Edtech platform Univariety recently announced it has raised $1.1mn (₹8Cr) from Info Edge. This is reportedly Info Edge’s second investment in the Hyderabad-based company in a span of two years This primary funding will be used by Univariety for business growth with a focus on product development, scaling up its alumni platform for schools and…
Delhi-based coffee startup Sleepy Owl recently announced that it has raised an undisclosed amount in Series A funding round. The funding round was led by Rukam Capital and AngelList India. Existing investor DSG Consumer Partners also participated in the fundraising. Post the investment, the startup would have raised ₹16Cr in total funding. The company plans…
Sourav Ganguly-backed curated video platform Flickstree recently announced that it has raised $3mn in Series A funding round. The funding was led by Samsung Venture Investment Corporation along with LionRock Capital and Accretio Investments. Angle investor LD Sharma and existing investors like Venture Catalysts and MOX Accelerator also participated in the round. The company plans…
Bennett Coleman and Company Ltd (BCCL), which runs the Times Group, recently announced that it has picked up an equity stake in cloud kitchen startup Rebel Foods. According to a company filing, accessed by Inc42, the company said it has converted BCCL’s five-share warrants from 2017 into 714 equity shares worth ₹16.25Cr ($2.2 Mn). The…
Bengaluru-based fintech startup PhonePe recently announced that it has raised fresh capital from its Singapore-based parent entity PhonePe Private Limited, Singapore. According to a company filing, PhonePe has received $60 million (Rs 427.25 crore) in fresh capital from its Singapore parent, PhonePe Pvt Ltd. PhonePe allotted 1mn equity shares at a value of ₹10 with…
Deeptech startup AjnaLens recently announced that it has raised $1.5mn in Pre-Series A funding round. The funding was led by Maharashtra Defence and Aerospace Venture Fund (MDAVF). Other investors include Mohsin Group and high-net worth-individuals (HNI) like Nailesh Khimji, Chirayu Khimji and Jay Jesrani. It is understood that the company will use these funds to…
Bengaluru and San Francisco-based Hasura recently announced that it has raised $9.9mn in Series A funding round led by Vertex Ventures US. The funding round saw participation from existing investor Nexus Venture Partners and Strive VC along with SAP’s early-stage venture arm SAP.iO Fund. Hasura works to solve developer problems around connecting to databases when…
Mumbai-based content writing and services platform Pepper recently announced that it has raised ₹2.2Cr in a seed funding round led by Snapdeal Founders’ VC fund Titan Capital. According to a company statement, Nasscom Chairperson Saurabh Srivastava, Slideshare Co-Founder Amit Ranjan, news platform YourStory Media and Indifi Co-Founder Alok Mittal. Dentsu Webchutney Chairman Sidharth Rao, Innov8…
Bengaluru-based online money lending startup Rupeek, recently announced that it has raised $60mn in funding across two rounds from investors including Flipkart co-founder Binny Bansal and GGV Capital. Other investors like Tanglin Venture Partners and KB Investments also participated in the funding. Existing investors Sequoia Capital and Accel were also present during the funding rounds.…
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…
Plug-and-play E-commerce platform for offline stores Near.Store recently announced that it has raised $300,000 in seed funding from venture capital fund Sauce.vc and other individual investors. Near.Store helps offline stores go online, digitize their inventory, develop new consumer relationships and access business data and insights to make their business more efficient. This is done through…
Venture Capital firm Blume Ventures recently announced the closure of its opportunity fund titled Fund IIA at $41mn. The fund will be used to support growth-stage portfolio startups. The announcement of the opportunity fund follows the closure of Fund III by Blume Ventures. According to a company statement, the investment for the new fund was…
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…