The Week that Was: Indian Startup News Overview (14th December- 20th December)
- Indian startups witness robust funding across sectors including legal tech, climate tech, D2C food, healthcare education, and deep tech, spanning all funding stages from Pre-Seed to Series B and growth funds
- Notable fundraises include Lawyered (Rs 8.5?cr, Pre-Series A), Aurassure (Rs 25?cr, Pre-Series A), WickedGud (Rs 20?cr, growth equity), Virohan (Rs 65?cr, Series B), and Speciale Invest launching a Rs 1,400?cr deep tech fund
- Funding aims focus on tech development, product scaling, global expansion, omnichannel growth, and strengthening operational and educational impact across India and internationally
The Indian startup ecosystem has set a new record by bagging another round of funding in a few sectors like Climate tech, Travel, Aviation Tech, Retail Apparel and Fashion, and Chemical Manufacturing & Digital Entertainment. It marks another win for the startupreneurs by raising funds and updating the growth probability and standardizing the products and services. The week went by successfully witnessing funds in every stage of funding from Pre-Seed, Pre-series, Seed, Series C, and others.
Funding News: Lawyered Raises Rs 8.5 Crore in Landmark IdeaBaaz Funding Deal
Startup: Lawyered
Founders: Himanshu Gupta
About us: Lawyered is a legal tech platform building proactive, technology driven legal and compliance solutions to simplify access to legal services in India. Starting with mobility compliance, it offers services like LOTS247 (roadside legal assistance) and ChallanPay (traffic challan discovery and resolution), powered by a network of lawyers and AI tools to make legal support accessible, preventive, and seamless across sectors.
Founded Year: 2018
Office: Headquartered in Gurugram, India, serving users nationwide with plans for broader expansion.
Sector: Legal Technology / Legal Tech
Funding Round: Pre Series A (IdeaBaaz televised funding round)
Investors: All IdeaBaaz Titans including Pawan Jaggi, Sandesh Sharda, Priyanka Salot, and Arjun Vaidya in a rare All Titans collective investment.
Lawyered has raised Rs 8.5 crore in funding on the business reality show IdeaBaaz at a Rs 120 crore pre money valuation marking one of the largest funding announcements ever made on Indian television. The capital will be used to accelerate product development, expand technology infrastructure, deepen nationwide distribution, strengthen brand visibility, and scale its legal compliance and assistance services across India.
Website: https://www.lawyered.in
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