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Vama: Capital Raising
Delhi-based spiritual tech startup Vama raised Rs 19.03 crore (about $2.1M) in an ongoing Pre-Series A round led by Writers and Publishers Pvt Ltd, the family office of Dainik Bhaskar, with participation from Wavemaker Partners, Silver Needle Ventures and individual investors. Implied valuation is about Rs 180 crore, up 20% from the prior Pre-Series A round, and further tranches are expected.
Source: Entrackr
- Who
- Vama · India
- What happened
- Delhi-based spiritual tech startup Vama raised Rs 19.03 crore (about $2.1M) in an ongoing Pre-Series A round led by Writers and Publishers Pvt Ltd, the family office of Dainik Bhaskar, with participation from Wavemaker Partners, Silver Needle Ventures and individual investors. Implied valuation is about Rs 180 crore, up 20% from the prior Pre-Series A round, and further tranches are expected.
- When
- 2026-10-28
- Source
- Entrackr
- So what
- Fresh capital is a hiring signal before it is anything else.
The leadership read
Fresh capital is a hiring signal before it is anything else. For Vama, a raise in the sector funds leadership depth, scale, go-to-market and operational rigour, rather than any single appointment. Watch where Vama hires first across Asia; that is where the capital is really pointed.
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- Scale-up →
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