Whizzo, WanderOn, Raana Semiconductors, others pocket early-stage cheques
Summary
Several startups across AI, fintech, healthtech, travel, deep-tech, retail and circular economy sectors have closed fresh funding rounds. Whizzo led the list with a $15 million Series A to expand materials science R&D and scale manufacturing and exports, while WanderOn raised about Rs 54 crore to grow its experiential travel offerings and technology. Raana Semiconductors secured $3 million to accelerate R&D on Czochralski silicon ingot growth systems, and Troovy raised $5 million to expand D2C and e-commerce channels. Smaller rounds included Intellend ($1.2M) for AI-embedded MSME lending, FireAI (Rs 6.2 crore) alongside the launch of a Mobile Decision Intelligence app, PolyCycl’s Series A from Rainmatter for chemical recycling deployments, Pinky Promise ($1M) for AI-led women’s health services, and For Real (Rs 3.2 crore) to scale its online liquidation marketplace.