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    EloElo Group raises $80 million in a Series C round led by Hornbill Capital and NBCUniversal, with MIT Investment Co. and existing investors participating. Peppermint Robotics raises ₹100 crore (approximately $10.5 million) in a Pre-Series B round led by pi Ventures and Crane Venture Partners, with Asiana Fund participating. Traversal raises $120 million in a Series B round at a $1 billion valuation, led by Kleiner Perkins, Redpoint and Khosla Ventures, with Sequoia Capital, Battery Ventures and Amex Ventures participating. GIVA raises over $100 million in a round led by Multiples Alternate Asset Management. The Croffle Guys raises ₹14 crore in a round led by V3 Ventures, with N.A.N Partners participating. Solgram raises over $1 million in a pre-seed round led by DSG Consumer Partners and Saama Capital, with Kapil Chopra participating. Sachin Tendulkar makes a strategic investment in Metasports Interactive, the company behind Hitwicket. The amount was not disclosed. Hyeglo Beauty raises ₹7 crore in a round led by Sauce, with Giga Capital, Consumer Collective, Reckitt's Arjun Purkayastha and The Patient Capital participating. Unify Foodworks raises ₹5 crore in seed funding through convertible debentures from Atrium Ventures, SailThru Ventures, Arjun Vaidya and Abhishek Goyal. OBSESS raises approximately ₹3 crore in an angel round from Pushpendra Singh, Amit Goel and Harshit Vij. EloElo Group raises $80 million in a Series C round led by Hornbill Capital and NBCUniversal, with MIT Investment Co. and existing investors participating. Peppermint Robotics raises ₹100 crore (approximately $10.5 million) in a Pre-Series B round led by pi Ventures and Crane Venture Partners, with Asiana Fund participating. Traversal raises $120 million in a Series B round at a $1 billion valuation, led by Kleiner Perkins, Redpoint and Khosla Ventures, with Sequoia Capital, Battery Ventures and Amex Ventures participating. GIVA raises over $100 million in a round led by Multiples Alternate Asset Management. The Croffle Guys raises ₹14 crore in a round led by V3 Ventures, with N.A.N Partners participating. Solgram raises over $1 million in a pre-seed round led by DSG Consumer Partners and Saama Capital, with Kapil Chopra participating. Sachin Tendulkar makes a strategic investment in Metasports Interactive, the company behind Hitwicket. The amount was not disclosed. Hyeglo Beauty raises ₹7 crore in a round led by Sauce, with Giga Capital, Consumer Collective, Reckitt's Arjun Purkayastha and The Patient Capital participating. Unify Foodworks raises ₹5 crore in seed funding through convertible debentures from Atrium Ventures, SailThru Ventures, Arjun Vaidya and Abhishek Goyal. OBSESS raises approximately ₹3 crore in an angel round from Pushpendra Singh, Amit Goel and Harshit Vij.
  • Vedanta Engineers: One-Third Women, Breaking Barriers in Core Engineering

    Vedanta Engineers

    New Delhi: Vedanta Limited (NSE: VEDL) has highlighted the transformative role of its engineering workforce. With over 30% of its employees being Vedanta Engineers, the company is leveraging traditional and emerging disciplines to drive operational excellence and innovation at a global scale.

    Vedanta has set a new benchmark for gender diversity in core industries, with women constituting one-third of its engineering workforce.

    This stands out in contrast to the industry average, where women account for just 3% in manufacturing and core engineering roles.

    Also Read: Vedanta Targets 25 Lakh Skilled Youth by 2030 Under Skill Development Mission

    Vedanta Engineers Onboarded from Premier Institutes Across India

    In FY25, Vedanta expanded its engineering base by inducting more than 500 engineers from over 50 premier institutes, including IITs, NITs, and private universities. The intake also included talent from Jammu & Kashmir and the North-East, reflecting Vedanta’s commitment to tapping into talent across India.

    Vedanta Engineers Leading Digital Transformation Across Businesses

    Across its aluminium, zinc, oil & gas, iron ore, ferrochrome, and power businesses, Vedanta Engineers are driving innovation using advanced digital technologies such as Industrial IoT (IIoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), LiDAR, robotics, and digital twins.

    These solutions are reshaping mining, smelting, energy production, and power generation processes, making them smarter, safer, and more sustainable.

    At Vedanta Aluminium, engineers are powering the world’s largest aluminium smelters and refinery. At Hindustan Zinc, they oversee advanced underground zinc mines and zinc-lead smelters, deploying robotics, AI/ML solutions, and 3D geological mapping.

    Also Read: Vedanta Limited Advances Net-Zero Ambition with 1 GW RTC Power

    In Cairn Oil & Gas, petroleum engineers are harnessing digital twins and advanced recovery technologies to strengthen energy security. At Vedanta Power and Sesa Goa, engineers are ensuring reliable operations in thermal power and iron ore production, while at FACOR they are driving excellence in ferrochrome operations.

    Building a Future-Ready Workforce of Vedanta Engineers

    Vedanta continues to invest in future-ready talent by expanding into new-age specialisations such as digital analytics, sustainability, mechatronics, preventive maintenance, supply chain reliability, and geotechnical engineering.

    Through career development opportunities and cutting-edge exposure, Vedanta Engineers are empowered to innovate, deliver efficiency, and contribute to nation-building.

    Author

    • Salil Urunkar

      Salil Urunkar is a senior journalist and the editorial mind behind Sahyadri Startups. With years of experience covering Pune’s entrepreneurial rise, he’s passionate about telling the real stories of founders, disruptors, and game-changers.

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