Malvika Maloo

Malvika is a senior correspondent at VCCircle. She writes about India's bustling startup ecosystem and the investors fueling it.

Waste-tech startup Recykal bags $23 mn in bridge funding; Circulate Capital exits

TMT

22 June, 2026

Waste-tech startup Recykal bags $23 mn in bridge funding; Circulate Capital exits

Recykal, a technology platform for waste management and the circular economy, has raised $23 million (around Rs 217 ......

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Consumer

19 June, 2026

Deals Digest: AI, data centres lift PE-VC deal value, M&As rise

Private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) deals exceeded $1 billion this week thanks to two big-ticket transactions ......

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Finance

19 June, 2026

Theia Ventures' Priya Shah on climate investing and why it focuses on B2B startups

Theia Ventures, which backs startups focused on energy transition and industrial AI, is in the process of wrapping up ......

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TMT

18 June, 2026

VC-backed Rusk Media gets a valuation bump as it raises fresh funding

Rusk Media Pvt Ltd, a digital entertainment company that builds video intellectual properties for Gen Z and millennial ......

Infrastructure

16 June, 2026

B Capital leads SolarSquare Energy's Series C funding round

Mumbai-based renewable energy platform SolarSquare Energy has raised $53 million (about Rs 500 crore) in its Series C ......

TMT

15 June, 2026

Sarvam AI joins unicorn club with $234 mn cheque from HCL Tech, others

Sarvam AI, a full-stack generative AI startup, has raised $234 million (Rs 2,210 crore) in the first close of its ......

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Finance

12 June, 2026

Deals Digest: PE-VC activity gains momentum; M&As rise

Private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) deal activity picked up after several weeks of sluggishness, with early-......

Finance

12 June, 2026

Skyroot backer AUM Ventures rolls out new VC fund for India bets

Abu Dhabi-headquartered AUM Ventures, which makes early and pre-growth stage bets on Indian entrepreneurs, has launched ......

Consumer

11 June, 2026

Manam Chocolate, Dartle, others raise early-stage capital

Homegrown premium brand Manam Chocolate has closed its Series A funding round, securing $9 million (around Rs 86 crore) ......

Manufacturing

11 June, 2026

Avataar Ventures leads Series B funding in Ethereal Machines

Precision manufacturing startup Ethereal Machines has secured $28.5 million (about Rs 272.7 crore) in its Series B ......