Spacetech startup InspeCity, electric commercial vehicle maker Omega Seiki Mobility (OSM), kitchen and lifestyle brand Cüraa, biryani brand Biryani Bees, logistics platform Oorjaa and three other companies have raised fresh funding.
Spacetech startup InspeCity has raised Rs 100 crore (around $10.5 million) in a pre-Series A round led by Speciale Invest and Ashish Kacholia, with participation from Antler Elevate, Antler India, Manish Gandhi, Shastra VC and others.
Founded in 2022 by IIT Bombay alumni, the company develops technologies for in space mobility, inspection and satellite life extension. Its platform includes propulsion, sensing, autonomous operations, robotics, docking and refuelling capabilities, which it plans to integrate into its Rig, Veda and Sama architectures.
The company plans to use the fresh capital to support four in orbit missions over the next 12 to 18 months as InspeCity moves its technologies from validation to flight qualification and commercial deployment.
Omega Seiki Mobility (OSM)
New Delhi-based commercial electric vehicle manufacturer Omega Seiki Mobility (OSM) has raised an additional Rs 50 crore (around $5.24 million) in funding co-led by Abhishek Misra of SKG Asset Management and SKG Fund, Unistone Capital, Sanjeev Agarwal Family Office and Brijesh Parekh Family Office.
Less than two weeks ago, VCCircle had reported on the possibility of this funding round along with OSM's plans to list through a reverse merger.
The company had earlier this month raised another Rs 50 crore from Securocorp Securities, Sangeeta Pareekh, Saket Aggarwal Family Office and Vanshika Sharma.
It plans to use the capital to expand manufacturing capacity, strengthen R&D, grow its dealer and service network, and accelerate new electric mobility products as OSM evaluates a potential public market listing.
OSM currently operates 150 touchpoints across India and plans to increase this to 250 by FY28. The company is expanding beyond its established electric cargo three-wheeler business into passenger mobility, premium electric two wheelers and electric light commercial vehicles. It is also evaluating overseas expansion including into Africa.
Cüraa
Cüraa, a kitchen and lifestyle brand founded by Chef Sanjyot Keer and Neeraj Kumawat, has raised Rs 40 crore (around $4.2 million) in a Series A round led by 3one4 Capital, with existing investors Kae Capital, Lumikai and Better Capital also participating.
The company plans to use the fresh capital to expand its product portfolio across pre-cook and cooking categories, strengthen warehousing and supply chain infrastructure, deepen its presence across D2C, marketplaces and quick commerce, and hire senior leadership.
Cüraa said it has served more than 3 lakh households, with monthly net revenue growing 25 times since launch.
Biryani Bees
Biryani Bees, a biryani and Indian meals brand incubated by Wolfpack Labs, has raised $1 million (around Rs 9.5 crore) from the Vivek Oberoi Family Office to expand across India’s tier-II markets. The company currently operates three outlets in Uttar Pradesh and plans to expand to 10 outlets across UP, Madhya Pradesh and other tier II markets.
It plans to use the funds to strengthen its central kitchen infrastructure, build its operating team and establish a repeatable expansion model.
Founded by Nitin Tiwari, Biryani Bees aims to build a standardised and affordable food brand for consumers in smaller cities. The company said it expects to pursue a larger institutional funding round after reaching 10 outlets and demonstrating the scalability of its model across multiple states.
Oorjaa
Mumbai-based logistics platform Oorjaa has raised Rs 9.7 crore (around $1.02 million) in a Series A round led by Equentis Angel Fund, with participation from Inflection Point Ventures.
This is the first close of a larger round, with the company in advanced discussions with other VC funds. Founded in 2019 by Sandeep Patil, Prashant Mohite, Yogesh Parab and Umesh Singh, Oorjaa operates mid-mile and last-mile networks across more than 200 cities, moving over 3 million products and 50,000 last-mile orders daily for enterprise clients including Zepto, Blinkit, Amazon and Swiggy.
The fresh capital will be used to strengthen Datashastra, the company's proprietary AI and SaaS logistics stack, along with its control tower and automation capabilities, expand its network into new cities and categories, and build teams across technology, operations and enterprise sales.
Digital spiritual wellness platform InstaAstro has raised $12 million (around Rs 19 crore) in a Series A round led by Singularity AMC and Artha Venture Fund, with participation from its founders. The funding comes as the five-year-old company crosses ₹200 crore in annualised revenue.
Founded in 2021 by Nitin Verma, InstaAstro’s annual revenue more than doubled to Rs 111.26 crore in FY26 from Rs 52 crore in FY25.
Its registered user base has grown roughly fourfold over the past two years to 12 million.
The company began as an astrology consultation app and has since expanded into pooja seva, remedies, wellness products and spiritual commerce, serving users across 183 countries.
The company plans to use the fresh capital for AI-led product development, including sentiment analysis and multilingual capabilities, as well as expanding its pooja seva and spiritual commerce businesses and its presence across regional and international markets.
AI-driven freight marketplace and logistics technology platform TrucksUp has raised $8.2 million (around Rs 78.3 crore) in a growth funding round, taking its post-money valuation to $42.3 million.
The round saw participation from institutional investors, family offices and co-founders Sarthak Shah Elwadhi and Aviraj Singh Chadha, who also increased their equity holdings.
It plans to use the fresh capital to strengthen TrucksUp’s technology infrastructure, expand its engineering and data science teams, develop its freight matching engine and meet working capital and corporate requirements. Monarch Networth Capital acted as the exclusive transaction advisor.
TrucksUp connects commercial shippers, truck owners and drivers through automated freight discovery and predictive telematics tracking. Its platform also offers FASTag, GPS telematics, vehicle health tracking and financing, while its Truckshub programme helps drivers transition into fleet ownership through vehicle procurement, financing and freight routing.
Edgeverse India
Edge AI startup Edgeverse India has raised Rs 3 crore from GVFL to advance its AI-powered perception technology for mobility applications, with a focus on two-wheelers.
Founded in 2023 by Arindam Ghosh, Subrata Debnath and Navaneeth A, Edgeverse is developing a hardware-agnostic perception stack combining edge AI with cameras and radar.
Its flagship Perceiva ARAS is an Advanced Rider Assistance System software stack, while the company is also developing an integrated solution combining processor hardware, sensors and proprietary perception software.
The fresh capital will be used to develop India-specific road intelligence, camera and radar technology and commercialise its perception solutions.