| Date | Title | Description |
| 21.08.2025 | AUM surpasses Rs 1,200 Cr; Artha Select Fund closes at Rs 432 Cr | At Rs 432 crore, Artha India Ventures (AIV) closed its follow-on fund, Artha Select Fund (ASF), 131% higher than its initial target of Rs 330 crore. As a result, Artha now has more than Rs 1,200 crore in assets under management.
From Artha’... |
| 16.08.2025 | Rs 600 Cr fund III closed by Speciale Invest to support early-stage deeptech startups | Speciale Invest, a venture capital firm based in Chennai, closed its Fund III at Rs 600 crore, surpassing its initial goal of Rs 500 crore. The fund will make investments in Indian intellectual property that is globally scalable and in sove... |
| 16.08.2025 | [Weekly funding roundup Aug 9-16] VC inflow into Indian startups on the rise | Indian startups see venture capital (VC) funding steadily rise in August as the startup ecosystem clocks a few large number of deals.
In the second week of August, startups raised a total of $324 million across 27 deals in VC funding compar... |
| 13.08.2025 | Ultraviolette Secures $21M, Fuels Global EV Expansion | Ultraviolette, a pioneering Indian electric vehicle startup, has successfully secured $21 million in a strategic funding round. Japanese venture firm TDK Ventures spearheaded the investment. Existing backers like Zoho Corporation also parti... |
| 12.08.2025 | India's Deeptech Ascent: Speciale Invest Secures Major Fund | Speciale Invest, an Indian deeptech venture capital firm, closed its Fund III at Rs 600 crore ($72.5 million), exceeding its Rs 500 crore target. This oversubscribed fund will back 18-20 early-stage deeptech startups. Investments focus on s... |
| 12.08.2025 | EV startup Ultraviolette collects $21 mn from TDK Ventures, Zoho, others | Ultraviolette co-founders Narayan Subramaniam (left) and Niraj Rajmohan
Electric motorcycles maker Ultraviolette said on Tuesday it has raised $21 million (Rs 184 crore) in a funding round from Japanese venture capital firm TDK Ventures, ex... |
| 12.08.2025 | Venture capital firm Speciale Invest to back Indian startups with $69 million by 2029 | India's Speciale Invest will invest 6 billion rupees ($69 million) over the next four years in early-stage startups spanning across sectors including artificial intelligence and space technology, the venture capital company said on Tuesday.... |
| 12.08.2025 | Speciale Investâs Fund III closes at Rs 600 crore; eyes investing in 18-20 deeptech startups | Synopsis
The new fund, which will invest in sovereign tech and globally scalable IP from India, will hand out cheques of Rs 7 to Rs 10 crore to startups in sectors such as AI, spacetech, climatetech, quantum systems, advanced manufacturing,... |
| 12.08.2025 | Speciale Invest tops target for third VC fund, to bet on deep-tech startups | Speciale Invest managing partner Vishesh Rajaram (left) and general partner Arjun Rao
Speciale Invest, a Chennai-based venture capital firm that focuses on deep-tech startups, has closed its third fund after securing Rs 600 crore ($68.5 mil... |
| 12.08.2025 | Speciale Invest announces close of Fund III with a target corpus of Rs 600 Cr | Deeptech-focused venture capital firm Speciale Invest on Tuesday announced the close of its third fund with a target corpus of Rs 600 crore, exceeding its initial target of Rs 500 crore.
