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Personal Care Brand True Frog Raises INR 1.65 Cr Funding

Personal care brand, True Frog has raised INR 1.65 crores (USD 2,00,000) in a round of funding through a group of angel investors. Vegan, Harmful Chemical free, skin and hair care brand intends to utilize the funds to improve the research infrastructure, expand the product portfolio, build the team size, and focus on branding and marketing. The … Read more

Proptech Startup Blox Raises $12 Million In Funding

Proptech start-up, Blox, announced today that it has raised USD 12 million in a Series A funding round – the largest in the proptech sector in India. This round was backed by earlier Silicon Valley investors and new strategic investors and angels, notably Kunal Shah, founder of CRED. The funds will be utilized by Blox for … Read more

PayU named Arvind Agarwal as the CFO for its India Payments Business

PayU, India’s leading online payments solutions provider, today announced the appointment of Arvind Agarwal as its new Chief Financial Officer. In his career spanning over two decades, Arvind has handled a wide range of financial and strategic leadership roles with multiple dynamic consumer-facing multi-billion-dollar tech companies. Arvind joins PayU after a successful stint at Nykaa that saw robust recovery from COVID while … Read more

Scaler forays into mobile-first enhanced immersive learning with an app for software professionals

Scaler (by InterviewBit), one of the fastest-growing tech upskilling start-ups, announced its mobile application’s launch to enable software professionals to upskill themselves and prepare for a progressive career in software development. Just five months into its soft launch, The application has witnessed over 50K downloads organically and with more than 2X growth over the last two … Read more

EaseMyTrip to acquire Nutana Aviation

The deal gets EaseMyTrip to foray into the growing air charter services market in India and abroad. EaseMyTrip, India’s one of the largest online travel tech platforms, today announced it will invest in and acquire* Gujarat’s GIFT city-based Nutana Aviation. The acquiree* company is in the business of offering charter solutions to clients in India … Read more

IppoPay acquires Chennai-based Roamsoft Technologies

IppoPay Technologies, a verticalized payments infrastructure company, said in a statement that it has acquired the business of Roamsoft Technologies Pvt Ltd, a fintech focused IT products and services company located in Tamil Nadu, for an undisclosed amount. Roamsoft, headquartered in Chennai, is primarily engaged in the business of developing products and providing technology services … Read more

HRtech startup iXceed Solutions Plans GLobal Expansion, plans to invest £1 million

iXceed Solutions – one of the leading HRtech companies that provide Talent and Digital Solutions to Fortune 600 companies globally has announced its massive international expansion drive by adding a new client base and venturing into Southeast Asia, North America. Additionally,  iXceed Solutions plans to open additional delivery centers in north India and expand its … Read more

PrimeOS Raises $1 Mn in Seed Funding

PrimeOS, an android-based operating system for laptops explicitly created for students, has announced that it has given exits to its investors at a 3x valuation in its latest funding round. The Delhi-based startup has raised around $ 1 million in funding in the current round led by Kundan Group (Biggest Gold refinery in India – … Read more

Speakin Raises Pre-Series A Funding

SpeakIn, Asia’s largest digital platform for 1:1 coaching and group learning sessions, has announced a fresh infusion of capital to accelerate its SaaS platform and global expansion. The company recently moved its headquarters to Singapore to effectively address the increasing demand for professional learning in the Asia Pacific region. Having grown 5x YoY in revenues, … Read more

Cypherock Raises $1Mn Funding to Build the World’s 1st MPC Based Hardware Wallet

Cypherock, a hardware wallet startup with a mission to accelerate web3 adoption, has raised $1 million from an array of reputed industry leaders including Consensys Mesh, Infinite Capital, Gnosis, Stefan George (Gnosis), Sandeep Nailwal (Polygon), Mahin Gupta (Zebpay & Liminal), OrangeDAO, Prasanna Sankar (Rippling), and Furqan Rydhan (Thirdweb & F Inc) amongst others. The round … Read more

