| Date | Title | Description |
| 11.12.2025 | Soleos, Toffee Coffee Roasters pocket early-stage cheques, Mamaearth enters new segment | Credit: 123RF.com
Engineering procurement construction (EPC) provider Soleos Solar Energy and direct-to-consumer coffee brand Toffee Coffee Roasters have raised early-stage funding, while Mamaearth's parent Honasa Consumer has entered men's... |
| 15.11.2025 | From Finnable To Bombay Shaving Company — Indian Startups Raised $163 Mn This Week | SUMMARY
Between November 10 and 14, 22 startups raised $162.9 Mn, marking a 32% decline from the $237.8 Mn raised by 20 startups in the preceding week
GVFL was the most active startup investor this week, backing Brandworks Technologies, HRS... |
| 13.11.2025 | Manufacturing startup Brandworks Technologies raises $4 million from Roha Family Office | Synopsis
Brandworks Technologies has secured $4 million in its second funding tranche from Roha Family Office, following a $7 million raise in August. This capital will fuel R&D for AI hardware and IoT platforms, expand research efforts... |
| 13.11.2025 | Brandworks Technologies, Nia.one, others secure early-stage funding | Nia.one founders Sachin Chhabra (left) and Pushkar Raj
Design-led electronics maker Brandworks Technologies, gig workforce platform Nia.one, surgical tech startup HRS Navigation, and rocket propulsion firm Trishul Space, among others, have ... |
| 12.11.2025 | HRS Navigation Bags $5 Mn To Scale Surgical Navigation Tech | SUMMARY
HRS (Happy Reliable Surgeries) Navigation has raised fresh funds in its Pre-Series A round led GVFL, Physis Capital and Sathguru Catalysers
It plans on deploying the fresh capital to boost its manufacturing abilities, fuel product i... |
| 01.10.2025 | Petpooja Secures $15.5 Million in Series C, Fuels Restaurant Tech Expansion | Petpooja, a restaurant SaaS leader, secured INR 137 Cr ($15.5M) in Series C funding. Dharana Capital led the crucial investment. Urban Company founders also backed the round. The capital infusion targets product enhancement, advanced AI aut... |
| 29.09.2025 | Dharana Capital, Urban Company founders invest in Petpooja | Credit: 123RF.com
Petpooja, a homegrown cloud-based SaaS platform for restaurants, has raised Rs 137 crore (around $15.4 million) in a funding round led by growth-stage investment firm Dharana Capital.
The funding round, a mix of primary an... |
| 18.09.2025 | Foodtech startup Biokraft raises Rs 2 Cr Pre-seed funding from GVFL | Biokraft Foods, a foodtech startup, has raised Rs 2 crore in pre-seed funding under the direction of GVFL.
As it advances toward commercialization, it intends to use the additional funding to improve R&D, quicken product development, an... |
| 15.09.2025 | India's Innovation Engine: Funding Fuels Deep Tech, Sustainability, and Collaborative Growth | Indian deep-tech and sustainability startups are thriving. Crion Technologies (industrial AI/IoT), Biokraft Foods (cultivated meat), and PeakAmp (EV battery recycling) recently secured substantial early-stage funding. Crion gained INR 3.5 C... |
| 15.09.2025 | India’s Biokraft Foods Raises $230K for High-Quality Cultivated Meat | Indian cultivated meat startup Biokraft Foods has secured ₹2 crore (around $230,000) in pre-seed funding. The round was led by the venture capital firm GVFL.
Biokraft will use the funding to accelerate its efforts to bring ethical, high-qua... |
| 13.09.2025 | Crion Technologies, Biokraft Foods, and PeakAmp Raise Early-Stage Funding The below brands have announced their latest funding rounds. |
Crion Technologies Secures INR 3.5 Cr Funding
Crion Technologies, a digital solutions firm specialising in IoT, AI, AR/VR, and cloud technologies, has secured INR 3.5 crore in a funding round led by SIG Tattva, the corporate venture capita... |
| 11.09.2025 | Ember, SnapE Cabs, others secure funding | Ember team members (from left) Siddharth Gadodia, Saransh Goila, and Himanshi Tandon
Cookware startup Ember, electric mobility firm SnapE Cabs, biotech company BacAlt Biosciences, and foodtech startup Biokraft Foods have secured funding in ... |
| 26.08.2025 | Half of startups at VCCircle’s The Pitch capture investor interest | Every second startup participating at The Pitch, VCCircle’s multi-city startup pitching programme, garnered investor interest in its Ahmedabad chapter of the third edition, held last week.
