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Entrepreneur
15-07-2025
- Business
- Entrepreneur
CosMoss, The Wedding Company, and Aquila Clouds Raise Early-Stage Funding
The below brands have announced their latest funding rounds. You're reading Entrepreneur India, an international franchise of Entrepreneur Media. The Moms Co. Founder Invests in Wellness Startup CosMoss CosMoss, a wellness brand focused on sea moss-based supplements, has raised seed funding from Malika Sadani, Founder of The Moms Co., and Pratham Mittal, Founder of Tetr College of Business and Masters' Union. The funds will be used to expand retail presence across Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru, build awareness around sea moss, and introduce new product formats suited to Indian consumers. Founded in 2024 by students from Greece, Palestine, Serbia, Romania, and India at Tetr College of Business, CosMoss develops vegan sea moss gummies. The brand aims to introduce Indian consumers to this globally recognized superfood, which is rich in iodine, iron, and antioxidants. "The strong response from initial users has reinforced our belief in the potential of this segment. The funding enables us to scale with purpose and precision," said Mohammad Jueitem, Co-founder of CosMoss. CosMoss plans to strengthen its direct-to-consumer channels, explore quick commerce platforms, and deepen partnerships for premium offline retail. The company will also invest in content-led education and local product development through research. "There is a clear shift toward wellness products that combine credibility with a modern approach. CosMoss is entering the market at the right moment, with a format that reflects changing consumer expectations and a strong vision for building a new category in India. The team brings clarity, speed, and a solid grasp of how this space is evolving, and that's going to matter as the category takes shape," said Malika Sadani, Co-founder, The Moms Co. CosMoss aims to launch in 10 cities by mid next year, creating region-specific wellness solutions aligned with evolving consumer expectations. The Wedding Company Raises USD 1 Mn Funding The Wedding Company has secured USD 1 million in pre-seed funding from LVX and Tremis Capital, with additional participation from Wakefit co-founder Chaitanya Ramalingegowda, Ajith Pai, and Dropbox co-founder Arash Ferdowsi. The funding will be used to scale operations across new cities, invest in technology and product development, and strengthen its network of verified vendors to deliver consistent service quality. "We are building a tech-led and quality-assured wedding planning experience for Indian couples," said Pawan Gupta, co-founder of The Wedding Company. "Weddings are emotionally charged and operationally complex. Our goal is to simplify that journey with trusted, professional execution." Founded in 2023 by Pawan Gupta and Rahul Namdev, The Wedding Company offers digital wedding planning and execution solutions. Its services cover venue booking, décor, photography, catering, logistics, and vendor coordination. Chaitanya Ramalingegowda, an investor in the round, said, "The Wedding Company is solving a high-friction and high-value problem in a massive consumer segment. The team's focus and speed of execution are impressive." The platform claims to have delivered over 1,000 weddings across eight cities, handling service orders worth more than INR 60 crore. Its monthly booking volume exceeds INR 10 crore, with net monthly revenue above INR 1 crore. The company aims to triple growth in the next fiscal year, targeting annual revenue of INR 120 crore. Finvolve and IA Invest in Aquila Clouds Finvolve and IA have invested in Aquila Clouds to support its global expansion and product enhancement. The funds will be used to scale sales operations, expand customer success initiatives, and strengthen product and engineering teams. Aquila Clouds will also refine its go-to-market strategy across the US, Canada, EMEA, and Asia Pacific. Suchit Kaura, Co-founder and CEO of Aquila Clouds said, "This investment comes at a pivotal juncture in our journey. As enterprises double down on AI, managing cloud costs and AI application performance has never been more critical. With the backing of two ecosystem-driven partners, we look forward to tapping into emerging markets, scale enterprise partnerships and strengthen our positioning as a critical platform for the AI era." Founded in 2020, Aquila Clouds offers an AI-powered cloud management platform that serves large enterprises and small to medium businesses. The platform delivers real-time observability, cost control, chargeback, and optimisation through AI and machine learning. Its Agentic AI workflows help streamline complex cloud and infrastructure operations. Ashish Bhatia, Founder and CEO of IA and Co-founder, Finvolve added, "Aquila Clouds is at the forefront of redefining how businesses manage cloud, Application and on-premises infrastructure using AI/ML, and we're excited to support their global scale-up journey with our capital, network, and strategic guidance."
