Wippi, a startup building conversational, screen-free products for young children, has raised $1.2 million in a seed funding round led by 12 Flags, with participation from Warmup Ventures, Ventana Ventures and Ruvento Ventures. The funding will accelerate product innovation, strengthen Wippi’s proprietary voice AI capabilities, expand its engineering and AI teams, scale manufacturing in India and grow its direct-to-consumer business. Founded by Rishabh Singhi and Siddhartha Jain, Wippi plans to reach more than 15,000 families over the next twelve months. Separately, Lane, a tech-enabled driving education and mobility platform, has raised $890,985 (Rs 8.5 crore) in a round led by Kae Capital, with participation from DeVC, Antler India, Panthera Peak and prominent angels. The funds will expand Lane’s instructor network across Bengaluru and other Tier 1 cities, accelerate development of its proprietary driving behaviour sensor technology, and build downstream infrastructure for first car purchases. Founded by Samiksha Agarwal in 2025, Lane claims to have delivered 30,000+ hours of instruction to more than 3,100 learners. Additionally, Bengaluru-based Vecton AI, an AI transformation partner for financial institutions, has raised nearly $628,930 (Rs 6 crore) in a pre-seed round led by Zeropearl VC. The proceeds will accelerate development of enterprise-grade AI products