The Pitch aims to facilitate startup discovery by c... |
| 18.08.2025 | VC firm Cactus Partners leads $7 M Series A funding in Brandworks Technologies | Cactus Partners (CPL), an early-growth venture capital firm, led a $7 million (Rs 61 crore) Series A round in Brandworks Technologies, a rapidly expanding electronics R&D and manufacturing business.
The Hira Group, Legacy Assets, and Gu... |
| 12.08.2025 | Brandworks Technologies raises $7M in round led by Catcus Partners | Electronics manufacturing firm Brandworks Technologies on Tuesday raised $7 million in a Series A round led by early-stage venture capital firm Cactus Partners.
The round also saw participation from Gujarat Venture Finance Limited (GVFL), L... |
| 12.08.2025 | Brandworks Technologies Raises USD 7 Million The funding will be used to expand and upgrade the company's R&D centres, establish partnerships in key international markets, develop next-generation ... | Brandworks Technologies, an electronics design-led manufacturing company, has raised USD 7 million (approximately INR 61 crore) in a Series A round led by Cactus Partners (CPL), with participation from Gujarat Venture Finance Limited (GVFL)... |
| 29.07.2025 | Drizz, Hey Concrete, and Genexis Biotech Raise Funding for Growth The below brands have announced their latest funding rounds. |
Drizz Secures USD 2.7 Mn to Advance Vision AI Mobile App Testing
Drizz, a vision AI-powered mobile app testing company, has raised 2.7 million dollars in seed funding from Stellaris Venture Partners, with participation from Shastra VC, Anu... |
| 28.07.2025 | Genexis Biotech, others raise early-stage funding; Zigly acquires Dr Santa Animal Healthcare | Credit: VCCircle
Bio-manufacturing company Genexis Biotech and electric mobility startup EVeez have raised funding in separate early-stage rounds. Meanwhile, pet care brand Zigly announced its acquisition of Bengaluru-based clinic Dr Santa ... |
| 25.07.2025 | GVFL supports Magma in extended Series A funding round | With GVFL Ltd.’s strategic investment, industrial solutions company Magma has expanded its Series A round, joining a group of investors that also includes Capria Ventures, General Catalyst, Accion Venture Lab, and others.
To date, the Ahmed... |
| 22.07.2025 | New Capital Fuels Deeptech and Logistics Innovation | Key funding rounds bolster vital sectors. Deeptech firm BQP secured $5 million. This seed capital fuels its quantum-powered digital twin platform, BQPhy. BQPhy serves aerospace, defense, and semiconductor industries. It promises simulation ... |
| 22.07.2025 | Escape Plan, ApClub, Magma secure early-stage funding | Shalabh Malhotra, founder and CEO, ApClub
Lifestyle company Escape Plan, fitness startup ApClub, and industrial solutions firm Magma have secured funding in separate early-stage rounds, the companies said on Tuesday.
Escape Plan
Bengaluru-b... |
| 22.07.2025 | GVFL Invests in Magma as Part of Extended Series A Round This funding round also includes notable investors such as Capria Ventures, General Catalyst, and Accion Venture Lab. | GVFL Ltd has announced a strategic investment in Magma, an Ahmedabad-based industrial solutions provider, as part of the company's extended Series A round. This funding round also includes notable investors such as Capria Ventures, General ... |
| 19.07.2025 | GVFL led Rs 15 Cr Pre-series A funding raised by B2B packaging platform DCG Tech | A pre-Series A funding round led by GVF has raised Rs 15 crore for DCG Tech, a business-to-business platform for procurement, packaging, and warehouse solutions. The promoters and Auxano Capital also took part in the investment round, with ... |
| 18.07.2025 | BQP, DCGpac bag early-stage funding | Suresh Bansal, founder and CEO, DCGpac.
Quantum simulation software startup BQP and packaging company DCGpac have raised funding in separate early-stage rounds, the companies said on Friday.
BQP
BQP, a dual-use quantum-based simulation soft... |
| 04.07.2024 | Dice Secures INR 42 Cr in Series A Funding Led by Dallas Venture Capital The Pune-based startup will deploy the raised funds for go-to-market initiatives aimed at enhancing market penetration, custome... | Enterprise spend management platform Dice announced that it has raised INR 42 crore (USD 5 million) in a Series A funding round led by cross-border VC firm Dallas Venture Capital. GVFL (formerly Gujarat Venture Finance Limited) also partici... |
| 22.06.2024 | GVFL’s seed-stage Prarambh Fund closed at Rs 100 Cr | The first close of Gujarat Venture Finance Limited’s (GVFL) new seed stage fund, Prarambh Fund, at Rs 100 crore, has been announced. There are 200 crores rupees in the fund corpus.