Entrepreneur
12-06-2025
- Business
- Entrepreneur
Tetr College Launches Full Scholarships for Indian Content Creators
Tetr College of Business announced full scholarships for Indian content creators with 1 million or more followers, covering up to 100% tuition fee of the four-year program, which costs approximately INR 2 crore You're reading Entrepreneur India, an international franchise of Entrepreneur Media. Tetr College of Business has announced full scholarships for Indian influencers with a verified follower count of one million or more. In a move that reflects the rising economic and cultural weight of digital creators, the scholarships will cover up to 100 per cent of the INR two crore tuition fee for Tetr's 2026 Bachelor's in Management and Technology program. Described by Tetr as one of the world's first scholarship initiatives specifically for digital creators, the program aims to convert social media influence into long-term entrepreneurial success. Recipients will study across seven global locations—including India, UAE, Singapore, Ghana, USA, Argentina, and Europe—and attend courses at institutions like IIT, the National University of Singapore, and Cornell University. "This scholarship recognises that influence is one of the modern world's most powerful currencies," said Pratham Mittal, founder of Tetr College of Business in a statement. "We have seen content creators grind; building empires from their bedrooms, fighting algorithms to grow their audiences. The next step is teaching them to convert that influence into real value—products, platforms, companies." The scholarship program is open to creators working across sectors like finance, education, lifestyle, and technology. Tetr says successful applicants will learn to build monetizable business models, launch their own products, and scale their platforms across global markets. According to the college, coursework will be bolstered by mentorship from faculty with ties to institutions such as Harvard, MIT, and INSEAD, and executives from SoftBank, NASA, and Estée Lauder. Candidates will need to apply through the Tetr College website, submitting a portfolio, verified follower metrics, and a personal statement outlining their entrepreneurial vision. A selection process involving reviews and interviews will follow, with final offers made ahead of the 2026 academic intake. The initiative follows a record-setting admissions cycle for Tetr's 2025 cohort, which drew over 150,000 applications for just 100 seats. The average admitted student had a SAT score of 1475, and some reportedly chose Tetr over globally ranked institutions like Dartmouth, Imperial, and King's College. By opening its doors to top-tier digital creators, Tetr appears to be placing social capital on equal footing with traditional academic credentials. The program is designed to equip influencers not just with global exposure, but with the business tools to build companies that endure.
Business Standard
02-06-2025
- Business
- Business Standard
150+ Venture Capitalists and Investors participate in Masters' Union Demo Day 2025
PNN Gurugram (Haryana) [India], June 2: Over 150 venture capital firms and angel investors participated in Masters' Union Demo Day 2025, held this weekend at DLF Cyberpark in Gurugram, making it India's largest student startup showcase by investor turnout. Top firms in attendance included Blume Ventures, JSW Ventures, IvyCap Ventures, 3one4 Capital, Aavishkaar Capital, and Gaja Capital, reflecting the growing investor interest in student-led innovation and founder-first education models. * India's top early-stage VC firms including Blume Ventures, JSW Ventures, IvyCap Ventures, 3one4 Capital, Aavishkaar Capital, Gaja Capital participated in the event * Masters' Union has supported 80+ startups since inception through their Venture Initiation Programme (VIP) * In the past year alone, 10 startups incubated under VIP have raised over Rs. 22 crore in external funding, with a combined annual revenue of Rs. 35 crore in FY25 Fifteen ventures were selected to present at the event. These startups spanned sectors including AI, Web3, crypto analytics, FMCG, mobile gaming, and lab-grown diamonds. Most had already achieved early traction through customer pilots, revenues, or previous angel rounds, and were now seeking institutional capital. They were incubated under Masters' Union's Venture Initiation Programme (VIP) - a year-long, curriculum-integrated startup building track. VIP is designed to help students go from idea to institutionally fundable businesses by graduation, offering access to mentors, investors, product advisors, and operating founders. Since its inception, the programme has supported over 80 ventures, many of which have gone on to raise funding and build early traction before graduation. "With our Venture Initiation Programme (VIP), our goal is to build the most credible campus-to-capital pipeline in India", said Pratham Mittal, Founder, Masters' Union. "This year's participation by almost all of India's leading early stage VCs reflects how student-led businesses are being taken seriously by the market. VIP is now producing investable ventures, not just experiments." Masters' Union's VIP is steadily gaining visibility among early-stage investors evaluating founder-led ventures emerging from academic environments. In the past year alone, 10 startups incubated under VIP have raised over Rs. 22 crore in external funding, with a combined annual revenue of Rs. 35 crore in FY25, reflecting a capital efficiency of more than 2X. The current cohort is expected to follow a similar trajectory, given the quality of early traction already visible across several ventures. Notable startups to have emerged from VIP include PlaySuper, is a real-money fantasy gaming and social competition platform raised Rs. 13.61 crore from the likes of Nazara Technologies and Chimera VC; SeedsAI, an AI-powered tool that helps startups ideate, validate, and build MVPs faster using generative technology raised Rs. 1.7 crores and Blue Brew, an Indian fashion label focused on well-fitted, timeless denim made for Indian body types has raised Rs. 36 lakhs. All of which have secured institutional rounds post-graduation. Divya Gupta - Director of Investments, Aavishkaar Capital said, "I came in expecting student projects, but left blown away by real businesses, some already profitable, all built by students yet to graduate. The clarity, ambition and execution were exceptional. This is what hands-on business education should look like. Hats off to Masters' Union for enabling it" Shishir Maheshwari, Managing Director, Eversource Capital said, "A fantastic platform for early-stage startups to connect with serious capital. The