Daily Indian Funding Roundup & Key News - 14 Nov 2025: Codeyoung Raises $5 Mn, Pine Labs Debuts Strong & Adani Invests ₹63,000 Cr

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14 Nov 2025 — 3 min read

Daily Indian Funding Roundup & Key News - 14 Nov 2025

The Indian startup and business world saw many important updates today, including new funding rounds, company exits, an IPO listing and a major investment announcement. These stories show how different sectors are growing and changing. Here’s your roundup of key funding news and business news for 14th November 2025.

Daily Indian Funding Roundup - 14 November 2025

Company	Round	Amount	Lead Investor(s)	Purpose
Codeyoung	Series A	$5 million	12 Flags Group, Enzia Ventures	International expansion and AI-driven personalisation
Nia.one	Seed	$2.4 million	Elevar Equity	Scaling worker-focused “phygital” hubs
ExtraMile Play	Seed	$500K	GSF, Mount Judi Ventures, GrowthSense, Growth91	Product upgrades and global expansion

Codeyoung Raises $5 Million

Ed-tech platform Codeyoung secured $5 million in its Series A round led by 12 Flags Group and Enzia Ventures. The company offers one-to-one online classes for students aged 5–17 across coding, maths, English, science, AP and SAT preparation. It has delivered over 200,000 teaching hours to 25,000+ students in 15 countries. The new capital will support global expansion, development of AI-driven personalisation tools and addition of new learning categories.

Nia.one Secures $2.4 Million Seed Funding

Worker-focused platform Nia.one raised $2.4 million in seed funding from Elevar Equity. Launched in 2024, it operates “phygital” hubs near worksites to provide gig and blue-collar workers with verified jobs, housing, meals, mobility and essential services. The company currently serves around 3,000 workers across 50 cities. Funds will be used to scale these hubs and expand worker access to affordable, reliable services.

ExtraMile Play Raises $500K in Seed Round

Employee-engagement SaaS platform ExtraMile Play closed a $500K seed round led by GSF, with participation from Mount Judi Ventures, GrowthSense and Growth91. Founded in 2011, the company offers gamified digital engagement experiences backed by behavioural science. It currently serves over 100 enterprises and 150,000+ employees worldwide. The investment will go towards product upgrades, tech enhancement and expansion into new enterprise verticals and global markets.

Key Business News for 14 November 2025

Pine Labs Lists with Nearly 10% Gain

Pine Labs made a strong market debut with its shares listing at around a 9.5% premium, opening at ₹242 against an IPO price of ₹221. The company raised approximately ₹3,900 crore through a mix of fresh issue and offer-for-sale. It also recently secured RBI licences for payment aggregation, payment gateway operations and cross-border payments. Pine Labs reported around 28.5% revenue growth in FY25 to ₹2,274 crore while significantly reducing its net losses.

National Investment Fund II Exits Ather Energy

National Investment Fund II exited most of its 4.7% stake in Ather Energy through a bulk deal totalling ₹1,083 crore. The fund sold 1.74 crore shares at an average price of ₹622.35. Buyers included Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund, Invesco, Société Générale and Edelweiss. Ather recently reported strong sales momentum with October registrations rising 53% to 28,061 units.

Blackstone and SoftBank in Talks for Stakes in Neysa

Blackstone and SoftBank are in early discussions to acquire stakes in cloud infrastructure startup Neysa Networks. Blackstone is exploring a majority stake, while SoftBank is considering a minority investment. Neysa, founded in 2023 by Sharad Sanghi and Anindya Das, provides AI-ready cloud infrastructure and has previously raised about USD 50 million from Z47 (formerly Matrix Partners) and Nexus Venture Partners.

BharatAgri Shuts Down Due to Funding Crunch

Agritech startup BharatAgri has shut operations after failing to raise its next funding round of $6-8 million. Despite having over one million registered users, the company struggled with mounting losses and investor concerns about the sector’s total addressable market. Most employees have been let go, and the startup plans to return the remaining capital to investors.

Adani Group Announces ₹63,000 Crore Investment in Assam

The Adani Group has committed ₹63,000 crore to develop major energy projects in Assam. Adani Power will invest about ₹48,000 crore in a 3,200 MW ultra-supercritical thermal power plant, while Adani Green Energy will invest around ₹15,000 crore in two pumped-storage projects totalling 2,700 MW. The projects are expected to create around 30,000 jobs during construction and will begin phased commissioning from December 2030.