Silent Push, a detection-focused threat intelligence company, announced today the company’s launch with a total of $10M in seed funding led by global cybersecurity specialist investor Ten Eleven Ventures. Silent Push takes a unique approach to identifying emerging cyber threats by providing the most comprehensive view of global internet-facing infrastructure available and applying deep analysis … Read more
Gro Club, a direct-to-consumer (D2C) kids subscription platform that operates on the principles of circular economy, has announced securing INR 4.3 crores in funding at a valuation of INR 25 Cr. The funding round was led by Ramaiah Evolute, a startup wing of the MS Ramaiah Group. The funding round also saw participation from an … Read more
Private equity company GEF Capital Partners reported investing more than 500 crore in e-mobility firms Electra EV and Hero Motors Ltd. This is a step in the climate-focused investor’s plan to increase its stakes in India’s climate and sustainability potential. With this, GEF has invested eight times over the last four years. Independent EV powertrain … Read more
Pheal is a smartphone app that offers innovative physical therapy tools care to physiotherapists while simultaneously improving patient care. Its unique selling points have made this health-tech platform draw a much-needed niche in the practice of physical therapy. Since going live at clinics in July, Pheal, an acronym for ‘physical therapy healing’, has achieved its … Read more
Consumer Hardware Startup, Up (previously React Labs) raised $500,000 from Nithin Kamath led Rainmatter as a part of its pre-seed funding. Founded by Mahek Mody and Mohit Sharma, the Bengaluru based startup closed its pre-seed round at a total of $1.3 Million. Up has received investment from co-founders of Ather Energy, Unacademy and the Stanford … Read more
Wib, the fast-growth cybersecurity startup pioneering a new era in API security, today announced a $16 million investment led by Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT), the growth and venture arm of Koch Industries, Inc, with participation from Kmehin Ventures, Venture Israel, Techstars and existing investors. The investment will be used to enhance Wib’s pioneering holistic API security platform and accelerate international … Read more
WATI (WhatsApp Team Inbox), a customer and sales engagement tool is today announcing a $23M series B funding, led by Tiger Global with participation from existing investors Sequoia Capital India & Southeast Asia, as well as new investors DST Global Partners and Shopify. This marks Shopify’s first venture investment in a startup operating in the Southeast Asia … Read more
Univest, a fintech startup making a sophisticated one resolution for inventory markets, secured funding from angel buyers in its pre-seed part. The fintech platform secured funding value ~3.8 crs, to be utilized in the direction of product launch and crew constructing. Univest – the brainchild of Pranit Arora and Avneet Dhamija, was began with the … Read more
D2C Ecommerce, an Indian multi-brand e-commerce platform, today announced its official launch in the country. The start-up has also raised INR 60 Million, in its seed funding round led by industry stalwarts including Ravi Khushwani, Founder of Greensoul Brand & other industry veterans. As per a recent report commissioned by Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) … Read more
Oasis Centre for Reproductive Medicine in South India has raised $50 million (almost Rs 400 crore) in an equity round of financing from domestic private equity vehicle Kedaara Capital. Oasis, which was founded in 2009 by Durga G. Rao and Kiran Gadela, had five centres in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana at the time of InvAscent’s … Read more
Crunchbase, a prospecting platform powered by best-in-class proprietary data, today announced it has secured $50 million in connection with its Series D funding. Alignment Growth led the oversubscribed round, with participation by existing Crunchbase investors including OMERS Ventures, Mayfield Fund, and Emergence. Alex Iosilevich, Partner at Alignment Growth, will also join the Crunchbase board of directors. Crunchbase was … Read more
Oxford Science Enterprises (OSE), the independent investment company created to found, fund and build transformational businesses via its unique partnership with the University of Oxford, today announces it has raised a further £250 million ($300 million) in funding. This brings the total amount raised by OSE to more than £850 million (>$1 billion) since inception in 2015. These funds … Read more
Shop Circle, a technology-driven company that operates e-commerce software, today announced it has raised $65 million in funding. The financing was led by NFX and QED Investors, with participation from 645 Ventures, FirstMinute Capital and Triple Point Capital. Shop Circle, co-founded last year by Luca Cartechini and Gian Maria Gramondi, is officially coming out of stealth mode and will use the funds to help the company scale … Read more
FanClash, a Bengaluru-based esports startup, has acquired $40 million in Series B funding to help it achieve its goal of creating a worldwide esports fantasy, data, and fan engagement platform. The current fund raise was co-led by existing investors Sequoia Capital India, Falcon Edge, and Info Edge India, as well as Matic Networks (Polygon). FanClash … Read more
Genomatica (Geno), a leader in biotech and sustainability and Unilever have launched a venture to scale and commercialize alternatives to palm oil and fossil fuel-derived cleansing ingredients. These are integral to the formulations of thousands of everyday cleaning and personal care products. With growing demand for sustainably-sourced palm oil, this venture aims to deliver additional … Read more
Bootstrapped Edtech venture, Toprankers.com – India’s largest platform for careers beyond engineering and medical, has raised $4M in Series A funding from leading consumer fund, Sixth Sense Ventures. Within India’s ed-tech sector, the $12B online test-prep space is the fastest growing at a 38% CAGR, set to quadruple to $4B by 2025 with over 5M+ … Read more
