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10/09/2021

Social commerce platform Coutloot raises USD 8 Million from Ameba Capital, 9Unicorns, and others

Mumbai-based Coutloot, an offline to online social commerce platform, has raised USD 8 million in a pre-series funding round led by venture capital firm Ameba Capital. Other investors who participated in the round include SOSV, 9Unicorns, Astarc Ventures, as well as existing investor Venture Catalysts.
10/09/2021

Udaan cofounder Sujeet Kumar invests in edtech firm OckyPocky

Gurugram-based interactive learning app OckyPocky, has raised an undisclosed investment from Udaan Co-founder and CEO Sujeet Kumar and SucSEED Indovation Fund as part of its seed round. OckyPocky offers key language learning programs so kids can achieve lasting success with a firm grasp of the English language.
10/09/2021

Healthtech Startup BeatO Acquires Novique Health To Help Indians Reverse Diabetes

New Delhi-based healthtech startup BeatO has acquired Pune-based Novique Health for an undisclosed amount. BeatO, which provides a full-stack solution for diabetes management, is now looking to offer diabetes reversal programmes with Novique as a part of this deal.
10/09/2021

Farmers Fresh Zone raises INR 6 crore in pre-series-A funding round led by IAN

Agri-tech start-up Farmers Fresh Zone, has raised INR 6 crore in pre-series A round through existing investors led by Indian Angel Network (IAN). Malabar Angel Network and Native Angel Network also participated in this round of fundraise.
10/09/2021

GameEon Studios Raises USD 320K from Mumbai Angels Network

Mumbai-based game development and publishing studio GameEon Studios, has raised USD 320,000 funding from Mumbai Angels Network. It has developed 150+ games including a mix of its own games and those built to specifications for clients.
10/09/2021

D2C Startup Anveshan Raises INR 3.67 Crore In Seed Funding

Anveshan, a D2C health-based food brand, has raised INR 3.67 crore in a seed funding round led by DSG Consumer Partners along with Titan Capital and Anjali Bansal from Avaana Capital. This funding round also saw participation from existing investors and angels, including boAt Lifestyle and Beardo founders.
10/09/2021

HomeLane raises USD 50 million in Series E funding, led by IIFL AMC

Bengaluru-based technology-based home interiors service provider HomeLane, has raised USD 50 million in its Series E funding round led by IIFL AMC, Oman India Joint Investment Fund, and Stride Ventures. Its existing investors including Pidilite, Evolvence, NuVentures, Sequoia, and Accel also participated in the round.
10/09/2021

Nova Benefits bags Series A funding led by SIG, Bessemer

Nova Benefits, a corporate health insurance platform, has raised USD 10 million as part of its Series A funding round led by Susquehanna International Group (SIG) and Bessemer Venture Partners. Existing investors Multiply Ventures, Better Capital, and Titan Capital also participated in the funding round.
09/09/2021

Edtech startup Stride Ahead raises USD 100K in pre-seed funding round

Stride Ahead, an AI-enabled student mentorship platform, has raised USD 100,000 in pre-seed funding from Rachit Poddar, Cofounder of Marwari Catalysts Ventures. Stride Ahead offers counselling and mentorship to students using AI tools. It has a data-driven career incubation platform and personalised mentorship curated programmes for freshers and early professionals.
09/09/2021

Biotech startup immunitoAI raises USD 1 Million in seed round led by pi Ventures

immunitoAI, a biotech startup that is developing an AI-powered antibody discovery and screening platform, has raised USD 1 million in a seed round led by Pi Ventures, with existing investor Entrepreneur First also participating.
09/09/2021

Customer Data Platform Zeotap Raises Additional USD 11 Million in Series C

Zeotap, a consumer behavior-focused customer intelligence platform, has extended its Series C fundraise with an additional infusion of USD 11 million. The current extension saw participation from Liberty Global Ventures and Richard Pennycook.
09/09/2021

CollegeDekho Raises USD 26.5 Million, Plans Entry Into Student Accommodation

Gurugram-based higher education platform CollegeDekho, has raised USD 26.5 Million in an ongoing Series B funding round. Winter Capital Partners, ETS Strategic Capital, Calega, and existing investors Man Capital and Rajeev Chaba invested in the round.
09/09/2021

