Dhanesh Kumar

Indian founder Nitin Vats' deep-tech AI startup PointAI (Tryndbuy Fashion) secures ₹47 Crore in Pre-Series A funding news to accelerate global e-commerce innovation. PointAI (formerly Try ND Buy), a deep-tech company specializing in proprietary AI and Computer Vision, has successfully raised ₹47 crore (approx. $5.6 million) in a Pre-Series A funding round. The round was led by Yali Capital, alongside Lip-Bu Tan (Chairman, Walden International) and Tremis Capital, reinforcing confidence in the company’s core technology. Read more: https://lnkd.in/g44QJ8Px Shwetank Verma Rajul Garg Gaganpreet Luthra Dinesh Singh Ravi Srivastava

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Excited to share that Thread Factory has raised ₹1.5 Cr in pre-seed funding from ajvc to solve a massive problem in India’s fashion supply chain. We are building for a part of India’s $100B+ fashion market that is massive, but still works in a very old-school way. A lot of sourcing still happens through calls, WhatsApp messages, and scattered coordination between retailers and manufacturers. Which also means many buying decisions are still made without a clear sense of what is actually selling. And that gap becomes even sharper in the unorganised side of the market. While brands and online marketplaces have brought structure to one part of fashion retail, the remaining 65% still operates with very little technology. That is the part of the market we are building for. At Threadfactory, we are building a tech-first ecosystem for this supply chain – helping retailers source quality, trend-right designs more easily, while helping manufacturers plan production with better demand visibility. Our B2B platform allows retailers to discover products and place orders directly, while also capturing the commerce data needed to bring more intelligence into the system. Over the past year, we have seen early signs that this is solving something real: ~₹4 Cr ARR 60% average monthly repeat retailers 40+ manufacturers For me and Vivek, this round was a very meaningful milestone. We received a term sheet from Aviral within 10 days of our application, and that felt incredibly validating at this stage of the journey. This was when we did not even have a product, and were at zero revenue. What stood out even more was the clarity he brought to the conversation. He quickly understood the space and pushed us to think harder about what we are building and where it can go. The journey till here has not been easy. There has been a lot of learning, a lot of back-and-forth, and many moments of rethinking. But that process is also what made our conviction stronger. This round has helped us build a stronger team, improve the platform, and continue building for an industry that really needs better systems. Still early, but very excited for what lies ahead. 🚀 #threadfactory #ajvc #funding #b2b

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Agilitas x Virat Kohli partnership is one of the masterstroke deals I have seen in recent times. Virat invests 40 CR in Agilitas for a 1.94% stake, putting Agilitas’s valuation around 2000 CR. 📈 In turn, Agilitas acquires one8world, making Virat a co-founder and shareholder. They now get two very important growth levers: ⬇️ 1. A powerful manufacturing (via Mochiko Shoes - a 600 CR+ footwear brand that Agilitas acquired in 2008 ), 2. India’s biggest athlete — exclusively aligned. Easily becomes a 4000 CR revenue brand in the next 5 years. Footwear + retail scale requires capital — but this partnership compresses customer acquisition, product cycles, and brand-building like few others. Even Virat said in his podcast with Abhishek Ganguly, the co-founder of Agilitas that, “I didn’t want a brand deal… I wanted to build something that outlives me.” And Abhishek said something even beautiful - “An ambition to build from India but be globally relevant.” This isn’t marketing. This is legacy building with shared skin in the game. And that is how startups work - shared ambition with one goal (to make the company big) and food (read stake) in the table for everyone! A company that can be built in the long term with culture, capital, and conviction aligned. This might be the first time in India, where an athlete joins hands with a sport company to re-imagine and build the sport ecosystem of India - truly revolutionalising the game with a clear vision. 🙌

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We’ve been facing similar hurdles. Several of our products are priced above ₹1 lakh—an amount that may appear modest to international customers, yet the process requires submitting invoices for every single transaction. This not only adds administrative strain but also compromises client privacy. Worse still, the currency conversion rates are highly unfavorable, and our attempts to address this issue have been consistently ignored. It’s disappointing when a platform neglects such critical challenges. Razorpay

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Two startups. Same market. Same chance. One raised too early. The other was too late. The outcomes will surprise you 👇🏻 Snapdeal→ Raised Funds Too Early Snapdeal initially raised large funds and positioned itself as a leading e-commerce player in India. What they did: Aggressive expansion, diversified offerings, heavy rebranding, and multiple acquisitions. Problems faced: - Execution errors & poor integration of acquisitions - High cash burn and costly decisions - Service failures, delayed deliveries, and eroded customer trust - Fierce competition from Amazon and other well-funded players Result? Growth became unsustainable, financial stress escalated, and Snapdeal lost market share. 📌 Lesson: Raising big too early can drive unfocused growth, operational chaos, and high burn, hurting competitiveness. Byju’s→ Raised Funds Too Late Byju’s prioritized building product quality and acquiring customers organically before raising large funding rounds. What they did: Developed curriculum, improved tech, and scaled cautiously with limited capital. Problems faced: - Slower early growth - Pressure to balance scale with quality - Competitive pressure from better-funded rivals - Later rounds required huge scaling expectations How they overcame it: Focused on unit economics, product innovation, and raised larger rounds later to fuel massive expansion. 📌 Lesson: Late funding slows growth but disciplined focus and strong execution make it highly effective. Timing matters in fundraising. Too early risks scaling before you’re ready. Too late risks missing growth. Make sure your business model is solid and scalable first.” _ _ _ P.S. Want to raise funds to scale your startup? Fill this form and let’s help you become funding-ready👇 https://lnkd.in/gjqKsyb8

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Many of us were excited when vibe coding came out and almost just as many were disappointed with vibe struggling to get beyond a 70%-80% solutions and still needing an engineer to clean things up. In that context it should not be surprise that Heizen’s proactive (Top) Engineer+AI formula resonates with so many. Aman Arora, Nijansh Verma and Abhilasha Singh, many congrats to you and your team on the Shark Tank deal! 

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