Digital therapeutics startup Fitterfly unveils new brand identity

Fitterfly, a digital therapeutics (DTx) health-tech firm, has revealed a new brand identity as a step towards their upcoming growth phase. The rebranding stays true to the company’s core message of helping individuals live unfettered lives without letting metabolic health get in the way. Fitterfly’s logo has changed to represent the “Fitterfly Right,” which is … Read more

Cosmo First Limited announces buyback of equity shares at Rs 1,070 per share

Cosmo First Limited announced today yet another buyback of fully paid-up equity shares through a tender route from the existing shareholders on a voluntary and proportionate basis. The buyback price is fixed at Rs 1,070 per share (face value Rs 10 per share) representing a premium of 42% over the closing price as on Nov 28th, 2022 … Read more

Mivi Launched Its First Smartwatch Mivi Watch Model E To Disrupt The Wearables Market

Mivi, a truly made-in-India consumer tech brand, today announced its entrance into the “affordable” wearable category with the launch of its inventive and ‘truly Made in India’ range of smartwatches; Model E. Aesthetically designed, to offer a perfect balance of style and functionality, these smartwatches are available in five different colors: Pink, Blue, Red, Grey, Green, … Read more

Edtech Startup ClassMonitor Raises ₹ 10 Cr in Pre Series A Round

With an aim to building India’s best home learning programs for early learners in the age group of 0-8 years, education technology start-up ClassMonitor has raised INR 10 Crores in a Pre Series A round from Lead Investor Frontline Strategy Funds; Khimji Family (Muscat) and participation from existing investors Sarvann & Calega Family Office. The … Read more

Pet Care Startup Vetic Raises $3.7 Mn in a Seed Funding Round

Vetic, India’s first tech-enabled chain of modern clinics focusing on overall pet health care, has raised USD 3.7 Million in a seed funding round led by Lachy Groom. The round also saw participation from renowned angel investors including Utsav Somani (Partner, AngelList India), Nitin Saluja (Founder Chaayos), Ritesh Agarwal (CEO, OYO), Abhinav Sinha (COO OYO), … Read more

Shilpa Shetty Kundra invests in Hyderabad-based Hunar Online Courses

Hunar Online Courses, a SkillTech online learning platform that empowers women by helping them learn new skills in fashion, food, photography, and interior design, and become financially independent, today announced it has joined hands with the actress and entrepreneur Shilpa Shetty Kundra as its investor and brand ambassador. Through this partnership, Hunar aims to cement … Read more

Flash raises $5.8 mn in Seed round from global investors and marquee angels

With the mission to revolutionize the online shopping space globally, Flash, (Flash.co) announced raising $5.8 Million in a Seed round led by global funds like Global Founders Capital (GFC), White Venture Capital (a fund by Jitendra Gupta & Amrish Rau), Zinal Growth, Soma Capital, Emphasis Ventures, Peer Capital, and a host of India’s top angel … Read more

E-commerce sector in India to become $200 bn by 2026: JCB Report

JCB International has identified a opportunity for European merchants and acquirers to tap into the rapidly growing Indian payments market, with JCB’s data showing a 70% growth in Cardmembers between Q4 of 2021 and Q2 of 2022. Projected to have the third-largest number of high-income households by 2030, the region is set to contribute $1.8 … Read more

CRED announces acquisition of SaaS firm CreditVidya

CRED, a high-trust community of creditworthy individuals, brands, and institutions and CreditVidya – a SaaS company that offers a lending-as-a-service platform, have agreed on terms for an acquisition of CreditVidya by CRED. The transaction is a mix of cash & stock, and closure of the acquisition is subject to requisite approvals. CreditVidya’s full stack platform … Read more

Multimodal Supply Chain Visibility Startup Intugine raises Rs 19 cr in Pre-Series A Funding

Intugine, a real-time multimodal supply chain visibility startup, has raised INR 19 Crores in a pre-series A round led by Mela Ventures and co-financed by Kaleesuwari Group and Innoport. Round also saw participation from marquee investors, including SaaS founders Harsh Shah, Co-founder of Fynd; Anshul Rai, Co-founder and CEO of Happay; and Kashyap Deorah, Founder … Read more