Entreprenuer News Network Bureau 
Following his Spilit from Hair Originals co-founder Jitendra Sharma, Ashish Tiwari has founded Hair Forever, a new business in the hair extensions industry. Hair Forever has raised USD 150K in a pre-SEED round from a group of angel investors. After Healthkhoj and Hair Originals, this is the serial entrepreneur’s third endeavour. In November of this … Read more
We Founder Circle, a founder-backed early-stage company investor, and Wami Capital invested in EsportsXO, a SAAS-based tournament finding platform for gamers, in a seed round of USD 1.1 million. Other notable investors who participated in the round lead by We Founder Circle included SOSV, Mumbai Angels Network, SucSEED Innovation Fund, The Gaming Lounge, and FAAD … Read more
Ritu Marya Family Office has invested in Zorgers, a home healthcare start-up. The money will be utilised to increase their geographical reach and mobilise 50,000 healthcare professionals over the next two years. Zorgers, based in Chandigarh, is an eight-year-old healthcare startup that specialises in at-home healthcare and offers services such as ICU at Home, Critical … Read more
Mensa has acquired High Star, a digital-first, home-grown denim brand from India that caters to fashion-forward and digital-first consumers, adding another promising name to its storied and fast growing ‘House of Brands.’ High Star, which was founded in 2012, has grown into a prominent denim brand in the digital world, with a diverse assortment of … Read more
Meesho, India’s fastest growing internet commerce platform has transformed its business, scaled new milestones and penetrated deeper into the most under-served parts of the country. From launching an industry-first 0% seller commission model to enabling 17 million entrepreneurs, the company continues to bring more MSMEs and undiscovered customers from India’s far corners online, becoming the … Read more
Rhaeos, Inc., a private, clinical stage medical device company developing a platform wireless and non-invasive wearable sensor initially targeting the neurosurgical suite, today announced the successful closing of its oversubscribed $2.2 million seed financing. The round, which brings a total of over $8 million in dilutive and non-dilutive financing to date, includes participation from Creative Ventures, Portal Innovations, Lateral … Read more
Artha Venture Fund (AVF), India’s first early-stage micro-VC fund, led a seed round of 1.75 crores in StarClinch today. Nitish Mittersain, the Founder and CEO of Nazara Technologies, also took part in the round. From AVF’s recently closed 225 crores micro-VC fund, StarClinch is the 14th investment and 23rd funding round. StarClinch, which was founded … Read more
Varun Dhawan, a Bollywood actor, has invested an unknown sum in Fast&Up. He gravitates towards Fast&Up for the quality clean nutrition it makes and provides to people all around the world, as part of a common mission of Health First-India First. This investment came shortly after Fast&Up received $22 million in Series C funding from … Read more
Jupitice, the world’s first Justice Technology (JusTech) firm, has secured $ 4 million in a Pre-Series A investment sponsored by Almas Global Opportunity Fund. Mr Raman Aggarwal founded Jupitice, which has created and constructed the World’s First Next-Generation Justice Technology Platform based on AI, Machine Learning, and Blockchain. The capital was raised in just a … Read more
Perfora, a digital-first and design-led oral care brand, has raised a $260,000 Pre-Seed round led by Sauce.vc, a venture capital fund that backs early-stage consumer brands. Huddle, India’s leading accelerator and early-stage fund for disruptive start-ups founded by Sanil Sachar and Ishaan Khosla also took part in the round. Other investors who backed the company in this … Read more
Spinny – the pioneering full-stack used car retailing platform – is now 4000+ team members strong. The company also aims to increase their workforce by 5000+ employees by the end of 2022 as it expands deeper into the Indian market. The company is a benchmark in contactless and completely digital transactions where the complete full-stack … Read more
Unbox Robotics, a leading supply chain robotics technology company, raised $7 million in a Series-A round led by 3one4 Capital with participation from Sixth Sense Ventures and Redstart Labs (Info Edge). The round also saw participation from Unbox Robotics’ founders Pramod Ghadge, Shahid Memon and its CPO Rohit Pitale, alongside its existing investors – US-based … Read more
In a Series F round of funding, SK Finance, a Jaipur-based NBFC, raised Rs 400 crore (about $53 million) from IIFL Wealth and other new investors. TPG Growth, Norwest Venture Partners, Baring India, and Evolvence India Fund are among the investors in Ess Kay Fincorp, which was founded in 1994 and originally known as Ess … Read more
Ripplr, a tech-enabled distribution and logistics ecosystem platform, has announced a pre-Series B round of funding of $ 12 million. The round included equity and debt investments from Sojitz Corporation and Stride Ventures, as well as existing investors 3one4 Capital, Zephyr Peacock India Growth Fund, and Chand Family Office – Yukti, as well as eminent early- stage angel investors Vivek and Abhay (Licious founders), Aniketh & Ashish (Solution Infini (now Kaleyra) founders). Speaking on … Read more
India’s fast-growing Edtech platform Kohbee, which helps online educators manage their business end-to-end, has raised $235,000 in a pre-seed funding round led by a group of angel investors that included Ankit Mehrotra (CEO, Dineout), Saurabh Aggarwal (Founder, Fitso), Ah! Ventures, Fortunexus and others. Founded by IIT(BHU) alumni, Rohan Sinha and Shashwat Aditya, Kohbee makes it … Read more
Himanshu Bajaj has been named Head of Business at BYJU’S Learning Centre, the world’s biggest edtech startup and inventor of India’s most popular school learning app. Himanshu’s responsibilities will include overseeing the growth and extension of BYJU’S Learning Centre, as well as providing strategic business growth and thought leadership direction for the brand and company. … Read more
