Singapore-based ridesharing startup Grab, recently announced that it has raised more than $850mn from Japan’s Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc and TIS Inc. With the recent investment, the company plans to bankroll its expansion into financial services in the region. According to joint statements from the companies, the sum includes $706 million from Japan’s largest…
Chicago-based HealthJoy recently announced that it has raised $30mn in Series C funding round led by Health Velocity Capital. Existing investors U.S. Venture Partners, Chicago Ventures and Epic Ventures also participated in the funding round. With the latest infusion of funds, HealthJoy’s total funding so far stands at $53mn. The company plans to use the…
Biotech startup Arima Genomics Inc. has recently announced that it has completed Series A funding round led by Agilent Technologies and Cowin Venture. The funding round also saw participation from Vectr Ventures and Berkeley Catalyst Fund. The company plans to use these funds for expanding its commercial efforts and adding new applications to the existing…
Fintech startupBharatPe recently announced that it has raised $75mn in Series C funding round led by hedge fund Coatue Management and Palo Alto-based fintech investor Ribbit Capital. The latest funding rose BharatPe’s valuation to $425mn. Existing investor Steadview Capital and Insight Partners also participated in the funding round along with new investor Amplo, a US-based…
Edtech and gaming startup AvalonMeta Ventures Pvt. Ltd recently announced that it has raised $420,000 (approx ₹3Cr) in funding led by Preeplays, a blockchain-based gaming company. Other investors include Chicago-based venture capital firm Purvi Capital and Abhinav Chhikara, former Design Head of Unacademy. AvalonMeta was founded by Varun Mayya, Shashank Udupa, and Abhinav Arora in…
Venture Capital firm Blume Ventures recently announced the closure of its Fund III at $102mn. The firm’s third fund has been raised from anchor investors based in India, Japan, the US, and Asia. The fund also raised amounts from existing limited partners, who have earlier invested in previous funds. According to a company press release,…
Edtech startup Udemy recently announced that it has raised $50mn from an existing Japanese investor Benesse Holdings, Inc. The recent investment by the investment firm was made at a valuation of $2bn. The company in a statement described this funding as a part of expansion funding. The company is planning to use these funds to…
Bengaluru-based food-tech startup Go DESi recently announced that it has raised ₹4.5cr from Delhi-based venture capital firm Rukam Capital. Rukam Capital is known for investing in early-stage consumer products and services companies. The funding round also saw participation from AngelList and Upaya Social Ventures. The company plans to use these funds for operation and geographical…
Gurugram-based prop-tech startup Zvesta, recently announced that it has raised $5.5mn from Hindustan Media Ventures Limited. It is understood that the company will use these funds to build its brand and collaborative marketing for real estate aggregation across the country. The company’s primary focus is on building alliances and partnerships across India, strengthening through its…
Park+, a Delhi NCR-based smart parking startup that works toward digitising parking across India, has raised $11 million in a funding round co-led by venture capital funds Sequoia India and Matrix Partners India. Other angel investors that took part in the funding round include Deep Kalra, Rajesh Magow, Ashish Hemrajani, Kunal Shah, Kunal Bahl and…
Zoomcar, a self-drive car rental platform, raised $30 million in a fresh funding led by Sony Innovation Fund, the venture arm of Japanese electronics giant Sony. The funding is a part of Series D funding round, in which existing investors took part in the investment. Zoomcar will utilise the funds for further expansion of its…
Samya.AI, an AI SaaS startup, announced that it has raised $6 million in seed round funding led by Sequoia India. The startup’s other initial investors include Ashish Gupta, Founder of Junglee.com and Helion VC; Deb Henretta, Partner, G100 Companies and Ex-Group President, P&G; Arijit Sengupta, Founder of Kradle Ventures and Antuit Inc; Deborah Kops, Ex-…
Zomato raises ₹353.58 crore in fresh funding from Antfin Singapore, according to the company’s filings reported in the business intelligence platform Tofler. The funding, part of the Zomato’s Series J financing round, is the first tranche of the $150-million fund raise announced by the company last week. Post this investment, Zomato’s fund tally will stand…
Falcon Edge Capital, a New York-based hedge fund, has raised $45.7 mn for its first India-focussed fund called Falcon Edge India I LP. Falcon Edge India I LP is a pooled investment fund that will primarily focus on private equity investments in India. So far, the fund has 9 investors on board. As per their…
Bharti Airtel, India’s integrated telecommunications company has announced the successful fund raising exercise through completion of Qualified Institutional Placement (“QIP”) and pricing of Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (“FCCBs”). The transaction is the largest dual tranche Equity and FCCB offering ever in Asia-Pacific, the largest QIP by a private sector issuer ever in India and the…