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xStep Secures Titan Capital Funding for Neurorehabilitation

A new investment in neurotechnology built to restore movement after spinal cord injury, stroke, and cerebral palsy.

Geetansh Popli

Why We Invested in Echovane?

Most categories get disrupted because incumbents grow complacent. Market research is being reshaped for a subtler reason: its economics were never able to improve in the first place. The industry has grown roughly 40% over the last four years, from about $100B to $140B globally. Very little of that growth reached the bottom line, because the cost structure never changed. Delivery in this business is human-gated at every step — a single qualitative study can occupy fifteen to twenty people across design, recruitment, moderation, transcription and analysis. Every additional market, language or audience requires another moderator, another recruiter, another translator. Cost scales linearly with revenue. Across the sector, staffing costs run at multiples of operating profit. In four decades, this industry has never found operating leverage. That was our starting frame when we met Smriti Gupta , Vipul Nair and Himadri Roy.

Standard Metrics Raises $20M to Power AI-Era Investing

Standard Metrics, the AI-driven portfolio management platform founded by John Melas-Kyriazi, Deny Khoung, and Kevin Hsu, has raised $20 million in a Series B round

Be Clinical Raises INR 21 Cr to Scale Science-First Skincare

A seed extension led by Sauce takes Hemangi Dhir's clinically-validated skincare brand deeper into R&D, manufacturing, and new markets.

Bruno Milano Raises INR 7.5 Cr to Redefine Affordable Watches

Bruno Milano, the D2C watch brand built by Rachit Jain and Saurabh Agarwal, has raised INR 7.5 crore in a round by TItan Capital, Sauce VC and angel investors

Peeko Raises INR 67.4 Cr to Own Babycare Commerce

Peeko, the quick commerce babycare platform founded by Chetan Sharma, Vivek Khetan, and Abhijit Gairola, has raised INR 67.4 crore in a Series A round.

Lane Raises INR 8.5 Cr to Build Better Drivers, Not Just Licences

Lane, the tech-enabled driving education and mobility platform founded by Samiksha Agarwal, has raised INR 8.5 crore in a pre-seed round

ApnaMart Raises INR 120 Cr to Scale Grocery Access

ApnaMart, the omnichannel grocery platform founded by Abhishek Singh and Chetan Garg, has raised ₹120 crore in its Series C funding round.

Revspot Raises $4.8M to Scale AI-Native Sales

The Series A will deepen buyer intelligence, product and engineering while supporting new sectors and selected international markets.