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Arkam Ventures and Susquehanna Asia Venture Capital led the $6.3 million Series A round that Karkhana.io secured. Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India, an existing backer, also participated in the round.

Accio Robotics, a Bengaluru-based startup in warehouse automated machinery, has raised $1.8 million (about INR 15 crore) in a Pre-Series A financing round headed by BIG Capital, Unisync Angels, and Daniel Fitzgerald.

Kavitha Rao has joined 10club, a D2C firm that specialises in the kitchen & home segments, as cofounder and chief operating officer.

Direct-to-consumer (D2C) snack company Slurrp Farm, supported by Anushka Sharma, secured around Rs 60 crore ($7.2 million), in a funding round headed by philanthropist Narotam Sekhsaria's family office and investor Alkemi Growth Capital.

Kidbea, a kids' apparel line made of bamboo, has secured $1 million in capital through a pre-series A round-headed by Venture Catalysts, an early-stage investment group.

The Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI) and The Carbon Markets Association of India (CMAI) are pleased to announce a new partnership aimed at boosting India’s participation in high-integrity international carbon markets.

The Dubai-based b2b firm Morphosis Venture Capital led a bridge round of fundraising for the insurtech firm Riskcovry, which raised about $4.5 million. IIFL, an Indian giant in financial services, took part in this round as well.