| Date | Title | Description |
| 09.09.2026 | Startup Funding News Today, September 9, 2026: Cognition AI, Algomatic Dynamics, QNu Labs, VideoGen & More | Today’s funding activity offers a revealing snapshot of where VC firms are placing their biggest bets. Investors will still write enormous checks for AI companies showing extraordinary commercial velocity, but below the megadeals, money is ... |
| 09.09.2026 | Carrum Mobility, Circolife, ARC, QNu Labs raise early-stage funding | Karan Jain, founder and CEO, Carrum Mobility
Fleet management company Carrum Mobility, subscription platform Circolife, gaming technology startup ARC, and deep-tech cybersecurity firm QNu Labs have secured funding in separate early-stage ro... |
| 09.09.2026 | QNu Labs raises Rs 200 crore to accelerate quantum-safe cybersecurity innovation and global expansion | QNu Labs, a deeptech cybersecurity startup building quantum-safe solutions, has raised Rs 200 crore in a Series A1 funding round led by the National Quantum Mission and Speciale Invest with participation from Sony Innovation Fund, Gaja Capi... |
| 22.01.2026 | Deeptech VC and Investment Bank Announce Key Leadership Hires Amid Expansion | Deeptech venture capital firm Speciale Invest fortifies its leadership. Vishnu Rajeev ascends to Investment Partner. This move underpins the firm's expanding capital deployment. Speciale Invest targets early and growth-stage deep-tech compa... |
| 21.01.2026 | Speciale Invest names new partner; Pantomath hires DAM Capital exec | Credit: Thinkstock
âVenture capital firm Speciale Invest has promoted Vishnu Rajeev to investment partner to strengthen its senior leadership as it expands capital deployment across early- and growth-stage deep-tech companies.
The elevati... |
| 18.12.2025 | Deeptech VC firm Speciale Invest eyes 7x larger corpus for second growth fund | Speciale Invest managing partner Vishesh Rajaram (left) and general partner Arjun Rao
Speciale Invest, a homegrown venture capital firm that focuses on deeptech startups, is planning to launch its second growth stage-focused investment vehi... |
| 16.08.2025 | Rs 600 Cr fund III closed by Speciale Invest to support early-stage deeptech startups | Speciale Invest, a venture capital firm based in Chennai, closed its Fund III at Rs 600 crore, surpassing its initial goal of Rs 500 crore. The fund will make investments in Indian intellectual property that is globally scalable and in sove... |
| 12.08.2025 | India's Deeptech Ascent: Speciale Invest Secures Major Fund | Speciale Invest, an Indian deeptech venture capital firm, closed its Fund III at Rs 600 crore ($72.5 million), exceeding its Rs 500 crore target. This oversubscribed fund will back 18-20 early-stage deeptech startups. Investments focus on s... |
| 12.08.2025 | Speciale Investâs Fund III closes at Rs 600 crore; eyes investing in 18-20 deeptech startups | Synopsis
The new fund, which will invest in sovereign tech and globally scalable IP from India, will hand out cheques of Rs 7 to Rs 10 crore to startups in sectors such as AI, spacetech, climatetech, quantum systems, advanced manufacturing,... |
| 12.08.2025 | Speciale Invest announces close of Fund III with a target corpus of Rs 600 Cr | Deeptech-focused venture capital firm Speciale Invest on Tuesday announced the close of its third fund with a target corpus of Rs 600 crore, exceeding its initial target of Rs 500 crore.
According to the early-stage VC firm, the new fund wi... |
| 11.08.2025 | Speciale Invest Closes INR 600 Crore Fund III to Back Deep-Tech and Sovereign-Tech Startups The fund positions Speciale as one of India's largest investors at the pre-seed stage in deep-tech | Venture capital firm Speciale Invest has announced the close of its third fund at INR 600 crore, exceeding its initial INR 500 crore target. Fund III will focus on 18–20 new investments between 2025 and 2029, targeting early-stage companies... |
| 16.07.2025 | QpiAI Bags $32 Mn To Integrate AI, Quantum Computing Into Enterprise Solutions | SUMMARY
The Bengaluru-based deeptech startup raised funds from Avataar Ventures, National Quantum Mission, among others
QpiAI will deploy the freshly raised funds to accelerate delivery of its utility scale quantum computer and expand its g... |
| 09.05.2025 | QNu Labs raised Rs 60 Cr Series A funding from NQM | The National Quantum Mission (NQM), a Department of Science and Technology initiative, contributed Rs 25 crore to the Rs 60 crore ($7 million) Series A round of funding for QNu Labs, a quantum cybersecurity company based at IIT-Madras.
