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30/07/2020

Healthtech startup Wellcure raises USD 200,000 from Inflection Point Ventures

A health tech platform, Wellcure aims to democratise natural healing and has raised a seed funding of USD 200,000 from Inflection Point Ventures (IPV).  
30/07/2020

UAE’s Foundation Holdings leads Series D funding in Toppr

Toppr Technologies Pvt. Ltd, which runs an eponymous ed-tech startup, has raised INR 350 crore in its Series D round of funding led by UAE-based family investment office Foundation Holdings. Education-focused private equity firm Kaizen Management Advisors also participated in this round.  
29/07/2020

Pickright Technologies raises USD 175K from angel investors

Pickright Technologies, a marketplace for stock market investors and advisors, on Tuesday announced that it has raised USD 175,000 in a seed round of funding from angel investors. These include serial investor Sanjay Mehta-led venture capital firm 100X.VC,  Vikram Pandya, Director at SP Jain School of Global Management and others. […]
29/07/2020

Spoonjoy co-founders’ SaaS startup Hevo Data snags Series A cheque

Hevo Data, Inc., a data integration platform launched by the co-founders of online meal delivery startup SpoonJoy, has raised USD 8 million in its Series A round of funding led by Singapore-based venture capital firm Qualgro. Existing investors Chiratae Ventures and Surge, the startup accelerator platform of Sequoia Capital India […]
29/07/2020

BulBul raises USD 8.7 Million SeriesA round led by Info Edge

Social commerce startup BulBul has raised USD 8.7 million in a round led by Info Edge. While Info Edge invested around USD 6.63 million, the remaining sum poured in by the existing investors that include Sequoia and Leo Capital.  
29/07/2020

Home services startup Rekla pulls in seed funding

Rekla, which offers manpower for home services as well as delivers essential items, has raised an undisclosed seed funding from angel investors.  
28/07/2020

GigIndia raises INR 7.3 crore Pre-Series A round from Incubate Fund India, others

Pune based, B2B gigs marketplace GigIndia has raised INR 7.3 crores in Pre-Series A led by Incubate Fund India with participation from Beyond Next Ventures. Existing angel investors also participated in the round.
28/07/2020

Legal-tech startup Lawyered raises bridge round

Sproutech Solutions, a Delhi-based company that owns and operates legal-tech platform Lawyered, has raised an undisclosed amount in a bridge round of funding led by angel investors from the US, UK and Canada.  
28/07/2020

SATYA MicroCapital raises INR 72.5 crore from BlueOrchard Finance

New Delhi-based microfinance startup SATYA MicroCapital Limited has announced that it has raised INR 72.5 crore led by Swiss impact investor, BlueOrchard Finance Limited.  
28/07/2020

IFC to offer USD 30 million to vaccine maker Biological E

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private-sector investment arm of the World Bank, has proposed to provide a loan of up to USD 30 million to Hyderabad-based vaccine manufacturer Biological E Ltd.  
27/07/2020

Matrix Partners, SAIF invest in seed funding round of fintech firm Jodo

Bharosepe Technology Services Pvt. Ltd, which operates financial-technology firm Jodo, has raised INR 28.5 crore in seed funding from investment firms including Matrix Partners, SAIF Partners, and a clutch of high net-worth angel investors.  
27/07/2020

Electric scooter maker Ather Energy snags fresh funding from Hero MotoCorp

Electric scooter maker Ather Energy Pvt. Ltd has raised INR 84 crore from existing backer Hero MotoCorp Ltd as an extension of its Series C funding round. The fresh investment will increase its stake in the startup to 38.57% from 34.58%.  
27/07/2020

Snacks brand SnackAmor pulls in funding from former Ola adviser

Mumbai-based healthy snacks maker SnackAmor has raised an undisclosed funding from Srinivas Chunduru, a former adviser to cab aggregator Ola. Chunduru invested via his family office VANS Investments.  
24/07/2020

India Angel Fund backs content startup WYN Studio

Content startup WYN Studio has secured INR 50 lakh in a seed funding round from India Angel Fund. The investment round was led by Sanjeev Sinha, CEO,India Japa n partnership fund; Pranay Anthwal, Narendra Firodia, founder, Sohamm Unicorp and Rahul Narvekar, co-founder, India Angel Network.  
24/07/2020

Autodesk acquires construction software provider Pype at an undisclosed amount

Nasdaq listed Autodesk Inc, one of the global leaders in computer-aided design (CAD) software, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Pype, a AI based construction software provider, at an undisclosed amount.  
23/07/2020

Vernacular Edtech Startup Entri Raises USD 3.1 Million To Capitalise On Growth Spike

Vernacular edtech startup Entri has closed its pre-Series A funding round at USD 3.1 Million after raising an additional USD 1.7 Million led by Good Capital. HyperTrack founder Kashyap Deorah and BigBasket HR head Hari TN also participated in this round along with several angel investors from Silicon Valley and […]
23/07/2020

Solar solution startup Fourth Partner Energy raises USD 15 Million in third round from responsAbility

Bengaluru-based solar solution startup Fourth Partner Energy, has raised USD 15 million in its third round of funding from Zurich-based development asset manager ResponsAbility Investments AG.  
23/07/2020

Staffing solution startup Gigforce raises INR 6 Crore from Unitus Ventures

Bengaluru-based tech-enabled staffing solution startup Gigforce has raised INR 6 crore from Unitus Ventures. Gigforce plans to use the funding for building an early technology platform and training gig workers.  
22/07/2020

Jewellery retailer BlueStone raises inside round from Accel, Kalaari

BlueStone Jewellery and Lifestyle, which owns and operates omni-channel jewellery brand BlueStone, has raised INR 14.73 crore from  Accel, Kalaari Capital, Iron Pillar and others.    
22/07/2020

Mobile Premier League raises fresh capital from Singapore-based parent

Bengaluru headquartered mobile fantasy esports platform Mobile Premier League (MPL) has raised INR 64.93 crore  from its Singapore-based parent entity M-League.  
22/07/2020

Singapore-based marketing SaaS startup Insider gets USD 32 million to enter the US

Insider a Singapore-based startup that develops software to help clients make marketing decisions, has raised USD 32 million Series C. The round was led by Riverwood Capital, with participation from Sequoia India, Wamda and Endeavor Catalyst.  
22/07/2020

Edtech firm iNurture raises debt funding from existing backer BlackSoil

iNurture Education Solutions Pvt. Ltd, a provider of formal higher education programmes in India,  has raised INR 10 crore in debt funding from existing investor BlackSoil Capital Pvt. Ltd.  
22/07/2020

Sequoia, Matrix write Series A cheques to B2B marketplace Bijnis

Bijnis, an online business-to-business (B2B) marketplace for fashion and lifestyle, has raised USD 10 million in a Series A round of funding. The round was led jointly by venture capital firms Sequoia Capital and Matrix Partners.  
21/07/2020

Agritech startup Vegrow raises USD 2.5 Million led by Matrix Partners India, Ankur Capital

Vegrow, a Bengaluru-based agritech startup focussed on aggregating small farms, has raised USD 2.5 million in seed funding from Matrix Partners India and Ankur Capital.  The round also saw participation from Better Capital, Titan Capital, as well as angel investors.  
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