacturing capacity. Beyond Appliances’ products are currently available via its D2C website, on Amazon and Flipkart, and through multiple retail outlets in Bengaluru and Hyderabad. The startup now plans to expand its retail footprint across Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai, and Delhi through partnerships with leading offline retailers and modern trade outlets. It competes with other notable players in this space such as Faber, Elica, and Hafele.

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