Startup News: Journie has launched ‘Treasury Intelligence Studio’ – a solution designed to help founders and finance teams make smarter decisions around liquidity, idle cash, and treasury deployment.

Journie is a treasury-focused platform working with startups and corporates

For most startup teams, treasury decisions are frequent and often revolve around the same set of questions: How much liquidity should we maintain? Can surplus capital be deployed safely? Should an FD be broken or held? How much money remains idle over weekends or between transactions?

These decisions often involve crores of capital, yet most finance teams still rely on spreadsheets, estimates, and internal judgment. Existing tools remain limited and do not provide a consolidated view of liquidity or actionable insights for treasury planning.

Treasury Intelligence Studio is designed to address this gap by offering a structured analytics and decision-support layer for corporate treasury. The platform enables finance teams to assess liquidity positions, identify idle capital, and evaluate allocation scenarios in a more data-driven manner.

Commenting on the launch, Rakesh Patil, Founder of Journie, said, “Startup founders and CFOs today manage increasingly complex treasury decisions, often without the right tools. With Treasury Intelligence Studio, we wanted to build something that removes guesswork from the process. The platform helps finance teams better understand their liquidity position and make more informed decisions around capital allocation.”

By converting treasury data into structured insights, Journie aims to help startups move from reactive cash management to a more disciplined and informed treasury approach.

The solution is currently available through a limited access phase.
 

Startup News: Pentathlon Ventures has announced the closure of second fund. The venture capital firm said that it has closed its second fund at Rs 255 crore.

The funds will be utilised to support B2B technology startups.

Pentathlon Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm.

Pentathlon Ventures said that it has plans to invest in 16-20 seed-stage startups.

The venture capital firm will continue to maintain its focus on India-based founders building for global markets.

Fund II will expand Pentathlon's focus to sectors such as enterprise AI transformation, fintech, healthtech, cybersecurity, logistics, manufacturing, B2B deep tech, and hardware-led innovation.

The capital was raised from a set of family offices, high-net-worth individuals (HNIs), and entrepreneurs from across India, the United States, and the Middle East.

Pentathlon said it has already invested in eight companies through Fund II, building about half of its target portfolio.

Startup News: Hyderabad-based startup ELMED Life Sciences has raised funds in Series A funding. The startup said that it has collected Rs 25 crore from AgriSURE Fund.

ELMED Life Sciences is a biotechnology startup. It is a manufacturer of pharmaceuticals, medicinal chemicals and botanical products.

ELMED Life said that it has raised funds from AgriSURE Fund -- an agri-focused investment fund. It is managed by NABVENTURES.

NABVENTURES is a venture capital arm of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD).

The startup said that it will utilise funds to expand its manufacturing capabilities in Hyderabad. Besides, funds will also be used to strengthen its research and development stream.

ELMED Life also said that it has plans to deepen its distribution network across Tier 2 and Tier 3 markets in India.

Additionally, ELMED Life has plans to build a stronger presence in international markets.

According to ELMED Life, there is a high demand for sustainable, antibiotic-free solutions in the international market.