Ankur Capital led a $3.5 million funding round for Josh Talks, an upskilling platform. Among the notable investors in the round were Vijay Shekhar Sharma (Paytm), Vaibhav Domkundwar (Better Capital), Vineeta Singh (SUGAR Cosmetics), Ritesh Agarwal (OYO), and Ankur Warikoo (Ex-Nearbuy). Josh Talks, which previously raised $1.5 million from the New York-based Media Development Investment … Read more
Kolo, India’s top home content community, has raised $ 4 million from global venture capital company RTP Global and previous investor Better Capital. The fresh investment will help the company continue to grow, improve consumer-facing product offerings such as the content recommendation engine, community offering, digital portfolio, and professional tools, and expand its presence across … Read more
Anja Health, the personalized doctor-backed cord blood banking company, today announced a $4.5M seed funding round led by Alexis Ohanian’s Seven Seven Six with participation from Harvest Ventures and Crista Galli Ventures, in addition to prominent athletes and executives including Aly Raisman, Cleo Abram, Chris Ovitz, Balaji Srinivisan, Zachariah Reitano – CEO and founder of Ro, and Tim Lenardo – CEO and founder of JetFuel. Through this strategic … Read more
Tomorrow Farms, a food technology company on a mission to fuel the sustainable food revolution with irresistible food and beverage brands, announced today an $8.5 million seed round led by Lowercarbon Capital and additional key investors, including Maveron, Valor Siren Ventures, Simple Food Ventures and SV Angel. Working to become the trusted, household name for the future … Read more
Redcliffe Lifetech (Redcliffe), an omnichannel diagnostics platform, has raised $61 million in a Series B round led by LeapFrog Investments and including Healthquad, Schroders, LC Nueva, Growth Spark Ventures, and existing investors Chiratae Ventures and Alkemi Venture Partners. Redcliffe was founded in 2018 and provides diagnostic services through its network of 22 labs in 14 … Read more
Klub, India’s leading Revenue Based Financing platform, today announced that it has funded more than 15 growth & late-stage online businesses through its Rs. 200 crores Revenue Based Financing fund. The fund’s diverse portfolio consists of digital businesses such as the popular online apparel platform, Bewakoof, India’s largest gourmet chocolate brand, SMOOR, