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Petpooja, an Indian restaurant tech platform, has raised INR 137 crore ($15.5 million) in its Series C funding round, led by Dharana Capital. The round also saw participation from Ashish Gupta (co-founder of Helion Ventures) and Abhiraj Singh Bhal & Varun Khaitan (co-founders of Urban Company). The startup will use the funding to add more products, advance AI-powered automation, and improve customer support. Parthiv Patel | Apurv Patel | Vamsi Duvvuri 🔗 Read full article link in comment #petpooja #dharanacapital #restauranttech #ahmedabad #funding #growth #startupnews

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Restaurant POS and management software provider Petpooja has raised ₹137 crore ($15.5 million) in its Series C round led by Dharana Capital, with participation from Helion Ventures co-founder Ashish Gupta and Urban Company’s co-founders Abhiraj Singh Bhal and Varun Khaitan. The round values the Ahmedabad-based company at around ₹910 crore ($103 million), marking a 3.5x jump from its previous valuation. The company plans to use the funds to enhance its product portfolio, expand AI-driven automation, and strengthen customer support. Founded in 2011, Petpooja now serves over 1,00,000 clients across India, UAE, and South Africa, and processes around 25% of Zomato and Swiggy’s online order volumes. #fundingnews #petpooja #seriesc #saas #restauranttech #venturecapital #investmentnews #foodtech #pos #restaurantmanagement #ai #automation #indianstartups #growth #techinnovation #businessnews #startupecosystem #startups #scalingup #restaurantindustry #f&b

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Mudit Kumar Joins Ideabaaz as Co-Founder & COO Mumbai-based startup discovery and funding platform Ideabaaz has named Mudit Kumar as its Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer, marking a significant step forward in its mission to democratize access to startup capital and mentorship across India — especially in emerging cities. With nearly 20 years of experience in private banking, strategic investing, and startup mentorship, Mudit brings deep financial expertise and a founder-first mindset. His leadership journey includes key roles at LGT Wealth India, ICICI Securities, and Aditya Birla Group. At LGT Wealth India, he advised ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and startup founders — while actively investing in early-stage ventures across climate tech, spacetech, healthtech, legal tech, and fintech. https://lnkd.in/eCKwXTKU Raj Nayak | Jeet Wagh | Ashwin kumar | #StartupIndia #LeadershipNews #Ideabaaz #StartupFunding #Entrepreneurship #MuditKumar #FounderNews #StartupEcosystem #InclusiveInnovation #COOAppointment #WealthToWisdom #EarlyStageInvesting #IndianStartups #MediaUpdate

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Bengaluru and San Francisco-based startup Reo.Dev has raised $4 million in seed funding, led by Heavybit with support from India Quotient and Foster Ventures. The fresh capital will help the startup expand its team, open its first U.S. office, and accelerate product development to meet the evolving needs of developer-first companies. Earlier this year, Reo.Dev had secured $1.2 million as part of the same round. Founded in 2023 by Achintya Gupta, Gaurav Jain, and Piyush Agarwal, Reo.Dev offers an AI-powered go-to-market platform tailored for DevTool and software companies. The platform collects and interprets real-time signals from platforms like GitHub, package installs, and documentation usage to help sales and marketing teams identify active developer interest and convert it into qualified leads faster. Already, over 100 developer-first companies including LangChain, Chainguard, Temporal, and N8N leverage Reo.Dev to gain actionable insights, shorten deal cycles, and boost revenue growth. The platform integrates seamlessly with GTM tools such as Salesforce, HubSpot, Salesloft, Outreach, and Apollo, connecting developer adoption to enterprise decision-makers. Reo.Dev is positioning itself as a critical component of the GTM stack for modern dev-first businesses, enabling them to scale efficiently, intelligently, and with actionable data-driven insights.

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🎙️ What does it really mean to be an entrepreneur? In his recent conversation with @rangajagannath on the AEiF Podcast, our co-founder & CTO Bharath Patil shares the unfiltered truths of building Cradlewise, from sleepless nights to creating a product that now helps thousands of families sleep better. ✨ Bharat opens up about what entrepreneurship really demands: creating value beyond profits, cultivating extreme self-awareness, and building with conviction (even when the world shuts down around you). He also shares what it’s like building Cradlewise alongside his life partner & our CEO, Radhika Patil, and why resilience is non-negotiable for founders. Catch the full conversation: 🎧 On Spotify: https://lnkd.in/gJMsxgVK ▶️ On YouTube: https://lnkd.in/g7t8tzKs #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #Startups #Leadership #BusinessGrowth #TechForGood #FoundersJourney #Cradlewise

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Peeko Delivers #Babycare in 60 Minutes, #Raises $3.2 Million from Stellaris Venture Partners and #Angels Like Kunal Bahl, Rohit Bansal, Maninder Gulati #Bengaluru-based #startup #Peeko has secured $3.2 million in seed #funding to expand its #quickcommerce model for #babycareessentials, with a promise of #delivery in under an hour. The round was led by Stellaris Venture Partners and drew support from a strong set of #angelinvestors, including former Oyo executive Maninder Gulati, Titan Capital cofounders Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal, Tracxn cofounder Abhishek Goyal, #Uni’s founder and chief executive Nitin Gupta, and Arjun Vaidya of V3 Ventures. Ashu Agrawal | Peeko | Stellaris Venture Partners | Kunal Bahl | Rohit Bansal | Tracxn | Abhishek Goyal | Nitin Gupta | Arjun Vaidya | V3 Ventures #Peeko #Startup #Funding #BabyCare

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