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Indian healthtech startup Betterhood has raised ₹5 crore in a seed funding round led by Kairon Capital, with participation from prominent angel investors including Yogesh Kabra (XYXX), Rishubh Satiya (Plix), Rohit Chawla and Sifat Khurana (Innovist), and Shayamal Vallabhjee.Founded in 2024, Betterhood focuses on preventive pain care and musculoskeletal (MSK) health, aiming to address chronic pain issues before they become severe. The startup is building solutions that combine products, digital tools, and preventive care approaches to improve long-term physical health outcomes.The fresh capital will be used to expand its preventive paincare offerings, strengthen product development, and scale distribution across India. The company is positioning itself to build a comprehensive ecosystem for early intervention in pain management, a segment gaining traction as consumers shift toward proactive healthcare.Betterhood’s approach targets a growing gap in the healthcare market-where traditional systems often focus on treatment rather than prevention-by enabling users to manage pain through early-stage solutions and lifestyle interventions.With rising awareness around wellness and long-term health, the startup aims to become a key player in India’s preventive healthcare and digital health ecosystem, particularly in the underpenetrated MSK care segment.

South Korean startup Bind, the company behind men’s fashion platform Athler, has raised $6.71 million (KRW 10 billion) in a Series B funding round led by Company K Partners. The round also saw participation from new investors Laguna Investment and UNIST Holdings, while existing backers Kakao Ventures, Dasung Ventures, Bass Ventures, and D.CAMP reinvested, signaling continued confidence in the company’s growth.Athler is focused on a largely underserved segment-men aged 35 and above, a demographic often overlooked by mainstream fashion platforms that primarily cater to younger consumers. By offering curated fashion selections and lifestyle-driven content, the platform aims to simplify decision-making and provide a more efficient shopping experience tailored to professionals with limited time.Despite a slowdown in South Korea’s broader online fashion market, Athler has demonstrated strong traction. In 2025, the platform recorded an impressive 407% year-over-year revenue growth, while its monthly active users exceeded 3 million across web and mobile platforms. Beyond consumer growth, Athler has also built a strong ecosystem for brands-helping design-focused labels improve distribution and reach their ideal audience.With the fresh capital, Bind plans to enhance its brand experience (BX), upgrade platform infrastructure, and expand its portfolio of curated partner brands. The company is also working on delivering more personalized shopping journeys aligned with different life stages, while gradually expanding beyond fashion into broader men’s lifestyle categories.Looking ahead, Bind aims to position Athler as more than just an e-commerce platform-transforming it into a trusted daily companion for men over 35, combining commerce, curation, and lifestyle engagement.

Energy-focused AI startup Halcyon has raised $21 million in a Series A funding round, aimed at accelerating the development of its AI-powered intelligence platform for the energy industry.The round was led by Energize Capital, highlighting strong investor interest in technologies that leverage artificial intelligence to transform energy data and infrastructure decision-making.Halcyon is building an advanced platform that aggregates and analyzes large volumes of energy-related data, enabling utilities, developers, and investors to make faster and more informed decisions. The company’s AI-driven tools are designed to simplify complex datasets across energy markets, infrastructure, and regulatory environments.The newly raised capital will be used to expand product capabilities, scale the platform, and grow its presence across global energy markets. As the energy sector undergoes rapid transformation driven by electrification and renewable adoption, demand for AI-powered analytics and decision intelligence tools continues to rise.Halcyon aims to position itself as a key infrastructure intelligence layer for the energy ecosystem, helping stakeholders navigate the increasing complexity of modern energy systems through data-driven insights and automation.

Delhi-based deep-tech startup Velmenni has raised ₹30 crore (approximately $3.3 million) in a Pre-Series A funding round, led by pi Ventures, with participation from MountTech Growth Fund - Kavachh and Apekso.Founded in 2014 by Deepak Solanki, Velmenni is building next-generation wireless communication solutions using light-based technologies such as Li-Fi (Light Fidelity) and Free Space Optics (FSO). These technologies aim to provide high-speed, secure, and interference-free data transmission, offering an alternative to traditional radio frequency systems.The newly raised capital will be used to accelerate the commercial rollout of its Li-Fi and FSO solutions, develop customized offerings for defence and enterprise applications, and expand the company’s global presence.Velmenni has already demonstrated strong real-world traction, with over 50 live deployments across India, Southeast Asia, and the United States, including carrier-grade FSO backhaul solutions for private 5G networks.The company’s technology addresses growing challenges around limited radio frequency spectrum and rising data demand, enabling high-capacity connectivity (10+ Gbps) without the need for expensive spectrum licensing or extensive fiber infrastructure.With increasing demand for secure and high-speed communication in telecom and defence sectors, Velmenni is positioning itself as a key player in the next generation of wireless connectivity powered by light-based communication systems.

Restaurant technology startup Choice has raised $7.1 million in a Series A funding round to accelerate the expansion of its restaurant operating system across Europe. The Prague-founded company provides an all-in-one digital platform designed to help restaurants manage operations, orders, and customer engagement.The platform combines multiple tools into a single system, including QR-code ordering, digital menus, table reservations, and direct ordering features, enabling restaurants to streamline service and improve operational efficiency.With the new funding, Choice plans to expand its presence across Central and Eastern Europe, including markets such as Romania, where the company has already begun onboarding paying restaurant partners since entering the market in 2025.To date, the startup has raised a total of approximately $11.6 million in funding, reflecting growing investor confidence in technology solutions that help restaurants digitize operations and manage customer interactions more effectively.The restaurant technology sector is expanding rapidly as hospitality businesses adopt digital tools to manage orders, reservations, and customer data more efficiently. Platforms like Choice aim to provide restaurants with a fully integrated operating system to manage both front-of-house and digital operations.

Matrix Power Technologies, a startup founded by former executives from Huawei, has secured a Series A funding round with an eight-figure RMB investment from StarCharge. The capital will be used to accelerate research and development, expand overseas operations, and support working capital needs.Founded in 2020, Matrix Power Technologies develops advanced power infrastructure designed specifically for AI data centers, a sector experiencing rapid growth due to increasing demand for high-performance computing and artificial intelligence workloads.The company focuses on high-efficiency and high-density power architectures, including traditional 54-volt DC in-rack power supply systems as well as next-generation high-voltage direct current (HVDC) designs operating at 400V and 800V outside the rack. These systems are designed to deliver higher efficiency and support the rising power requirements of modern AI computing infrastructure.Matrix Power is also exploring emerging technologies such as solid-state transformers, which could improve energy efficiency and reliability in large-scale data center deployments. The startup aims to position itself as a critical infrastructure provider for the next wave of AI-driven data center expansion.Prior to this Series A round, the company raised angel funding from an unnamed publicly listed company, followed by a pre-Series A round led by Yushan Partners, indicating growing investor interest in the infrastructure powering AI computing ecosystems.As AI adoption accelerates worldwide, startups like Matrix Power are building the foundational hardware needed to support next-generation computing workloads and the massive energy demands of hyperscale data centers.