Astrology startup Vaya raises $1.5 million in round led by Accel, Arkam Ventures

Astrology startup Vaya has raised $1.5 million in a funding round co-led by Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm Accel and early-stage venture capital firm Arkam Ventures.The round also saw participation from Weekend Fund, along with angel investors including Sumer Juneja, managing partner for India and EMEA at SoftBank, and Sarthak Mishra, partner at SoftBank India.

Founded in 2025 by Maahin Puri and Nitesh Kumar Niranjan, the Delhi-based Vedic astrology platform offers personalised consultations via a curated pool of astrologers, supported by…