India, Feb. 12 -- Sleep-focussed wearables startup DUSQ, formerly known as InnerGize, has raised Rs.24 Cr (around $2.6 Mn) in a seed funding round led by Fireside Ventures, with participation from Antler India, Climber Capital, Startup Sherpas, Vaishav Investments, CaratLane cofounder Avnish Anand and Cipla Health CEO Shivam Puri.

The Delhi NCR-based startup is building proprietary technology for wearables that focus on sleep regulation rather than monitoring. DUSQ plans to use the funds to scale its "sleep regulation platform" by expanding its neuroscience and hardware teams, develop IPs, strengthen its in-house "sleep laboratory" while preparing to launch in the US market.

The startup initially launched as InnerGize with a focus on ad...