The AI startup said the newly raised capital will primarily be used for international expansion, sales and marketing initiatives, and further product development.

Founded as an AI-native enterprise intelligence platform, SCIKIQ helps organisations unify, manage, and operationalise enterprise data for AI-driven analytics and decision-making.

The company plans to strengthen its footprint in key global markets including the United States, the United Kingdom, and the UAE by setting up local offices, building regional teams, and investing in leadership roles focused on sales and go-to-market operations.

A portion of the funding will also be used to enhance the SCIKIQ Data Platform with advanced AI and data capabilities aimed at improving enterprise intelligence solutions for businesses.

Speaking about the funding, Gaurav Shinh said the investment comes at a crucial time as enterprise AI adoption continues to accelerate globally.

According to him, the fresh capital will help the company speed up product innovation, strengthen its AI infrastructure, and support international expansion efforts.

SCIKIQ currently serves clients across multiple sectors including BFSI, retail, airlines, manufacturing, supply chain, and healthcare, where organisations are increasingly adopting AI-powered data platforms to improve operational efficiency and business intelligence.

The funding reflects growing investor interest in enterprise AI startups as businesses worldwide continue to invest heavily in automation, analytics, and AI-driven decision-making technologies.

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Growth-Stage Funding Highlights

Several established startups led the week’s larger funding rounds:

• CureBay raised a Series B round backed by Bertelsmann India Investments, emerging as one of the top deals during the period.
• CloudSEK, a cybersecurity firm, secured $19 million in its Series B financing.
• Euler Motors added $15 million as part of a larger Series B extension.
• Other growth-stage investments included capital raises by financial services startups such as Dvara KGFS and Borderless (Stockal).

Early-Stage Momentum

Early-stage deals collectively contributed a substantial portion of investment flows:

• Mythik, the media tech startup led by Jason Kothari, topped seed-stage fundraising with a $15 million round.
• Deep technology and AI startups also saw strong support, with companies like ALT Carbon, Biostate AI, and Data Sutram raising capital.
• Other startups such as PierSight, BlackCarrot, and The Sock Street announced funding activity but did not disclose deal sizes publicly.

Geography & Sector Trends

• On a city-wise basis, the Delhi-NCR region led funding activity with the highest number of deals, followed by Bengaluru, Mumbai, Chennai, Bhubaneshwar, and Ahmedabad.
• Fintech, e-commerce, and media & entertainment were among the most active sectors, while deeptech, healthtech, cybersecurity, and AI innovations also maintained investor interest

City and segment-wise deals

Delhi-NCR topped the city-wise deal count with 15 deals, while Bengaluru led in total funding, raising $93.57 million across 13 deals. Mumbai, Jaipur, Hyderabad, Pune, Anngamaly and Malappuram also secured deals during the week.

Segment-wise, e-commerce startups led the week with 6 deals each, followed by manufacturing and healthtech startups with 3 deals each. Pet Care, fintech, EV, battery tech, deeptech, and others also recorded funding during the period.

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The new funds will be used to expand its engineering team and advance its Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and AI agent architecture, which are key to automating deep work, according to the company’s press release.

Founded in 2016 by Chandini Jain and Shubham Jain, Auquan is dedicated to automating complex, multi-step knowledge workflows in financial services. By utilizing RAG and an AI-driven architecture, Auquan consistently produces timely, comprehensive, and accurate insights that users can rely on. Its platform supports numerous top global asset managers, investment banks, and private equity firms, helping them accelerate analysis, enhance decision-making, and improve operational efficiency.

Auquan’s RAG-based system is specifically designed to manage complex knowledge workflows by breaking them down into individual tasks. The architecture is purpose-built to navigate intricate processes, delivering outputs that meet the high standards of accuracy and comprehensiveness required by clients like UBS, Federated Hermes, and BC Partners.

The platform offers native processing capabilities for the top 30 countries by GDP, including key regions such as India, the USA, the UK, Europe, Latin America, Southeast Asia, and China. Leading financial institutions use Auquan’s SaaS-based AI solution to streamline workflows in investment, credit, due diligence, risk monitoring, ESG, and other areas, enabling faster, better-informed decisions that drive superior performance.

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