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9Unicorns appoints Vinod Keni as Partner

9Unicorns, a global accelerator program, and venture fund, announced the appointment of Vinod Keni as a Partner.  In this role, Vinod will be responsible for the portfolio development of Fund I and also focus on creating a robust fundraising and LP network.  With a distinguished career spanning over three decades, Vinod brings a wealth of […]

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Assiduus Global raises $ 15M in Series A funding

Assiduus Global, an AI-powered cross-border and cross-marketplace e-commerce accelerator, has raised $15 million in Series A round of funding led by Pulsar Capital, 9Unicorn, Venture Catalyst, StrongHer VC, Carlos Cashman (founder of Thrasio) and Rajan Navani (JetLine Group of Companies). Assiduus’ spokesperson said about the event, “We are pleased to have received such a significant backing from such eminent funds, especially […]

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Instoried raises $8 mn funding led by Pritt Investment Partners, 9Unicorns

Instoried has raised $8 million in a funding round led by Pritt Investment Partners and 9 Unicorns. Mumbai Angels, Venture Catalysts Angel Fund, SOSV and a few high networth individuals participated in the funding round. Till now, the startup raised a total of $10 million. The capital will be used to strengthen the company’s tech […]

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Global Investment

RENEE Cosmetics lands $1.5M in pre-Series A round led by Equanimity Ventures

Renee Cosmetics has announced that it has raised $1.5 million in Equanimity Ventures and 9Unicorns led pre-Series A funding round. Titan Capital also participated in the latest round. The round also saw participation from investor Rajesh Sehgal – Equanimity Ventures, Apoorv Ranjan Sharma- 9Unicorns, and Titan Capital’s Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal. Speaking on the […]

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Fintech startup inai lands $4M from Paua Ventures, 9Unicorns, others

Fintech startup INAI has announced that it has secured approx. $4 million in Paua Ventures and 9Unicorns led seed round. The round also saw participation from Uncommon Capital, Anarko Ventures, Soma Capital, Gemba Capital and Better Capital, as well as angel investors. Federico Wengi, Partner, Paua Ventures, commented, “As the online payments tech-stack get more […]

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Healthtech platform NeoDocs bags pre-seed round from 9Unicorns, Y Combinator and Titan Capital

Healthtech platform NeoDocs has announced that it has secured an undisclosed sum in its pre-seed round from 9Unicorns, Y Combinator and Titan Capital. Commenting on the announcement, Nikunj Malpani, Co-founder and CEO, NeoDocs, said, “Testing is shifting to an at-home, instant and high frequency model. And this shift has been further catalysed by the pandemic. […]

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Global Investment

MYFITNESS lands around $1M in seed round led by 9Unicorns

Health and fitness-focused food platform based in Silvassa MYFITNESS has announced that it has secured around $1 million in 9Unicorns led seed round. Co-founders of Beardo – Ashutosh Valani and Priyank Shah, Arjun Vaidya (Founder, Dr.Vaidya’s), along with Sharad Jain and Shreyans Jain also participated in the funding round. An official statement informed, “MYFITNESS will […]

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Kwik Foods raises undisclosed amount in seed round

D2C brand Kwik Foods has announced that it has raised undisclosed amount in seed round from 9Unicorns and LetsVenture. Co-founder of Kwik Foods – Prabhleen Kaur said on the investment, “We believe that the kitchen is a place of joy, and when cooking is stress-free, the food is always honest and delicious. Our range of […]

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Nutraceutical startup Power Gummies secures $1M in funding

Nutraceutical startup Power Gummies has announced that it has secured $1M in funding round led by 9Unicorns. DSG and Pivot Ventures also participated in the funding round. Co-Founder of 9Unicorns – Dr Apoorva Ranjan Sharma said, “Nutraceuticals products are growing in India as consumers are getting more health conscious. Consumers are looking for long-term benefits […]

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Litigation financier LegalPay raises funding in seed round

Litigation financier LegalPay has raised an undisclosed funding in its seed round led by 9Unicorns, accelerator VC. The round also saw participation from investment platform LetsVenture, angel investors including founder of Knowlarity and founder of PE-fund Basis Vectors – Ambarish Gupta. Kundan Shahi, CEO of LegalPay, stated, “Litigation finance promotes lawsuits to be decided purely on their merits. […]

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Health-tech startup Fitterfly raises $3.1M Pre-Series A funding led by Fireside Ventures

Fitterfly, a Navi Mumbai-based health tech start-up specialising in Digital Therapeutics (DTx) and is founded and run by a team of Doctors, Engineers and Senior Nutritionists, has raised $3.1 million in a Pre-Series A funding round led led by Fireside Ventures. 9Unicorns — the accelerator fund of Venture Catalysts —Venture Catalysts and a clutch of […]

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Global Investment

9Unicorns achieves third close of accelerator fund at $40 million

Accelerator fund of Venture Catalysts – 9Unicorns has announced the third close of its accelerator fund at $40 million. “As a fund, we aim to back early-stage firms that have the potential to become billion-dollar companies in the future. We have made our third close much before our set target and are looking to make […]

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Mumbai-based 9Unicorns raises 100 cr amidst pandemic from investors globally

9Unicorns, the accelerator fund of Venture Catalysts, has announced the second close of its fund at Rs 200 crore during the pandemic on the back of growing interest among domestic and global investors to invest in early-stage Indian startups.  9Unicorns has successfully managed its second close within six months of the first close at Rs […]

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KIKO TV raises pre-Series A investment round led by SOSV

KIKO TV, an influencer-led video and live shopping platform, has raised an undisclosed amount in its Pre-Series A funding round led by SOSV, a US venture capital fund. Recently, the startup raised its seed round from 9Unicorns.  This is the second funding raise by the company. According to a statement, this funding round is also […]

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Bengaluru-based agritech startup Qzense raises seed round led by Venture Catalysts

Qzense Labs, an agri-tech startup building the next-generation IoT solution for fresh food quality assessment and management, has raised Rs 4.5 crore in seed capital led by Venture Catalysts. Other participants in this round include 9Unicorns, the accelerator fund set up by Venture Catalysts, The Chennai Angels, Entrepreneur First, and Lumis Partners. Founded in 2019 […]