Category: Global

JFrog to Acquire Vdoo to Deliver End-to-End Continuous Security

JFrog Ltd., the liquid software company, has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Vdoo Connected Trust Ltd. in a cash and stock-based deal valued at approximately $300 million. According to a statement, as part of the JFrog Platform, Vdoo will accelerate JFrog’s vision of becoming the company behind all software…

MySize Partners with Delhivery, Independent E-commerce Logistics Startup

MySize Inc, the developer and creator of smartphone measurement solutions, has announced a partnership with India’s supply chain services provider, Delhivery. The company said in a statement, “MySize’s partnership with Delhivery complements the company’s well-known in-house tech solutions for visibility and other ERP processes. Delhivery’s reputation as a front-runner in delivery and logistics tech makes…

ShipBob Raises $200 Million in Series E Funding

ShipBob, a cloud-based logistics platform, has announced $200 million in funding, achieving unicorn status with their valuation more than doubling since their Series D round in September 2020. ShipBob is designed for small and medium-sized ecommerce businesses, providing them with fulfillment capabilities. The Series E financing was led by Bain Capital Ventures, who led ShipBob’s…

ZoomInfo Partners with Beyond Codes

ZoomInfo, a go-to-market intelligence solutions provider, has announced a partnership with Beyond Codes, Inc., a B2B demand generation company serving customers in India and globally. This new strategic partnership will provide companies in India, as well as other countries in Asia, with direct access to ZoomInfo’s sales intelligence platform, according to a statement. Beyond Codes…

Fairbanc Secures Funding from ADB, Accion, East Ventures, and Sampoerna

Fairbanc has announced it has raised an undisclosed seven figures investment in a pre-Series A from ADB Ventures, the Asian Development Bank’s venture arm, Accion Venture Lab, East Ventures, Sampoerna Strategic Group, and others. According to Fairbanc Founder and CEO Mir Haque, “what makes Fairbanc so unique compared to other fintechs is that it plugs…

Airblack raises $5.2M in Series A funding

Airblack has raised $5.2 million in Series A funding round led by Info Edge Ventures. The round also saw participation from Elevation Capital, Better Capital, Atelier Ventures, Founder and CEO of Teachable – Ankur Nagpal, Kunal Shah, Ashish Gupta (Managing Director at Helion Ventures), Co-Founder and CEO of Meesho – Vidit Aatrey, Co-Founder and CTO…

Edmingle secures $300K from SucSEED Indovation Fund, Mumbai Angels, others

Online teaching academy enabler Edmingle has announced that it has secured $300K in its seed round from SucSEED Indovation Fund and Mumbai Angels. Founder of ScaleX Partners – Gaurav Gulati and CEO of VCCircle – Jaideep Mehta also participated in the funding round. Founder and CEO of Edmingle – Gaurav Doshi said, “Trainers have to rely…

LocoNav raises $37 million in Series B round

Full-stack fleet software company LocoNav Inc has announced that it has raised $37 million in its Series B funding round. The latest funding round saw participation from Anthemis Group, Quiet Capital, Sequoia Capital India, Foundamental, Uncorrelated Ventures, RIT Capital Partners, Village Global, among other investors. Speaking on the announcement, David Greenbaum, Partner at Quiet Capital, said, “LocoNav has built an end-to-end…

BharatPe appoints Parth Joshi as CMO

Financial services company for merchants BharatPe has appointed Parth Joshi as the chief marketing officer (CMO). In this role, Parth will work closely with BharatePe’s group president – Suhail Sameer. Speaking on the appointment, Co-founder and chief executive officer, BharatPe – Ashneer Grover stated, “As we chase bigger ambitions, it is key to ensure that the brand and marketing…

Social media platform Humit raises pre-seed round led by Antler India

Social media platform for bite-sized audio sharing and discovery – Humit has announced that it has raised an undisclosed sum in Antler India led pre-seed funding round. First Cheque along with angel investors – CTO at Bluejeans – Alagu Periyannan; Co-founder of Sierra Atlantic – Sarath Sura; Ankit Mathuria; Co-founder of Exotel – Shivakumar Ganesan; Co-founder of Pixxel…

Doceree Closes Pre-Series A Funding Round

Doceree Inc., a global network of physician-only platforms for programmatic marketing, has announced raising a pre-Series A funding for an undisclosed amount led by existing and new investors. The company will utilize the fresh capital to expand its programmatic offerings and advancing the efficiency and effectiveness of physician marketing. “Being able to garner a positive…

NewQuest Capital Partners takes over Cosmos-Maya as the Majority Investor

Cosmos-Maya, Asia’s animation studio synonymous with IPs like Motu Patlu, Selfie with Bajrangi, Titoo, Dabangg and several marquee Indian and International shows, has announced that NewQuest Capital Partners has acquired a majority interest in the company from Emerald Media, an investment platform backed by KKR. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. “Cosmos-Maya has been…

Wellness startup Auric raises $2M in pre-Series-A round

Ayurvedic wellness startup Auric has announced that it has raised $2 million in its pre-Series-A funding round led by Venture Catalysts. The round also saw participation from 9Unicorns, Karthik Bhat via AngelList, Cactus Venture Partners and Capital-A (Manjushree Ventures). Commenting on the announcement, Founder Deepak Agarwal said, “Since our inception three years ago, we have been steadfast…

Logistics startup GoBolt raises $20M in Series B

Logistics startup GoBolt has announced that it has raised $20 million in Series B funding round led by Paragon Partners and Aavishkaar Capital. Co-founder and Senior Partner from Paragon Partners – Sumeet Nindrajog, who will be joining GoBOLT’s Board of Directors, said, “GoBOLT is Paragon’s first investment in the logistics sector across the two funds…

Rockwell Automation to Expand Industrial Cloud Software Offering with Acquisition of Plex Systems

Rockwell Automation, Inc. and Plex Systems, a cloud-native smart manufacturing platform operating at scale, have announced that Rockwell has entered into an agreement to acquire Plex for $2.22 billion in cash. “This acquisition will accelerate our strategy to bring the Connected Enterprise to life, driving faster time to value for our customers as they increasingly…