B2B commerce platform Udaan has acquired LYNK, the last-mile logistics arm previously owned by Swiggy, in a Rs 500 crore all-stock transaction that deepens its delivery capabilities for small retailers.
Fluencify, a European AI-powered influencer-marketing platform, has raised $4.3 million in a pre-seed round led by ByFounders, as the sector's founder — who sold his first agency at 17 — looks to automate campaign matching.
Cyrix, a medical-technology services company founded in 2004, has built a network of more than 1,200 biomedical engineers serving over 25,000 healthcare facilities across India, the Middle East and Africa.
Precision engineering firm Unimech Aerospace has bought an additional stake in Dheya Engineering for Rs 3 crore, deepening its footprint in India's specialised aerospace and defence component manufacturing chain.
Bengaluru-headquartered Pixxel has raised $100 million in a Series C round led by Temasek and Seraphim, taking total funding to $195 million as the hyperspectral-imaging startup pushes to scale its satellite constellation.
Creedom, an AI growth coach for content creators, has raised ₹4.1 crore in seed funding at a ₹42 crore valuation, backed by Ninjacart's Kartheeswaran KK and Zolve's Raghunandan G, to expand its AI-powered creator analytics platform into the US.
D2C beauty brand Sugar Cosmetics has raised ₹144.5 crore from existing investor A91 Partners at a post-money valuation of around ₹755 crore, a 75% drop from its 2022 peak, as the company grapples with falling revenue and widening losses.
Berlin-based venture capital firm Auxxo has closed its second Female Catalyst Fund at €33.3 million, more than 75% larger than its debut vehicle, and launched a pan-European co-founder matchmaking platform.
Jeddah-based Rwaj has raised $1.2 million in pre-seed funding to expand its live shopping and auction marketplace, betting on Saudi Arabia's growing creator-driven digital commerce economy.
Ghana-based fintech Moment has raised $22 million in Series A funding led by Speedinvest and QED Investors to build payments infrastructure for fragmented African markets.