Archive News

10/03/2022

Ador Group arm buys Root Ventures-backed grooming brand Coccoon

Root Ventures-backed EM & EM Personal Care sold its personal care brand Coccoon to Ador Group arm 1908 E-ventures Pvt Ltd.
10/03/2022

Enterprise automation startup JIFFY.ai snags USD 53 Million in Series B from Eight Roads, others

JIFFY.ai, has raised USD 53 million as part of its Series B funding round led by Eight Roads Ventures. New investors Iron Pillar and R-Squared, and existing investors Nexus Venture Partners, Reaction Capital and Rebright Partners participated in the funding round, JIFFY.ai
10/03/2022

Salesforce Ventures, others invest USD 50 Million in Atlan

Data collaboration software provider Atlan Pvt Ltd has raised USD 50 million in Series B round from Salesforce Ventures, Insight Partners and Sequoia Capital India.
10/03/2022

Edtech platform Infinity Learn buys content firm Don’t Memorise

Edtech startup Infinity Learn has bought multilingual content platform Don’t Memorise for an undisclosed sum.
10/03/2022

Silq secures Series A funding from F-Prime Capital, Eight Roads, others

Merchandising and shipping solution provider Silq has raised USD 17.6 million in a Series A funding round co-led by F-Prime Capital and Flexport Ventures.Eight Roads Ventures India along with existing investors RTP Seed, Forum Ventures and other angels also participated in the round.
09/03/2022

Indian Actress Samantha Prabhu Invests In Ecommerce Marketplace SustainKart

Actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu has invested an undisclosed amount in Hyderabad-based SustainKart, an ecommerce marketplace for sustainable products, part of its seed-round funding.
09/03/2022

Blue Tokai Adds Negen Capital And Mauryan Capital To Its Captable

Delhi-based online speciality coffee retailer, Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters has announced Negen Capital and Mauryan Capital as its latest investors in an extension of its Pre-Series B funding round.
09/03/2022

SoftBank-backed Eruditus secures USD 350 Million debt funding for M&As

Edtech unicorn Eruditus Education Pvt Ltd has raised USD 350 million in debt capital from Canada Pension Plan Investment Board’s (CPPIB) credit arm to invest in mergers and acquisitions (M&As) to expand its global footprint.
09/03/2022

Equanimity launches larger second fund, already gets INR 200 crore commitments

Mumbai-based venture capital firm Equanimity Investments has launched its second fund that has a target corpus of INR 350 crore.
08/03/2022

Info Edge Acquires 76% Stake In Dating Startup Aisle For INR 91 Cr

Zomato backer Info Edge has invested INR 91 Cr in Aisle Network, a dating startup that runs four dating platforms, including Aisle, Anbe, Arike and HeyDil.
08/03/2022

AI-Driven Startup CureSkin Secures USD 5 Million In Series A From JSW Ventures

Bengaluru-based CureSkin, an AI-driven beauty and personal care startup, has raised USD 5 Million in a Series A round led by JSW Ventures. Sharrp Ventures, SenseAI and existing investors also participated in the round
08/03/2022

Social Commerce Startup CityMall Raises USD 75 Million From Norwest, Citius VC

Social commerce startup CityMall is raising close to USD 75 Million in its Series C round of funding led by its new investor Norwest Venture Partners. The will also see participation from Luxembourg-based Citius VC in the fresh round.
08/03/2022

Bollywood Actor Sara Ali Khan Invests In D2C Startup The Souled Store

Mumbai-based casual wear and pop-culture D2C startup, The Souled Store has made Sara Ali Khan its equity partner. Khan has infused an undisclosed amount in the D2C startup.
08/03/2022

WestBridge Capital backs agri-tech firm Otipy

Agri-tech startup Otipy has raised Series B funding of INR 235 crore led by homegrown private equity fund WestBridge Capital. Existing investors SIG and Omidyar Network India also participated in the round.
08/03/2022

Warburg Pincus-backed CAMS picks up majority stake in Fintuple

Warburg Pincus-backed Computer Age Management Services (CAMS) on Monday said it has acquired a majority stake in digital focused platform Fintuple, for an undisclosed amount.
08/03/2022

Sterlite Power snags INR 440 cr debt from Tata Cleantech Capital

Sterlite Power has secured a debt funding of INR 440 crore from Tata Cleantech Capital for its Nangalbibra-Bongaigaon Transmission Limited (NBTL) project .
08/03/2022

SaaS platform Hiver raises USD 22 Million in Series B funding led by K1 Capital

GrexIT Inc, which operates a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform Hiver, on Monday has raised USD 22 Million in a Series B funding round led by K1 Capital.The round also saw participation from existing investors Kalaari Capital, Kae Capital and AngelList.
08/03/2022

Zeta partners with Mastercard to power credit processing, raises USD 30 Million

Zeta, received financial investment of USD 30 million from Mastercard and an unidentified fund from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region as part of this transaction.
07/03/2022

Personal care brand Mcaffeine raised USD15-20 million in new round of funding

Pep Technologies, that owns digital-first personal care brand mCaffeine has raised USD 15-20 million in a new round of funding. The capital will be used to fuel its organic, expansion plans and also evaluate inorganic growth opportunities.
07/03/2022

FMCG Giant Emami Acquires 19% Stake In Nutrition Focussed D2C Startup TruNativ

FMCG company Emami Limited has picked up a 19% equity stake in True Native F&B, the parent company of TruNativ, a nutrition-focused D2C FMCG startup.
07/03/2022

Nazara Tech Continues Acquisition Spree; Buys Majority Stake In Datawrkz & Rusk Distribution

Gaming and sports company, Nazara Technologies, will acquire a 33% stake in advertising technology firm, Datawrkz. The company made the announcement in a regulatory filing on March 4.
07/03/2022

Nexus-backed Apollo.io snags USD 110 Million in Series C led by Sequoia

Apollo.io, a business-to-business (B2B) sales and intelligence and engagement platform, said it has raised USD 110 million as part of its Series C funding round led by Sequoia Capital.
07/03/2022

Venture Catalysts-backed Junio pockets USD 6 Million in round led by UAE firm NB Ventures

Kid-focused digital payments and pocket money app Junio, has secured a pre-Series A funding of USD 6 million led by UAE-based firm NB Ventures, with participation from the existing investor Rajiv Dadlani Group.
07/03/2022

Ex-Arka Venture Labs exec sets up B2B fund for SaaS cos

Radhesh Kanumury, a former Managing Partner of Arka Venture Labs, has announced launch of his new early-stage B2B Indian cross-border fund focused on software-as-service (SaaS) companies. Suvan Ventures, which may be sized between USD 10 and 15 million, will bet on 20-25 companies.
Top