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Fundalogical Ventures offers $5 million funding for supply chain & logistics firms
MUMBAI: Are you – or is someone you know – in any one of these business areas: optimising sourcing/ procurement and inventory management, manufacturing innovation, warehousing services, automation and robotics, 3PL/4PL services, e-commerce enablers, sustainability, green logistics (encompassing the entire EV ecosystem, and promoting a circular economy through efficient waste management practices, including plastic waste, e-waste, and battery waste recycling) and reverse supply chain management?
Well if you are – or are planning to get into one of these promising initiatives – then reach out to Fundalogical Ventures (FV) and you could become a part of FV Trailblazers (it’s in its first edition), an early growth program designed to propel promising companies to industry leadership. The program offers selected companies access to:
* Growth capital: Access to up to $5 million in funding to fuel growth
* 1×1 mentorship: Personalised guidance from industry veterans
* Strategy masterclasses: Expert-led sessions to refine business strategies and accelerate growth
* Access to Fundalogical Ventures expert network (FVEN): A network of strong individuals including successful founders, industry leaders and senior consultants
* Service provider network: Access to a curated network of service providers for marketing, accounting, and other crucial business functions
The fund is anchored by industry veterans such as Krishna Kotak (JM Baxi group), Tushar Jani (original co-founder of Blue Dart Express), Suryakant Parekh (Parekh group), Khalid Vohra (Sai Shipping), and Mehernosh Currawalla (Fak Cargo), while the management is led by Ratna Mehta (MD, CEO), who brings over 20 years of experience from blue-chip firms like JP Morgan Chase, BCG, and Everstone Capital (approximately US$7 billion in assets under management).
Applications for FV Trailblazers close on 18 January 2025, at 5 PM IST. Shortlisted companies will be contacted within two weeks of the application deadline.
Apply through this quick form – https://forms.gle/kpESXE8Su4HNwvUH6
Says FV CEO & managing partner Ratna Mehta: “This program is designed to provide not only capital but also the strategic guidance and network access necessary to navigate the complexities that fast-evolving businesses demand. We believe that by combining our deep domain expertise with the innovative spirit of these companies, we can drive significant advancements in India’s supply chain ecosystem. Our ethos is to be India’s most credible fund driving the country’s supply chain story. We are committed to partnering with entrepreneurs in their journey from early growth to industry leadership, while simultaneously delivering strong returns for our investors.”
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IICT partners with Gativedhi to bring studio production tools to students
New MoU lets students explore AI-driven production pipelines for AVGC-XR
MUMBAI: The Indian Institute of Creative Technologies (IICT) has teamed up with Gativedhi Technologies to give students a front-row seat to modern studio production. The collaboration will integrate Gativedhi’s AI-powered production intelligence platform, Shotrack, into academic programmes, letting students experience the workflow systems used by animation, VFX and gaming studios.
Under the MoU, faculty, students and researchers will get hands-on access to Shotrack through beta programmes, pilot deployments and academic evaluations. This will allow them to explore simulated production pipelines, understand asset management, track tasks and monitor schedules, essentially seeing how complex projects come together behind the scenes.
Shotrack is designed to tackle a key industry challenge: when multiple studios work on the same project, differing internal systems often create bottlenecks, slow approvals and complicate version control. The platform provides a unified production environment, enabling smoother collaboration across distributed teams while generating operational insights and predictive analytics to optimise crew allocation, forecast schedule risks and manage costs.
The collaboration also opens doors to Gativedhi’s wider ecosystem. Upcoming tools include StudioTrack, for studio operations management covering budgeting, recruitment and IT infrastructure, and WorkTrack, which measures workflow efficiency and team productivity across industries.
IICT plans to embed these tools into programmes covering animation pipelines, VFX workflows, gaming production and media project management. Students will also benefit from guest lectures, masterclasses, workshops, internships and research projects that connect academic learning with real-world studio practices.
IICT CEO Vishwas Deoskar, said the partnership provides “An environment where production pipeline tools can be explored, tested and refined while students gain insight into how large-scale productions are organised.”
Gativedhi Technologies founder & CEO Senthil Kumar added, “This collaboration introduces students to real-world studio management tools and helps us improve our platform with academic feedback.”
With Shotrack in classrooms, India’s future animators, VFX artists and gaming producers will get a taste of studio life long before they step into one.
