Startup

Farm-to-consumer Bengaluru startup Deep Rooted has raised $12.5 million in a Series-A funding round led by IvyCap Ventures. With this, they plan to expand their network across South India.

MeitY Startup Hub (MSH) has launched a startup programme with Meta to help early-stage startups in Extended Reality (XR) technology. Those selected will receive a grant and mentorship by experts.

Kochi resident Charles Vijay Verghese built SAPER, the “world’s first coconut sap tapping robot” through his agri-tech startup. Watch this video to see how the robot is bettering the lives of farmers across Kerala.

Engineer Deepak Khatri from Delhi launched Upside Down Labs, which has designed India’s first DIY neuroscience kit for students and researchers across the world.

Rupali Kakade wanted to protect her daughter from adulterated milk and launched her startup Truly Desi to sell an organic solution that empowers farmers in Pune.

Damodar Patnekar, Ashutosh Shankar and Aarthy Vassan founded their ed-tech startup Bodhami, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered platform which offers career counselling, mentorship and job readiness programmes to students.

Friends Paul Savio and Ramashish Ray founded Starscapes, a stargazing and astronomy-focused startup that lets visitors understand the wonders and mysteries of space in picturesque locations like Ooty, Bhimtal, and Jaipur.

Mumbai's Aryan Chaudhry and Chennai's Arnav Bajaj founded Finance4teens to be India's first financial literacy platform for teenagers that teaches lessons rarely taught in schools.

Varun Chawla, Alakshi Tomar and Abhimanyu Rathi based in Goa founded build3 to help incubate social impact startups, guiding them and helping them navigate their entrepreneurial journey.

IIT Madras has launched the third edition of the Carbon Zero Challenge (CZC), which is focussed on resource depletion and pollution accelerated by climate change. Check your eligibility and how to apply here.