Tena... |
| 03.05.2025 | QNu Labs: Pioneering Quantum-Safe Cybersecurity in India | In a world where data is the new gold, cybersecurity is the fortress that protects it. As quantum computing looms on the horizon, traditional security measures may soon become obsolete. Enter QNu Labs, a Bengaluru-based startup that is rede... |
| 03.05.2025 | From HexaHealth To Anveshan – Indian Startups Raised $55 Mn This Week | SUMMARY
Between April 28 and May 3, Indian startups managed to raise a mere $54.7 Mn across 15 deals, down 46% from the $100.3 Mn raised by 18 startups last week
This marked the lowest week of private investment in the Indian startup ecosys... |
| 02.05.2025 | [Weekly funding roundup April 26-May 2] VC inflow continues to remain downcast | The Indian startup ecosystem continues to face the challenge of lower inflow of venture capital (VC) as uncertainty in the macroeconomic environment has made investors wary of making those big bets.
The total funding at the start of May mon... |
| 30.04.2025 | QNu Labs bags Rs 60 Cr in series A led by India's National Quantum Mission | QNu Labs, a Bengaluru-based startup focused on quantum-safe cybersecurity solutions, has raised Rs 60 crore (approximately $7.1 million) in a Series A funding round led by India’s National Quantum Mission (NQM), a strategic government initi... |
| 30.04.2025 | QNu Labs Secures INR 60 Cr in Series A Led by National Quantum Mission to Scale Quantum-Safe Cybersecurity The round also saw participation from Lucky Investment, Speciale Invest, Tenacity Ventures, a... | Quantum cybersecurity pioneer QNu Labs has raised INR 60 crore (USD 7 million) in a Series A funding round led by the National Quantum Mission (NQM)—a flagship initiative of the Department of Science and Technology (DST)—with an investment ... |
| 19.06.2024 | India's AI Advancements in 7 Science Fields: Golden Age Yet to Come Investors and startups in India are focusing on the seven wonders of science: the brain, the mind, evolution, the quantum world, our... | India has a very long history of scientific innovations. It is continuously making groundbreaking advancements with Artificial Intelligence (AI) across various fields of science including Neuroscience, Psychology, Genetics, Bioinformatics a... |
| 15.12.2023 | Cybersecurity tech firm QNu Labs raised $6.5 M Pre-Series A funding | In its pre-Series A1 round, which was led by Ashish Kacholia of Lucky Investments and included participation from Speciale Invest and a family fund, cybersecurity technology company QNu Labs has raised $6.5 million.
The money raised will go... |
| 15.12.2023 | Deals in brief: Rose All Day Cosmetics confirms Series A funding, Velocity Ventures invests in Joyned, Lunit to acquire Volpara, and more | Rose All Day Cosmetics confirms completion of Series A round
Following reports on December 8 regarding Rose All Day Cosmetics (RADC)’s forthcoming completion of its Series A funding round, the Indonesian D2C cosmetics brand has officially c... |
| 07.06.2023 | QNu Labs Secures: Landmark Contract with Indian Navy for Quantum Encryption Systems | Bangalore, Karnataka, India
The first large-scale procurement of quantum-based encryption systems by any agency in the country, demonstrates the Indian Navy's commitment to staying ahead of evolving security challenges.
Speciale Invest deli... |
| - | QNu Labs raises Rs 200 crore led by the National Quantum Mission and Speciale Invest | Bengaluru-based quantum cybersecurity startup QNu Labs has raised Rs 200 crore in a round led by the National Quantum Mission (NQM) and Speciale Invest, as governments and enterprises step up preparations for the transition to quantum-safe ... |
| - | QNu Labs raises $6.5M pre-Series A1 funding led by Ashish Kacholia, Speciale Invest
Recommended Stories For You | QNu Labs, a provider of quantum cryptography solutions, has concluded its pre-Series A1 funding round, securing $6.5 million.
The funding, led by Ashish Kacholia, Director-Research of Lucky Investments (also Co-founder of Hungama Digital), ... |
| - | QNu Labs | “QNu Labs provides a complete solution for ✓Quantum Cryptography, Quantum Encryption & Communication needs covering ✓QKD, ✓QRNG, ✓PQC & more.” |
| - | QNu Labs raises ₹200 crore as demand for quantum-safe security builds | - |