quality of ventures and the level of investor engagement at Demo Day was on par with some of the best early-stage ecosystems we've seen." Parth Agarwal, founder and CEO of Cryptique said, "When we joined Masters' Union, we came with an idea and curiosity. What we didn't expect was the level of hands-on support - from refining the product, getting in front of customers, to access to investors we would have struggled to reach otherwise. The VIP programme helped us pressure-test the business in real conditions. The feedback, capital, and interest we received validated everything we have been building over the past year." Ishan Goyal, co-founder of JoyZee said, "Building JoyZee at Masters' Union has been nothing short of transformative. The access to mentors, early users, and constant feedback helped us sharpen our proposition quickly. Demo Day gave us the rare opportunity to pitch to India's top investors while still being students that kind of exposure is hard to find elsewhere." (ADVERTORIAL DISCLAIMER: The above press release has been provided by PNN. ANI will not be responsible in any way for the content of the same)
Zawya
30-05-2025
- Business
- Zawya
Tetr College offers scholarships to support displaced Harvard students
Tetr College of Business, which offers multi-country project based learning across Dubai, India, Singapore, Malaysia, Ghana, the USA, and Europe, has announced a scholarship initiative to support international students impacted by the recent revocation of Harvard University's Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) certification. Under the plan, Tetr will offer full scholarships worth $200,000 each and fast-track admissions for affected F-1 visa holders into its 2025 cohort, set to begin in August. The scholarships form part of Tetr's $10 million global scholarship fund aimed at supporting young entrepreneurs and students worldwide. 'For these exceptional minds at Harvard, we are not just offering free education but providing an impactful launchpad to global entrepreneurship and leadership for the betterment of the world," said Pratham Mittal, founder of Tetr College of Business. The business schools undergraduate programmes offer students the opportunity to study at partner institutions like the National University of Singapore (NUS), IIT (India), and Cornell University (USA). (Writing by SA Kader; Editing by Anoop Menon) (
Khaleej Times
27-05-2025
- Business
- Khaleej Times
Tetr College of Business opens new doors by fully funding Harvard F-1 visa students
Recently, the Trump administration suspended Harvard's ability to enroll international students under the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), making the legal status of thousands of global scholars uncertain. In response to the situation, Tetr College of Business has announced a landmark initiative to safeguard the future of international students. The leading B-school will offer full scholarships worth $200,000 and fast-track admissions for F-1 visa Harvard University students, impacted by the changes made in Harvard's Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) certification by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This initiative will expedite eligible students for admission into Tetr's upcoming 2025 cohort, starting August 2025. These students can either join Tetr's Bachelor's program in Management and Technology or the new program in Science and Artificial Intelligence. The price of both programs is approximately $200,000. As a part of Tetr's $10 million global scholarship fund, the scheme aims to support young entrepreneurs and students worldwide. Considering the vast number of international students within Harvard's community, Tetr has showcased its willingness to back affected students, providing a smooth and supportive continuation of their world-class education. Pratham Mittal, the founder of Tetr College of Business, said, 'The thought of any bright, enterprising student having their academic trajectory abruptly halted due to circumstances beyond their control is simply unacceptable. For these exceptional minds at Harvard, we are not just offering free education but providing an impactful launchpad to global entrepreneurship and leadership for the betterment of the world. At Tetr, we will provide them tools, community, and global exposure to realize their immense potential and channel towards creating meaningful impact without the burden of visa anxieties.' Tetr's undergraduate programs are immersive and entrepreneurial. Students study and build businesses across seven countries, including the U.S., India, Singapore, Italy, Ghana, Brazil, and the UAE, over four years. Each semester is in a different geography, blending academic learning with hands-on venture building. Students also have the opportunity to study at partner institutions like the National University of Singapore (NUS), IIT (India), and Cornell University (USA) while receiving mentorship from the esteemed faculty of Harvard, MIT, INSEAD, and Cornell and entrepreneurs from companies like NASA, SoftBank, and Estée Lauder. Tetr's inaugural cohort has demonstrated remarkable success with the completion of two semesters in Dubai and India. In Dubai, students launched dropshipping ventures generating $138,000+ in revenue with average profit margins of 38% in under six months. In India, their Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) startups achieved over $184,000 in revenue at a 30.6% profit margin, with several ventures now entering early funding rounds. Tetr's hands-on models have gained significant interest, with the 2025 cohort receiving over 150,000 applications for around 100 seats. The year-on-year increase is ~50%, making it one of the most selective undergraduate business programs globally. The average SAT score of the current cohort is 1475, and students have previously turned down offers from institutions such as Dartmouth, NYU Stern, UC Berkeley, and King's College London to join Tetr. Application procedure for Harvard students F-1 Visa students currently enrolled at Harvard can send an email to transferadmissions@ with the following information; • A short note outlining their current visa situation • Proof of Harvard enrollment or admission • A brief academic or personal profile Tetr's admissions team will respond to the emails within 72 hours with further instructions and details on a personalized admission process. The offer is time-sensitive and dependent upon seat availability in the upcoming cohort. Students can visit or drop an email to transferadmissions@ for further information. Applications are also welcome from students joining from other institutions under Tetr's Transfer Student Scholarship.