3one4 Capital, Picus Capital, others back financial services platform WeRize

WeRize, which sells credit, group insurance, and savings products in more than 1,000 small cities, has raised USD 8 million in its Series A funding round, led by 3one4 Capital, Kalaari Capital, Picus Capital and Orios Venture Partners.
09/09/2021

Owl Ventures leads USD 55 million Series C funding in overseas education platform Leap

Leap Finance, a fintech platform for Indian students pursuing higher education overseas, has raised USD 55 million in a Series C funding round led by Owl Ventures. The round also saw participation from Harvard Management Compan along with existing investors Jungle Ventures and Sequoia Capital India.
09/09/2021

Subscription management startup Fleek raises USD 1 Million in seed round led by Axilor

Bengaluru-based Fleek, a subscription management platform, has raised a seed funding of USD 1 million led by Axilor. The round also saw participation from RTP Global Ventures, Titan Capital, and 9Unicorns Accelerator.
08/09/2021

Zoho invests USD 5 Million in deeptech startup Voxelgrids

Zoho, the leading Software as a Service company from India, has invested USD 5 million in Bengaluru headquartered medical devices startup Voxelgrids for a 25 percent stake. Voxelgrids that build Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanners. It manufactures 1.5T MRI scanners that are lightweight, mobile, and easy to install, operate and […]
08/09/2021

Drone delivery startup TechEagle raises USD 500K in seed round led by India Accelerator, others

Drone delivery startup TechEagle Innovations Pvt. Ltd Tuesday said it raised $500,000 in seed funding led by India Accelerator, with participation from Vinners Group, Sitics Logistics, and marquee angel investors. TechEagle builds end-to-end technology solution for enabling a drone logistics airline for last-mile and mid-mile deliveries.
08/09/2021

Vahdam India raises INR 174 crore in Series D funding led by IIFL

Indian tea brand, Vahdam India, has raised about USD 24 million as a part of its Series D round led by IIFL AMC’s Private Equity Fund. The company’s existing investors including a consortium of Sixth Sense Ventures affiliates, the Mankind Group Family Office, Infosys founder Kris Gopalkrishnan’s family office, Urmin […]
08/09/2021

Byju’s acquires online exam preparation platform Gradeup

Indian edtech titan Byju’s has acquired online exam preparation platform Gradeup for an undisclosed amount. Gradeup will be rebranded as Byju’s Exam Prep and will cater to students preparing for over 150 entrance exams across 25 exam categories covering government jobs and post graduate entrance exams such as IAS, GATE, […]
08/09/2021

Pune-Based Plant Protein Startup Proeon Raises Funds, Eyes Global Expansion

Pune-based food ingredient startup Proeon, has raised USD 2.4 Mn in a seed-funding round led by entrepreneur Shaival Desai with participation from Flowstate Ventures, Peak Sustainability Venture Fund I, Waoo Partners and existing investor Sanjaya Mariwala, MD of OmniActive Health Technologies.
08/09/2021

InfyU Labs Raises INR 1.8 Crore Seed Round From IAN

Agritech startup InfyU Labs has raised INR 1.8 crore in a Seed round from IAN. The round was led by angel investors K.R.S. Jamwal, Sanjay Bansal and Vishnuraj Kunjur. The company specializes in creating portable devices that determine the internal quality of fresh fruits without cutting them open. InfyU uses […]
08/09/2021

On-demand staffing platform Gigforce raises USD 3 million from Endiya Partners, angels

Gigforce, an on-demand staffing platform providing pre-screened and pre-trained gig workers, has raised USD 3 million in pre-Series A funding led by Endiya Partners. Existing backer Unitus Ventures and other angel investors participated in the round.
08/09/2021

Tech Logistic Startup COGOS Raises USD 2 Mn in Pre-Series A Funding

Bengaluru-based enterprise logistics company COGOS Technologies, has raised a total of USD 2 million in pre-Series A funding. The round was led by Dubai-based global shipping and logistics player Transworld Group and New-York-based deep tech fund Worldquant Ventures and among others.
08/09/2021

Matrix leads pre-Series A funding in e-commerce enablement startup GoKwik

GoKwik, an e-commerce enablement platform, has raised USD 5.5 million as a part of its pre-Series A round of funding, led by Matrix Partners India with participation from RTP Global. GoKwik uses AI/ML technologies to solve problems like RTO and CoD conversion rates and provides checkout and UPI solutions.
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