Regional funding surges
Startups raised notable capital this week across regions—India saw $228M across 21 deals, Latin America led by big AI and insurtech rounds, and three Australasia startups pulled in $161M—showing investor appetite is geographically broadening. The mix of AI, fintech and healthtech deals suggests global capital is reallocating toward automation and vertical SaaS. (inc42.com) (techloy.com) (startupdaily.net)
Between March 16 and March 20, Indian startups raised $228.4 million across 21 disclosed deals, a rise of 11% from the $206.5 million raised across 22 deals the prior week. (inc42.com) (inc42.com) Mumbai-based Neo Group received a Rs 500 crore ($53 million) investment from TVS Capital this week, a deal reported as pushing the wealth-management firm to unicorn status. (dealstreetasia.com) (dealstreetasia.com) New Delhi travel‑tech Atlys closed a $36 million Series C led by Susquehanna Asia VC with MakeMyTrip joining as a new strategic investor; the company said it processes more than 700,000 visas annually. (business‑standard.com) (business-standard.com) Techloy’s LatAm roundup shows the region raised $28.9 million in disclosed rounds this week, with Brazilian insurtech Azos taking the lion’s share via a $24 million Series C led by Kaszek and investor Kevin Efrusy. (techloy.com) (techloy.com) Azos said it will deploy the new capital to expand AI across underwriting, claims and broker support and currently manages roughly $21.1 billion in policies—about 1% of Brazil’s individual life market, Techloy reported. (techloy.com) (techloy.com) Australian deep‑tech Advanced Navigation raised $158 million in a Series C led by Airtree Ventures, alongside a separately confirmed A$50 million (≈US$50M) preferred equity commitment from the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation. (startupdaily.net) (startupdaily.net) Two smaller Australasia deals closed this week: legal‑AI startup MiAI Law raised $2 million from angels including former Citibank GC Mei‑Shan Tan, and La Trobe spin‑out Deftbiotech secured roughly $1 million in pre‑seed funding from Breakthrough Victoria and the La Trobe Eagle Fund. (startupdaily.net) (startupdaily.net)
