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First cohort selection announced
MBM Co-founders Club announces the selection of three startups from nearly 60 applications; startup names to be announced shortly.
MOU Signed
Marwari Catalysts Group and Tvara sign an MOU to embed Tvara's AI sales platform into MCats' startup portfolio across India, UAE, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Singapore, and Sri Lanka.
Marwari Catalysts Group launches an alumni-driven accelerator, selecting 3 startups from 60 applicants for intensive support including USD 200,000 in credits, mentorship, and global exposure. The initiative targets MBM University alumni and signals a new model for regional startup ecosystem building.
AI-powered insurance platform INKA raised a round as part of Marwari Catalysts’ latest portfolio funding wave, alongside AI-focused Inteliquant AI, highlighting growing investor demand for applied AI in India’s underserved sectors.
Marwari Catalysts’ accelerator model paid off as seven portfolio companies secured funding, including Damroo’s INR 5 crore round and Mad Over Building’s INR 30 crore raise, underscoring growing investor appetite for Tier-II/III Indian startups.
The MOU gives early-stage founders across seven emerging markets a ready-made AI sales team, tackling the number one startup killer: slow revenue generation.
The collaboration replaces fragmented sales stacks with one AI platform, promising a streamlined SaaS experience for portfolio companies. It highlights the trend of consolidation in sales tech.
The partnership promises to replace fragmented sales stacks with an AI engine, targeting the 70% of time sales teams waste on research. For marketers, it means startups in the MCats portfolio can focus more on strategic brand-building and less on manual lead qualification.
The partnership distributes a multi-engine AI sales platform to startups in emerging markets, demonstrating how AI is being operationalized for go-to-market strategy beyond Western hubs.