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25/04/2017

Eight Roads, Cisco Investments invests in SeedPlus

Cisco Investments, the investment arm of Cisco Systems which specialises in both direct and fund-of-funds investments, and Eight Roads Ventures, the proprietary investment arm of Fidelity International, have announced their investments in SeedPlus, a seed-stage venture fund based in Singapore which was launched by Jungle Ventures in 2015. The fund […]
25/04/2017

Oyo rooms raises $250 Million from SoftBank, others

Branded budget hotels marketplace OYO Rooms, which is operated by Oravel Stays Pvt Ltd, is closing a $250-million (INR 1,612 crore) fundraising round led by existing investor SoftBank Group. The recently-launched $100-billion SoftBank Vision Fund is expected to pump in $225 million in OYO, while the rest will come from […]
25/04/2017

Toppr raises INR 2.16 Crore funding in bridge round

Mumbai-based Haygot Education Pvt Ltd, which runs ed-tech startup Toppr, has raised an external round of funding in a bridge round. Toppr received the investment from Mauritius-based WGG International Ltd, who put in INR 1.995 crore, and an individual named Nitin Gupta, who invested INR 16.6 lakh in the ed-tech […]
24/04/2017

POPxo raises $3.1 Million led by IDG and Kalaari

POPxo, the digital community platform for women, raised fresh funding in a round led by IDG Ventures India and Kalaari Capital. The round also saw participation from GREE Ventures Japan, Phillippines-based Summit Media, Gurmeet Singh, and Atul Goel. Over 80 percent of POPxo’s user base is made up of women […]
24/04/2017

Redcliffe’s Dheeraj Jain backs security solutions startup ASADEL

Video analytics and enterprise safety company ASADEL Technologies Pvt Ltd has raised an undisclosed amount from Dheeraj Jain, managing partner at venture capital firm Redcliffe Capital, in exchange for a 10% stake. Founded in early 2015 by IT industry veteran Partha Guha Patra, the Delhi-based firm offers products that enable […]
24/04/2017

Caspian ups fourth fund’s target, nears first close

Caspian Impact Investment Adviser Pvt Ltd is seeking to double the target corpus for its small and medium enterprises-focused equity fund, and is set to mark the first close by the end of next quarter.
24/04/2017

Breast cancer screening startup NIRAMAI bags funds from pi Ventures, others

NIRAMAI Health Analytix, a breast cancer screening startup, has raised undisclosed seed funding in a round that was led by pi Ventures and included Ankur Capital, Axilor Ventures, 500 Startups and Flipkart cofounder Binny Bansal. NIRAMAI is building a non-invasive, non-touch, non-radiation approach to detect breast cancer.
24/04/2017

UrbanClap raises INR 20 crore from Trifecta via NCDs

Home services marketplace UrbanClap has raised INR 20 crore in debt funding from venture debt firm Trifecta Capital through non-convertible debentures. The startup also allotted equity through some compulsory convertible preference shares to Trifecta for INR 2 crore.
24/04/2017

Investors add INR 41 Crore to Faasos’ funding plate

On-demand food delivery platform Faasos Food Services has raised INR 41 Crore in an extension of its previous funding round from existing investors. The investors include Ligthbox Ventures II, Lightbox Expansion Fund, Sequoia Capital India, RuNet South Asia and RB Investments.
21/04/2017

Quadria founders-led VC firm HealthQuad makes third bet

Venture capital firm HealthQuad Advisors Pvt Ltd has made its third bet in a Hyderabad-based single-specialty healthcare company.
21/04/2017

AI firm VideoKen raises $ 1 Million angel funding

Video-based social platform VideoKen has received $1 million from a group of angel investors. The investors include LG Chandrasekhar, Sutures India chairman; Sashi Reddi, partner SRI Capital; and few current and former executives of Flipkart. Founded in 2016, the startup offers video learning to educational institutions, training companies, and enterprises.
21/04/2017

Hero Enterprises to invest $15.5 Million in Aavishkaar Bharat Fund

Hero Enterprises today announced a INR 100 crore investment in impact investor Aavishkaar’s new fund, the Aavishkaar Bharat Fund. Aavishkaar Bharat Fund is the investor’s sixth fund, and is a SEBI registered Category II Alternative Investment Fund.
21/04/2017

