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The Func. Lab Raises $1.5 Million Seed Funding; Nisaba Godrej, Anand Piramal and Bhakti Modi Among Investors

Nutrition startup The Func. Lab has raised $1.5 million in a seed funding round from a group of strategic investors, including Nisaba Godrej, Executive Chairperson of Godrej Consumer Products; Anand Piramal, Executive Director of Piramal Group; former Indian cricketer and coach Abhishek Nayar; Bhakti Modi, Co-Founder of Tira; Harsh Parekh, Co-Founder of PharmEasy; and Sahil Vora, Founder of Sila Group.

The Mumbai-based company said the fresh capital will be used to accelerate product development, expand its distribution network, strengthen supply chain capabilities, and scale its presence across digital platforms, quick-commerce channels, and offline retail.

The Func. Lab founded in 2025 by celebrity fitness trainer and SOHFIT founder Sohrab Khushrushahi, entrepreneur Sahil Kukreja, and SOHFIT co-founder Daneesh Davar, The Func. Lab develops nutrition products centered on ingredient transparency and clean-label formulations.

The company's portfolio currently includes electrolytes, whey protein isolate, whey protein concentrate, and plant protein products. According to the company,...

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Top Google Security Staff Warn Search Data Could Be Hacked if EU Rules Change

Google’s top privacy and security staff have warned that plans in Europe, designed to get it to open up its search data and Android operating system to competitors, could lead to people’s search queries being hacked and an increase in cybercrime across the content, according to multiple interviews

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I Found Jesus at a Drone Show

One September night in 2025, the luminous face of Baby Jesus appeared in the sky over the Vatican—clearly, verifiably, witnessed by tens of thousands. It was some two millennia after the Book of Revelation prophesied, in John’s apocalyptic vision, that “he is coming with the clouds, and every

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Everyone’s Mad at the World Cup’s New ‘Hydration Breaks’—Except Mr. Moneybags Over Here

Tune into any World Cup match in the US, Mexico, or Canada this summer, and you will find that around the 22nd and 67th minute of any game, the plays will stop. For the first time ever, FIFA has introduced three-minute hydration breaks, which are officially framed as a player

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BT and Verizon sign 'major milestone' tie-up to connect customers across 180 countries

* BT and Verizon new joint venture could target $4 billion in annual revenue * The companies are targeting 3,000 global enterprises across 180+ countries * AI and cloud are the two primary selling points for this new joint venture BT and Verizon have come together to form a 50:50 joint

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BT and Verizon sign 'major milestone' tie-up to connect customers across 180 countries