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Chiratae Ventures India Advisors is a leading India-focused technology venture capital fund. The funds advised by Chiratae Ventures India Advisors collectively have over $700 M under mgmt and 80+ companies across Consumer Media & Tech, Cloud/Software, Health-tech and Fin-tech.
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Location: India, Karnataka, Bengaluru
Employees: 11-50
Founded date: 2006
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Seed; Series A; Series C; Series D
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| 04.09.2026 | RentoMojo sets IPO price band at Rs 384-404, issue opens September 9 | Furniture and appliance rental platform RentoMojo has fixed a price band of Rs 384 to Rs 404 per share for its initial public offering (IPO), which will raise Rs 1,256 crore at the upper end and value the company at roughly Rs 4,206 crore, ... |
| 29.08.2026 | India's Healthify merges with US-based Berry Street to build AI-powered nutrition care platform | Bengaluru-based healthtech startup Healthify has merged with US nutrition care firm Berry Street in an all-stock deal, combining its AI technology with Berry Street’s insurance and clinical infrastructure. Advertisment The companies have no... |
| 20.08.2026 | Baby care quick-commerce startup Peeko raises $7 million from Chiratae Ventures | Baby and kids-care quick-commerce platform Peeko has raised Rs 67.4 crore, or more than $7 million, in a Series A funding round led by Chiratae Ventures. Advertisment Existing investor Stellaris Venture Partners and a number of angel invest... |
| 08.08.2026 | India's Tech Surge: Startups Secure Major Funding Rounds | Indian startups closed significant funding rounds. Vaaree, an AI home styling and décor marketplace, raised Rs 65 crore from Hero Enterprise and Cap Alpha Ventures. This capital accelerates its fulfillment network, reduces delivery times, a... |
| 08.08.2026 | Mumbai-based GetVantage raises Rs 63 crore funding to scale MSME financing platform | Mumbai-based fintech startup GetVantage has raised Rs 63 crore in a Series A1 funding round comprising equity and debt. Advertisment The round was led by banking veteran Rajeev Ahuja and investment firm SanRaj Group. Existing investors Chir... |
| 04.08.2026 | Vaaree, GetVantage, Superleap, others pocket early-stage cheques | Vaaree founders Garima Vohra and Varun Vohra Home décor marketplace Vaaree, MSME financing platform GetVantage, artificial intelligence-led customer relationship management (CRM) startup Superleap, agentic AI startup Kily, career platform P... |
| 08.07.2026 | Temasek, Accel-backed Cult.fit takes valuation hit ahead of IPO. Can it rebound? | Pro Cult.fit's logo at a fitness centre in Bengaluru | Credit: Reuters/Arathy S Nair Cult.fit Ltd, a fitness and health lifestyle platform that counts venture capital firms Accel and Chiratae Ventures ...... New to VCCircle.com? Subscribe t... |
| 08.07.2026 | Cult.fit DRHP: A Look At Shareholding Pattern & Key Executives | SUMMARY Cult.fit’s largest investor Temasek, holding over a fifth of the company’s equity, plans to offload up to 2.47 Cr shares in the company’s IPO Chiratae Ventures, the largest selling shareholder, holds 6% stake in the company while co... |
| 07.07.2026 | Actor Hrithik Roshan to sell shares in upcoming Cult.fit IPO, company set to raise Rs 950 crore | Fitness and active lifestyle platform Cult.fit has filed draft papers with India’s market regulator for an IPO, becoming the latest venture-backed consumer internet startup to move towards the public markets. Advertisment The startup is see... |
| 06.07.2026 | RentoMojo Gets SEBI Nod For IPO | SUMMARY SEBI has given its go ahead to furniture and appliance rental startup Rentomojo’s initial public offering The approval comes over three months after Rentomojo filed its draft IPO papers. As per the DRHP, the proposed IPO will compri... |
| 02.07.2026 | How a single bet is helping Chiratae Ventures pull out half of its third fund’s corpus | Pro Chiratae founders Sudhir Sethi (left) and TCM Sundaram Venture capital firm Chiratae Ventures has made an exit move from a company it first backed from its third fund nine ...... New to VCCircle.com? Subscribe to VCCircle PRO and get pr... |
| 30.06.2026 | Albatross Energetics, Vayana raise fresh funding | Albatross Energetics, a deep-tech company, has secured $1.05 million (Rs 10 crore) in a pre-Series A funding round led by Transition VC. The company will use the capital to establish pilot-scale manufacturing capabilities for critical compo... |
