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07/02/2022

Jio Platforms invests USD 15 Million in Pranav Mistry’s AI firm Two Platforms Inc

Jio Platforms Ltd has invested USD 15 Million in Two Platforms Inc which is a Silicon Valley based deeptech startup founded by Pranav Mistry for a 25% equity stake on a fully diluted basis.
07/02/2022

Angels back ayurveda focused D2C brand Life & Pursuits

Life & Pursuits a direct-to-consumer (D2C) beauty brand focused on Ayurveda has secured USD 500,000 funding from a host of angel investors including Supermorpheus, Eagle10 Ventures, Pankaj Agrawal, Madhup Agrawal, Tarun Matta Ankur Singla among others.
04/02/2022

Infosec Startup Scrut Automation Raises USD 3 Million To Expand In US, EU And Asia Markets

Information security (infosec) startup Scrut Automation has raised USD 3 Million in seed funding from Lightspeed and Endiya Partners.
04/02/2022

Disruptors Capital launches Rs 120 Crores VC fund

Disruptors Capital has launched an INR 120 Crore early-stage venture capital fund to invest in tech startups across India, Southeast Asia, and the US. The Category-I Alternate Investment Fund (AIF) has received approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
04/02/2022

Digital solutions company UST buys Silicon Valley firm Accrete Hitech Solutions

Digital transformation solutions company UST has acquired Silicon Valley-based consulting and outsourcing platform Accrete Hitech Solutions for an undisclosed amount. This buyout will further add scale and depth to the digital product engineering portfolio for UST.
04/02/2022

Chai Point raises funding from InCred Capital

Mountain Trail Foods Pvt Ltd, which operates the Chai Point network of tea cafés, has raised funding from InCred Capital. Financial details are not disclosed yet
04/02/2022

Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal sells own stake in Blinkit to Tiger Global

Deepinder Goyal, online food aggregator and delivery platform Zomato’s Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer has sold his personal stake in Blinkit, formerly known as Grofers, to Tiger Global Management.
04/02/2022

Multi-family office Waterfield Advisors scoops up USD 6 Million in Series B round

Multi-family office and advisory firm Waterfield Advisors has raised a funding of USD 6 Million in a Series B round from undisclosed investors and high net worth individuals. The company plans to bet the fresh funds on technology and expand its global footprint.
04/02/2022

ChrysCap-backed Safex acquires Shogun Organics’ agri focused arm

Agrochemicals company Safex Chemicals India has bought Gujarat-based firm Shogun Lifesciences for an undisclosed amount. Safex has acquired Shogun Lifesciences through its wholly-owned Pune-based subsidiary Shogun Organics Ltd which manufacturers home care active ingredients
04/02/2022

Brick manufacturing startup ZERUND raises capital from govt-backed VC

Zerund Manufacturing which operates the brick manufacturing startup ZERUND has raised an undisclosed amount from NEDFi Venture Capital Ltd (NVCL) in a pre-series A round
04/02/2022

Tiger Global leads USD 32 Million funding in engagement investment platform Jar

Jar, an engagement platform for savings and investments has raised USD 32 Million as a part of its Series A funding round led by Tiger Global Management and also saw partnership from Rocketship VC, Third Prime, Stonks, Force Ventures along with existing investors including Arkam Ventures and WEH Ventures. Also […]
03/02/2022

Logistics Startup Ecom Express To Raise INR 4,860 Crores Via IPO

IPO-bound logistics startup Ecom Express which is heading for an initial public offering has finalized its IPO offer. The Delhi-based logistics startup will be issuing a fresh issue size worth INR 2,160 Cr. The startup’s offer will also include offer-for-sale worth INR 2,700 Cr by existing shareholders.
03/02/2022

Enterprisetech Unicorn Gupshup Buys Cloud Telephony Startup Knowlarity

Conversational engagement platform Gupshup will acquire cloud-based telephony startup Knowlarity, for an undisclosed amount. Sequoia India will retain its investment and will get an equity stake in Gupshup. Other investors meanwhile, will fully exit the startup.
03/02/2022

Traveltech Startup Headout Raises Additional USD 30 Million In Series B

On-demand travel experiences platform Headout has raised an additional USD 30 Million in its extended Series B round bringing the total round size to USD 42 Million. The round was led by existing investor Glade Brook Capital and new investors Nexus Venture Partners, FJ Labs and 500 Startups . Also […]
03/02/2022

PUBG Maker Krafton Invests USD 5.4 Million In Jet Synthesys -Owned Gaming Studio Nautilus

PUBG Maker Krafton has invested USD 5.4 Million in Nautilus mobile, a mobile game development studio wholly owned by digital entertainment company JetSynthesys, for a minority stake.
03/02/2022

Venture Catalysts-backed LegalPay bags cheque from Hedonova

LegalPay Technologies which runs litigation financing platform LegalPay has racked up an undisclosed sum in a pre-Series A extension round from US-based hedge fund Hedonova.
03/02/2022

Canbank VC Fund backs healthcare firm Renalyx floated by former Forus Health Co-founder

Renalyx Health Systems which is a renal care solutions provider floated by the former co-founder of Forus Health, has raised its first round of external funding from Canbank Venture Capital. The funding will be used to develop products and software with an aim to provide end-to-end renal care solutions
02/02/2022

Anicut Capital Raises INR 140 Crores From Small Industries Development Bank

Anicut Capital has raised USD 19 Million from the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) for their second debt fund. SIDBI will disburse the funds through the Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS) launched as part of the Indian government’s Startup India initiative.
02/02/2022

Chargebee valuation jumps 2.5X after racking up USD 250 Million from Tiger Global, Sequoia, others

Chargebee which runs a software-as-a-service-based subscription management platform has raised USD 250 Million in funding co-led by Tiger Global Management and Sequoia Capital and also saw participation from existing investors including Insight Partners, Sapphire and Steadview Capital, among others.
02/02/2022

Tiger Global leads USD 40 Million funding in logistics-tech startup Loadshare Networks

Loadshare Networks which operates a technology platform for small and medium-sized enterprises in the logistics sector has raised its Series C round of USD 40 Million led by US-based hedge fund Tiger Global Management. Filter Capital and 57 Stars also came on board as new investors, while the existing backers […]
01/02/2022

Upskilling Startup Scaler Academy Raises USD 55 Million

Edtech startup InterviewBit’s upskilling platform Scaler Academy has raised USD 55 Million in a Series B funding round at a USD 710 Million valuation led by Lightrock India, a new investor, and existing investors Sequoia Capital India and Tiger Global
01/02/2022

Airtel to buy 25% stake VC-backed enterprise networking co Lavelle Networks

Bharti Airtel has entered into an agreement to buy a near 25% stake in Lavelle Networks which specializes in software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) solutions. The acquisition will help Airtel to address the emerging connectivity requirements of enterprises
01/02/2022

JITO Angel Network, AIM Angel group, others back nutrition brand PlantVita

Lifestyle nutrition brand PlantVita has raised an undisclosed sum in a seed funding round led by JITO Angel Network and also saw participation from AIM Angel group, Apurva Shah,Jai Diwanji, Vivek Matthai and other HNIs
31/01/2022

Akshay Kumar-backed Social Swag snags USD 3.5 Million from IMEF, others

Actor Akshay Kumar-backed content platform Social Swag on Friday has raised USD 3.5 Million in a pre-Series A funding from IMEF and Unicorn India Ventures. The round also saw participation from Vinay Agarwal, Ritesh Deshmukh, Raghu Subramanian and Edward Menezes, along with The Shekama Family Trust and The Blume Founders […]
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