Archive · 20 Jan 2026
Whizzo Raises $15 Million in Series A
Whizzo is a company that makes special fabrics for things like packaging, farming, and work clothes.
They just got $15 million from investors to help them grow.
The money will help them make new fabrics faster and better.
They work with customers from the idea stage all the way to making the product.
This is different from other companies because they do everything in one place, which makes things quicker.
They already have customers in many countries and plan to add more.
The investors think Whizzo is special because they make their own products instead of just buying and selling them.
Whizzo, a Bengaluru-based materials science startup, raised $15 million in Series A funding led by Fundamentum Partnership.
The startup develops and manufactures specialized fabrics for industries like packaging, agriculture, and protective workwear.
Whizzo's approach integrates in-house R&D and prototyping with a network of partner factories for large-scale production.
The funding round included participation from LB Investment, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and BEENEXT.
Whizzo aims to reduce product development timelines from 12–15 months to a few weeks by streamlining the workflow from idea to manufacturing.
- Who
- Whizzo, a materials science startup based in Bengaluru, India
- What
- Raised $15 million in Series A funding
- When
- Funding round led by Fundamentum Partnership
- Where
- Bengaluru, India
- Why
- To accelerate development and manufacturing of specialized fabrics
- Startup
- Whizzo
- Headquarters
- Bengaluru, India
- Founder
- Shrestha Kukreja
- Funding Amount
- $15 million
- Lead Investor
- Fundamentum Partnership
- Other Investors
- LB Investment, Lightspeed Venture Partners, BEENEXT
- Founded
- 2024
- Seed Funding
- $4.2 million (January 2025)