| 30.06.2026 | Fibe’s IPO papers flag reliance on unsecured, repeat lending | Bengaluru: Mumbai-based Fibe filed for an initial public offering on Tuesday, combining a fresh issue of up to ₹750 crore with an offer for sale of more than 40 million shares by existing investors. Fibe is a digital consumer lender that us... |
| 16.06.2026 | Bid management firm ContraVault AI raises $3.1 million from Chiratae, Titan; eyes US expansion | Synopsis Bid management firm ContraVault AI has secured $3.1 million in a funding round led by Chiratae Ventures. The startup will use the capital to enhance its AI capabilities, including computer vision for analyzing technical drawings, a... |
| 16.06.2026 | ContraVault, Maya Research, three others pocket funding; KV Toys inks M&A | ContraVault AI's founders (L to R) Isha Juneja, Sayan Sen and Tanmay Juneja AI startups ContraVault, Maya Research, consumer platform Speedioo, music tech company Madverse Music and creator economy startup Influish secured funding in variou... |
| 16.06.2026 | Exclusive: AI Startup ContraVault Raises $3.1 Mn To Expand In The US | SUMMARY The pre-Series A funding round led by Chiratae Ventures, with participation from existing backer Titan Capital The AI startup plans to utilise the funds to expand in the US market, invest in product development and scale its team Fo... |
| 11.05.2026 | Spacetech firm Agnikul eyes $50-75 million at flat $500 million value | Synopsis Spacetech startup Agnikul Cosmos is reportedly in talks to raise $50-75 million at a $500 million valuation. This potential funding round, similar to its November raise, highlights investor confidence in India's growing private spa... |
| 07.05.2026 | Blunav, Antier, others raise funding; Chiratae Ventures backs deeptech startups | (From left) Antier CEO Vikram Singh and COO Shashi Pal Airport operations technology company Blunav, blockchain infrastructure startup Antier, fintech startup MochaTrade, and toy brand Gubbachhi have secured funding in various early-stage r... |
| 21.04.2026 | Tepid start to India's PE-VC fundraising amid geopolitical jitters | - |
| 15.04.2026 | TiECon Mysuru 2026 Set to Put Mysuru on India's Startup & Industry Map | Mysuru, Karnataka, India Mysuru is preparing to host one of its most ambitious entrepreneurship and innovation gatherings as TiE Mysuru presents TiECon Mysuru 2026, scheduled from April 17–19 at JCAC. With over 700 delegates expected from a... |
| 10.04.2026 | AI Is India’s Hottest Bet, But Why Are Investors Holding Back? | SUMMARY Nearly half of Indian investors (48%) see AI and robotics as the most investment-ready frontier tech segment Despite strong interest, only 7.4% are willing to pay premium valuations for AI startups Over 56% of investors believe Indi... |
| 01.04.2026 | IVCA elects new executive committee; Kotak Alts’ Srinivasan to be chairperson | Kotak Alternate MD and IVCA chairperson Srini Srinivasan The Indian Venture and Alternate Capital Association (IVCA), a lobby group of alternative investment firms, said Wednesday it elected a new executive committee for a two-year tenure t... |
| 30.03.2026 | Accel, Chiratae, Madison line up exits as Rentomojo files for IPO | Premium Credit: Pexels Venture capital firms Accel and Chiratae Ventures and private equity investor Madison India Capital intend to pare ...... This is a Premium article. Please subscribe or log in to read the full story! Here's a selecti... |
| 28.03.2026 | Accel-Backed Rentomojo Files DRHP For IPO | SUMMARY The company's proposed IPO will comprise a fresh issue of shares worth up to ₹150 Cr and an offer for sale (OFS) of up to 2.84 Cr shares While investors like Accel, Chiratae, Edelweiss MF, GMO Venture, among others, plan to offload ... |
| 27.03.2026 | ETtech Deals Digest: Startups raise $936 million in March so far; down 56% on-year | Synopsis The number of deals during the month, however, was down at 94, compared to 237 in the corresponding month last year. ETtech Indian startups raised about $935.7 million in funding in March so far, marking a 56% decline from March 20... |
| 25.03.2026 | India: Exits drop by half so far this year amid global uncertainty | - |
