Bengaluru based Warehouse robotics startup Accio Robotics has raised $1.8 million funding in its PreSeries A round led by BIG Capital, according to a company s statement on Tuesday, December 9. Other investors who participated in the round include Unisync Angels, Daniel Fitzgerald, and some existing investors like Roots Ventures, and Anuj Bihani, founder of Impaqt Robotics.

Digital Tec focused Arkam Ventures has included electric vehicles and manufacturing as areas of focus for its second venture capital fund, in addition to fintech, skilling, softwareasaservice, logistics, and food agriculture, a top executive said.

Funding in India s tech startup ecosystem in 2023 has been the lowest in the last five years, with a total of $7 billion received, dropping India s global ranking from 4th to 5th place. FinTech, Retail and Enterprise Applications are the top performing sectors in 2023 till date

Over the last two years, Indian startup founders have faced pressures from the global downturn and corrections in the technology ecosystem. These pressures range from demands for capital efficient growth and longer fundraising timelines to lower valuation multiples.

Startup Karkhana raises USD 6.3 million Funds will be used to bolster supplier base, enhance electronics supply chain, and propel expansion across the US and Europe, its founder and chief executive Sonam Motwani said, adding they have plans to tap 3,000 MSME suppliers in the next three years.

Atomberg Technologies , a home appliances startup, has signed a threeyear deal with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) as one of the official partners for domestic and international cricket season over 20242026 period. The partnership will begin with the upcoming threematch bilateral T20I series against Afghanistan, starting January 11, 2024.

Ahmedabad based space tech startup PierSight, which has solutions in the satellite-based surveillance segment, on January 9 announced the closing of a $6 million seed funding round led by Alpha Wave Ventures and Elevation Capital. Startup accelerator Techstars, which had earlier invested in the startup s $500,000 preseed round (announced a couple of months back), also participated in this round.

After orchestrating three triumphant startup exits, Satya Komal N pivots his focus towards Kritsnam Technologies, an innovative sustainable water startup, stepping into a pivotal role as one of its key investors. Satya Komal N expresses, Kritsnam s water solutions address a global challenge.

Do children still read the printed word in a digital world When Pune based Sonal Kane and Amol Kane, founders of an innovative book centric startup, Flip Books, last checked, the kids were off on adventures with the Famous Five and Secret Seven, saving the world with Harry Potter and Dog Man, and grappling with growing up with the Ella Diaries and Tom Gates.

Ideas to Impacts Hub, a leading B2B Tech Startup Incubator, is set to host the National Startup Day Celebration at its headquarters in Baner, Pune, on the 13th of January 2024. The event promises to bring together leading minds of the industry to serve an enthusiastic audience of 250+ startup founders, investors, and experts.