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Top news of the day: 1. Early childhood education and daycare startup Footprints Preschool & Daycare has raised $7.5 million in Series A funding, led by Tanglin Venture Partners. 2. Porter, an on-demand goods transport agency, has raised $200 million in its Series F funding round, led by Kedaara Capital and Wellington Management. 3. Propelld, an education-focused lending platform, is set to secure Rs 260 crore (around $30.5 million) in its Series D round led by WestBridge Capital with the participation of Stellaris Venture Partners. 4. Arya.ag reports Rs 447 Cr revenue in FY25; profits spike 70% Agritech and financing platform Arya.ag claims a 27% year-on-year growth in operating revenue for the fiscal year ending March 2025, according to its press release. 5. MakeO, the parent of dental tech startup Toothsi and skincare brand Skinnsi, to secure Rs 54.7 crore (around $6.43 million) fresh funding round led by existing investors Siddharth Shah (Co-founder & CEO of Pharmeasy) with the participation of Mahendra Shah. 6. Privacy compliance and data governance startup GoTrust has secured $400K in a pre-seed funding round led by Aevitas Capital Private Limited, with participation from other angel investors. 7. Craft alcoholic beverage startup Feline Spirits has raised Rs 5.2 crore in a pre-Series A funding round led by Inflection Point Ventures (IPV). 8. Prosus, a Dutch tech investment firm, has invested $8.6 billion in India, viewing it as a promising market. 9. Defense-tech startup Zebu has raised $1 million in a pre-Series A financing round led by Bluehill VC. 10. Nintendo forecasts a 13% rise in operating profit to 320 billion yen for the fiscal year ending in March, expecting to sell 15 million units of its upcoming Switch 2 console. 11. OpenAI has appointed Fidji Simo as the CEO of Applications, reporting to overall CEO Sam Altman. Simo, joining later this year, will focus on consumer-facing AI initiatives like ChatGPT 12. Fireside Venture-backed company 10Club is now heading toward closure, as it has initiated insolvency proceedings before the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Bengaluru Bench. 13. Investors in BluSmart are in advanced discussions to acquire Anmol Jaggi's stake in a bid to revive the electric ride-sharing startup. 14. High Time Foods, a plant-based protein food-tech startup, secured $1.2 million in funding led by Avaana Capital, with plans to enhance product development, expand globally, and hire talent. 15. Astrology startup Vaya raised $1.5 million in funding co-led by Accel and Arkam Ventures. Stay Updated. Stay Informed. Stay Ahead. Share the Medial App with your network, colleagues, and friends. Let's brainstorm, discuss together and help each other achieve our goals. And don't forget to rate us on the iOS App Store and Google Play Store to help us reach even more amazing people like you.