Daily Indian Funding Roundup & Key News – 9th December 2025: Fibe Raises $35 Mn, Emergent Scores Google-Backed Funding, Blacksoil Secures INR 65 Cr & More

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09 Dec 2025 — 2 min read

Daily Indian Funding Roundup & Key News – 9th December 2025

The Indian startup ecosystem witnessed a high-momentum day on 9th December 2025, marked by significant capital inflows across fintech, AI, and private-equity-led SME financing. Major highlights included Fibe’s $35 million Series F round led by IFC, showcasing sustained investor confidence in consumer digital lending. AI platform Emergent drew strategic backing from Google’s AI Futures Fund, reinforcing global interest in agent-powered no-code innovation. Meanwhile, Blacksoil Capital strengthened its MSME-focused investment arm with a INR 65 crore infusion from FMO and Caspian-linked investors. Beyond funding, the day also saw major corporate developments with PepsiCo’s restructuring plans and IBM’s potential acquisition of Confluent.

Daily Indian Startup Funding Roundup - 9th December 2025

Company / Fund	Amount	Round / Type	Lead investor(s)	Sector / Focus
Fibe	$35 Mn	Series F	IFC	Fintech / Digital lending & financial services
Emergent	Undisclosed	Strategic investment	Google AI Futures Fund	AI / No-code software / Agent-based platform
Blacksoil Capital	INR 65 crore	Growth / Capital infusion	FMO; Caspian-associated investors	Private equity / SME / MSME financing

Fibe raises $35 Mn in Series F round led by IFC

Consumer-lending fintech Fibe has raised $35 Mn in a Series F funding round led by International Finance Corporation (IFC). The capital will be used to expand Fibe’s lending product suite and deliver a unified experience across borrowing, saving, investing and payments — with a focus on responsible credit and socio-economic impact.

Emergent secures strategic investment from Google’s AI Futures Fund

AI-driven “vibe-coding” platform Emergent has secured a strategic investment from Google AI Futures Fund. Emergent enables non-technical users — entrepreneurs, small businesses, creators — to build full-stack, production-ready applications using autonomous AI agents, without writing code. The funding is intended to accelerate hiring, product development, and global expansion, supporting the startup’s mission to democratize software creation.

Blacksoil Capital raises INR 65 crore from FMO & Caspian-founder investors

Private equity / SME-focused fund Blacksoil Capital has secured INR 65 crore in fresh capital from development‐finance firm FMO and investors associated with Caspian Advisors. The funds are aimed at strengthening Blacksoil’s ability to invest in and support India’s micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and help scale its operations across target sectors.

Key Business News for 9th December 2025

PepsiCo prepares layoffs

Global food- and beverage-giant PepsiCo is reportedly preparing layoffs as part of a restructuring effort. The move is aimed at streamlining operations and cutting costs to adapt to shifting market dynamics and maintain efficiency across its divisions.

IBM set to buy Confluent

Tech-giant IBM is reportedly in discussions to acquire Confluent, the streaming data platform company. The acquisition — if completed — would strengthen IBM’s data-streaming and real-time data analytics capabilities, enabling a deeper push into cloud and data infrastructure services.