Rivet, co-founded by former Tinder and Match Group executive Taru Kapoor, has raised $10.5 million in seed funding led by Peak XV Partners, Shine Capital and Blume Ventures as it launches its "social matching" dating network across the United States.
San Francisco-based Ando, founded by Sara Du, has raised $20 million from Accel, Index Ventures and Emergence Capital to build team messaging in which AI agents have their own identities, inboxes and seats in the conversation.
Functional nutrition company iThrive has appointed Saloni Kulkarni, who joined in 2021 as a nutritionist and rose to head client services, to its board of directors — leaving the board represented entirely by women.
Green Hermitage, founded by climate professional Gayatri Varun with co-founder Anubhav Pratap Rai, makes handbags and accessories in India from apple, cactus, coconut and banana-based plant leathers, employing artisans who lost work during the pandemic.
Nuvah, founded in October 2025 by IIM Ahmedabad alumna Avni Jain, has raised ₹4 crore in a pre-seed round from Amit Jain, Shantanu Deshpande and Ishendra Agarwal to scale its SteadyForm comfort technology for heels.
Bengaluru-based ONYA, co-founded by Himani Yadav and Gaurav Choudhary, has raised ₹12.5 crore in a pre-Series A round led by Divisa Family Office after opening eight stores in 20 months and reaching ₹3.5 crore in monthly recurring revenue.
Bengaluru-based betterhood, co-founded by Neha Zade and Vikram Kadam, has raised ₹11.5 crore in a seed round led by Sauce to scale preventive back, neck and joint care products and its physiotherapist community.
Bengaluru’s TimBuckDo, co-founded by Mythri Kumar, has raised a bridge round at a reported ₹150 crore post-money valuation from Trasa Ventures and Adarsh Narahari as it prepares for a Series A.
Women-focused financial platform Lxme has partnered with Shiprocket to make Lxme UPI available across Shiprocket's Fastrr merchant ecosystem, letting shoppers earn Digital Gold on eligible transactions and linking everyday spending to wealth creation.
In Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, women known as 'Solar Didis' are using solar-powered pumps to irrigate farms, cut costs for smallholders and build independent incomes, offering a grassroots model for India's clean-energy transition.