IAN Alpha Fund Co-Leads ₹70 Cr Series A Funding Round in Peptris
New Delhi, 18 Feb '26: IAN Alpha Fund, the 2nd in the series of IAN Group’s VC funds, along with Speciale Invest, has co-led a ₹70 crore Series A funding round in Peptris, a Bengaluru-based AI-powered drug discovery company. The round also saw participation from...
IAN Group leads ₹27.4 Cr seed round in e-TRNL Energy to back next-gen battery cell innovation
New Delhi, 13th February 2026: IAN Group, the country’s single largest early-stage investment platform, has led a ₹27.4 crore seed round in e-TRNL Energy, a cleantech startup pioneering next-generation battery cell technology, through its 2nd VC Fund, IAN Alpha Fund. The round saw participation from...
IAN Alpha Fund Invests ₹25 Crore in D-Propulse Aerospace
New Delhi, 28th Jan’26: IAN Alpha Fund, the 2nd in the series of IAN Group’s VC fund, has invested ₹25 crores in D-Propulse Aerospace Private Limited to support the development of next-generation aerospace propulsion systems. The investment reflects IAN Group’s commitment to support deep-tech startups...
IAN Group backs Chargeup in INR 22 Crore Funding Round
New Delhi, 22nd January 2026: IAN Group, the country’s single largest early-stage investment platform, has invested in Chargeup’s ₹22 crore funding round along with Cap-A and existing investors. Chargeup is building India’s driver-first EV Tech platform, enabling loan security for lenders, and earning security for...
IAN Angel Fund Backs LearnTube in Seed Round, Strengthening Its Focus on Future-Ready Skills
New Delhi, 13th January’26: IAN Group, the country’s single largest early-stage investment platform, has invested, through the IAN Angel Fund, in the seed round of LearnTube.ai, an AI-powered personalized learning and career acceleration platform. Nazara Technologies and Blitzscaling Ventures also participated in the round. The...
IAN Group Co-founder Padmaja Ruparel Featured in Business Today’s Most Powerful Women 2025 List
IAN Group is proud to share that its Co-founder, Padmaja Ruparel, has been named in Business Today’s Most Powerful Women 2025 list, recognising women leaders who are shaping India’s business and innovation landscape at scale. Padmaja Ruparel’s entrepreneurial journey began early. Under her leadership, IAN Group...
IAN Group announces Final Close of its Second VC Fund IAN Alpha Fund with US$100 million
New Delhi, 10th Dec’25: IAN Group, the country’s single largest early-stage investment platform, has announced the final close of its 2nd VC Fund - IAN Alpha Fund with US$100 million. The Fund will invest in early-stage companies / MSMEs with strong founders, solving real problems,...
Trishul Space Raises ₹4 Crore in Pre-Seed Funding Round led by IAN Angel Fund
New Delhi, November 10, 2025 — Trishul Space, an advanced rocket propulsion startup developing next-generation liquid rocket engines, has secured ₹4 crore in a pre-seed funding round led by the IAN Angel Fund, with participation from 8X Ventures and ITEL. The capital will fund research...
India’s reforms moment in Science and Technology
Consumer App have scripted a unique success story in India: they are transforming the way we eat, shop, and make payments, thus helping us to embrace technology at an accelerated pace. As they expand geographically, these billion-dollar businesses have also inspired and enabled a new...
How Propelld is trying to solve the specialised education financing problem
About a decade ago, Victor Senapaty, 37, chanced upon a peculiar trend. In a country where education is seen as a path to success, the quantum of education loans outside of, say the top 50 institutes, was nothing to write home about. What surprised Senapaty and...