Several startups secured fresh funding during the week of November 15. Pune-based Greenjoules got Rs 150 crore to build a biocrude plant, while Kutler.ai raised $4 million for its restaurant AI agents. Other firms like PlayBlue, Froncort.AI, MistEO, Hundo Pizza, and QB MEN also successfully closed new investment deals this week.
The week’s biggest funding rounds grabbed the spotlight, but they weren’t the only deals signed. Here’s a roundup of other startups that announced new funding this week.
Greenjoules
Funding: Rs 150 crore Series B
Key investors in this round: Amazon’s Smbhav Venture Fund, Climate Pledge Fund, Rainmatter, Zerodha’s investment arm, and Singularity’s Strategic Autonomy Fund
What it does: Pune-based Greenjoules develops renewable fuels from agricultural waste. The company will use the capital to build a plant in Khed, Pune, with a planned capacity to produce 200,000 litres of biocrude a day. It has also secured a separate Rs 100 crore loan from the Technology Development Board.
Kutler.ai
Funding: $4 million (around Rs 37.7 crore)
Key investors in this round: Narahari Investments
What it does: Houston- and Bhubaneswar-based Kutler.ai builds AI-powered agents for the restaurant industry. The startup plans to scale its AI catering sales agent, launch three additional agents and develop a mobile-first self-service application for restaurant operators.
PlayBlue
Funding: $2.7 million (around Rs 25.4 crore) seed round
Key investors in this round: Centre Court Capital, MIIXI Global and WEH Ventures
What it does: PlayBlue is an omnichannel, multi-brand sports retail platform bringing together more than 100 Indian and global brands across athleisure, footwear, equipment and nutrition. It plans to launch flagship stores in Bengaluru, Mumbai and Delhi-NCR, alongside an ecommerce platform.
Froncort.AI
Funding: $2.3 million (around Rs 21.7 crore) in grant funding
Key investors in this round: Google.org
What it does: Pune-based Froncort.AI develops AI-led tools for infectious disease screening. It was selected as one of 15 global recipients of Google.org’s Impact Challenge on AI for Government Innovation and is working on door-to-door screening solutions.
MistEO
Funding: Rs 18 crore seed round
Key investors in this round: MGF-Kavachh and Seafund
What it does: MistEO is a climate and weather intelligence startup whose platform provides risk insights to banks, insurers and agricultural value chains. It plans to use the capital to expand its climate decision intelligence platform, improve forecasting models and enter other Asian markets.
Hundo Pizza
Funding: Rs 7.5 crore
Key investors in this round: Titan Capital
What it does: Founded in 2020 by Kabir Moorjani and Ronak Rajani, Mumbai-based Hundo Pizza operates a food delivery business. It closed FY26 with revenue of Rs 18 crore and has seven outlets across Mumbai. The company plans to expand across the city and enter a new market.
QB MEN
Funding: Pre-seed round; amount undisclosed
Key investors in this round: BeyondSeed, Rajkot Ventures and Prajay Advisors
What it does: Jaipur-based QB MEN is a menswear brand focused on printed shirts, kurtas, co-ord sets and jackets. It follows a demand-led production model, launching designs in limited batches and scaling manufacturing based on customer response.