Wassup Laundry buys out Doormint in equity swap

Chennai-headquartered on-demand laundry and dry cleaning company Wassup Laundry has acquired Mumbai-based home laundry service startup Doormint in an equity swap deal. Post deal, Venture capital investors in Doormint, Kalaari Capital and Helion Ventures will hold equity in Wassup Laundry.
20/04/2017

Industrial IoT startup IoTrek raises INR 1 Crore in seed investment

Delhi-based IoTrek Technology Pvt Ltd, which provides industrial Internet of Things (IoT) solutions for telecommunications, energy and solar grid management, has secured $154,000 (INR 1 crore) in seed funding from a consumer goods maker. The funding will be utilized to develop its product, build the team, and scale up operations.
20/04/2017

Fashion start-up Wooplr raises funding from Ankit Nagori

Fashion discovery platform Wooplr Technologies Pvt Ltd has raised an undisclosed amount in funding from Ankit Nagori, co-founder of healthcare start-up CureFit and former chief business officer at Flipkart Ltd Nagori will join Wooplr’s board following the investment. Launched in 2013 Wooplr is a consumer content-driven marketplace, where users upload […]
20/04/2017

Nomura to back startups, VC funds with fin-tech focus

Global investment bank Nomura is looking to invest in fin-tech startups in India, among other countries, using its newly-set up $100-million fund housed under subsidiary N-Village. It will also back venture capital (VC) funds catering to the fin-tech theme.
20/04/2017

Food-tech startup Holachef gets $3 Million from SIDBI VC, Kalaari

Mumbai-based food delivery startup Holachef Hospitality Pvt Ltd has raised $3 million in a Series B round of funding from SIDBI Venture Capital Ltd and existing investor Kalaari Capital. Holachef delivers ready-to-eat home-cooked food to consumers.
19/04/2017

Flipkart-backed MapmyIndia acquires VIDTEQ

Flipkart-backed GPS navigation and location-based services provider MapmyIndia, which is operated by New Delhi-based CE Info Systems Pvt Ltd, has acquired Bengaluru-based VIDTEQ for an undisclosed amount. Run by Vidteq (I) Pvt Ltd, VidTeq VideoMap technology allows users to view the video clip of a route between two locations within […]
18/04/2017

Health-tech startup Navia Life Care raises angel funding

Delhi-based healthcare technology startup Navia Life Care Pvt Ltd has raised angel funding from Benori Ventures LLP, which is led by former Evalueserve chief operating officer Ashish Gupta.The funding will be utilized for technology and business development.
18/04/2017

Health-snack startup Snackible raises $175K in angel round

Mumbai-based LightSaber Food Ventures Pvt Ltd, which sells health snacks through online and offline channels under the Snackible brand, has raised $175,000 in an angel round of funding led by a clutch of individual investors and high-net-worth individuals (HNIs). The funding will be utilized for expanding operations in India and […]
18/04/2017

AI startup Innefu Labs raises $2 Million from IndiaNivesh Fund

Artificial intelligence startup Innefu Labs on Monday said it has raised $2 million in funding from IndiaNivesh Venture Capital Fund. The funding will be utilized to enhance the AI platform that supports various law enforcement agencies for predictive intelligence and facial biometrics.
18/04/2017

Be U Salons raises INR 4 Crore seed funding

Be U Salons, part of the Delhi-based Gingerpan Swapkart, raised INR 4-crore as seed funding from a consortium of investors from UAE, Singapore and India. The funding will be utilized for strengthening the back-end operations and tech infrastructure, building core talent and marketing of the current and new stores.
18/04/2017

50K Ventures to invest $1 Million in emerging tech startups

Early-stage venture capital firm 50K Ventures has set aside $1million to invest in startups from emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, augmented reality, virtual reality, block chain, internet of things (IoT) and robotics. It plans to invest $50,000-100,000 in each of the 10-15 startups it finalises.
18/04/2017

AI and VR startup Absentia raises INR 8 Crore from Exfinity Venture, Others

Bengaluru-based artificial intelligence and virtual reality startup Absentia has INR 8 crore in a pre-series-A round from investors including Exfinity Venture Partners, former Infosys executives V Balakrishnan and Mohandas Pai, Deepak Ghaisas and Girish Paranjpe. The funding will be utilized to build Norah AI, an artificial intelligence engine that can […]
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