According to the early-stage VC firm, the new fund wi... |
| 12.08.2025 | India's deeptech VC Speciale Invest closes third fund above target | - |
| 12.08.2025 | Ultraviolette raises $21M from TDK Ventures, others | Electric motorcycle manufacturer Ultraviolette Automotive on Tuesday raised $21 million, which included a strategic investment from Japanese deeptech investor TDK Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of Tokyo exchange listed TDK Corp... |
| 11.08.2025 | Speciale Invest Closes INR 600 Crore Fund III to Back Deep-Tech and Sovereign-Tech Startups The fund positions Speciale as one of India's largest investors at the pre-seed stage in deep-tech | Venture capital firm Speciale Invest has announced the close of its third fund at INR 600 crore, exceeding its initial INR 500 crore target. Fund III will focus on 18–20 new investments between 2025 and 2029, targeting early-stage companies... |
| 30.07.2025 | India's Innovation Engine Accelerates: Insurtech and Space-Tech Secure Key Investments | India's innovation sector thrives as Bharatsure, an insurtech pioneer, secures Rs 6 Cr for expanding its embedded and group insurance offerings. Concurrently, space-tech innovator Inbound Aerospace raises $1 Million to advance reusable re-e... |
| 25.07.2025 | Space-tech startup Inbound Aerospace raises $1 M Seed funding | Inbound Aerospace, a space-tech startup based at IIT Madras, has raised more than $1 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Speciale Invest, with Piper Serica also participating.
According to a press release from Inbound Aerospace, the ... |
| 24.07.2025 | Inbound Aerospace and Bharatsure Raise Early-Stage Funding The following startups have disclosed their latest funding rounds. |
Inbound Aerospace Secures USD 1 Mn Funding
Inbound Aerospace, a space-tech startup incubated at IIT Madras, has raised USD 1 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Speciale Invest, with additional support from Piper Serica.
The funding... |
| 23.07.2025 | Spacetech startup Inbound Aerospace raises $1 million in funding from Speciale Invest | Synopsis
Inbound Aerospace, an IIT Madras-incubated startup, secured $1 million in funding to develop autonomous, reusable re-entry vehicles for Earth-space experiment delivery and return. Addressing the impending ISS retirement, their spac... |
| 23.07.2025 | Composio snags big Series A cheque; Grexa AI, Kluisz.ai, others get early-stage funding | The founders of Composio
AI infrastructure startup Composio has raised a significant amount in Series A funding. Meanwhile, other early-stage startups such as cloud infrastructure firm Kluisz.ai, marketing platform Grexa AI, space-tech vent... |
| 09.07.2025 | Investors discuss the changing shades of VC dealmaking at VCCircle's The Pitch | Venture capital deals at the Series A and Series B stages are seeing a slowdown while funding activity at the seed and growth stages is rising, investors said at a discussion during VCCircle’s ‘The Pitch’ in Bengaluru.
In a discussion hoste... |
| 26.06.2025 | A Surge of Innovation: Startups Secure Funding to Fuel Growth in India | In the vibrant landscape of Indian startups, a wave of fresh funding is breathing life into innovative ideas. From fintech to deeptech, companies are securing capital to propel their visions forward. This funding frenzy is not just about nu... |
| 25.06.2025 | Sahi, Fabheads, IndiaBonds, Sthyr Energy, others raise funding | Sahi founders Dale Vaz and Manish Jain
Trading platform Sahi, manufacturing tech firm Fabheads, fintech platform IndiaBonds, deeptech company Sthyr Energy, defense tech startup Armory, and robotics firm AuraML have secured funding in separa... |
| 09.05.2025 | QNu Labs raised Rs 60 Cr Series A funding from NQM | The National Quantum Mission (NQM), a Department of Science and Technology initiative, contributed Rs 25 crore to the Rs 60 crore ($7 million) Series A round of funding for QNu Labs, a quantum cybersecurity company based at IIT-Madras.
Tena... |
| 03.05.2025 | QNu Labs: Pioneering Quantum-Safe Cybersecurity in India | In a world where data is the new gold, cybersecurity is the fortress that protects it. As quantum computing looms on the horizon, traditional security measures may soon become obsolete. Enter QNu Labs, a Bengaluru-based startup that is rede... |
| 02.05.2025 | [Weekly funding roundup April 26-May 2] VC inflow continues to remain downcast | The Indian startup ecosystem continues to face the challenge of lower inflow of venture capital (VC) as uncertainty in the macroeconomic environment has made investors wary of making those big bets.
