| Date | Title | Description |
| 09.02.2026 | Java Capital launches Rs 400 Cr Fund III to back seed-stage deeptech startups | Java Capital on Monday launched its third fund, with a target corpus of Rs 400 crore, including a greenshoe option of Rs 150 crore, as the Bengaluru-based venture firm doubles down on early-stage deeptech investments.
According to a stateme... |
| 22.01.2026 | Deeptech VC and Investment Bank Announce Key Leadership Hires Amid Expansion | Deeptech venture capital firm Speciale Invest fortifies its leadership. Vishnu Rajeev ascends to Investment Partner. This move underpins the firm's expanding capital deployment. Speciale Invest targets early and growth-stage deep-tech compa... |
| 21.01.2026 | Speciale Invest names new partner; Pantomath hires DAM Capital exec | Credit: Thinkstock
âVenture capital firm Speciale Invest has promoted Vishnu Rajeev to investment partner to strengthen its senior leadership as it expands capital deployment across early- and growth-stage deep-tech companies.
The elevati... |
| 20.01.2026 | Warehouse automation startup Unbox Robotics raises $28 million led by ICICI Venture | Synopsis
Unbox Robotics has raised $28 million in a round led by ICICI Venture, with participation from RedStart Labs, a subsidiary of InfoEdge, F-Prime, 3one4 Capital, Navam Capital, Force Ventures and existing investors, ET has learnt. Th... |
| 18.12.2025 | Deeptech VC firm Speciale Invest eyes 7x larger corpus for second growth fund | Speciale Invest managing partner Vishesh Rajaram (left) and general partner Arjun Rao
Speciale Invest, a homegrown venture capital firm that focuses on deeptech startups, is planning to launch its second growth stage-focused investment vehi... |
| 05.10.2025 | Thesis-Driven Investor growX invests from seed to Series B in deep tech, frontier tech, industrial innovation, defense, space, SaaS, AI, robotics, and climate-tech. | When most investors are busy chasing the latest trends and consumer hype, growX ventures is quietly making bold moves in what it sees as "India's future": deep tech, industrial innovation, and frontier technology. With a fund size... |
| 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... |
| 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 | 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... |
| 24.06.2025 | Agnikul, CynLr, GalaxEye, ePlane Co among Indian start-ups in WEF’s 2025 tech pioneers | - |
| 20.12.2024 | Athera Venture Partners: Fueling India's Tech Revolution with New Fund | In the heart of India's bustling startup ecosystem, Athera Venture Partners is making waves. The firm, formerly known as Inventus India, has secured a significant investment from HDFC Asset Management Company (AMC) for its fourth fund, targ... |
| 18.12.2024 | HDFC AMC's Select AIF Fund Backs Athera Venture Partners' INR 900 Cr Fund IV Athera, formerly Inventus India, will use this fund to invest in tech-focused startups in the consumer internet, enterprise... | Athera Venture Partners, previously known as Inventus India, has secured investment from HDFC AMC's Select AIF FoF I Scheme for its INR 900 crore Fund IV.
This partnership marks HDFC Fund of Funds as a dominant limited partner (LP) in the v... |
| 12.12.2024 | The New Frontier: Venture Capital's Bold Moves in Tech and Finance | In the world of venture capital, the landscape is shifting. New players are emerging, and established firms are doubling down on their commitments. The latest funding rounds tell a story of ambition, innovation, and a relentless pursuit of ... |
| 11.12.2024 | growX Ventures Launches Fund II with a Target Corpus of INR 400 Cr Fund II aims to target early-stage and growth-stage investments, backing 20–24 startups in deeptech sectors. It plans to deploy INR 1... | growX ventures, a leading venture capital firm specialising in B2B and deeptech startups, has announced the launch of its Fund II with a target corpus of INR 400 crore.
The fund will focus on early-stage (Seed) and early-growth stage (Serie... |
| 06.11.2024 | DeepTech Robotics Startup CynLr Raises USD 10 Mn in Series A Funding CynLr's new funding will expand its team and supply chain, enhancing hardware and software to improve customer experience and reduc... | Bengaluru-based deeptech robotics startup CynLr (Cybernetics Laboratory) has successfully raised USD 10 million in a Series A funding round led by Pavestone and Athera Venture Partners (formerly Inventus India), bringing its total funding t... |
| 06.11.2024 | Visual robotics platform CynLr raises $10 million in round led by Pavestone, Athera Venture Partners | ETtechGokul NA, Nikhil Ramaswamy, founders, CynLr
CynLr (Cybernetics Laboratory), a visual robotics platform, has raised $10 million in a funding round led by Pavestone and Athera Venture Partners (formerly Inventus India).
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| 05.11.2024 | Deeptech robotics startup CynLr raises $10M in Series A funding | Deeptech robotics startup CynLr (Cybernetics Laboratory) has raised $10 million in a fresh Series A funding round led by Pavestone and Athera Venture Partners (formerly Inventus India), bringing its total funding to $15.2 million. Existing ... |
| 06.04.2022 | Visual robotic platform CynLr raises $4.5 million in funding led by Speciale Invest, growX Ventures | ETtechIllustration: Rahul Awasthi
Mumbai: CynLr, a visual robotic platform has raised $4.5 million in funding round led by Speciale Invest and growX Ventures. Other institutional investors that participated in the round include Anicut Capit... |
| 05.04.2022 | Robotics Startup CynLr Raises $4.5 Mn To Enter The US Market | Bengaluru-based robotics startup CynLr has raised $4.5 Mn in Pre-Series A funding round led by Speciale Invest and growX Ventures.
The round also saw participation from investors including Anicut Capital, Infoedge, Java Capital, Venture Cat... |
| 06.08.2019 | Robotics start-up CynLr raises ₹5.5-cr from two VC funds | CynLr, a robotics deep-tech startup building visual object intelligence for industrial robots, has raised a seed round of funding of ₹5.5 crore from two venture capital investors, Speciale Invest and Arali Ventures, the Centre for Incubatio... |
| - | CynLr raised $10 M Series A funding | In a Series A funding round led by Pavestone and Athera Venture Partners (formerly Inventus India), the deep-tech robotics startup CynLr (Cybernetics Laboratory) has raised $10 million, bringing its total funding to $15.2 million. This roun... |
| - | CynLr | “Enabling robots to see, understand, and learn to grasp and manipulate any object even from clutter! Our insights into the manual labor and automation market and the cutting edge advances in robotics.” |
| - | Chiratae, Blume-Backed India DeepTech Unveils First Cohort With Nine Startups | India DeepTech (IDT) has announced the cohort for its first accelerator, consisting of nine stage deeptech companies working across automation, robotics, biotech, genomics and cybersecurity segments.
The six-week-long accelerator programme ... |
