Tag: Startup funding

Podcastle nabs $1.75 mn seed funding led by Sierra Ventures

Podcastle, a startup that converts text news and articles to a podcast, with very natural human speech using machine learning, announced that it has raised $1.75 million seed funding led by Sierra Ventures. Other investors that participated in the funding round include Andrew Ng’s AI Fund and Correlation VC.  Founded in early 2020 by Artavazd…

Vadodara-based EV charging startup Charge+Zone raises pre-Series A funding

Charge+Zone, an electric vehicle (EV) charging startup has raised $3 million in a pre-Series A funding round led by Venture Catalysts, according to VCCircle report. Other investors that participated in the funding round include Mumbai Angels Network, Keiretsu Forum, and the Ramakrishnan Family Office. Founded in 2018 by Kartikey Hariyani and Pavan Bakeri, Charge+Zone claims…

Bizlog nabs Rs12 cr in pre-Series A funding led by IAN fund

Logistics solutions startup Bizlog announced it has raised Rs 12 crore in a pre-series-A round led by IAN fund. Founder of Adishwar, Paras Jain, also participated in the funding round. The company plans to use the current funding to develop technology, create a roadmap to onboard new verticals and expand the business pan India over…

Transcend raises $10 mn Series A funding led by Nyca Partners

Transcend, a leader in business optimization for financial firms, announced it has raised $ 10 million in Series A financing led by Nyca Partners, a leading fintech venture capital firm, with support from a major global custodian bank.  The company will utilise the proceeds to rapidly scale product and sales infrastructure to meet growing demand…

Mumbai-based Railofy raises Rs4 cr in seed funding round

Railofy, the first startup in India to provide travel protection to railway passengers against waitlist (WL) and reservation against cancellation (RAC), announced it has raised Rs 4 crore in seed funding round from Roots Ventures, Astarc Ventures, Better Capitals etc.  The seed funding will be used to scale its presence across the country. In addition…

FreshToHome raises $121 mn in Series C funding round

FreshToHome, the Bengaluru-based online fish and meat ecommerce startup, announced it has raised $121 million in Series-C funding round led by Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD).  Other investors that participated in the funding round are Investcorp, Ascent Capital, DFC, and the Allana Group. Existing investor Iron Pillar invested $19 million in the current funding round.  Commenting…

Bengaluru-based Betterplace raises $10 mn Series B funding led by Jungle Ventures

Betterplace, a Bengaluru-based tech platform delivering digital solutions for blue-collar workforce management throughout the value chain, announced that it has raised $10 million in a Series B funding round led by Jungle Ventures.  Existing investors that participated in the funding round are Unitus Ventures, 3One4 Capital, and Venture Highway. Post this funding, the company is…

Gurugram-based agritech firm Origo raises Rs35 cr in debt funding

Origo, a complete post-harvest management services for agricultural commodities has said that it has raised Rs 35 crore debt from Northern Arc Capital and other investors, according to PTI report. Origo group firms Origo Commodities and Origo Finance, will use the fund for securitizing the agricultural markets and streamlining the supply chain mechanism for agri…

Hubilo raises $4.5 mn in seed funding round led by Lightspeed

Hubilo, a global intelligent virtual events platform that brings Experience & Intelligence together, announced that it has raised $4.5 million in a seed funding led by Lightspeed Venture Partners.  Angel investors that participated in the current financing round include Freshworks chief executive Girish Mathrubootham, former LinkedIn India CEO Nishant Rao and Slideshare cofounder Jonathan Boutelle. …

Non-alcoholic beverage maker Svami raises Rs6.5 cr in bridge round

Svami, a Mumbai-based FMCG startup that sells non-alcoholic aerated beverages, announced that it has raised Rs 6.5 crore in a bridge round led by Mumbai Angels Network, according to YourStory report. Other investors that participated in the funding round are Rukam Capital Trust; Niren Shah, Managing Director of Norwest Venture Partners; and Ashish Chand’s family…

Jaipur-based AI startup NeoDove raises undisclosed funding

NeoDove, a leading AI driven contact center automation platform, announced that it has raised an undisclosed amount of funding led by Ankit Garg, founder of WakeFit and others.  The startup boasts of over 100 clients from 16 states across Finance, Education, Automobile, NGOs and other industries. More than 1000 users are using their solution for…