Early-stage investor Lavni Ventures has closed its second deep-tech impact fund at its ₹200 crore target, with a ₹100 crore green-shoe option, to back foundational technologies in health and climate.
Pune-based Definedge has raised ₹22 crore in a Pre-Series A round, taking total funding to ₹30 crore, as it scales its trading platforms, launches an MCP interface for AI agents and targets ₹5,000 crore in AUM through Momentify.
Used-car platform Spinny has confidentially pre-filed draft IPO papers with SEBI to raise up to ₹3,000 crore, appointing former Bharti CFO Akhil Gupta and Geeta Mathur as independent directors ahead of a targeted 2027 debut.
Cairo-based Bekia has raised $765,000 in Seed funding led by Madica to digitise Egypt's largely informal waste-collection economy, with plans to convert collection records into verified carbon-avoidance certificates for corporate customers.
US equities surged on September 21 as the Nasdaq closed at a record high and Advanced Micro Devices crossed a $1 trillion market valuation for the first time, driven by renewed optimism around artificial-intelligence-related stocks.
Shanghai-based Jierendi Electronic Technology has raised approximately $13.8 million in Series B funding from SMIC Capital and GoodWe, positioning the company at the convergence of semiconductor manufacturing and AI-server power infrastructure.
London-based Metris Energy has raised €4.35 million in Seed funding to build an operating data layer for renewable-energy assets, allowing automation and AI systems to manage solar and wind portfolios more effectively.
UK fintech Sprive has raised $10 million in Series A funding to scale its platform that redirects everyday cashback spending toward mortgage overpayments, reporting more than 567,000 users and £42 billion in managed mortgages.
Belgian biotech Novadip Biosciences has closed €10.4 million in convertible financing to advance its regenerative bone therapy for a rare pediatric condition through pivotal Phase 3 trials in the US and Europe.
Electric-mobility company Spiro has secured an additional $18 million in debt financing from the Africa Go Green Fund, doubling the fund's commitment as the company expands battery-swapping infrastructure into Uganda and Rwanda.