Gurugram-based digital freight marketplace TrucksUp has raised $8.2 million at a $42.3 million post-money valuation to expand its technology and fleet financing solutions.
Spiritual wellness platform InstaAstro has raised $12 million in a Series A round led by Singularity AMC and Artha Venture Fund, more than two years after its previous pre-Series A raise.
Micromax Informatics has launched a family office with a ₹250 crore corpus to invest in deeptech startups across AI, semiconductors, defence technology, spacetech and robotics, both in India and select global markets.
Dubai-based startup Stellaria has raised AED 25 million, approximately $6.8 million, in a seed funding round backed by angel investors, valuing the company at AED 420 million.
Vietnamese co-living startup M Village, recently rebranded as Modern Village Lifestyle, has raised $26 million in a round led by Japan's Mizuho Asia Partners, more than doubling its valuation to approximately $121.4 million.
South Korean consumer AI company WRTN Technologies has raised approximately $72.2 million in a Series C round from Coreline Ventures, Goodwater Capital and other investors, pushing its valuation above 1 trillion won.
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is nearing completion of a funding round that would value the company at roughly $74 billion before new investment, as it seeks around $7 billion from existing backers including Monolith, Shixiang Capital and CATL.
Autonomous trucking startup Gatik AI has raised $200 million in its largest funding round to date, led by the Qatar Investment Authority and Koch Disruptive Technologies, bringing its total capital raised to approximately $500 million.
Pet-care startup Scooby's Club has raised $250,000 in a pre-seed round led by TDV Partners, funding that will support its expansion to two new properties across Bengaluru and the hiring of additional canine coaches.
Purple Style Labs has fixed a price band of ₹546 to ₹575 per share for its ₹680 crore initial public offering, valuing the luxury fashion platform at up to ₹4,604 crore as it prepares to open the issue for subscription on August 31.