In the coming year, GVFL intends to invest the money in 25–... |
| 20.06.2024 | India Digest: 8X Ventures, GVFL reach first close of early-stage vehicles | Early-stage venture capital firm 8X Ventures has achieved the first close for its deep tech fund while GVFL also reached the first close of its new seed-stage fund. |
| 19.06.2024 | GVFL’s Seed Stage Fund Marks First Close At INR 100 Cr | SUMMARY
GVFL Ltd’s Prarambh Fund, which aims to raise a total corpus of INR 200 Cr, will be invested in tech startups across B2B SaaS, healthtech, agritech, climate tech and deeptech
The fund aims to back 25-30 seed startups this year with ... |
| 19.06.2024 | Ahmedabad's GVFL Announces First Close of Prarambh Fund at INR 100 Cr GVFL aims to invest in 25–30 startups operating in B2B SaaS, health-tech, agri-tech, climate-tech, and deep-tech sectors with inve... | Ahmedabad-based venture capital firm GVFL (formerly Gujarat Venture Finance Limited) has announced the first close of its new seed stage fund, Prarambh Fund, at INR 100 crore. The total fund corpus is INR 200 crore.
As per the official rele... |
| 19.06.2024 | GVFL's seed-stage focused Prarambh Fund achieves first close at Rs 100 Cr | GVFL, a venture capital firm based in Ahmedabad, has achieved the first close of its new seed-stage fund, Prarambh Fund, at Rs 100 crore. The total fund corpus is Rs 200 crore.
The firm aims to fund 25-30 seed startups this year.
Prarambh F... |
| 09.04.2024 | GVFL-Backed Ghost Kitchens Buys The Shy Tiger To Expand Its Gujarat Footprint | SUMMARY
With this buyout, Ghost Kitchens looks to strengthen its presence in Gujarat by integrating its existing brands into The Shy Tiger’s infrastructure
The Shy Tiger was founded in 2018 and operates five multi-brand cloud kitchens acros... |
| 06.04.2023 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Hardee Fresh grabs $56m, Upward Farms shuts down, Wine that tastes like climate change | Vertical farming saw good and bad news this week, as Hardee Fresh raised new funds, Upward Farms ceased operations and Kalera filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Elsewhere, digital-first burger delivery service VICIO secured new cap... |
| 10.05.2017 | India: Video analytics startup Vidooly raises $1.4m from GVFL | Premium
Video analytics start-up Vidooly has raised $1.4 million from Gujarat Venture Finance Ltd, an Ahmedabad-based venture capital firm, and existing investor Times Internet to fund its expansion into Southeast Asian markets and hire mor... |
| - | Cyber Security Startup Sequretek Gains Funding From Unicorn India Ventures, GVFL | Mumbai-based cyber security startup, Sequretek has raised an undisclosed amount in its Series A round of funding from GVFL and Unicorn India Ventures.
Post the investment, Sanjay Randhar, MD, GVFL and Manoj Laddha, Partner, Unicorn India Ve... |
| - | BIGShift Ahmedabad: A Glimpse Of The Enthralling Conversations With Three Veterans From The World Of Startups | The largest city in Gujarat, the “Land of the Legends”, Ahmedabad is blessed with spectacular Indo-Persian architecture, mesmerising gardens and numerous lakes (natural and artificial). Renowned as the birthplace of the Father of the Nation... |
| - | Cyber Security Firm Lucideus Raises Funding From Rajan Anandan, Sunil Kalra, And A Bevy Of Marquee Investors | “Cyber security has become a boardroom concern now as companies are basing their business models on technology. So, a breach in technology is not just a technology problem but a business problem. Hence, businesses today wants to know how ma... |
| - | Indian Startup Hubs: Startups & Ecosystem Builders In The Gujarat Startup Ecosystem
Gujarat Government’s New Startup Policy | As part of our Indian Startup Hubs Series in past few months we have discussed about the startup ecosystems in Mumbai, Pune and Bangalore, Delhi & Hyderabad. In this article, we will be covering about the growing startup ecosystem in Gu... |
| - | Cybersecurity Startup Sequretek Raises $3.7 Mn From Unicorn India Ventures | Mumbai-based cybersecurity startup Sequretek has raised $3.7 Mn (INR 27 Cr) in a bridge funding round led by existing investor Unicorn India Ventures, a Mumbai-based venture capital fund.
Gujarat-based venture capital firm GVFL (formerly Gu... |
