NudgeBee and Axten Hospitals Raise Fresh Funds to Fuel Growth

NudgeBee Bags USD 3 Mn Seed Round Led by Kalaari Capital

NudgeBee, an AI platform focused on cloud operations, has raised USD 3 million in a seed funding round led by Kalaari Capital, with participation from technology founders. The startup plans to use the funds to enhance its AI platform, expand its enterprise context layer and build a partnership-led distribution model alongside direct enterprise sales.

Founded in 2024 by Rakesh Rajendran and Shiv Pratap Singh, NudgeBee develops AI agents for cloud operations teams. Its platform supports SRE, CloudOps and FinOps functions, offering tools for troubleshooting, workflow automation and cloud cost optimisation.

The company’s system uses a semantic knowledge graph and enterprise context layer to connect telemetry, infrastructure data and historical patterns. NudgeBee is also investing in customer success and deployment capabilities as it aims to scale adoption among enterprise clients and improve operational efficiency.

Surgical Care Startup Axten Secures INR 2.5 Cr Led by PedalStart

Axten Hospitals a surgical care startup, has raised INR 2.5 crore in its first structured funding round led by PedalStart with participation from angel investors. The company plans to use the funds to expand its presence and strengthen its operations.

The startup aims to launch three new hospital facilities over the next 12 months using an asset-light model that focuses on partnerships, branding, legal setup and working capital. It is also preparing to introduce a technology platform for patient discovery, appointment booking, and post-operative care.

Founded by Gauttam Chhabra, Axten Hospitals runs specialised surgical centres designed to deliver standardised care with operational efficiency and fixed pricing. Its pilot facility, launched in East of Kailash, New Delhi, in FY25, generated around INR 9 crore in revenue in its first year and remained EBITDA positive.

Axten focuses on high-volume procedures across multiple specialties and offers fixed-price packages under its “Honest Surgery Price” model to improve transparency.

The startup plans to build a network of over 25 facilities across the top five metro cities and target INR 250 crore in revenue over the next five years.