💸💸 #Astrology startup Vaya raises $1.5 million in round led by Accel, ArkamVC. Jessica Rajan reports for ETtech Read the full story here⬇️ economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/funding/a…

Charting New Paths with Vaya.io! Thrilled to back Vaya as they reimagine Vedic astrology for India’s digital-first audience! Big thanks to Accel in India and Weekend Fund for joining us on this cosmic journey. Congrats to Maahin Puri & Nitesh Kumar Niranjan

Automating the Future of Finance! 🤖 Excited to co-lead the $6.5M Series A in Hyperbots, transforming CFO offices with AI-powered co-pilots. Huge thanks to Athera Venture Partners Kalaari Capital JSW Ventures & SUNiCON Ventures for joining us! Read more here: entrepreneur.com/en-in/news-and…

Astrology startup #Vaya raises $1.5M seed round led by Accel in India & ArkamVC to bring Vedic astrology to India’s digital-first audience. Co-founder Maahin Puri talks to @_ritusingh about building credibility in a domain so deeply personal & belief-led for Indian consumers.

Are Indian VCs still dreaming big—or playing it safe? 🌕🚀 Here's my thoughts

Pitch decks down, bats up! 🏏 Arkam battled it out with Stakeboat & Chiratae Ventures in some intense matches at #VentureClash- rain & all. Big thanks to Aeka Advisors for making it happen.

Sharp minds, friendly fire, and one epic trivia night. Congrats to Rajiv, Manik & Aakash for the win 🏆 Thanks to all our VC friends who brought the heat and the laughs. More soon!

Startups aren’t born with governance, but without it, growth eventually breaks. It’s not a late stage fix-it’s a muscle built early, growing with the company. Instead of expecting it to appear or being surprised when it doesn’t, investors must set the expectation early.

In 2016, I called Indian fintech a “parallel universe” with millions of unbanked and unserved users and a huge market creation opportunity. Now in 2025, it’s a hyper-hurricane reshaping everything. Here's looking back at the journey & what’s next. linkedin.com/pulse/parallel…

Backing the Backbone: Why We Invested in 91Trucks Why Arkam is backing 91Trucks to build a market leader in one of India’s most overlooked $20B opportunities. Read Bala Srinivasa's full breakdown here👉 linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…

Fintech in India is entering its next big wave, thanks to AI and Indic. At ArkamVC we are betting on these 3 trends. If you are building for the next gen fintech ecosystem, we are keen to meet you.

WhatsApp has 500M+ users in India. UPI? Still 350M. The gap isn't infra-it’s context, language, and usability. AI for India- voice, Indic LLMs, local language agents can unlock the next 500M users for payments, learning & more. The opportunity is enormous & uniquely Indian.

Building the future of consumer AI? Join us at Arkam HQ on July 8 with Sahil (Murf AI) & Soumyadeep (Dashtoon). Voice, visuals, PMF, GenAI, and what it takes to build at scale. Food, drinks, sharp convos. Limited seats. RSVP: lu.ma/i6xz6u06

Honoured to be recognised as Wealthtech of the Year at the BW Businessworld Festival of Fintech 2025. Here's to celebrating every milestone we’ve hit, and every dream we’re still chasing. #WealthTech #FinancialFitness

From Prompts to Products- our latest Consumer AI Meetup at Arkam brought together founders building new consumer experiences with AI. Big thanks to Sahil Gupta (Murf AI) and Soumyadeep Mukherjee 🏡 (Dashtoon Studio) for sharing their insights with a packed house. More soon!

We’re thrilled to share that Abhishek Mishra (Abhishek Mishra) has been promoted to Principal at Arkam Ventures! A former founder (ShopG) and operator (Simplilearn, Clear), Abhishek brings rare empathy and clarity to early-stage investing. Onward and upward! 👏

According to Noam Wasserman’s The Founder’s Dilemma, 65% startups break down due to co-founder conflict. We believe conflict is great for startups as long as it is qualified by one thing. What is that one thing that takes Conflict >>>> Harmony? Check out what we think here

Congratulations to Shashank Bijapur on being named to @EntrepreneurInd Tech 25 Class of 2025! SpotDraft 's journey is a masterclass in combining vision, execution, and grit- and this recognition is well deserved. Read more: entm.ag/d2YDUL

Hawaiian vibes, high-energy quizzes, and Two Truths and a Lie- Arkam Family Day 2025 was all heart. From kids running the show to teammates bonding beyond work, it reminded us why moments like these matter. Here’s to more such memories 💛

Thrilled to welcome Bhumika Krishnani to the ArkamVC team as an Investment Associate! She brings experience from Boston Consulting Group Tech & Digital practice, holds an MBA from SPJIMR, Mumbai and has a keen interest in coffee cultures and art. Excited to have her on the team!