Platform for online job postings Monster has raised Rs 137.5 crore from Volrado Venture Partners, Meridian Investments, and its parent firm Quess in an investment round valued at close to $100 million. Volrado is led by Enam Holdings’ Akash Bhanshali, while Meridian is TV Mohandas Pai’s investment office. In 2018, Quess bought Monster.com’s operations in … Read more
Jumbotail, a B2B marketplace, has secured $85 million in a Series C round headed by Artal Asia Pte. Ltd. and Ajax Capital. Early investors Nexus Venture Partners and Kalaari Capital took minor part-exits in the secondary, making the round a mix of main and secondary investments. Until now, the company has raised a total of … Read more
Chiratae Ventures (Formerly IDG Ventures) and Lenskart Vision Fund led a $4 million pre-Series A investment for Adloid, an AR builder platform. Prashant Pitti, co-founder of EaseMyTrip, Seeders, and 100x Entrepreneur have all invested in the fresh round. Adloid is renaming to Metadome with this round, a metaverse that will give no-code infrastructure to virtual … Read more
Piramal Pharma Limited (PPL) today announced an investment of INR101.77cr in Yapan Bio Pvt Ltd (“Yapan”) of Hyderabad, India, augmenting the capabilities of its Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) business, Piramal Pharma Solutions (PPS). PPL holds 27.78% equity stake in the company as a result of this investment. As PPS continues to strengthen its capabilities … Read more
Univfy, a global leader in using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to personalize counseling and increase access to fertility care, today announced that it raised $6 million of its Series B funding round led by a portfolio company of Atlantic Street Capital. Known by fertility specialists and patients for its flagship Univfy PreIVF Report, Univfy has commercialized a … Read more
Pre-owned vehicle ecommerce platform Cars24 has raised $400 million in finance, which includes a $300 million Series G equity round and a $100 million debt round from a variety of financial institutions. Return investor Alpha Wave Global (previously known as Falcon Edge Capital) led the Series G equity financing, which included participation from other existing … Read more
Razorpay, a fintech company founded by Lone Pine Capital, Alkeon Capital, and TCV, has secured $375 million in a Series F round led by Lone Pine Capital, Alkeon Capital, and TCV, and plans to extend its B2B payments business to Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Philippines by next year. Existing investors such as Tiger Global, … Read more
Haus & Kinder, a direct-to-consumer business, has raised Rs10 crore ($1.3 million) in a Pre-Series investment led by angel investor Shaival Desai. Early next year, the company plans to raise another $5 million (about Rs 35 crore) in a Series A fundraising round. Haus & Kinder plans to utilise the funds to expand its brand … Read more
Enmovil Solutions, a logistics technology firm based in Hyderabad, has raised Rs 10 crore in Pre-Series A funding backed by Anicut Angel Fund. In addition to KCT Group, Blackbird Investments, and RB Investments, the company saw participation in this round from KCT Group, Blackbird Investments, and RB Investments. Enmovil is an OEM-centric multi-modal logistics technology … Read more
The parent company of Moj and ShareChat, Mohalla Tech, has raised $266 million in a Series G investment. Alkeon Capital led the investment, which was valued at US$ 3.7 billion, and included new and current investors like as Temasek, Moore Strategic Ventures (MSV), Harbourvest, and India Quotient. This is the startup’s third round of funding … Read more
Gurucool, an ed-tech firm, has acquired $150k in pre-seed funding from Parvez Jasani, an angel investor, and FreeFlow Venture Builders. The funds will be used to establish a strong team, strengthen the company’s technical platform, and expand the company’s operations both in India and beyond. Gurucool, founded by Adil Meraj and Khansa Fahad in 2019, … Read more
kindlife, a new age beauty and wellness ecosystem enabling commerce, community, and brands, has raised an undisclosed amount for their seed round. Founded by Radhika Ghai, kindlife enables consumers to shop for 150+ curated kinder brands across beauty, nutrition, and home care. The fundraise was led by Kalaari Capital under their CXXO initiative. Vani Kola, … Read more
Spinny, the first full-stack online-to-offline user automobile selling platform, has teamed up with cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar of India. Sachin is both a strategic investor and a leading brand endorser for the firm. The partnership with Master Blaster adds to Spinny’s commitment to assisting young Indians in realising their hopes and aspirations by providing easy … Read more
Shiprocket, a logistics start-up, has signed definitive agreements to raise USD 185 million (INR 1,380 crore) in a Series E fundraising round led by Zomato Ltd, Temasek, and Lightrock India. On this transaction, Avendus Capital served as Shiprocket’s only financial advisor. The newly raised funds will aid the company in furthering its aim to democratise … Read more
Simplified, the AI-powered content creation, and marketing platform announced its $8.5 million seed funding round led by Craft Ventures with participation from Khosla Ventures and Wing Venture Capital participation. The round included notable investors like Uncorrelated Ventures, 8-Bit Capital, Mads Johnsen (CPO, Calm), Manik Gupta (Corporate Vice President, Microsoft) Ankur Nagpal (Founder of Teachable, Vibe … Read more
CometChat, a CpaaS firm based in Denver and Mumbai, revealed on Tuesday that it had raised $10 million in a Series A fundraising round. CometChat, founded in 2010 by brothers Anuj and Anant Garg, is a communications platform for businesses that offers plug-and-play text, chat, video, and audio communications solutions that can be connected into … Read more
Bizongo, an e-commerce packaging startup, has raised $110 million (Rs 825 crore) in a Series D round headed by Tiger Global. Existing investors such as B Capital, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have also contributed to the new investment. Tiger Global led the Series D round … Read more
CHARGE+ZONE, an electric vehicle (EV) charging firm, has raised $10 million in a bridge financing sponsored by Venture Catalysts. The funds will be used to expand the company’s existing electric vehicle charging network. CHARGE+ZONE, which was founded in 2018, is an EV charging infrastructure startup that specialises in B2B and B2C charging services using smart-grid … Read more
Tamatem Games, leading Arabic mobile games publisher, raises $11 Million in Series B funding round led by South Korean video game developer KRAFTON, Inc. The round that was led by KRAFTON, Inc., makers of the phenomenally popular battle royale game PUBG, also saw participation from Venture Souq, Endeavor Catalyst and existing investors. Tamatem has seen … Read more
Satvacart, an online grocery delivery service, has closed a pre-Series A round of funding led by Kuldeep Puri, Shailendra Kumar, Siddhartha Garg, Madhu Sudana Rao Kalagarla, and Sirinivas Kotta. In the following 18 months, the corporation wants to use the capital to build 100 clusters in Mumbai, Bangalore, and Noida. Satvacart is an online grocery company founded in 2014 by Deepika and Rahul that sells 5000 goods using an inventory-driven business strategy. The company is now solely active in Gurgaon, where it operates its own computerised dark stores in densely populated regions. Entrepreneur News Network Bureauentrepreneurnewsnetwork.com
