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For Rahul Chari, whether it’s coding or carpentry, it all comes down to precision, patience, and problem-solving. Catch Rahul Chari, Co-Founder and CTO of PhonePe, in conversation with Dilip Asbe as they dive into what it takes to build one of India’s largest digital payment platforms. Watch the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/dxG2A5Fw #InnovatorsPlayground #RahulChari #PhonePe #EngineeringLeadership #NPCI #FintechIndia

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Snapdeal co-founders Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal, through their early-stage fund Titan Capital, had invested just ₹57 lakh in Urban Company during its seed stage. That small cheque has now turned into a ₹110 Cr exit, marking an extraordinary 200X return. The exit came after Titan Capital sold its stake to Dharana Capital (Vy Capital’s arm), right before Urban Company’s IPO — which went on to be oversubscribed 103X. This makes it one of the most successful early startup bets in India’s ecosystem, highlighting the power of patient, high-conviction angel investing. #titanCapital #urbancompany #ROI #kunalBhal #IPO #startupUpdates #startupro

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Petpooja Raises $15.5 Mn in Series C — What It Means for India’s Restaurant SaaS Boom. This ₹137 crore Series C is more than a #funding round—it’s a trust vote that foodtech SaaS is a future vertical in India. For Petpooja, the next step is execution, customer retention, and turning that valuation into lasting business impact. Petpooja was founded by Parthiv Patel and Apurv Patel in 2011 in Ahmedabad. #startup #funding https://lnkd.in/giJVHgi9

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🚀 Bengaluru & California-based Aurva has exited stealth with a $2.2 Mn seed round led by Nexus Venture Partners, with participation from DeVC and tech leaders (incl. ex-Meta execs & founders of Postman & Cyware). 👨‍💻 Founded by ex-Meta engineers Apurv Garg, Krishna Bagadia & Akash Mandal, Aurva is building an AI-driven, identity-based data security platform that provides real-time monitoring of enterprise data access. 📊 Already monitoring billions of queries & transactions daily for leading clients like Razorpay & Meesho across Fintech, SaaS Labs & banking. 💡 The fresh funds will power: 🔹 Expansion of sales, security & R&D teams 🔹 Further development of its AI observability platform 👉 Aurva is setting the stage to redefine data observability & access monitoring for enterprises worldwide. 💻Visit Our Website for More Details: https://scoopearth.in/👇 🎯To publish startup news, stories, funding updates, and business news, reach us at: 👉[email protected] 👉[email protected] #DataSecurity #AI #EnterpriseTech #Funding #Aurva #StartupIndia #startupUpdates #Startups #Innovation #IndiaEconomy #viralpost #scoopearth #scoopearth.in

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Heizen, an AI-native software delivery startup founded by Aman Arora, Abhilasha Singh, and Nijansh V., has secured $500,000 in pre-seed funding led by Titan Capital, with participation from Varun Alagh (Mamaearth) and Abhishek Goyal (Tracxn). This funding will fuel the expansion of their engineering team in India and customer acquisition in the U.S. The company utilizes a multi-agent software delivery platform, blending LLM-powered AI agents with human engineers to accelerate the development of AI products and MVPs. Heizen has onboarded over 50 clients, achieving 20% MoM growth. #AISoftware #Funding #Heizen #DeccanFounders #Mamaearth ##Tracxn

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🚨 Reliance and Meta form $100 mn JV to launch AI tools for Indian businesses Reliance and Meta are collaborating to develop an AI platform for Indian companies, utilising Meta’s Llama technology. The joint venture will offer ready-to-use AI tools for sales, finance, and operations, aiming to help businesses of all sizes upgrade quickly and affordably, starting late 2025. Reliance will hold 70% while Meta will take 30% in JV. Meta is also an investor in Reliance's telecom unit Jio.

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Kluisz.ai, a cloud platform powered by AI, has raised $9.6 million in its seed funding round. The round was led by RTP Global, a global early-stage venture capital firm. Other investors include Unicorn India Ventures, Blume Founders Fund, Climber Capital, and well-known angels like Ritesh Agarwal (OYO), Dr. Dr Ritesh Malik (INNOV8), and Aditya Virwani (Embassy Group). The startup will use the money to hire more engineers in Bengaluru, speed up building its product, and help early customers start using it. Abhinav Sinha | Vamshidhar Reddy | Abhijeet Singh | Yug Chaudhari | Rohan Rohan Raju Meshram | Aditya Harindar | Hari Sudarsan| Tushar Tembhurne | Venkata Surya Tej Adimulam | Subhrajit Behera | Vivek V | Prabhjot Singh Sethi 🔗 Read full article link in comment  #Kluiszai #deeptech #aicloud #funding #startupnew #businessupdate

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Elevation Capital launches $400 million late-stage fund to back IPO-bound startups 📌 Venture capital firm Elevation Capital, known for early bets on Paytm, Swiggy, Meesho, and Urban Company, is entering new territory. The firm has launched a $400 million fund focused on late-stage tech companies preparing for IPOs. ● The vehicle, called Elevation Holding, will cut cheques between $20 million and $50 million across 10–15 companies, Elevation Capital co-managing partner Mukul Arora told ET. ● This new fund will primarily back companies in the consumer and financial services segments with a technology focus, Arora added. ● The fund will run in parallel with its Fund VIII, a $670 million early-stage vehicle that invests $2–5 million in startups. Story By: Pranav Mukul & Samidha Sharma

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How Bachatt Achieved 95% Verification Accuracy & Cut CAC by 60%—in Just 5 Minutes Bachatt is on a mission to make daily savings simple and accessible for every Indian—helping users grow their wealth through trusted instruments and SIPs. But scaling a secure, fast, and compliant onboarding flow? That’s where Decentro stepped in. With our plug-and-play API stack, Bachatt was able to: ✅ Verify users with 95%+ accuracy ✅ Slash onboarding time to under 5 minutes ✅ Reduce customer acquisition costs by 60% ✅ Expand its market reach by 120% The result? A frictionless entry into the world of daily savings—for thousands of users across India. Read the full success story: https://lnkd.in/grBYSk6D #CustomerSuccess #FintechInfra #BuildWithDecentro #OnboardingSimplified #VerificationSolutions #CACReduction #Fintech

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