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30/07/2021

Vauld raises USD 25 million in funding led by Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures

Vauld, a crypto platform for financial products, has raised USD 25 million in a Series A funding round led by PayPal founder Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures. Existing investors Pantera Capital, Coinbase Ventures, CMT Digital, Gumi Cryptos, Robert Leshner, and Cadenza Capital among others also participated in the round.
30/07/2021

Homegrown skincare brand I am Love raises INR 35 Crore in seed round

Mumbai-based nutraceutical skincare brand I am Love, has raised INR 35 crore in a seed round from California-based angel investor Xentel Investments.
30/07/2021

Strata raises USD6 million in Series A round

Strata, a tech-enabled commercial real estate investment platform, has raised USD 6 million in Series A round, co-led by Kotak Investment Advisors Ltd, Gruhas Proptech, a fund by Nikhil Kamath of Zerodha, Abhijeet Pai of Puzzolana Group for proptech investments and special situations, and Sabre Investments, which is the investment […]
30/07/2021

Eileses Capital leads Series B funding in HR startup Talview

Talview Inc., a human resources technology startup, has raised USD 15 million in Series B funding led by Eileses Capital. Other investors who participated in the round include US-based Storm Ventures, Inventus Capital and Emergent Ventures.
30/07/2021

Sachin Tendulkar invests USD 2 million in JetSynthesys

Sachin Tendulkar has made an equity investment of USD 2 million in JetSynthesys, a digital entertainment, gaming, and technology company.
30/07/2021

K-12 learning startup 90+ My Tuition App raises USD 5 Million in a Series A round

90+ My Tuition App, an e-learning platform for Kerala State Syllabus, has raised USD 5 million in Series A funding from Pearl Investment LLC, a Dubai-based business group.
30/07/2021

Text-based Voiceover Startup Murf.ai Secures USD 1.5 Mn Seed Round Led By Elevation Capital

Murf.ai, an AI-enabled voice-over startup founded by IIT Kharagpur alumni, has raised USD 1.5 million in seed funding led by Elevation Capital. The round also saw the participation of few angel investors.
30/07/2021

Food start-up MYFITNESS raises around USD 1 million from 9Unicorns

Peanut butter brand MyFitness, has raised $1 million in a seed round led by accelerator fund 9Unicorns. The round also saw participation from Ashutosh Valani and Priyank Shah Co-founders of Beardo, Arjun Vaidya Founder of Dr.Vaidya’s.
30/07/2021

Car Repair Management Startup Fixcraft Raises USD 1 Million In Pre-Series A Round

Fixcraft, a full-stack cloud-garage car servicing startup, has raised USD 1 million in a pre-Series A round in equity led by marquee angel investor and debt led by Ubiquity Capital. Investors including BharatPe’s cofounder Shashvat Nakrani, Oyo India CEO Rohit Kapoor, Oyo’s CSO Maninder Gulati and UrbanLadder founder Ashish Goel—also […]
30/07/2021

Wasabi Raises USD 1.8 Million Seed Round Led By Ankur Capital

Bengaluru-based Wasabi, a communication platform that helps small and medium businesses manage customer relationships, has raised USd 1.8 million in a Seed round led by Ankur Capital. The round also saw participation from Binny Bansal-backed 021 Capital, Sparrow Capital, and few angels.
30/07/2021

Sixth Sense Ventures backs plant-based meat startup GoodDot

Sixth Sense Ventures, the consumer-focused venture fund, has invested an undisclosed amount in plant-based meat company, GoodDot. GoodDot currently sells its products through direct-to-consumer channels, e-commerce platforms as well as over 7,500 offline stores.
29/07/2021

Mortgage finance startup Easy raises USD 15 million in funding

Mumbai-based mortgage tech startup Easy, has raised USD 15 million as part of a Series-A funding round which was led by private equity firm Xponentia Capital Partners. Existing investors Harbourfront Capital, Finsight VC, RaSa Future Fund, among others participated in the round.
29/07/2021

