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07/06/2019

Alteria leads INR 25 crore funding in scooter-sharing firm Vogo

Alteria Capital has led a INR 25 crore venture debt round in dockless scooter sharing platform Vogo, the Mumbai-based specialty credit financing firm.
06/06/2019

Content firm Pratilipi raises INR 105 crore

Pratilipi, a platform that enables users to read, write and listen to stories in local languages, has raised INR 105 crore, led by China-based Qiming Venture Partners.
06/06/2019

General Atlantic leads USD 51 million NoBroker funding

Private equity firm General Atlantic has led a USD 51 million investment round in real estate platform NoBroker, Rocketship,vc, along with existing investors Beenext Ventures and SAIF Partners, also participated in the round.
05/06/2019

SoftBank may pump up to USD 500 million in Indian food delivery startup Swiggy

Food delivery startup Swiggy is in advanced talks to raise as much as USD 1 billion from investors, including USD 300-500 million from SoftBank Group.
05/06/2019

Mumbai Angels Network backs digital documentation platform Leegality

Digital documentation platform Leegality has raised an undisclosed sum of money in a round led by Mumbai Angels Network.
05/06/2019

Jadooz raises INR 1,85 crore in seed funding led by Artha Venture Fund.

Entertainment startup Jadooz Media Solutions has raised INR 1,85 crore of seed funding in a round led by Artha Venture Fund.
05/06/2019

Unilever Ventures, others put USD 10,5 million in MilkBasket

Grocery and milk delivery startup Milkbasket has raised USD 10,5 million, led by existing investor Unilever Ventures along with Mayfield India, Kalaari Capital, Blume Ventures.
03/06/2019

China firms look for inroads into India’s P2P lending space

A host of Chinese companies, including WeShare, 9F Group and CashBUS, are exploring investment opportunities in the nascent Indian online lending sector, particularly in the peer-to-peer (P2P) lending segment.
30/05/2019

Awfis in talks with ChrysCap for a USD 25 million funding round

Coworking space provider Awfis Space Solutions is in advanced talks to close a USD 25 million funding round led by ChrysCapital.
30/05/2019

Tanglin debuts with INR 40 crore in Lifelong Online

Tanglin Venture Partners, a USD 50-million fund floated by former Tiger Global executives Ravi Venkatesh and Edwina Yeo, has invested around INR 40 crore in home appliances brand Lifelong Online.
29/05/2019

SAIF Partners bets on startup founded by former members of own investment team

SAIF Partners pumped in INR 10 crore in Airblack Technologies Pvt Ltd as part of the social-travel commerce startup’s seed round of funding.
29/05/2019

Equanimity Ventures, GVFL invest in agri-tech startup FreshVnF

Mumbai-based VNF Ideas Pvt Ltd, which operates agri-tech startup FreshVnF, has raised around Rs 14 crore ($2 million) in a funding round led by Equanimity Ventures.
29/05/2019

Naukri parent firm Info Edge buys iimjobs

Info Edge (India), the parent company of jobs portal Naukri, has acquired the venture capital-backed Highorbit Careers, which owns and operates jobs site iimjobs, in an all-cash deal for INR 80 crore.
29/05/2019

Electric scooter company Ather raises USD 51 million

Ather Energy, Bengaluru-based electric-scooter maker, closed an investment of USD 51 million  in its latest round of funding, led by Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal’s ,Hero MotoCorp and InnoVen Capital.
27/05/2019

Lenskart set to turn unicorn with likely USD 350 million SoftBank funding

Eyewear retailer Lenskart is in talks with SoftBank Vision Fund to secure USD 350 million in fresh funding, which is likely to value the Delhi-based firm at USD 1,3 billion.
27/05/2019

FreshToHome raises INR 76 crore in funding

FreshToHome, an online seller of fresh fish and meat, has raised USD 11 million from a group of investors led by Hong Kong-based CE Ventures to fund its expansion into more cities and strengthen supply chain.
23/05/2019

India’s Nexus Venture Partners hits close of fifth fund at targets USD 450 million

Nexus Venture Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm based in India, has made a close of its fifth VC fund of its USD 450-million target.
23/05/2019

Tiger Global Management invests USD 5 million in TVF parent

Contagious Online Media, the parent of original video content platform The Viral Fever (TVF), has raised close to USD 5 million in fresh funding from Tiger Global Management.  
22/05/2019

Freshworks Buys Natero

Freshworks has acquired Natero, a customer success management software company based out of San Francisco, Freshworks did not reveal financial terms of the acquisition.
22/05/2019

Creador invests USD 18 million in iValue InfoSolutions

Private equity firm Creador has picked up a minority stake, through its affiliate Sundara Ltd, in iValue InfoSolutions for INR 125 crore.
22/05/2019

Snapdeal inches closer to acquiring ShopClues

Online marketplace Snapdeal is close to buying its nearest rival ShopClues in an all-stock deal
22/05/2019

Spinny raises Series A funding from SAIF Partners, Accel

Pre-owned cars platform Spinny has raised about INR 92 crore in its Series A round of funding led by multi-stage investor SAIF Partners and venture capital firm Accel.
21/05/2019

Tiger Global in talks to back Kunal Shah’s Cred

New York-based Tiger Global Management is in advanced discussions to back Cred, a fintech company started by serial entrepreneur Kunal Shah, which is raising upto USD 100 million at a USD 400 million valuation.
21/05/2019

Former Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka’s AI firm, Vian Systems, raises USD 50 mn

Artificial intelligence startup Vian Systems, set up by former Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka after his acrimonious exit from Infosys, has raised USD 50 million in funding.
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