Nutrition plays a key role in one’s health and a venture by two sisters aim to play a key role through a natural sweetener product,YourStorybrings you today’s headlines with the latest developments across sectors. Sisters Manvi Agnihotri and Sheen Hitaishi are founders of The Sweet Change, a brand that offers a natural monk fruit sweetener in powder and drop variants. Elevate Education, a Gurugram-based higher education platform formerly known as Sunstone, has secured a Rs 170 crore Series D funding round from investment firm WestBridge Capital. The latest investment comes as the company looks to strengthen its technology platform, deepen the use of AI across its services, and expand partnerships with colleges and universities across India. Adage Automation, an industrial technology company specialising in gas analytics and environmental monitoring systems, has raised Rs 230 crore in a growth funding round led by InCred Growth Partners Fund, the private equity platform of InCred Alternative Investments. EV mobility platform Milo Drive has raised $2.4 million in a seed funding round co-led by Caret Capital and Antler India, with participation from Alteria Capital, IAN Capital, Climate Angels, Aureolis Capital and other investors. Founded by Monil Jayeshkumar Khatri and Vishal Jewrajka, the startup operates an asset-light, technology-driven EV mobility platform serving India's ride-hailing ecosystem. It integrates vehicle access, charging intelligence, demand aggregation and operator tools to improve fleet efficiency and driver earnings. Milo Drive has already powered over one million rides and plans to strengthen its technology platform to support India's transition to electric mobility through data-driven automation and machine learning-based ride allocation. The company aims to scale nationwide. Direct-to-consumer dairy brand Doodhvale Farms has raised an additional $1 million from existing investor Atomic Capital Fund I to accelerate expansion and strengthen its technology capabilities. The company will use the capital for market expansion, product innovation and AI-driven initiatives such as demand forecasting and route optimisation. Over the past year, Doodhvale Farms recorded around 65% revenue growth, with its D2C business contributing nearly 90% of total revenue. Value-added products now account for about 35% of sales. Operating across Delhi-NCR, Chandigarh, Ambala, Karnal and Meerut, the company also sells non-perishable products nationwide. It plans to deepen its presence in existing markets while expanding its daily essentials portfolio beyond dairy. Science-led skin health startup Neothera has raised Rs 9 crore in a pre-seed funding round led by Blume Ventures, with participation from The Barbershop Fund, Consumer Collective, Veltis Capital and several angel investors. Founded by Radhika Agarwal, the company is building technology-backed solutions for chronic skin conditions by combining diagnostics, behavioural interventions, doctor-l
