CureSkin, a Bengaluru-based artificial intelligence-driven beauty and personal care company, has raised $5 million in a fresh round of funding to extend its technological platform by expanding its customer base and expanding into adjacent categories. Sharrp Ventures, SenseAI, and other previous investors joined JSW Ventures in leading the new series A investment. CureSkin’s platform, which was founded in 2017 by two ex-Google workers Guna Kakulapati and Rama Rajanna, as well as doctor Charu Sharma, uses AI technology to accurately diagnose users’ skin ailments and offer a customised treatment kit and…

Taqanal Energy, a provider of cloud-connected smart modular battery energy storage solutions for the electric vehicle market, has announced a pre-series round of funding of Rs 9.50 crore. JITO Angel Network, KITVEN, Lets Venture, and Wellingdon Advisors are among the investors. The company’s mission is to break down barriers to EV adoption and speed up the switch to electric vehicles. Taqanal Energy’s Intelligent Energy Storage Management System is enabling the transition from fossil fuels and internal combustion engines to electric automobiles. The power of embedded intelligence in the battery is…

Lunchclub, a networking platform founded in the United States that uses machine learning algorithms to connect professionals with similar interests, values, goals, and aspirations, is now operational in India. The platform was first launched in 2017 in the United States as an invite-only concierge service for in-person introductions, but when the epidemic hit last March, the company switched to video conversations. It improves the professional matchmaking experience by utilising artificial intelligence to create connections based on shared interests and goals, independent of geographic location, industry, or generation. By the end…

Ninjacart, a fresh producesupply chain startup, announced on Friday that it had put aside $25 million to invest in future agri-tech firms. Ninjacart’s Agri Seed Funds will make seed investments in firms and entrepreneurs “that propose novel, sustainable, and tech-enabled solutions,” according to the company. “In addition, Ninjacart will invest in teams that have great tech abilities but may lack a solution or an idea at the moment,” the company said in a press release. Other than investing capital, Ninjacart said it will also give startups access to the agri-platforms’…