Karnataka's NeoSapien banks $2M seed led by Merak Ventures

NeoSapien, a Karnataka-based startup in the Consumer > Fashion Tech segment, has raised $2M in seed funding, according to StartupTalky's Indian startup funding tracker for December 2025. Merak Ventures led the round.

The deal appears in the tracker's December 9-15 window. The same fortnight saw other fashion tech activity: Rotoris, based in Haryana, raised $3M in seed funding led by Venture Catalysts, and KNOT, a Karnataka-based fashion tech company, raised $5M in a Series A led by 12 Flags Group. In the tracker's later December window, Neeman's, a Telangana-based fashion tech company, raised $3.95M in a Series B led by Snamsolutions, while EveoAI, a Gujarat-based fashion tech startup, raised $27.8K in seed funding backed by Startup India.

The tracker entry for NeoSapien lists the round size, round type, sector and lead investor. NeoSapien's round adds to a pattern visible in the December data: fashion tech startups drew checks across multiple stages, from EveoAI's $27.8K seed to Neeman's $3.95M Series B. Merak Ventures' lead position is the key investor detail in the entry.

The headline figure — $2M — is modest relative to larger rounds tracked in the same dataset, such as Swiggy's $1.2B post-IPO raise or Shriram Finance's $4.42B post-IPO round. But for an early-stage fashion tech company, the seed round provides a baseline of support from a named lead investor.

StartupTalky's tracker, updated weekly, compiles the amount raised, sector, headquarters, round type and lead investors for Indian startups. NeoSapien's entry is one of dozens recorded in the December 9-15 period, spanning sectors as varied as fintech, electric vehicles, space tech and food tech.