Krafton, Naver back Rs 6,000 crore India fund; new rounds for AI ops, mobility legaltech, medical tourism

India’s startup ecosystem logged a busy Tuesday, with a new Rs 6,000 crore growth vehicle unveiled by global tech names and a string of early- and growth-stage raises across AI operations, mobility legal infrastructure, health-tech and water management. Krafton Inc and Naver Corporation have partnered with Mirae Asset Venture Investments to launch an India-focused Unicorn Growth Fund worth Rs 6,000 crore.

The fund will target themes expected to shape the next decade of the country’s technology economy, including consumer internet, digital marketplaces and the consumer discretionary segment (digitally native brands and new-age consumer businesses), alongside AI and software.

It will also back deep-tech startups in areas such as semiconductors, space-tech, robotics, advanced materials and frontier science. Among early-stage deals, NudgeBee, a platform specialising in AI for cloud operations, raised $3 million in seed funding led by Kalaari Capital with participation from tech founders.

The company said the capital will advance its core technology, build an enterprise context layer and expand a partnership-led distribution model. By investing in customer success and deployment capabilities, NudgeBee aims to shorten the time it takes large organisations to realise value from its product.

Mobility legal infrastructure platform Lawyered secured $2.5 million in a pre-Series A round co-led by Rainmatter by Zerodha and Turbostart, with existing investor Finvolve following on. According to a statement, Lawyered covers over 2 million vehicles and works with more than 800 businesses across India.

Its platforms, LOTS247 and ChallanPay, have resolved over 200,000 legal matters, which the company said helped users avoid more than $6 million in penalties and downtime.

The statement added that while enforcement systems have rapidly digitised—with challans issued in real time and vehicle compliance increasingly automated—the legal resolution layer has lagged, creating a structural gap that affects millions of vehicle owners, drivers and fleet operators daily.

Lawyered said it is building an always-on compliance layer embedded into how mobility operates in India, rather than a traditional legal service. In medical tourism, Pune-headquartered CureMeAbroad raised $600,000 in a pre-seed round led by angel investors who are primarily startup founders.

The company said the funds will go toward technology investments, hiring and market expansion. Founded in June 2025 by Aditya Oza and Mikhail Bohra, the startup claimed it reached a $3.5 million annual run rate within its first two quarters of operations.

Its platform matches international patients to suitable hospitals, surgeons and destinations, and it is currently working with more than 380 accredited partner hospitals across Mexico, Turkey, Thailand, India, Georgia and other medical destinations. CureMeAbroad also maintains a curated directory of over 6,000 hospitals spanning 47 countries and 45 specialties.

Water-tech platform Digital Paani announced an undisclosed funding round from AWE Funds, an early-growth venture equity platform. The startup said it will use the capital to strengthen its technology stack, enhance real-time monitoring and predictive capabilities, and support expansion across utilities, municipalities and enterprise clients.

According to the company, its platform creates real-time visibility across assets, applies analytics to diagnose issues and predict failures, and enables automated, outcome-driven operations to reduce losses, optimise systems and transform underutilised infrastructure into reliable water resources.

In logistics, Ekart expanded its partnership with IKEA to manage last-mile deliveries in Chennai, marking its second major collaboration city after NCR-Delhi. The company said it will deploy a fully electric vehicle fleet to fulfil orders placed via IKEA’s digital platforms.

The developments underscore steady investor appetite for India-focused funds and operating infrastructure plays, while reinforcing the push into AI-driven enterprise tools, compliance tech for mobility and digital platforms supporting cross-border healthcare and critical utilities.