| 23.03.2026 | Cultfit raises $47 million from Singaporeâs Temasek | Synopsis Fitness startup Cultfit raised $47 million (Rs 440 crore) from Singapore-based Temasek, its first major funding in two years. The Bengaluru-based firm, founded by Mukesh Bansal and Ankit Nagori, has now raised over $650 million and... |
| 12.03.2026 | IVCA Alternate Capital Excellence Awards 2026 Honour Value Creation Across India's Private Capital Ecosystem | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India The IVCA Alternate Capital Excellence Awards 2026 were presented at the 15th edition of the IVCA Conclave, organised by India’s apex body for the alternate capital sector, the Indian Venture and Alternate Capital ... |
| 11.03.2026 | Drone delivery startup Skye Air Mobility bags first tranche of Series B | Ankit Kumar, founder and chief executive, Skye Air Mobility Hyperlocal drone-delivery platform Skye Air Mobility has secured $4 million (around Rs 37 crore) in the first tranche of a total $9 million Series B round led by early-stage invest... |
| 02.03.2026 | Quick-commerce enabler Inamo, EV-maker Bounce raise capital | (L to R) Sumit Anand and Rupesh Thakare, founders of Inamo Inamo, a full-stack quick commerce enablement platform, has raised $8 million (around Rs 73.2 crore) in a Series A round led by Prime Venture Partners. The round involves $6 million... |
| 02.03.2026 | EV startup Bounce raises $5 million from Accel, B Capital, Qualcomm | Synopsis Bounce has raised $5 million in an internal funding round from existing backers, founder Vivekananda Hallekere said. The electric mobility startup, which manufactures scooters and manages fleets, previously pivoted from rentals aft... |
| 20.02.2026 | VC, PE capital yet to flow into India’s AI sector: Investor | Monday - Friday, 11:00 - 12:00 SIN/HK | 0500 - 06:00 CET |
| 12.02.2026 | Chiratae Ventures onboards Japanese LP for fifth fund | Premium Chiratae founder Sudhir Sethi (fourth from left) and MOL PLUS CEO Takuya Sakamoto (third from right) with other executives Chiratae Ventures, a domestic technology-focused venture capital firm currently raising its fifth flagship fu... |
| 05.02.2026 | Fashion Quick Commerce Startup ZILO Bags $15.3 Mn To Expand Beyond Mumbai | SUMMARY The funding round was led by Peak XV Partners, along with participation from InfoEdge Ventures, Chiratae Ventures, Alteria Capital, Stride Ventured While Peak XV infused $8 Mn (about INR INR 67 Cr), InfoEdge and Chiratae Ventures in... |
| 05.02.2026 | ZILO, Material Depot, Dr Doodley, others bag early-stage funding | ZILO co-founder and CIO Bhavik Jhaveri and co-founder and CEO Padmakumar Pal Quick commerce startup ZILO, home interiors platform Material Depot, pet healthcare firm Dr Doodley, and two other companies have raised funding in early-stage rou... |
| 05.02.2026 | Fashion quick commerce startup Zilo raises $15.3 million led by Peak XV Partners | Synopsis The funding round also saw participation from angel investors including Groww founder and CEO Lalit Keshre, Cred founder Kunal Shah and Ayyappan R, founder of FirstClub. Founded in February last year by Padmakumar Pal and Bhavik Jh... |
| 28.01.2026 | LPs in limbo: why much of India’s VC money is stuck on ice | - |
| 08.01.2026 | TakeMe2Space raises $5 million, led by Chiratae Ventures | Synopsis The startup said it will use the capital to expand its satellite constellation to six spacecraft, scale real-time in-orbit AI inferencing, and accelerate R&D for megawatt-scale compute satellites. The company said it will also ... |
| 15.12.2025 | India: Domestic LPs give PE-VC a boost amid global uncertainty | - |
| 14.12.2025 | Fibe Secures $35M from IFC to Expand Financial Inclusion in India | Fibe, an Indian fintech platform, just secured $35 million in Series F funding. The investment comes from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), part of the World Bank Group. This funding fuels expansion. Fibe focuses on lending to mi... |
| 10.12.2025 | Veterinary chain Dr Paws raises $3.2 million, led by Chiratae Ventures | Synopsis The company plans to use the capital to expand its footprint in Bengaluru with nine new clinics by 2026, and enter new markets including Hyderabad and Pune. Dr Paws also aims to launch at-home veterinary services and private-label ... |
| 09.12.2025 | TPG-backed fintech platform Fibe bags $35 mn cheque from IFC | Fibe co-founders Akshay Mehrotra and Ashish Goyal Fintech platform Fibe has raised $35 million (Rs 314 crore) from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private-sector investment arm of the World Bank Group, in its Series F round... |
