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Weekly Funding Roundup: Key Startups Secure Fresh Capital Across Diverse Sectors
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Moneycontrol•26-09-2026, 10:03
Weekly Funding Roundup: Key Startups Secure Fresh Capital Across Diverse Sectors
- •Definedge, a fintech and brokerage platform, raised Rs 22 crore to expand margin funding, AI, and automation.
- •ONYA, a lab-grown diamond jewellery brand, secured Rs 12.5 crore to expand retail footprint and manufacturing.
- •Prime Industries, focused on defence and precision manufacturing, received Rs 11.86 crore for engineering capabilities and R&D.
- •ByteAsk raised $1 million in a pre-seed round to build AI coding agents for C and C++ developers in high-stakes sectors.
- •Protein Pantry, a high-protein frozen food brand, secured Rs 9 crore to scale manufacturing, R&D, and quick-commerce presence.
- •Demoverse, an AI-powered product co-creation platform, raised $600,000 to expand into fashion, beauty, and CPG categories.
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Rivet secured $10.5 million (around Rs 101 crore) in a seed round backed by key investors Peak XV Partners, Shine Capital, and Blume Ventures.
Dextr AI builds AI agents for hospitality operators across voice AI, guest management, and back-office operations. It raised $6.7 million in a seed round from Elevation Capital and Foundation Capital to expand deployments across global hospitality markets, including India.
Rio Health's pre-Series A funding round of Rs 43 crore was backed by Version One Ventures, Xeed Ventures, Good Capital, and Amplify.
