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Hudle, ANNY, and Omspace Raise Funding for Growth

Entrepreneur

21-07-2025

Business
Entrepreneur

Hudle, ANNY, and Omspace Raise Funding for Growth

You're reading Entrepreneur India, an international franchise of Entrepreneur Media. Hudle Raises USD 2.5 Mn in Series A Led by Sky Impact Capital Hudle, a sports community platform, has raised USD 2.5 million in Series A funding from Sky Impact Capital. The round also saw participation from Physis Capital, Atrium Venture, Mahesh Bhupathi, Gaurav Kapur, and the founders of Blue Tokai and Nitro Commerce. The funds will be used to accelerate product innovation focused on features like seamless court booking, match discovery and performance tracking, especially for the fast-growing sports of pickleball and padel. Hudle also plans to expand its network of partner venues across major cities and towns in India. "Playing sports should be as easy and normal as going out for coffee," said Suhail Narain, Founder and CEO of Hudle. "This fundraise is about improving experience, technology and community for players." Founded in 2018 by Suhail Narain, Arjun Singh Verma and Sonam Taneja, Hudle connects sports enthusiasts with venues and offers tools for managing facilities and tracking player performance. In August, Hudle will launch GRIP, India's first scoring and rating system for emerging sports such as pickleball, padel and badminton. With over 2,000 courts across 60 cities and more than 100,000 monthly games, Hudle has recorded strong growth. It aims to reach three million games played by the end of the fiscal year, strengthening its position as India's leading platform for emerging community sports. ANNY Secures INR 10 Cr from Atomic Capital ANNY, a fashion-tech startup, has raised INR 10 crore in a pre-Series A round led by Atomic Capital. The funds will be directed toward broadening its product range, boosting innovation, enhancing its technology platform, hiring senior leadership, and growing its distribution network. Founder and CEO Japjot Singh said the company aims to scale with intelligence and speed. "We built ANNY to deliver global fashion at prices modern Indian women can access. This funding fuels our mission to become an INR 100 crore annual revenue brand while staying nimble and responsive," he said. ANNY was co-founded in 2023 by Japjot Singh, Aveen Kaur, and Rahul Tanwar. The startup offers a wide selection of affordable luxury fashion designed for Indian women. Using a real-time, inventory-light model, ANNY creates fashion pieces that follow global trends while minimising inventory waste. The brand operates through a vertically integrated supply chain and a proprietary tech stack, ensuring efficient operations and quick delivery. In just over a year, the brand claims to have grown eightfold, with plans to expand further across categories and customer segments in the coming months. Omspace Bags USD 3 Mn in Pre-Seed Round Omspace Rocket and Exploration has secured USD 3 million in a pre-seed funding round from a Family Office and an Angel Investor. The Ahmedabad-based space-tech startup plans to use the capital to complete and begin testing the Infinity One prototype, hire specialised talent, expand its research and development team, and strengthen its manufacturing and ground support infrastructure. "This funding is a major milestone in our mission to democratise access to space from India. We are deeply thankful to CrAdLE and EDII for believing in our vision and enabling us with the resources, mentorship, and environment to take bold leaps," said Ravindra Raj Binod Mistri, Co-founder of Omspace. Founded in 2020 by Ravindra Raj Binod Mistri, Maulik Mota, and Stutika Padamshali, Omspace focuses on building reusable launch vehicles for small and nano satellites. The startup's flagship product, Infinity One, is designed to carry payloads of around 350 kilograms to altitudes reaching 800 kilometers. Omspace aims to offer an affordable and fuel-efficient launch system to support the expanding needs of India's space ecosystem. The startup has also expanded internationally by establishing a branch in the United Arab Emirates, with its first commercial launch scheduled for January 2028.

From Bluffton To Boca Raton, US Communities Take On Road Safety Crisis

Forbes

01-07-2025

Business
Forbes

From Bluffton To Boca Raton, US Communities Take On Road Safety Crisis

Both urban and rural areas were evaluated and ranked based on their successful adoption of proactive ... More policies in recent years to address the road safety crisis. Forty-three towns and cities across the country have been cited for 'standout' efforts to confront the dangers to roadway safety in their communities. Both urban and rural areas were evaluated and ranked based on their successful adoption of proactive policies in recent years to address the road safety crisis. Those are highlights of a new report released on Wednesday by Smart Growth America, a nonprofit focusing on housing and land use, transportation, and economic development, in conjunction with the National Complete Streets Coalition, an alliance of public interest organizations and transportation professionals that is a program of Smart Growth America. 'Complete Streets policies reflect the vision each community has for its future,' Heidi Simon, director of Thriving Communities at Smart Growth America, said in a statement. 'The strongest policies lead to changes that make it safer and easier for people to get where they need to go—whether they're walking, driving, biking, or taking transit.' The report, Best Complete Streets Policies 2025, details the actions taken by communities 'to develop strong and effective policies' in 2023 and 2024 using the Complete Streets Policy Framework, a strategy and blueprint for organizing a community's commitment to safety, accessibility, and equity for all. Included are details for all aspects of street development, from the planning and design phases through building and maintenance. The approach involves practical and often easy to implement changes, like sidewalks, raised crosswalks and bicycle infrastructure. 'The 2025 report demonstrates that well-designed, context-sensitive policies are being adopted in communities of all sizes,' the report said. 'Top-ranked policies came not only from major urban centers but also from places like Clyde, Ohio, a community with a population of roughly 6,000, demonstrating that no matter the size or setting, policies that produce streets that are safe and accessible for everyone are a critical step toward healthier, more connected communities.' The top-scoring communities and their scores are: Case studies from three communities that adopted 'exemplary policies and overcame unique barriers' are presented in the report. The background, challenges to adoption, highlights of the specific policy, implementation, and lessons learned are detailed. Over the past two decades more than 1,700 Complete Streets policies have been adopted across the United States, the group said, 'for communities to develop new transportation solutions.' 'We applaud communities like Clyde and San Antonio for crafting thoughtful, actionable policies that reflect their local realities and are poised to deliver real, on-the-ground improvements,' Simon added. For more information and to access the report, click here.