
Two Chennai-based start-ups get funding
The Hindu
SuperOps.ai gets ₹105 cr. while Aqgromalin receives ₹39.5 cr.
Aqgromalin, an agri tech platform for animal husbandry and aquaculture ecosystem, and SuperOps.ai, a professional services automation (PSA) and remote monitoring and management (RMM) platform, both start-ups based in Chennai, have raised funding.
SuperOps.ai has raised $14 million (₹105.36 crore) in a Series A Funding which was led by Addition and Tanglin Venture Partners, with participation from existing investors Matrix Partners India and Elevation Capital, as well as angel investors, Giovanni Sanguily (CEO of Honey CRM), Sidharth Malik (CEO of CleverTap), Noel Wax and Lisa Woods (CEO and COO of Groundswell Group), and Abhi Kumar (Partner at M12 Ventures).
Arvind Parthiban, SuperOps.ai Co-founder and CEO, said, “The MSP space is in desperate need of innovation and modern software to replace the existing legacy solutions. Customers have been stuck with bloated and extremely outdated on-premise tools. SuperOps.ai is here to modernize the industry and provide users with smart, AI-powered, cloud-based software that is more efficient and effective. With our AI-powered PSA-RMM platform, clients can now focus on the core business and leave the old hurdles behind.”

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