By Venkat S. Raju, Venture Partner While Generative AI (GenAI) has dominated headlines and transformed how we create content, code, and communicate, a quieter, more profound technological revolution is reshaping our physical world. This is the world of Industrial AI – where artificial intelligence intersects with robotics, edge computing, advanced sensors, precision manufacturing, and material
INC42 | July 03, 2025 | By Tapanjana Rudra SUMMARYAlthough YourNest initially invested in a few consumer internet startups, it pivoted to become a deeptech-only fund within two years of the launch of its first fund in 2012 The ethos of YourNest is to provide “nurture capital”. While it enters during pre-Series A rounds, the VC
Author: Venkat S. Raju, Venture Partner A Venture Blueprint for DeepTech-led Transformation In a world defined by rapid innovation and systemic disruption, YourNest Capital’s Innovative Products VC Fund III emerges as a singular force – an architect of India’s DeepTech renaissance. It is not merely a venture portfolio but a curated ecosystem of tomorrow’s category
By Sunil K. Goyal To prepare a dish, a chef collates all the ingredients before starting to cook, and the quality of these ingredients is crucial for the dish to turn out well. Scaling up an organisation is no less. Capability building always comes ahead of the next big leap: YourNest’s journey started just this
The venture capital landscape in India has undergone a dramatic transformation in the last decade. There was a time when merely securing funding and achieving rapid user growth were considered primary success metrics. Today, the conversation has matured, with exits taking centre-stage as the ultimate validation of a VC’s investment thesis, and as a key driver for
SME Street | April 04, 2025 Perkant Tech, inventors of a leading AI-Enabled Med-tech Multi-disease Prognostic Health Platform, has raised INR 6.6 Crore in a seed funding round led by YourNest Venture Capital. This round includes contributions of INR 5 crore from YourNest, INR 1 crore from the Government of India’s Atal New India Challenge
Economic Times | March 6, 2025 Agri-tech startup MapMyCrop said on Thursday it has raised Rs 15.7 crore ($1.8 million) in seed funding led by YourNest Venture Capital, with participation from angel investors including Eaglewings Ventures. The New York-headquartered company plans to use the investment to expand operations, fulfill pilot orders, strengthen its sales and
Entrackr | February 5, 2025 Presage Insights, a provider of IoT and AI-based predictive maintenance, has raised Rs 5.6 crore in a seed funding round led by YourNest Venture Capital. It comes as part of the YourNest-SanchiConnect Velocity Program 2024. The fresh funds will be utilized to expand its market presence, scale operations, and accelerate
Entrackr | January 28, 2025 Deeptech startup ThinkMetal has raised $800,000 (about Rs 6.7 crore) in a pre-Series A funding round led by YourNest Venture Capital as part of the YourNest-SanchiConnect Velocity Program 2024, along with participation from Concept Communications and Sanchi Connect. Prior to this round, ThinkMetal raised $300,000 in a seed round led
BW Online Bureau | January 03, 2025 Pune-based B2B technology ecosystem for logistics, CargoFL, raises ₹6.75 crore in its seed round, led by YourNest Venture Capital, further solidifying its position as an AI-driven decision intelligence platform for logistics and supply chain management. The round includes ₹4.7 crore from YourNest, ₹50 lakh each from Real Time
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