Led · Seed · Jun 2026

Founded in 2024 by Manvi Agnihotri and Sheen Hitashi, The Sweet Change offers natural sweeteners positioned as zero calorie, zero sugar, and zero glycemic index alternatives to refined sugar. The company targets health-conscious consumers and people managing medical or lifestyle conditions that require controlled sugar intake. It has crossed Rs 1.5 crore in revenue and fulfilled more than 12,000 orders through its own website. Current go-to-market channels include direct-to-consumer sales, marketplaces, and quick-commerce platforms, with plans to expand presence across those channels. The startup is also evaluating entry into cafes, the hospitality sector, and institutional partnerships as it scales. Recent funding will be used to support product development, team building, and expanded distribution and marketing efforts across India.

Led · Seed · May 2026

NORI designs travel luggage, bags, packing cubes, and organisers tailored to how women actually pack and travel, with products such as its recently launched Carry On Wheelie and an Organisers range that drove early traction. The brand emphasizes organisation, ergonomics, and a feminine design language. Co-founded in 2025 by Meenakshi Vyas and Rashika Nayak and based in Bengaluru, NORI targets solo and business women travellers in India’s growing travel market. Within months of launch the company has served more than 4,000 customers and is tracking toward an annual run rate of Rs 2 crore. Early operating metrics include an NPS above 9 and a 20% repeat purchase rate within a 60-day window. The company plans to use its new funding to broaden its product lineup and grow sales across digital and offline channels.

Led · Seed · Jan 2026

Founded in 2023 by Priyansh Mohan and Stuti Kakkar, Meine Electric is building iron-air battery systems that store energy through a reversible rusting process using abundant materials such as iron, air, and water. The technology targets 16–24-hour long-duration energy storage (LDES), enabling round-the-clock utilisation of solar and other renewable generation. The company operates from a 5,000 sq ft facility in Chennai that is being outfitted for pilot-scale production and holds four granted patents with seven additional international filings. Meine Electric claims its batteries can charge and discharge quickly to match solar generation cycles while delivering a lower cost of storage than lithium-ion alternatives. Current efforts focus on moving from lab-scale prototypes to pilot-ready systems and building grid-connected demonstrators. Looking ahead, the team plans larger pilot deployments and aims to launch containerised iron-air battery products by 2027. The startup is already in discussions with power producers and commercial-industrial customers to run pilot projects.

Led · Series A · Dec 2025

Micruity is a New York–based infrastructure company focused on making "retirement paychecks" possible for millions of savers by connecting the disparate players in the workplace savings ecosystem. Its platform offers scalable support for lifetime income products, annuity-enabled target-date funds, and Secure 2.0 features, while standardizing connectivity among recordkeepers, asset managers, and insurers. The system also handles participant-level income administration and portability, enabling employees to maintain consistent retirement income even when they change jobs. Micruity partners with leading financial institutions to embed these capabilities directly into existing retirement plans. The company intends to use newly raised capital to expand operations and accelerate product development. No revenue, customer, or other operating metrics were disclosed in the article.

Led · Seed · Jun 2025

Darwix AI (CUR8 Ventures Pvt. Ltd.) offers an omnichannel generative AI platform, Transform+, powered by a proprietary LLM stack to provide conversational intelligence to enterprises. The platform delivers real-time agent assistance, automation and actionable insights across voice, chat, email and in-person interactions. Darwix targets enterprise verticals including BFSI and retail and operates across the US, India and the Middle East. Founded by Ajay Sethi and Hanit Awal, the company is focused on unifying and enhancing customer interactions through its AI solutions. The firm plans to deploy recent funding toward product development, market expansion, team growth and scaling its omnichannel platform.