| 23.11.2025 | AgroStar Secures $30M to Expand Agri-Tech Reach | AgroStar, an Indian agri-tech startup, just raised $30 million. Just Climate led the funding round. Existing investors also participated. The money will fuel expansion, innovation, and AI development. AgroStar aims to improve farming practi... |
| 20.11.2025 | Agritech startup AgroStar raises $30 million from Just Climate, others | Synopsis Agritech startup AgroStar has raised $30 million in a funding round led by the environment-focussed investment firm Just Climate. The round also saw participation from the firmâs existing backers Aavishkaar India, Bertelsmann, Ev... |
| 20.11.2025 | Unified data platform CtrlB raises $2.5 million seed funding from Chiratae Ventures | Synopsis CtrlB aims to accelerate engineering, research and development, and patent filings related to its core indexing and compression technology. It will also pursue enterprise certifications such as SOC 2 and ISO 27001, it said in a sta... |
| 20.11.2025 | Agraga, Stylework, Pibit.AI, CtrlB, Thimblerr raise fresh funding | Sparsh Khandelwal, founder and CEO, Stylework Digital freight forwarder Agraga, managed workspace aggregator Stylework, insurtech company Pibit.AI, data platform CtrlB, and fashion supply-chain platform Thimblerr have raised funding in sepa... |
| 11.11.2025 | iHeartMedia Backs Miko to Bring AI Companions Into Every Home Across North America | , the global leader in AI companions for kids, announced a strategic partnership with , the number one audio company in the U.S. This partnership marks a powerful fusion of AI innovation and entertainment, setting the stage to bring Miko’s ... |
| 29.10.2025 | SBI Mutual Fund Invests INR 100 Cr in Lenskart Ahead of IPO The deal precedes Lenskart's IPO, which is scheduled to open on Friday, October 31, 2025. | SBI Mutual Fund has invested INR 100 crore in eyewear retailer Lenskart in a pre-initial public offering (IPO) round. The investment was made through SBI Optimal Equity Fund (AIF) and SBI Emergent Fund (AIF) at a transfer price of INR 402 p... |
| 27.10.2025 | Lenskart IPO to Open on Friday, Company to Remain Bullish on India Manufacturing The company's IPO is set to open on Friday, October 31, 2025. The price band is fixed at INR 382-402 at face value INR ... | Peyush Bansal, Co-Founder - CEO, Lenskart, announced today the company's plans to go public, as well as its plans to stay bullish on continuing to heavily invest in its manufacturing capabilities in India. The company's IPO is set to open o... |
| 27.10.2025 | Curefoods Receives SEBI Nod for INR 800 Cr IPO According to the reports, Iron Pillar PCC is the largest investor exiting through the IPO, planning to sell 1.91 crore shares and expected to achieve an ... | Bengaluru-based cloud kitchen operator Curefoods, which runs popular brands such as EatFit, CakeZone and Krispy Kreme, has received approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for its INR 800 crore initial public offerin... |
| 15.10.2025 | HouseEazy Secures INR 150 Cr in Series B Funding, Eyes Major Indian Market Expansion | HouseEazy, an Indian proptech innovator, secured INR 150 Cr ($17M) Series B funding led by Accel. This capital drives technology enhancements, fuels expansion into major Indian cities like Pune, Mumbai, and Bengaluru, and bolsters its compr... |
| 15.10.2025 | Market research startup Consuma AI raises Rs 12 crore from Equirus, others | Synopsis Consuma AI, a Saas tool for consumer research, has raised Rs 12 crore in a round led by Equirus Capitalâs InnovateX Fund, which invested Rs 7 crore. It currently has 35-40 customers including brands like Britannia, Foxtale, and G... |
| 14.10.2025 | HouseEazy Raises INR 150 Cr To Expand Beyond Delhi NCR | SUMMARY The round was led by Accel, with participation from existing investors Chiratae Ventures and Antler among a few undisclosed investors The fresh capital will be used in expansion into new cities like Pune, Mumbai and Bengaluru, furth... |
| 14.10.2025 | Resale home marketplace HouseEazy raises $16.8 million in round led by Accel | Synopsis Resale home marketplace HouseEazy has secured $16.8 million in a funding round led by Accel. The company, founded in 2021, utilizes a full-stack model to simplify pre-owned home transactions. Funds will be used for tech advancement... |
