Tag: Kalaari Capital

Chennai-based Vakilsearch secures funding from Udaan co-founder Sujeet Kumar

Vakilsearch, a Chennai-based online professional services platform for lawyers, corporate bodies, and professionals in India, announced it has raised an undisclosed sum from technology growth investor and the Co-founder of B2B ecommerce platform Udaan, Sujeet Kumar, according to a media report.  Vakilsearch CEO Hrishikesh Datar said, “At Vakilsearch, we have always focussed on providing businesses…

Indian start-up community’s ACT against Covid-19

The grant aims to support ideas that are capital efficient, scalable and can be leveraged to fight the spread of the pandemic. The Action Covid Team (ACT) Grants has already raised Rs 70 Cr. from its target corpus, has funded 2 projects, and has over 45 volunteers. The initiative has seen the participation and support from leading start-up investors, fund managers from top VC firms, and prominent start-up CEO’s. Amongst the backers are Sequoia India, Accel, SoftBank, Coatue, Tiger Global, B Capital as well as leading start-up founders and entrepreneurs, along with industry bodies TiE, IVCA, Nudge foundation.

Vogo Automotive raises $20 mn from LGT Lighthouse Aspada, others

Vogo Automotive, an on-demand transportation solutions provider, announced raising $20 million in a funding round led by LGT Lightstone Aspada. Existing investors such as Matrix Partners India, Kalaari Capital and Stellaris Venture Partners also participated in the current funding round. As per the regulatory filings, the funds will be utilised to help Vogo expand across…

Wysh raises $2mn in Series A funding round

Wysh, a celebrity engagement and wishing platform, has raised $2 Mn in Series A funding round led by Kalaari Capital, investment firms IIMK, Gemba Capital also participated in the funding round, along with Wysh’s existing investors Whiteboard Capital, Touchstone Equities and AngelList. With this funding, Wysh plans to strengthen its marketing strategy and bring more…