Startup news and updates: Daily roundup (April 1, 2025)
Summary
This follows a bridge round in October last year, bringing its total funding to nearly $14 million.The company will use the fresh capital to drive growth and improve profitability across its multi-brand portfolio, which includes Xtrim, Yogarise, Rusabl, BabyPro, Trendy Homes, Cinagro, and Frenchware.Currently operating across India, the US, and the MENA region, Evenflow has reported a 350% growth driven by distribution across marketplaces and quick commerce platforms such as Amazon, Flipkart, CRED, Myntra, Blinkit, Instamart, Zepto, Walmart, and others.Entvin AI, which offers AI solutions for pharmaceutical and life sciences companies, launched out of beta and announced $500,000 funding from Y Combinator. Our AI agents streamline these workflows, allowing teams to focus on strategic priorities rather than administrative burdens, said Sanskar Jain, Co-founder and CEO of Entvin.Molecular diagnostics startup Tvaster Genkalp raised $1.25 million in a pre-Series A funding round led by Ideaspring Capital, existing investor Invigo Softwares, and liver transplant surgeon Mohamed Rela. At Rainmatter, we believe in supporting businesses that drive systemic change for a more sustainable future, and we are excited to be part of HDIs next phase of growth as they scale their operations and expand beyond Bangalore, said Nithin Kamat, CEO, Zerodha and Rainmatter.LehLah, a creator-led content commerce startup, raised Rs 12.5 crore in its seed funding round led by Gruhas, a company co-founded by Nikhil Kamath and Abhijeet Pai, for product development, increasing brand visibility, and expanding the team.LehLah empowers creators to monetise their influence by sharing affiliate links for curated product recommendations. The platform connects creators with brand partners, converting content into a scalable revenue stream.The company has collaborated with ecommerce platforms, including Myntra, Meesho, Flipkart, and Nykaa, which have driven a 46% month-on-month growth in GMV and led the creation of over 700,000 content pieces through its creator network.Expertia AI, an AI-powered recruitment platform offering end-to-end hiring automation, raised an undisclosed pre-Series A funding round led by existing investors Chiratae Ventures and Endiya Partners, while Rockstud Capital and Flipkart joined as new backers.The company will use the capital to build a team of AI researchers, software engineers, and growth specialists, as well as support efforts to scale in the Indian market and expand operations in the US.At Expertia, were building an agentic AI Recruiter to eliminate time, cost, and bias in enterprise hiringmaking recruitment real-time, fair, and opportunity-rich for professionals worldwide. Our mission is to revolutionise the next decade of hiring by leveraging cutting-edge AI and becoming the global destination for talent and recruitment, said Akshay Gugnani, Founder of Expertia AI.TVS Capital Funds (TCF) has named Shyam Srinivasan as Senior Advisor and Operating Partner.