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Meta today announced a partnership with premier VC fund Kalaari Capital to upskill and scale young, invested businesses by providing them with timely business skilling help, furthering its commitment to drive the growth of micro, small and medium businesses in the country. The collaboration is part of Meta’s VC Brand Incubator Initiative, which is an … Read more
The board of Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited in its meeting today approved raising of up to Rs. 2,195 cr by way of preferential issuance of equity and warrants to an affiliate of GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund. GIC will invest Rs. 770 cr now towards subscription of equity and warrants, followed by up … Read more
MetaEstate, a Singapore-based metaverse service provider, announced that it has recently closed a multi-million dollar strategic round of funding led by Matrixport and SevenX Ventures, followed by Everest Ventures Group and Y+ Ventures. Besides, Cryptogram Venture (CGV), a Japanese fund that invested in the previous round, performed the follow-up investment in this round. In the current … Read more
Fitelo, a weight loss platform, today announced a major re-branding to reflect the organization’s vision of helping people achieve their fitness goals efficiently and holistically. Fitelo’s new logo depicts an amalgamation of two key wellness elements, one depicting mental health and clarity, and the other physical well-being and energy. Together these overlapping forms create a … Read more
Chiratae Ventures led a $1.7 million seed round for Minus Zero, a self-driving vehicle startup. JITO Angel Network, as well as senior executives from chipmaker NVIDIA and cab-hailing company Lyft, took part in the round. Minus Zero, founded by Gagandeep Reehal and Gursimran Kalra, creates economical, completely autonomous car fleets that can navigate without a … Read more
RAS Premium Oils, the first farm-to-face luxury skincare and personal care business, has received $2 million in pre-Series A funding from Sixth Sense Ventures, a domestic consumer-centric venture fund. RAS, which was founded in 2017 by Shubhika Jain, Suramya Jain, and Sangeeta Jain, has quickly grown into a niche premium D2C business. The company has … Read more
BluSmart, an electric ride-hailing network, has raised $25 million in a follow-up to its Series A fundraising round, which concluded in September 2021. The fundraising round included $15 million in equity and $10 million in venture loan. The equity fundraising round, led by BP Ventures and Green Frontier Capital, included previous investors, while the venture … Read more
SucSEED Indovation Fund, based in Hyderabad, has invested in Ving Hybrid Technologies India Pvt Ltd. Ving Hybrid Technologies is based in Singapore and India and was founded by two ex-Cisco executives. Ving Hybrid wants to democratise Video Conference Rooms by providing a “One Stop VC Room Solution” with the goal of “simplifying cooperation.” Ving offers … Read more
HappyEasyGo, a fast-growing online travel agency (OTA Platform), currently invested by Samsung Venture Investment, Korea Investment Partners Co. Ltd., M&S Partners Pte. Ltd., CVC Capital Partners, and UOB Venture Management, has raised new funding from its existing shareholders. The funding is backed by the encouraging business trends in the travel industry in the Indian market. … Read more
According to a regulatory filing on Thursday, DoorDash Inc. has authorised the buyback of up to $400 million in shares. In its filing, DoorDash DASH, -1.08 percent stated that the move is being made to counter dilution from its employee stock-compensation scheme. During the coronavirus pandemic, the delivery-app platform, which went public in 2020, reported … Read more
Paytm’s founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma was re-appointed as the company’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer on Saturday. He has been reappointed to the job for a period of five years, with effect from December 19, 2022, according to the company’s exchange filing. Madhur Deora, the company’s current Chief Financial Officer, has been appointed as … Read more
LenDenClub, India’s largest Peer-to-Peer Lending platform, with its vision to drive financial inclusion, is building a formidable leadership team as it prepares for its next growth phase, chasing an ambitious goal of $1 billion in loan disbursals. To this effect, the RBI registered NBFC-P2P has made a key leadership appointment and hired CA Mudit Agarwal … Read more
T-Hub, which leads India’s pioneering innovation ecosystem, today announced that it got selected under the Startup India Seed Fund Scheme by DPIIT, GOI to disburse INR 5 Cr among eligible startups with an objective to support and fuel early stage funding in startups. With an aim to provide value-driven and effective growth for the startups, … Read more
Bureau, a frictionless identity verification and fraud protection platform, announced on Thursday that it has raised $12 million in a Series A round led by Quona Capital and Commerce Ventures, with participation from Okta Identity and strategic angels Mark Britto, EVP Chief Product Officer at Paypal, and Bobby Mehta, Retd. President and CEO of TransUnion. … Read more
