Popcorn & Company, a gourmet popcorn brand bagged an investment worth Rs. 75 lakh in the recent episode of Shark Tank India 3 currently being streamed on the OTT platform Sony LIV. The brand has secured a significant investment from shark Ms. Namita Thapar, Executive director of Emcure Pharmaceuticals. Founded in 2020 by Vikas Suri, … Read more
Cureskin, an AI-driven dermatology platform that provides clinically validated skin & hair health solutions, has raised Series B funding of USD 20 million. The round was led by India’s leading digital health-focused venture capital fund, HealthQuad along with participation from existing marquee investors including JSW Ventures, Khosla Ventures and Sharrp Ventures. The latest investment brings … Read more
Strengthening its commitment to the impact startup ecosystem, build3, a community-empowered startup studio in Goa, announces the success of its inaugural impact Accelerator cohort, with 5 selected startups receiving funding for their impact ideas. In parallel, with a commitment to nurturing impact ideas into startups, it also announced opening applications and doubling the number of founders … Read more
Co-living operator Settl has raised Rs 10 crore in a pre-Series A funding round as it now aims to expand its business operations. According to the startup, The round saw participation from Gruhas and We Founder Circle, along with other notable investors like Anthill Ventures, Gurugram-based Inflection Point Ventures, Ah! Ventures, Nila Spaces Limited, Soonicorn … Read more
Spring Marketing Capital, a marketing consultancy firm, has announced to invest in jewellery start-up GIVA. “I am glad to say we managed to bring Ishen around and happy to announce that Spring Marketing Capital is now an investor in GIVA”, Raja Ganapathy, CEO, Spring Marketing Capital, wrote in the post. Ganapathy appreciated Ishendra Agarwal, founder, GIVA and … Read more
To help empower Indian internet users with skills to make them resilient to misinformation, and embrace responsible online behavior, Google.org, Google’s philanthropic arm, has announced it is providing a new grant of US$ 4 million (approx INR 32 crores) to support a nationwide awareness and capability building initiative by the India- headquartered Cybersecurity advocacy global … Read more
Onsurity, a trailblazing provider of monthly subscription-based employee healthcare benefits geared towards SMEs in India, has successfully secured $24 million in Series B funding. This substantial investment round is spearheaded by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the world’s largest global development institution. Notably, existing investors, Nexus Venture Partners, and Quona Capital, have also enthusiastically participated … Read more
Uber today announced ‘Uber Sustainovate’, a Startup Challenge looking for innovative solutions to fast track the adoption of sustainable mobility in India. The competition, in partnership with Startup India and nasscom AI, is designed to award startups that produce the best workable ideas that would help accelerate the transition to sustainable mobility in the country. … Read more
Mumbai-based AltUni, an alternative digital university founded in 2020 by Ankit Doshi, recently secured $500,000 in funding, as reported by Entrepreneur India. The funding round was spearheaded by the Indian Angel Network and saw participation from a group of prominent angel investors. Notable contributors in this funding round included Vishesh C Chandiok (CEO of Grant … Read more
Establishing its ‘Partnership of Progress’ with the state of Assam, PepsiCo India announced its first foods manufacturing plant in Nalbari, Assam with an investment of INR 778 crore (USD 95 Million). Spread over 44.2 acres, the state-of-the-art plant is proposed to be operational in 2025 and aims to provide direct and indirect employment opportunities to 500 … Read more
Mumbai-based startup Madmix, formerly known as Daily Staple and operated by Mel Sante Food Production Pvt. Ltd., has achieved a significant milestone with a substantial pre-seed funding round valuing the company at approximately INR 12 crore. This funding round is led by Prime Securities and includes prominent investors such as Authum Investments and Team India … Read more
Sploot, a pet-parenting mobile app started by Delhi-based Garima Kaushal and Arnav Sahni, has raised USD 800,000 through its second round of seed funding. The app is backed by Info Edge’s subsidiary Redstart Labs and angel investors. With the newly raised funding, the company aims to leverage it to expand its services, including dog walking … Read more
HeyoPhone, the ingenious communication app dedicated to serving India’s thriving small and medium-sized business (SMB) community, is excited to announce the successful conclusion of its angel funding round, securing an impressive 500K USD in investment. The round witnessed enthusiastic participation from renowned super-angels who bring their expertise to the table: Aakash Chaudhry, co-founder of Aakash … Read more
SaaS FinTech Zaggle headquartered in Hyderabad, continues to make strides in the financial realm as it secures a substantial Rs 25 crore investment from ValueQuest Scale Fund in a pre-IPO round. This recent infusion of funds is a noteworthy addition to the Rs 73 crore garnered by the company through a pre-IPO placement just last … Read more
Aretto’s leap toward innovation has just become stronger as the company announces the successful completion of its seed funding round. The company secured $550K from a clutch of angel investors and advisors, which included renowned cricketer Hardik Pandya; Abhineet Singh(Co-founder of VegNonVeg and Founder Brewhouse), Shyam Raichura (MD of Aan Group), Raunak Munot (Ex-CMO of … Read more
In a Seed Round of funding, Bizpay has secured an undisclosed sum, with Inflection Point Ventures taking the lead. The allocation of the funds will see 20% directed towards product development, 60% towards marketing efforts, and the remaining 20% dedicated to other essential purposes. Bizpay presents a prepaid card solution that is seamlessly integrated with … Read more
