Short video app Sharechat’s parent company has raised nearly $300 million in funding from Google, Times Group, and Temasek Holdings. After backing Bengaluru-based unicorn VerSe Innovation’s Josh, Google has made its second investment in the short video industry in India. In 2015, IIT Kanpur alumni Ankush Sachdeva, Farid Ahsan, and Bhanu Singh formed Mohalla Tech, which owns … Read more
Backed by Asia’s Largest Education group Sri Chaitanya, Infinity Learn, the Fastest Growing EdTech brand today forayed into one more vertical – ’Infinity Futurz’. to catapult the company’s ambition, Infinity Learn acquired Wizklub, a holistic cognitive development edtech start-up that builds skills necessary to succeed in future for school children of age 6-14 years through … Read more
Dedoco secures US$3 million funding from True Global Ventures 4 Plus (TGV4 Plus) Fund to fuel its global expansion. TGV is an early investor of prominent projects such as blockchain unicorns Animoca Brands and Sandbox, as well as the recently listed marketplace trading platform, Forge Global in the US. Dedoco is a next-generation digital DMaaS (Document Management as-a-Service) that … Read more
OMTV, the only OTT network to showcase content pertaining to Indian Sanatan culture, today announced that it has secured funding of Rs 4 million. The company shared that it will be using this funding to cover its current operational cost and ramp up the production of original content. Raj Kumar Jalan and Subhash Jalan led … Read more
WSO2, a digital transformation solutions provider based in California, announced on Wednesday that it has closed its Series E growth-stage investment round, which included Redstart Labs as an investor. Redstart Labs contributed $3 million in the Series E round, which closed at $93 million with $90 million from lead investor Goldman Sachs Asset Management Private … Read more
TWU, a worldwide finance startup specialising in electric vehicle financing, has raised $10 million in a Series A round led by Delta Corp Holdings. Delta Corp Holdings is leading the newest funding round, which includes participation from existing investor Techstars. Investors from the Middle East, Europe, and Grip Invest also took part in the round. … Read more
Country Delight, a direct-to-consumer (D2C) milk and grocery delivery service, raised $108 million in a Series D fundraising round led by Nicholas Cator’s Venturi Partners and Temasek on Wednesday. SWC Global and Trifecta Capital joined the round, as well as returning investors IIFL Asset Management, Elevation Capital, Orios Venture Partners, and Matrix Partners. Country Delight’s … Read more
BEENEXT, Chiratae Ventures, and White Venture Capital were among the investors who contributed $6.1 million to ShopSe, a financial platform that offers quick EMI. The current funding comes after a $5.5 million seed round in April 2021. Pallav Jain, Abhishek Nimonkar, and Yagnesh Desai, all former PayU employees, started ShopSe in 2020. By working with … 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
NextBillion.ai, a Singapore-based spatial data and mapping platform for businesses, announced on Monday that it has secured $21 million in a series B round headed by Mirae Asset Venture Investments. The round included existing investors Lightspeed, M12 (Microsoft’s Venture Fund), and Alphawave, bringing the total money raised since 2020 to $34 million, according to NextBillion.ai. … 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
equipifi, a fintech company providing banks and credit unions with a white label Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) solution, completed a $12 million Series A funding round. The investment, led by Curql Collective via Curql Fund and PHX Ventures, will enable equipifi to provide financial institutions with BNPL capabilities available through their existing debit cards … 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
Jet Airways received its revalidated Air Operator Certificate (AOC) from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India. With the receipt of AOC, the Jalan Kalrock Consortium has fulfilled all the conditions precedent under their NCLT approved Resolution Plan. The revalidation of AOC enables Jet Airways to resume its scheduled commercial operations … Read more
Seclore Technology Pvt. Ltd., a data-centric security startup, announced today that it has raised $27 million in new funding to aim to become the platform of choice for business data protection projects. Seclore, which was founded in 2003, provides an open, automated data-centric security platform for businesses. The platform is meant to enable enterprises to … 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
Security-focused blockchain, Energi (NRG) secures Investment Commitment for $50 million. This marks an important step forward for the organization which has until now sustained itself by self-funding, rather than having launched with a pre-mine or ICO. With this investment commitment, Energi is well-positioned to continue its growth and drive the adoption of its blockchain technology. The … Read more
Major League Cricket in the United States has revealed that they have raised 120 million dollars in a series A and A1 fundraising round that includes Silicon Valley heavyweights like Satya Nadella. According to MLC, the six-team franchise T20 league sanctioned by USA Cricket, 44 million dollars has been secured following the completion of these … Read more
Imagindairy, Ltd, a foodtech business that develops animal-free milk proteins, has raised an extra $15 million in its extended seed round. The first round, which took place in November 2021, raised US$13 million. This raises the total investment capital to US$28 million, making it one of the most profitable seed rounds in the alternative protein … Read more