| 14.10.2025 | HouseEazy Raises ₹150 Cr in Series B Round Led by Accel According to the company, the capital infusion will fuel technology advancements, geographic expansion, and brand growth, while strengthening Ho... | HouseEazy, a full-stack marketplace for resale homes, has announced a fundraising of INR 150 crore in its Series B round led by Accel, with participation from existing investors Chiratae Ventures, Antler, and leading venture debt funds. The... |
| 29.09.2025 | At $150 M, Chiratae Ventures closes Fund V for second time | One of the top venture capital firms with a focus on technology, Chiratae Ventures, announced the $150 million second close of its fifth fund. The final close is anticipated in the first quarter of 2026. Early-stage companies in Seed, Serie... |
| 26.09.2025 | Curefoods Secures INR 160 Cr Pre-IPO Investment from Binny Bansal's 3State Ventures Proceeds from the fresh issue are intended to fund the expansion of Curefoods' network of cloud kitchens, restaurant... | Bengaluru-based cloud kitchen operator Curefoods has raised INR 160 crore (USD 18 million) through a pre-IPO placement with 3State Ventures, the investment arm of Flipkart co-founder Binny Bansal. The company allotted 1.28 crore equity shar... |
| 25.09.2025 | Majority of Indians Now Prefer to Buy Desi Brands: Report Homegrown brands have increasingly gained a foothold in Indian consumerism, with 58 per cent of the respondents saying that they like to shop ... | Over 50 per cent of respondents of a survey in India prefer to purchase homegrown brands, citing accessibility, relatable stories, and authentic value as key reasons for their loyalty, according to a research report by venture capital (VC) ... |
| 25.09.2025 | Chiratae Ventures marks second close of 5th fund at $150 mn | Chiratae MDs Venkatesh Peddi (left) and Ranjith Menon lead the fifth fund Domestic technology-focussed venture capital firm Chiratae Ventures announced the second close of its fifth fund at $150 million (Rs 1,329 crore) as it garnered commi... |
| 25.09.2025 | Gullak Raises USD 7.5 Mn in Series A Round to Expand Digital Gold Savings Platform Series A round was led by Chiratae Ventures, with White VC, Samved, Y Combinator, GMO, and Rebel Funds, bringing Gull... | Bengaluru-based gold savings app Gullak has raised USD 7.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Chiratae Ventures. The round also saw participation from White Venture Capital, Samved Ventures, and existing investors Y Combinator, GMO ... |
| 24.09.2025 | Gold savings platform Gullak raises $7.5 million led by Chiratae Ventures | Synopsis Existing backers Y Combinator, GMO Venture Partners, and Rebel Fund also doubled down on their commitment in this round, the company said in a statement. The Y Combinator-backed company plans to use the fresh capital to strengthen ... |
| 24.09.2025 | Gold Investment Startup Gullak Raises $7.5 Mn | SUMMARY The funding round was led by Chiratae Ventures, along with participation from White Venture Capital, Samved Ventures, Y Combinator, GMO, and Rebel Funds Gullak allows users to buy gold and save money to invest in gold or digital gol... |
| 23.09.2025 | Chiratae Ventures Marks Second Close Of Fifth Fund At $150 Mn | SUMMARY Chiratae Ventures has marked the second close of its early stage focussed fifth fund at $150 Mn The new fund targets startups across AI, deeptech, healthtech, consumer tech, fintech, SaaS, climate tech, spacetech, and other emerging... |
| 22.09.2025 | India's Fitness Tech Ecosystem Matures Amid Cautious Investor Sentiment: Report To date, the sector has raised USD 989 million across 203 equity rounds, a steady expansion despite current cautious fun... | India's fitness tech sector is experiencing a slowdown from its earlier peak performances, as investors adopt a more cautious stance, according to a report by Traxcn. According to the report, the sector has raised USD 7 million in 2025 so f... |
| 29.08.2025 | Used Two-Wheeler Platform Vutto Raises USD 7 Mn in Series A Round The Series A round was led by RTP Global, with participation from existing investor Blume Ventures. | Vutto, a Bengaluru-based startup focused on the used two-wheeler market, has raised USD 7 million in a Series A round led by RTP Global, with participation from existing investor Blume Ventures. The startup had earlier secured a seed fundin... |
