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Unicorn India Ventures leads $2 Mn round in PeLocal

EntrackrEntrackr · 8m ago
Unicorn India Ventures leads $2 Mn round in PeLocal
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Fintech startup PeLocal has raised $2 million in a seed funding round led by Unicorn India Ventures. The Chennai-based company had previously raised $1.06 million in the same round from Future Monk Investments and others. The proceeds will be used to expand and enhance the platform and also help accelerate go-to-market strategies for rolling out large-scale projects, PeLocal said in a press release. Launched in 2021 by Vivekanand Tripathi, PeLocal is a payment solutions provider within WhatsApp, advancing digital transactions for clients like Delhi Metro, Indraprastha Gas, Mahanagar Gas, and insurance providers. The platform specializes in transit ticketing, utility payments, and financial services, delivering secure solutions across government and private sectors. It aims to empower secure and end-to-end solutions leveraging cutting-edge communication channels. PeLocal aspires to leverage technologies like WhatsApp for seamless, secure, and customer-centric transactions. It also bridges the gap between merchants and consumers, envisioning the idea of being ‘Vocal for Local.’ The company plans to go aggressively on payments in WhatsApp and further strengthen its leadership position in the payments solutions market. In the last 12 months, PeLocal claims to have grown from 500K monthly payment transactions to 3 million monthly payment transactions. The company aims to touch 10 million monthly payment transactions on WhatsApp in the next 12 months. It is planning to launch a Marketing Catalog on WhatsApp with payments and an SMB payments platform on WhatsApp. It competes with other players in the space like Yellow.ai, Gupshup, and others.

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Gen AI SaaS startup Vodex raises $2 Mn in seed round

EntrackrEntrackr · 1y ago
Gen AI SaaS startup Vodex raises $2 Mn in seed round
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Generation artifical intelligence (AI) startup Vodex has raised $2 million in its seed round from Unicorn India Ventures and Pentathlon Ventures. The funds raised will be used for global expansion and to scale their business to at least four-folds in the next one year, the company said in a press release. Co-founded by Anshul Shrivastava and Kumar Saurav, Vodex uses its Generative AI solution to craft voice conversations that closely mimic human interaction, enhancing outbound sales calls with a more personal and engaging experience. Vodex offers businesses a tool to expand their reach, qualify leads, and close deals with speed and scale, all while delivering a natural and engaging customer experience. Since 2022, Vodex claims to have empowered businesses worldwide, with calling needs in the USA and Canada regions. In the Gen AI space, Ema scooped up $25 million which is the second largest funding for an early-stage startup operating in this space. In December 2023, generative AI startup Sarvam AI raised $41 million in a Series A round led by Lightspeed along with participation of Peak XV Partners and Khosla Ventures.

Atomicwork closes Seed round at $14 Mn

EntrackrEntrackr · 10m ago
Atomicwork closes Seed round at $14 Mn
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B2B SaaS startup Atomicwork has raised an additional $3 million in its seed round from Abhinav Dhar, ex-CIO of TransUnion, Prasad Ramakrishnan, CIO and technology leader, Avanish Sahai, former ecosystem leader at Salesforce, ServiceNow, and Google Cloud and Rich Waldron, CEO of Tray. The firm’s existing investors like Storm Ventures, Z47 (formerly Matrix Partners), Blume Ventures, and Neon Fund also participated in the round. This is the second tranche of its seed round. In September last year, Atomicwork had raised $11 million led by Blume Ventures and Matrix Partners India. With this, the total funding for the startup stands at $14 million. The proceeds will be used for enterprise AI agent technology, fuel the firm’s GTM team expansion in the United States over the next three years, the company said in a press release. Founded in September 2022 by Vijay Rayapati, Kiran Darisi, and Parsuram Vijayasankar, Atomicwork provides software that automates workflows under the information and technology (IT), human resources (HR), finance, and other business functions. It helps companies instantly help their employees by collecting tribal knowledge from across the organization – stored in docs, wikis, information systems, email threads, and chat conversations. Previously, Rayapati had founded Minjar which raised $2 million before getting acquired by US-based publicly-listed cloud infrastructure company Nutanix for about $50 million. Blume also invested in Minjar’s initial funding round. Darisi and Vijayasankar were part of the founding team of SaaS unicorn Freshworks.

Probus raises $5 Mn led by Unicorn India Ventures

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Probus raises $5 Mn led by Unicorn India Ventures
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Probus raises $5 Mn led by Unicorn India Ventures IoT Communications and data analytics startup Probus Smart Things has raised $5 million in Series A1 led by Unicorn India Ventures. The round also saw participation from US-based and Indian family offices. The current round is a mix of equity and debt financing. Probus has raised over $8 million in funding to date including a $3 million Series A round in March 2023. The proceeds will be used for ramping up its current communications tech stack into multiple smart grid and renewable applications along with the development of existing expertise into AI integration with its patented communications and networking stacks. It will also be investing in scaling its innovative dual communications network interface modules for smart metering currently being deployed across various states in India. Founded by Anand Singh, Probus develops integrated hardware and software solutions for utility providers and helps digitize their distribution grid and have a clear visibility of their network through Probus integrated end-to-end IoT platform. Probus claims to have built an order pipeline of Rs 400 crore growing 10X in revenues while growing 3X year-on-year. The company has filed for 4 patents, tripled the team size, and opened an Innovation Center in Noida along with project offices in Mumbai and Ahmedabad.

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

EntrackrEntrackr · 15h ago
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.

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