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AI Startups Secure Major Funding: Highlights from September 2023, ETEntrepreneur

134614495 AI Startups Secure Major Funding: Highlights from September 2023, ETEntrepreneur
Funding Wrap

With September coming to an end, AI continued to draw investor attention this week, with funding flowing into enterprise software, healthtech and deeptech.

ANDEntrepreneur brings a roundup of key deals below.

Alive App raises $1 mn funding from Powerhouse Ventures, Flipkart Ventures

Experience-tech platform Alive App has raised $1 million in a new funding round led by Powerhouse Ventures and Flipkart Ventures.

The company will use the capital to strengthen its product and technology capabilities and accelerate the creation and availability of experiences across its existing markets.

Founded by Vivek Kumar, Alive App works with creators to conceptualise, build and launch experiences. Its platform combines technology with curated and largely exclusive experience supply across categories including adventure, food, wellness, art, culture and learning.

Read the whole story here.

Amaani raises $5 mn series A funding led by BECO Capital, Homegrown Ventures

Amaani, which owns middle eastern beauty brand AÏZA, has raised $5 million in a series A funding round led by BECO Capital, with participation from Homegrown Ventures and Peak XV’s Surge.

The round takes Amaani’s total funding to $8 million.

The company will use the capital to expand AÏZA across the Gulf, with Saudi Arabia as the immediate priority, while continuing to invest in product development, talent and technology infrastructure.

Read the whole story here.

Autoheal raises $7.9 mn led by Innovation Endeavours

AI startup Autoheal has raised $7.9 million in a seed round to build a platform that helps enterprises deploy and continuously improve AI agents across software engineering workflows.

The round was led by Innovation Endeavors, with participation from Emergent Ventures, U&I Ventures, Darkmode Ventures, Batch Ventures and Param Hansa Values. Harpinder Singh of Innovation Endeavors will also join Autoheal’s board.

San Francisco-based Autoheal is targeting the operational workload created as companies increasingly use AI coding tools. While coding agents can accelerate software development, the resulting increase in code can also create more vulnerabilities, production incidents and monitoring workloads, while driving up spending on AI models.

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Nudge, formerly BeBetta, raises funding from Adani Family Office

Nudge, formerly known as BeBetta, has raised funding led by the Adani Family Office as the company pivots from its sports-led engagement business to an AI-native commerce and consumer intelligence platform.

The Adani Family Office, the company’s first institutional investor, has funded it in two consecutive rounds and is supported by Jhaveri Credits and Capital Limited, along with various family offices and private investors from India and Dubai.

The Bengaluru-based company, operated by iSocial Sports Private Limited, did not disclose the investment size or its valuation, citing the investor’s private investment protocol, Meet Shah, co-founder and CEO of Nudge, told ANDEntrepreneur.

Read the whole story here.

Dodge AI raises $2.65 mn funding led by Accel, Google’s venture arm

Enterprise software maintenance startup Dodge AI has raised $2.65 million in a funding round led by Accel and Google’s venture arm, with participation from New Build Venture Capital, Antler, Schema Ventures and angel investors from the SAP ecosystem.

Dodge AI is building an AI control plane for enterprise applications including SAP, Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics, Kinaxis and Oracle JDE. The platform connects business processes, ERP customisations, IT service management systems and legacy configurations to identify root causes, recommend fixes and automate maintenance workflows.

The company plans to expand further into enterprise maintenance, using operational data, configurations and exceptions to enable AI agents to operate more safely within mission-critical systems.

Read the whole story here.

Prodoc AI raises seed funding from Dr A. Velumani family office

Healthcare AI company Prodoc AI has raised an undisclosed amount in a seed funding round led by Dr A. Velumani Family Office, with participation from Dr Kunal Shet and Parth D. Bhasin, who are also existing users of the platform.

The company will use the capital to advance its agentic AI capabilities, expand its software integrations and build AI agents for hospital workflows spanning care coordination, patient engagement, operations and revenue processes.

Founded by Asit Kumar Vidyarthi and Raghuvamshi Thakur, Prodoc AI is building what it calls a Patient Journey OS, an intelligence layer designed to connect the multiple systems hospitals use across departments, including hospital information systems, electronic medical records, CRM, billing, telephony and diagnostics.

Read the whole story here.

Vytalyou raises ₹9 crore pre-series A funding

Longevity and preventive healthcare startup Vytalyou has raised ₹9 crore in a pre-series A funding round from Chetan Jain of Pharma Dose and Ratan Jain of Venus Industries.

The company will use the funds to expand its network of incremental lifestyle clinics in Mumbai.

Founded in 2025 by molecular oncologist Dr. Chirantan Bose and radiologist Dr. Preetesh Bhandari, Vytalyou is building a network of doctor-led longevity clinics that combines predictive diagnostics with personalised preventive therapies. The latest expansion will take its Mumbai network to three centres, including its existing facility in Powai.

Read the whole story here.

Gravity raises $15 mn led by 3one4 Capital, Info Edge Ventures

Gravity, a full-stack platform for premium home interior materials, has raised $15 million in a mix of equity and debt funding led by 3one4 Capital and Info Edge Ventures.

The round also saw participation from Alteria Capital, Genesia Ventures and angel investors.

The fresh capital will be used to strengthen Gravity’s technology, distribution and key-account infrastructure, expand into new categories, build brand capabilities and provide working capital.

Read the whole story here.

Unveilr AI raises ₹16.7 Cr pre-seed funding from AJVC

AI search and Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) startup Unveilr AI has raised ₹16.7 crore in a pre-seed funding round from Aviral Bhatnagar’s AJVC. The company will use the capital to expand its engineering capacity and sales team as it grows across India, the UAE and the US.

The company plans to expand the capabilities of its AI agents while building its sales organisation across its target markets.

Founded by Sanditya Srivastava and launched in February 2026, Unveilr AI helps B2B and consumer brands generate qualified leads through traditional search engines and AI platforms including ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Claude.

Read the whole story here.

Aignosis raises ₹4 crore seed round led by Antler, Nikhil Kamath

Healthtech startup Aignosis has raised ₹4 crore in a seed funding round led by Antler, Nikhil Kamath and angel investors including Varun Dua and IIMA Ventures.

The company plans to use the capital to expand its AI-assisted autism and developmental screening technology across India’s healthcare ecosystem.

Aignosis has completed its CDSCO regulatory process and received Class B certification for its screening technology. It was also incubated at IIM Ahmedabad Ventures and selected for Google’s 2025 Google for Startups Accelerator: AI First cohort.

Read the whole story here.

QuikApp raises seed funding from Vehra Ventures

Logistics technology startup QuikApp has raised seed funding from Vehra Ventures to expand its integrated logistics platform across India.

Operated by Twobird Tech, QuikApp plans to use the fresh capital to scale a technology stack combining real-time vehicle tracking, smart security, automated dispatch, and AI-driven route optimisation.

The Bengaluru-based company also plans to expand into AI-powered supply-chain optimisation, fleet intelligence, digital freight management, predictive analytics, and smart logistics security. It also plans deeper national coverage and strategic partnerships before eventually exploring international markets.

Read the whole story here.

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  • Published On Oct 1, 2026 at 03:13 PM IST

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