New Delhi, March 13 -- Cybersecurity startup Neural Defend and upskilling firm Weskill have secured funding in pre-seed rounds, the companies said.
Neural Defend
The startup has raised over $600,000 (Rs 5.2 lakh crore) in a pre-seed funding round led by Inflection Point Ventures (IPV), with participation from Boston-based MIT SBXI, Techstars San Francisco, and Soonicorn Ventures.
Neural Defend, which operates in India and San Francisco, said the funds will be used to enhance its agentic AI capabilities for real-time, multimodal deepfake detection. Additionally, the capital will support the company's research and development efforts, as well as its product development.
Founded in 2024 by Piyush Verma, Sivashankar Selvarajan, and Sumit Singh, Neural Defend focuses on deepfake detection and cybersecurity. The company currently has pilot projects underway in New York and Singapore. Weskill
Upskilling startup Weskill has raised an undisclosed amount in a pre-seed funding round, with the company valued at Rs 40 crore. The funding was backed by high-net-worth individuals and strategic investors.
The Bengaluru-based company said it will use the capital to expand its AI-driven offerings, strengthen partnerships with universities and corporations, and pursue strategic acquisitions to solidify its market position.
Founded in 2023 by Prashant Prakash Dubey, Weskill leverages AI to bridge the gap between academic education and industry demands by providing career counseling and personalized training modules.
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