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Epigeneres Biotech, situated in Mumbai and the only licensee of Singapore-based Tzar Labs in India, has raised USD 6 million in a Series B fundraising round. Epigeneres Biotech unveiled an early detection cancer test (co-developed with Tzar Labs, Singapore – a specialised molecular diagnostic firm) in May 2021, with a groundbreaking breakthrough in RNA bio-markers … Read more
Your-Space, India’s premier student housing Company raised USD 10M in Series-A funding (a combination of pure equity and convertible debentures) led by the personal investment from Mr. Shantanu Rastogi (of General Atlantic) and Mr. Ajay Gupta’s (Capital Foods) family office AJAX Capital and Holy Basil Consultancy Private Limited, which also saw participation from Mr. Manish … Read more
edustoke is India’s largest online preschool to K-12 platform, bridging parents’ needs for information and expert assistance on educational options. Indus Initiatives has provided the firm with INR 3 crore in startup finance for the brand. edustoke, founded in 2017 by Mr Pawas Tyagi and Mr Rohit Malik, is the pioneer in structured school search … Read more
nCORE Games announces a Series A funding round of $10 million to expand their gaming properties into the Metaverse and NFT space. Global leaders in interactive media and blockchain, Galaxy Interactive and Animoca Brands, co-led the round, with Polygon and HyperEdge also participating. Vishal Gondal and Dayanidhi M G, both veterans of the game industry, … Read more
Arya.ag, an agritech business, has raised $60 million in a Series C funding round headed by Asia Impact SA, a Luxembourg-based investment group. Existing investors, such as Lightrock India and Quona Capital, took part in the fundraising as well. According to a top company official, the company’s post-money valuation has surpassed $300 million. Arya is … Read more
Purplle, an online marketplace for beauty and grooming items, has raised Rs 257.43 crore (about $38 million) in an extended Series D round led by Sequoia Capital and others. Kedaara Capital and Premji Invest were among the investors in this round, which garnered $106.7 million for the Mumbai-based company. The news was initially reported by … Read more
Bengaluru-based short-video app Chingari on Monday announced the closing of $15 million in Series A extension round. The funding will be used to improve technology, create new services, and expand the tech staff, according to the site. The app’s live-streaming, socio-commerce, and voice chat functions will be available soon. Since April 2021, Chingari has seen … Read more
Heaps Health Solutions, an AI-driven healthtech B2B SaaS platform, secured Rs 550 million in a Series A round from high-net-worth individuals and family offices on Monday. The Rajiv Dadlani Group and Mumbai-based NVS Wealth Managers, founded by Nalin Shah and Jesal Shah, led the round. The worldwide healthtech platform and SaaS provider, founded by Dr … Read more
Cloud-tech HR venture ZingHR has raised $10million from Tata Capital Funds, which will give the latter a 33% stake in the company. The company will use the funding for expansion into more global markets, upgrade technology and scale up its talent pool. “We are thrilled to announce that we have bagged $10 million funding from … Read more
Truecaller, the leading global platform for verifying contacts and blocking unwanted communications, has entered into an agreement to acquire the Israeli company CallHero (www.getcallhero.com). CallHero has developed a unique technical solution for both Android and iPhone, with an AI-enabled assistant. CallHero’s assistant can answer calls for you in a natural language, take messages for you … Read more
Polygon founder Jayanti Kanani has invested in pseudonymous social network Zorro. “In this new era of web 3.0, pseudonymity is needed globally to enable seamless transactions, socially & commercially. I am glad Team Zorro has focused on this need and is building a world class product. I am happy to back their efforts towards making a customer driven … Read more
ORAI, a conversational AI platform, has raised INR 6.5 crore in a Pre-Series A round headed by Inflection Point Ventures, one of India’s most well-known angel investment platforms. ORAI is solving a major problem by providing 100 percent AI-powered automation with all advanced capabilities in a single bot that handles all customer care, customer outreach, … Read more
Traya, a holistic hair care platform, has secured $2.2 million in a pre-Series A fundraising round headed by Fireside Ventures, with existing investors Kae Capital and Whiteboard Capital participating. Traya has taken it upon itself to make a difference in the hair market by offering a holistic approach to hair loss management. The cash will … Read more
As part of the investment promotion activities for the Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2022, Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) inked an MoU with the Gujarat government for a total investment of Rs 5.955 lakh crore ($80 billion). These initiatives will generate a total of 10 lakh direct and indirect jobs in the state. As part of the … Read more
Bitbns, a leading Indian cryptocurrency exchange, launched a campaign to create awareness among the crypto enthusiasts to invest in Crypto. The ‘Enter the Metaverse’ campaign is associated with a leading blockchain-based gaming platform – The Sandbox, which will provide five SAND tokens for every new trade by the new user. With the campaign SAND, the … Read more
Block CEO Jack Dorsey is leading the charge to form a nonprofit that will assist bitcoin developers in defending themselves against litigation and other legal issues. In an open letter to bitcoin developers, Dorsey stated that the Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund “aims to minimise legal issues that prevent software developers from actively developing bitcoin.” “The … Read more