| 26.08.2025 | Inside BeepKart's abrupt departure from used two-wheelers space BeepKart had raised more than USD 18 million in different funding rounds. | BeepKart, a Bengaluru-based marketplace for used two-wheelers, has shut down its operations. The closure follows mass layoffs conducted months earlier, which impacted over 100 employees. Entrepreneur India has learned that the company explo... |
| 29.07.2025 | Lenskart DRHP: CEO Peyush Bansal Bought Shares Worth INR 221 Cr In July | SUMMARY From July 16 to July 24, Bansal bought 4.27 Cr shares from investors like Kedara Capital, Chiratae Ventures, Alpha Wave, IDG Ventures, among others On the date of filing the DRHP, CEO Bansal held a 10.3% stake, or 17.3 Cr shares, in... |
| 28.07.2025 | HealthPlix in Expansion Mode, to Enter the US, UAE Markets HealthPlix is a Series C-funded startup focussing on digitization of healthcare through its AI-powered EMR (Electronic Medical Records) platf... | Bengaluru-based healthtech startup HealthPlix is in expansion mode as it plans to enter the US and UAE markets given the significant opportunity and potential across these markets. "We will probably start with the US as it tends to be ... |
| 17.07.2025 | Chiratae-backed Uniphore Technologies in talks to raise up to $250 million | - |
| 12.07.2025 | LetsVenture enters growth-stage investment market, rebrands to LVX | LetsVenture, a Bengaluru-based venture capital firm, has strategically evolved from its early-stage beginnings by rebranding as LVX as it enters the growth-stage investing space. In addition to providing investor education and alternative f... |
| 11.07.2025 | LetsVenture Rebrands as LVX As part of its rebranding, LVX will operate through three verticals: LVX Start for early-stage funding, LVX Grow for scaling startups, and LVX School for investor and found... | Bengaluru-based investment firm LetsVenture has officially rebranded itself as LVX, marking a strategic expansion into growth-stage funding. The move reflects the company's goal to evolve into a full-lifecycle investment platform, supportin... |
| 30.06.2025 | Curefoods India Files DRHP with SEBI for INR 8,000 Mn IPO The selling shareholders include Iron Pillar PCC, Crimson Winter Limited, Accel India V (Mauritius) Limited, Chiratae Ventures, Global Ecommer... | Curefoods India Limited, a fast-growing digital-first multi-brand food services company, has officially filed its Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), marking a significant step toward ... |
| 30.06.2025 | Iron Pillar, Accel, Chiratae look to score big as Curefoods files for IPO | Premium Ankit Nagori, founder, Curefoods Venture capital firms Iron Pillar, Chiratae Ventures and Accel are among the array of investors eyeing high returns as five-year-old cloud kitchen company Curefoods India Ltd prepares to go public. C... |
| 30.06.2025 | Curefoods Files Draft Papers For INR 800 Cr IPO | SUMMARY The IPO will comprise a fresh issue of shares worth up to INR 800 Cr ($304 Mn) and an offer for sale (OFS) of up to 4.85 Cr equity shares As part of the OFS, Iron Pillar PCC, Crimson Winter, Accel India V (Mauritius), Chiratae Ventu... |
| 27.06.2025 | Lenskart's Bold Leap into the Public Eye | Lenskart is ready to take the plunge. The Indian eyewear giant is gearing up to file its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). This move marks a significant shift for the company, which ... |
| 27.06.2025 | ZILO Raises USD 4.5 Mn Led by Info Edge and Chiratae to Revolutionise Fashion Commerce The capital will be deployed to help ZILO achieve product-market fit, strengthen its hybrid supply chain, forge b... | Fashion-tech startup ZILO has raised USD 4.5 million in seed funding, with Info Edge Ventures and Chiratae Ventures leading the round. The capital will be deployed to help ZILO achieve product-market fit, strengthen its hybrid supply chain,... |
| 26.06.2025 | Lenskart to File its DRHP with SEBI via Public Route The Peyush Bansal-led startup has also taken clear steps towards going public by changing its name from Lenskart Solutions Private Limited to Lensk... | Lenskart, the omnichannel eyewear maker, is reportedly taking the public route to file its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP), according to a report by MoneyControl. It was earlier speculated that the company might take the confidential ro... |
| 11.06.2025 | Over half of startups at VCCircle's The Pitch spark VC interest | A startup founder explains his business idea at VCCircle's The Pitch in Mumbai More than half of the startups participating in The Pitch, VCCircle’s multi-city startup pitching programme, garnered investor interest during its fifth chapter,... |
