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AI copilots enabler Crux raises $2.6 M led by Emergent Ventures

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Bangalore- and San Francisco, CA (USA)-based Crux has raised USD 2.6 million in a seed funding round led by Emergent Ventures, with participation from Y Combinator and Neon Fund. The funding round also included early backers First Cheque and other investors.Crux is backed by Tej Redkar (CPTO, SumoLogic), Karthik Ramamoorthy (GM, Zuora), Aayush Phumbra (co-founder, Chegg), and Krishna Mehra (Director of Engineering, Meta).Founded by Himank Jain, Atharva Padhye, and Prabhat Singh, the startup helps B2B SaaS teams develop AI copilots quickly.