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𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝘅 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀. 

For founders currently in the market or planning their next raise, here is a breakdown of the new funds and their specific mandates:

𝟭. 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 & 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲-𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀

🔷 Info Edge (A88 Fund I): ₹250 Cr allocated for early-stage deep tech. A 12–14-year fund life, signaling long-term patient capital.

🔷 Celesta Capital: Launching a ₹2,000 Cr India-focused fund. Target: Series A & B in deep tech with a $3M–$7M cheque.

We’re excited to invite you to the Virtual Demo Day – Cohort 8 at The StepUp Ventures — featuring some of the most promising early-stage startups.

👉 RSVP here (if not done yet): https://bit.ly/tsuv-dd8

✨ Why attend?

•⁠ ⁠70 startups selected from 5,000+ applications across 190+ cities

•⁠ ⁠Backed by 80+ VCs, angels & institutions

Get the latest on TOP India AI startups up to now. Very interesting insights.

Bangalore comes out with the lion share.

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𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐑𝐎8 𝐂𝐨𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭 2

Building category-defining deeptech requires more than early capital—it demands an institutional scaling engine.

We are officially opening applications to partner with our next generation of technical founders. For this cycle, we are selecting exactly 12 high-conviction startups to join the portfolio.

The GRO8 framework is designed for execution:

•⁠ ⁠Up to $500K in direct investment for standout teams.

Every shark rejected this duo’s idea but today that idea is worth more than ₹2,300 crore.I am talking about Zypp Electric built by Akash Gupta and Rashi Agarwal 

When Zypp pitched on Shark Tank India, the sharks had one concern: "too capital intensive, unit economics don't work."

But the sharks missed this data:

→ Petrol delivery bike: ₹2.5/km 

→ Zypp EV: ₹0.25/km

It gives me immense pleasure to inform that Fundind.com is looking for co-founder to assist us in taking the company to newer heights. In the last approx one year of member acquisition we have in excess of 5300 members. This effort has been absolutely organic and no paid marketing of any sort. I think the team worked hard to achieve this.

Now we embark on the next leg of this journey.

Expectation from the co-founder. Besides the energy - will skill we are looking for

1) Investment in the company in line with present market cap.

2) Assist in building new technologies and creating more engagement.

🚨‼️Y Combinator is coming to India.

And this could be a once-in-a-decade opportunity for Indian founders.

For the first time ever, Y Combinator is hosting Startup School in Bangalore on April 18.

Around 2,000 founders, engineers, and builders will gather in one room to learn from YC partners and some of the world’s best startup operators.

The surprising part?