| 30.04.2025 | HexaHealth Raises USD 12 Mn Series A Led by Orios and 3one4 Capital to Transform Surgical Care The round also saw participation from new investors Enzia Ventures and ITI Growth Opportunities Fund, alo... | HexaHealth, the Gurugram-based tech-enabled surgery care platform, has raised USD 12 million in a Series A funding round led by Orios Venture Partners and 3one4 Capital. The round also saw participation from new investors Enzia Ventures and... |
| 24.04.2025 | Accel names new partners; Ideaspring hires a Chiratae exec | Accel's Pratik Agarwal and Rachit Parekh Global venture capital firm Accel has elevated two executives to the rank of partners while Indian early-stage investor Ideaspring Capital has hired a former Chiratae Ventures executive as a partner.... |
| 09.04.2025 | Accel-Backed AgroStar Secures USD 6.7 Mn Funding The round saw participation from prominent investors including Accel India, Evolvence, Chiratae Ventures, Hero Enterprises, Bertelsmann, and Aavishkaar... | Pune-based agritech startup AgroStar has raised INR 57.65 crore (approximately USD 6.7 million) in a fresh funding round from its existing investors. This marks the first capital infusion for the Accel-backed firm in 2025. As per regulatory... |
| 02.04.2025 | Expertia AI raised Rs 20 Cr Pre-series A funding from Rockstud Capital | In a pre-Series A funding round headed by Rockstud Capital, the recruitment platform Expertia raised Rs 20 crore. Flipkart and its current investors, Endiya Partners and Chiratae Ventures, also participated. The business had previously rais... |
| 25.03.2025 | Curefoods to Raise INR 54 Crore in Debt From BlackSoil Group The recent debt infusion follows a INR 300 crore ($36 million) funding round last year, led by Flipkart co-founder Binny Bansal's Three Sta... | Curefoods, a well known name in the cloud kitchen sector, has secured INR 56.4 crore ($6.6 million) in debt financing, marking its first debt round of the year. The funding was led by BlackSoil Group, with additional participation from Binn... |
| 17.02.2025 | Lenskart Eyes $10 Bn Valuation, Plans For a Billion-Dollar IPO: Report Lenskart is reportedly planning to raise USD 1 billion and eyeing a USD 10 billion valuation with plans to file draft papers with... | Lenskart is reportedly planning to raise USD 1 billion and eyeing a USD 10 billion valuation with plans to file draft papers with the market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) in May this year. Company's chief executive... |
| 11.02.2025 | India Lags in Building a DeepSeek Rival, but Potential Keeps Investors Excited Emerging technologies such as deeptech, spacetech, and biotech have made significant startups in India but remain behind ... | Venture capital investment in India has evolved to be a significant catalyst for the startup landscape in India, with investments into the ecosystem accounting for approximately 27 per cent of all alternate capital investments in the past d... |
| 04.02.2025 | Good Glamm Group co-founder Priyanka Gill quits Kalaari to start new venture | Priyanka Gill, founder and CEO, Coluxe Priyanka Gill, the co-founder of the Good Glamm Group who had joined early-stage venture capital firm Kalaari Capital as a venture partner in February last year, has now left the VC firm to start her o... |
| 22.01.2025 | IVCA Conclave 2025: Forging the Future of India's Alternate Capital Landscape | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India India’s apex industry body for alternative assets, the Indian Venture and Alternate Capital Association (IVCA), will be hosting the 14th edition of its flagship event, the IVCA Conclave, on the 11th and 12th of Fe... |
| 20.01.2025 | Chiratae Ropes In Saharsh Sharma As VP Of Investments | SUMMARY With this appointment, Sharma will lead investments across the Northern India region, the VC firm said in a LinkedIn post Additionally, he will focus on deal flow across seed to Series B funding rounds, sub-sectors, portfolio manage... |
| 16.01.2025 | Chiratae Ventures taps new limited partner for its fifth flagship fund | Premium Sudhir Sethi, founder and chairman, Chiratae Ventures Domestic venture capital firm Chiratae Ventures, which is one of the early backers of unicorns such as Lenskart, Uniphore and FirstCry, has tapped a new limited partner for its f... |
