Daily Indian Funding Roundup & Key News – 6th November 2025: The Artment, Game State Labs, and Ulook Raise Fresh Capital; Physics Wallah Founders Enter Billionaire Club
India’s startup ecosystem saw a dynamic day on 5th November 2025, with fresh funding rounds across home décor, gaming, space-tech, and AI infrastructure. Key highlights included The Artment’s pre-Series A, Game State Labs’ seed round, and Ulook’s space-tech funding, reflecting steady investor confidence. Meanwhile, Zepto’s meat business CEO resigned, and Physics Wallah’s founders joined the billionaire club ahead of the company’s upcoming IPO.
| Company | Amount | Round | Lead investor(s) | Sector |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Artment | INR 10 Cr | Pre-Series A | Inflection Point Ventures (IPV) | Home décor / Lifestyle |
| Game State Labs | $2 Mn | Seed | PeerCapital; Neon Fund | Gaming infrastructure / AI for games |
| Ulook | INR 19 Cr | Funding round | GrowX Ventures; InfoEdge Ventures | Space-tech / Satellite RF-sensing |
| MeshDefend | $2.3 Mn | Pre-seed | Kalaari Capital | AI-enterprise data infrastructure |
Daily Indian Funding Roundup - 6th November 2025
The Artment raises Rs 10 Cr in pre-Series A round led by IPV
Home-décor and lifestyle brand The Artment has secured Rs 10 crore in a pre-Series A funding round led by Inflection Point Ventures (IPV). The Gurugram-based startup aims to expand its online presence, launch new home-lifestyle collections, and strengthen its manufacturing capabilities. Founded with a focus on making premium and artistic home décor accessible to Indian households, The Artment will utilize the fresh capital to scale marketing, build brand partnerships, and enhance customer experience through tech-driven personalization.
Game State Labs raises $2 Mn in seed round
Game State Labs, a gaming infrastructure and AI-driven analytics startup, has raised $2 million in a seed funding round co-led by PeerCapital and Neon Fund. The Bengaluru-based startup is building technology tools that help game developers analyze player behavior, optimize in-game experiences, and accelerate live-ops decisions through AI-based insights. With this capital infusion, the company plans to expand its engineering and product teams, enhance its real-time analytics platform, and onboard new global gaming partners.
Space-tech startup Ulook raises Rs 19 Cr led by GrowX and InfoEdge Ventures
Ulook, a Bengaluru-based space-tech startup developing autonomous satellite swarms for RF-sensing and spectrum-awareness, has raised Rs 19 crore (about $2.3 million) in a funding round led by GrowX Ventures and InfoEdge Ventures. The startup aims to revolutionize how space-based intelligence is gathered and analyzed for defense, communication, and environmental monitoring. The funds will be used for R&D, satellite design, and mission deployment, with plans to launch its first satellite swarms within 12–18 months. Ulook is among the emerging players in India’s growing private space-tech ecosystem, aligning with the nation’s broader goal of building indigenous space capabilities.
MeshDefend raises $2.3 Mn in pre-seed round led by Kalaari Capital
Enterprise data-infrastructure company MeshDefend has raised $2.3 million in a pre-seed round led by Kalaari Capital, with participation from Kettleborough VC and industry veterans. The startup is building an AI-native operating system that allows organizations to manage, secure, and optimize data flows across multi-vendor environments. The new funding will help MeshDefend accelerate product development, scale its go-to-market operations, and expand into the US and European markets. With enterprises increasingly relying on cloud-based infrastructure, MeshDefend aims to simplify data security and compliance through AI-driven automation.
Key Business News for 6th November 2025
Zepto Meat Business CEO Chandan Rungta resigns from his role
Chandan Rungta, who had taken charge in December 2024 to spearhead Zepto’s meat-business vertical, has stepped down after less than a year on the job. His departure comes at a time when Zepto is actively scaling its private-label meat brand ‘Relish’ and simultaneously re-introducing the premium brand Licious to cater to both mass-premium and premium consumer segments. The move reflects a phase of leadership churn at Zepto, where several senior executives including the VP of IT and the SVP of strategy have also exited recently. Rungta’s exit may raise questions about retention and strategy execution in a high-growth, competitive quick-commerce environment.
Physics Wallah Ltd. founders Alakh Pandey & Prateek Boob become billionaires ahead of IPO
Edtech company Physics Wallah Ltd., backed by investors including WestBridge AIF, is preparing for an IPO with a valuation in the region of INR 31,170 crore. Both founders, Alakh Pandey and Prateek Boob, each hold about 105.12 crore shares — roughly 40.31% of the business — which at the top end of the price band would value them at around INR 11,458 crore each. Their journey began from modest roots and has culminated in membership of the billionaire club as they navigate a transition from YouTube-based teaching to building a large edtech platform, signalling their ambition to grow both digital and offline presence across India.
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