Specialty coffee and QSR chain Thirdwave Coffee has raised $42.64 million from WestBridge Capital Partners to expand its network of cafés across Indian cities.
Electric-vehicle start-up Matter.in has raised $25 million from TransLink Capital and Helena to scale its geared electric motorcycles and proprietary energy-storage technology.
InstaAstro, an AI-led platform offering astrology, spiritual wellness and online pooja services, has raised $12 million in Series A funding led by Artha Venture Fund.
Logistics technology firm Shipsy has launched the beta of Shipsy Brain, an AI layer combining specialised open-source models with proprietary data spanning 50 billion operational events and 342 carrier integrations.
xStep, founded by neuroscientist Dr Parag Gad, has raised fresh capital from Titan Capital to scale a spinal neuromodulation platform treating cerebral palsy, stroke, spinal cord injury and multiple sclerosis.
B2B banking fintech and regtech infrastructure company PaySprint has launched SprintPGx, an intelligent multi-payment gateway platform that uses AI to route transactions across more than 10 payment gateways in real time.
Eyewear retailer Lenskart and fintech platform Groww have been added to the MSCI Global Standard Index, triggering a wave of institutional stake sales including a ₹1,876 crore BlackRock purchase amid a sharp rally in Lenskart's stock.
New York-based cloud-native clearing and custody platform RQD Clearing has raised $74 million in a venture round led by Bain Capital Tech Opportunities, extending its total funding to roughly $84 million.
Sydney-founded cybersecurity startup Apate.AI has raised A$11.4 million in seed funding to scale its adversarial-AI platform designed to detect and disrupt AI-powered fraud and scam operations before they reach victims.
Aryan Dalvi and Prannaya Gupta have been named recipients of Singapore's Smart Nation and IMDA SG Digital scholarships respectively, positioning two young Indian-origin Singaporeans among the country's next generation of technology leadership.