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Spyne raises $16 Mn in Series A round led by Vertex Ventures

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Spyne raises $16 Mn in Series A round led by Vertex Ventures
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Spyne, an AI-powered visual merchandising platform for the automotive industry, has raised $16 million in its Series A round led by Vertex Ventures. The round also saw participation from existing investors, including Accel, Storm Ventures, and Alteria Capital. The fresh proceeds will be used for expanding its presence in the US market, boosting technology infrastructure, and developing the GenAI-powered retail suite for automotive dealers. Founded in 2020 by Sanjay Varnwal and Deepti Prasad, Spyne helps auto dealers showcase their cars better. Its technology automatically enhances car photos, making them look high-quality and professional while also detecting any damage. Over the past 15 months, Spyne claims to have experienced 5X growth and is targeting a 3X revenue increase in FY26. The startup currently serves over 1,200 dealers worldwide, with 70% of its business coming from the US, followed by Europe at nearly 25%. Spyne continues to expand into new international markets, including high-growth regions in EMEA and APAC, replicating its US go-to-market strategy to drive further global adoption. It is also developing a GenAI-powered automotive retail solution, covering vehicle sourcing, pricing, digitisation, and customer management.

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Nuuk raises $2 Mn from Vertex Ventures SEA and Good Capital

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Nuuk raises $2 Mn from Vertex Ventures SEA and Good Capital
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Nuuk raises $2 Mn from Vertex Ventures SEA and Good Capital Home appliance brand Nuuk has secured over $2 million (approximately Rs 19 crore) in a follow-on round led by Vertex Ventures SEA and Good Capital. Both of these firms had also participated in the company’s earlier Series A round in February 2025. This funding brings Nuuk’s total funding to more than $10 million (~Rs 90 crore). Earlier in March this year, Nuuk raised $5 million (Rs 40 crore) in a Series A funding round led by Vertex Ventures SEAI. The proceeds will be used to expand its made-in-India supply chain, build its brand, and continue product development. Founded by Gazal Kalra and Shalabh Gupta, Nuuk is a direct-to-consumer (D2C) home appliance brand that designs and sells high-performance, design-focused appliances targeting urban Indian consumers. It follows a design-first product development approach focused on solving real-world problems with human-centric engineering. The company manufactures its products in India and sells them online, offering a range of kitchen and home appliances aimed at modern households. Nuuk operates on a full-stack model involving in-house product design, controlled supply chains, and direct online distribution, helping it differentiate from legacy brands and imported appliances.

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

EntrackrEntrackr · 1y ago
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.

Ace Turtle raises $5 Mn in bridge round led by Vertex Holdings

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Ace Turtle raises $5 Mn in bridge round led by Vertex Holdings
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Tech-led retail firm Ace Turtle has raised $5 million in a bridge funding round led by its existing investor Vertex Holdings. The company’s co-founders Berry Singh and Nitin Chhabra also participated in the round. The new round has come after a gap of two years for the Bengaluru-based company. It has raised $48 million to date, including a $34 million round led by Vertex Ventures in May 2023 and a $4 million pre-Series B round in July 2019. The proceeds will be used to support working capital needs, expand the company’s offline retail presence, and extend runway as Ace Turtle prepares for a larger fundraising round next year. Ace Turtle operates and distributes global apparel brands in India, including Lee, Wrangler, and G-Star Raw, across online and offline channels. The firm has been expanding its physical store network while tightening costs amid slower demand in discretionary retail. The company is targeting EBITDA breakeven by December 2025 and aims to turn EBITDA positive over the next few financial years as it scales its omnichannel retail operations.

EV startup Kazam raises $6.2 Mn from IFC, Vertex and Avaana Capital

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EV startup Kazam raises $6.2 Mn from IFC, Vertex and Avaana Capital
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EV startup Kazam raises $6.2 Mn from IFC, Vertex, and Avaana Capital Bengaluru-based EV energy-tech platform Kazam has raised $6.2 million in Series B funding from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), along with existing investors Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India and Avaana Capital. This round takes Kazam’s total capital raised to $19.2 million, including $13 million in equity from previous rounds led by Avaana Capital, Vertex Ventures, and Chakra Ventures. The investment will fuel Kazam’s expansion across markets with its energy transition tools to accelerate adoption of sustainable mobility, the company said in a press release. Founded in 2020 by Akshay Shekhar and Vaibhav Tyagi, Kazam is building a device-agnostic digital infrastructure platform that enables EV charging and battery-swapping operators, vehicle OEMs, fleets, and power utilities to manage and analyze charging assets. Kazam’s platform claims to have onboarded over 68,000 chargers and facilitated over 5 million charging sessions. The firm also saw its revenue grow 4X from $1.5 million in FY24 to $6 million in FY25 and is targeting $12 million in revenue with EBITDA positivity this fiscal. Kazam works with the likes of BigBasket, Zypp, Mahindra, Bajaj, Ather, TVS, Hero MotoCorp, and Ultraviolette.

Ice cream brand Go Zero raises $1.5 Mn

EntrackrEntrackr · 1y ago
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.

SpotDraft raises $54 Mn in Series B round

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SpotDraft raises $54 Mn in Series B round
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SpotDraft, a contract lifecycle management (CLM) platform, has raised $54 million in its Series B funding round led by Vertex Growth Singapore and Trident Partners. Xeed VC, Arkam Ventures, Prosus Ventures, and Premji Invest also participated in the firm’s new funding. With this, SpotDraft plans to invest in AI-driven products and expand its market presence. Previously, it raised $26 million in its Series A round in March 2023. SpotDraft provides contract management solutions for in-house legal teams which includes AI-assisted redlining, e-signatures, contract repositories, and third-party paper management. “We believe 2025 will be an inflection point for team SpotDraft,” said Shashank Bijapur, co-founder and chief executive officer. “Apart from market expansion and talent growth, we’re strongly committed to deepening the use of AI in the product to help legal teams unlock efficiencies and drive innovation.” With over 250 employees across its offices in Bengaluru and New York, SpotDraft is looking to further acquire key leadership talent in alignment with its growth strategy.

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