| 27.11.2024 | Bessemer Leads USD 8 Mn Funding in ShopDeck to Revolutionise Indian D2C Ecosystem The funding aims to fuel ShopDeck's mission of helping small and mid-sized businesses establish profitable and scalabl... | D2C e-commerce enabler ShopDeck has raised USD 8 million in a funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from Elevation Capital, Venture Highway, and Chiratae Ventures. The funding aims to fuel ShopDeck's mission of ... |
| 25.10.2024 | LeapFrog-backed Healthify raises $20 mn in fresh funding | Tushar Vashist, co-founder and chief executive, Healthify Health and fitness platform Healthify, earlier known as HealthifyMe, Friday said it has secured $20 million (nearly Rs 170 crore) in fresh capital, led by Khosla Ventures and LeapFro... |
| 25.10.2024 | Healthify Secures USD 20 Mn Funding from Khosla Ventures, LeapFrog Investments, and Claypond Capital With the raised funds, the Bengaluru-based platform aims to fuel its expansion into the US market a... | Healthify, the health and fitness platform formerly known as HealthifyMe, has raised USD 20 million in fresh capital as part of a USD 45 million equity round. This funding round was led by Khosla Ventures and LeapFrog Investments, with new ... |
| 19.10.2024 | Celebrating Innovation: The Chiratae Ventures Patrick J. McGovern Awards | In the heart of Silicon Valley, where innovation meets ambition, the Chiratae Ventures Patrick J. McGovern Awards recently celebrated three titans of the tech industry. Shantanu Narayen, CEO of Adobe, Narayana Murthy, founder of Infosys, an... |
| 17.10.2024 | Chiratae Ventures Honors Adobe CEO, Shantanu Narayen, Infosys Founder, Narayana Murthy and Postman CEO and Founder, Abhinav Asthana with the Patrick J. McGovern Awards | MR Rangaswami, Indiaspora, Shantanu Narayen, Adobe, Dr. Srikar Reddy, Indian Consul General, Pat McGovern III, The Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, Sudhir Sethi, Chiratae Ventures The global VC fund Chiratae Ventures announced today that Ado... |
| 09.10.2024 | Chiratae Ventures Honors Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen, Infosys Founder Narayana Murthy, and Postman CEO and Founder Abhinav Asthana with the Patrick J. McGovern Awards | SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–October 9, 2024– The global VC fund Chiratae Ventures announced today that Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen received the Global Lifetime Achievement Award on September 16, 2024, during an awards dinner in Palo Alto a... |
| 26.09.2024 | Chiratae led $1.1 M Pre-seed funding raised by B2B SaaS startup Pepsales | With the help of additional angel investors, Chiratae Ventures led a pre-seed funding round of $1.1 million for the business-to-business SaaS platform Pepsales. According to a press release from Pepsales, the money will be used to expand th... |
| 21.09.2024 | Omnichannel diagnostics service provider Redcliffe Labs raised $42 M Series C funding | Redcliffe Labs, a provider of omnichannel diagnostics services, has raised $42 million in a Series C funding round, with $20 million contributed by Danish investment firm IFU. LeapFrog, an existing investor, contributed an additional $15 mi... |
| 01.09.2024 | Robotics company Miko raised Rs 20.5 Cr funding from angel investors | Miko, an Emotix product, is a robotics company that has raised Rs 20.5 crore (about $2.5 million) from angel investors in a new funding round. The Mumbai-based company has had this new equity infusion following a two-year break. A regulator... |
| 14.08.2024 | Trade Credit Platform Vayana Gathers USD 20.5 Mn to Accelerate Supply Chain Financing The new funding will enhance Vayana's trade credit, compliance, and risk management solutions, enabling the launch... | Trade credit infrastructure platform Vayana has secured USD 20.5 million in its ongoing Series D funding round, led by SMBC's Asia Rising Fund. This latest round saw participation from existing investors, including the International Finance... |
| 13.08.2024 | [Update] Exclusive: Vayana Network Raises $20.5 Mn From SMBC Asia Rising Fund, Others | SUMMARY The round will also see participation from Jungle Ventures, Chiratae Ventures, International Finance Corporation (IFC), Deep Financial, among others Inc42 has learnt from sources that this is a tranche of the trade financing startup... |
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