Minimalist raises INR 110 Crore Series A round led by Sequoia Capital

Minimalist, the new-age homegrown skincare brand, has raised Series A funding of INR 110 crore, led by Sequoia Capital India, with participation from Unilever Ventures.
29/07/2021

AI startup Blaize raises USD 71M in Series D led by Franklin Templeton and Temasek

AI computing innovator edge and automotive computing solutions Blaize, has raised USD 71 million Series D round of funding. Franklin Templeton, and Temasek, an existing investor, led the round, along with participation from DENSO and other new and existing investors.
29/07/2021

Edtech startup L4o.in raises undisclosed sum led by IAN

L4o.in, an ed-tech platform in vernacular languages ensuring employability and enabling learners to become job-ready, has raised an undisclosed amount in seed funding. The round was led by IAN, with participation from other angel investors.
29/07/2021

Construction tech startup Bandhoo raises USD 1.1 Million led by Unitus Ventures

Bandhoo, a startup focused on the construction sector, has raised USD 1.1 million in funding from Unitus Ventures, with participation from Bharat Innovation Fund and other angel investors. This venture is a digital job tech platform that enables the real estate industry to source a workforce.
29/07/2021

Gupshup closes USD 240-million secondary round, plans US IPO next year

Gupshup, a conversational messaging platform, has raised USD 240 million from Tiger Global and Fidelity in a secondary transaction ahead of a potential initial public offering (IPO) in the US next year. Gupshup will use its existing funds to explore acquisition opportunities to fill existing product gaps in its portfolio, […]
29/07/2021

Freshworks, Eka Founders Launches USD 85 Million Founder-First Fund For SaaS Startups

The founders of Freshworks and Eka Software and former executives of Matrix Partners and Accel have launched Together Fund, a venture capital vehicle with an initial corpus of USD 85 million. The fund will invest in seed, pre-Series A, and Series A rounds with backing ranging from USD 250,000 to […]
29/07/2021

Weather Startup Skymet Weather Raises INR 12 Crore Debt Funding

Weather forecasting and agriculture risk solutions company Skymet, has raised INR 12 crore debt fund from Northern Arc and Caspian Impact Investments, venture debt investment fund.
29/07/2021

AR-based Social Media Networking Company Flam Raises USD 3.5 Million In Seed funding

Flam, an augmented reality-based social media networking company, has raised USD 3.5 million led by Silicon Valley Quad and Inventus Capital Partners SV, 9Unicorns, Kwaish Ventures. Several angel investors also participated in the round.
29/07/2021

SaaS Startup Loopin Raises Seed Funding Led by Venture Highway

Saas startup Loopin, a calendar-based productivity platform, has raised USD 820,000 in Seed funding led by Venture Highway. Other investors include First Cheque and a few angel investors.
29/07/2021

Fitness Startup Insane AI Raises USd 873K In Seed Round Led By pi Ventures

Insane AI, an artificial intelligence-powered fitness training app, has raised USD 873,000 in Seed funding. Leading the round is pi Ventures, an early-stage venture capital fund that backs deep-tech startups, along with a clutch of angel investors.
29/07/2021

Automobile marketplace Droom gets pre-IPO funding at USD 1.2 billion valuation

Droom Technology Private Ltd., a marketplace for used cars, bikes and other mobility products, has received an undisclosed first tranche of its USD 200-million, pre-IPO funding round at a valuation of USD 1.2 billion, making the online automobile marketplace the latest entrant into the coveted unicorn club. Existing and new […]
29/07/2021

Sequoia Capital leads funding in healthy food brand The Whole Truth

Healthy food brand The Whole Truth, has raised INR 43 crore in a Series A funding round led by Sequoia Capital India. The round also saw existing investors Matrix Partners India and Sauce.Vc, and few angels.
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