The total funding at the start of May mon... |
| 30.04.2025 | QNu Labs bags Rs 60 Cr in series A led by India's National Quantum Mission | QNu Labs, a Bengaluru-based startup focused on quantum-safe cybersecurity solutions, has raised Rs 60 crore (approximately $7.1 million) in a Series A funding round led by India’s National Quantum Mission (NQM), a strategic government initi... |
| 31.03.2025 | Chargebee Acquires AI-Driven Customer Tracking Platform Trainn Chargebee makes its second acquisition in a month, previously acquiring Inai to enhance AI-driven payment management. | Chargebee, a leading software firm specialising in revenue management and customer retention, has acquired AI-first customer tracking platform Trainn. This marks Chargebee's second acquisition within a month as it intensifies its AI-driven ... |
| 07.01.2025 | India's Space Ambitions: A Rocky Road Ahead | India's space industry is at a crossroads. The recent funding drop of 55% in 2024 has sent shockwaves through a sector that once soared high. From $130.2 million in 2023 to just $59.1 million, the decline mirrors a global trend. The world o... |
| 06.01.2025 | Space industry funding in India falls 55% in 2024, may pick up this year | A satellite model is placed on a picture of Earth in an illustration | Credit: Reuters/Dado Ruvic
Funding in India’s space sector, a key part of the country’s ambitions to become a global superpower, plummeted by 55% in 2024 to $59.1 millio... |
| 27.12.2024 | Deeptech-Spacetech to Propel Growth, Exciting 2025 for VCs and IPOs to Continue with High Momentum Focused initiatives such as the BIRAC BIG grants, Design-Linked Incentive (DLI) schemes, and iDEX pro... | Convergence of favorable government policies, increasing investor confidence, and a surge in entrepreneurial talent have created a perfect storm that's propelling India to the forefront of global deep-tech innovation, predicted Vieshesh Raj... |
| 14.11.2024 | Electric Aircraft Innovator The ePlane Company Raises USD 14 Mn Funding Led by Speciale Invest and Antares Ventures The new funding will drive ePlane's global certification, accelerate commercialisati... | Electric aircraft startup The ePlane Company has raised USD 14 million in a Series B funding round co-led by Speciale Invest and Antares Ventures. Other prominent investors, including Micelio Mobility, Naval Ravikant, Homage Ventures (led b... |
| 02.08.2024 | GalaxEye Space: Pioneering the Future of Satellite Imagery | In the vast expanse of the cosmos, a new player is emerging. GalaxEye Space, a startup born from the innovative halls of IIT Madras, has secured $6.5 million in a Series A funding round. This funding, co-led by Mela Ventures and Speciale In... |
| 01.08.2024 | Mela Ventures, Speciale Invest, IPV back separate tech startups with early-stage funds | GalaxEye team
Spacetech startup GalaxEye Space, insurtech startup Square Insurance, AI quantum startup Bloq Quantum and deeptech life growth platform Acculi Labs bag early-stage funds, the companies said on Thursday.
GalaxEye Space
IIT Madr... |
| 19.06.2024 | Agnikul-backer Speciale Invest gears up to launch marginally bigger third fund | India’s Speciale Invest, a seed-stage venture capital firm focused on deep science and enterprise technologies, expects to launch its third flagship fund at a marginally bigger corpus than its $38-million predecessor this year. |
| 04.04.2022 | Indian VC Speciale closes second fund at $37.8m | InvestmentsNewsStartups
Samreen Ahmad · 6 Apr 2022 · 1 min readIndian VC Speciale closes second fund at $37.8m
Speciale Invest, a seed-stage VC that targets deep science and enterprise technologies, has closed its oversubscribed second fund... |
| 17.03.2022 | Looppanel Announces USD 1 Mn in Funding to Help Product and Design Teams Painlessly Uncover User Insights and Build the Right Product | Delhi, India
Looppanel, which allows product & design teams to analyze and share insights from Zoom-based user interviews in minutes, announced a USD 1 million Pre-Seed round of funding led by Speciale Invest. Additional funding is comi... |
