The Tech Panda takes a look at recent funding events in the tech ecosystem, seeking to know where the cash is flowing.
Startup: MochaTrade
Sector: Trading
Amount: Undisclosed
Led by: Y Combinator &Pioneer Fund
MochaTrade, a trading platform that intends to offer perpetual futures on United States stocks, commodities and indices to eligible users, raised an undisclosed pre-seed round from Y Combinator and Pioneer Fund as part of Y Combinator’s Spring 2026 batch.
“The MochaTrade team has done this before. They have built consumer financial products at scale, they understand derivatives at a deep level, and they are tackling a global market that has been structurally underserved for decades. This is exactly the kind of ambitious, infrastructure-heavy bet we love backing at YC,” said Harj Taggar, Managing Partner at Y Combinator.
Startup: HealthFab
Sector: Wellness
Amount: INR20 Crore
Led by: Atomic Capital
Menstrual hygiene focused startup HealthFab has raised Rs 20 Crore in Series A from Atomic Capital. Funds raised will be strategically deployed for expanding its holistic period care product portfolio, scaling distribution including quick commerce, and expanding manufacturing capacity to support growth.
Apoorv Gautam, Managing Partner, Atomic Capital, adds, “Womens wellness as a category is growing fast as more new age brands address and improve several aspects of it. HealthFab’s vision of building a complete care ecosystem for women not just for their days of periods but also overall health, deeply resonated with us. We believe that within women’s wellness, period care is a fast growing category and HealthFab is poised and determined to capture a large market share in the short term. Kiriti, Sourav, and Satyajit have been very open minded and easy to collaborate with from the day we met them. I believe our operating VC playbook will help unlock a lot of value and accelerate the company’s trajectory.”
Startup: Ctruh
Sector: Deep-Tech
Amount: US$2.5 Million
Led by: Inflection Point Ventures
Ctruh, the deep-tech company building the infrastructure layer for the spatial internet, has raised $2.5 Million in a Seed funding round led by Inflection Point Ventures. The round also saw participation from Avinya Ventures, India Accelerator, Founder’s Avenue, Anthill Ventures, and LVX, alongside angel investors Vivek Sinha (Founder & CEO, Emversity; Ex-COO, Unacademy) and Shivakumar Ganesan (Founder & CEO, Exotel. The funds will be directed towards advancing its R&D initiatives, product development of its proprietary browser-native 3D engine and VersaAI generative AI platform and scaling its Go-To-Market (GTM) efforts across the United States and the UAE.
Vinay Bansal, CEO & Co-Founder, IPV says, “While the AI Space continues to get increasingly crowded, Ctruh is cutting through the noise with a strong technical differentiation. Its patented 3D engine enables high-fidelity 4K, 8K, and even 16K experiences to run smoothly on the web with fast load times. What stands out is how they are combining AI with 3D and XR to scale immersive content creation, making these experiences not just cutting-edge, but usable and scalable for everyday business applications”.
Startup: Metasports Interactive
Sector: Gaming
Amount: US$20 Million
Led by: Metica
Metasports Interactive, a mobile-first competitive sports gaming company, announced a $20 million UA (User Acquisition) funding from Metica, a London-based growth financing company. The fund will be used to accelerate growth for Metasports Interactive’s competitive multi-player cricket game, Hitwicket. The capital will be deployed towards scaling marketing and user acquisition, as the studio targets its next phase of global expansion. The funding comes alongside a technology partnership, with Metica deploying its proprietary platform to optimise Hitwicket’s in-game revenue performance, strengthening the unit economics that underpin the studio’s growth model.
Phil Mohr, CEO, Metica, added, “User acquisition funding is reserved for companies that demonstrate strong unit economics and repeatable growth. Metasports Interactive stood out because of Hitwicket’s ability to scale efficiently across both India and global markets. We see a major opportunity not only to provide growth funding, but also to support growth through our technology by helping optimise in-game revenue to increase lifetime value. We’re excited to partner with Metasports Interactive as they build a globally competitive gaming business from India.”
Startup: Deep Algorithms
Sector: Cybersecurity
Amount: INR16 Crore
Led by: Unicorn India Ventures
Deep Algorithms, AI driven cybersecurity and digital trust company has raised INR16 crore in pre-series round A led by Unicorn India Ventures. The round also saw participation from SB Investment (UAE), Mr Prakash Govindan (CEO, Gradiant, USA) and Mr Himanshu Singhal(CEO, inMorphis, India) . The capital raised will be strategically deployed to expand into International markets, accelerate product development and strengthen the platform with next-generation features to address evolving identity and AI-driven security needs.
Anil Joshi, Managing Partner, Unicorn India Ventures says, “Cybersecurity-as-a-service is witnessing increasing demand as threat actors evolve and raise the stakes with AI and agentic AI. Recognising the urgency for action, Deep Algorithms is building products that address a growing enterprise blind spot—establishing trust, control, and accountability for autonomous agents through context-aware behavioural identity, enabling secure and governed AI-driven operations.”
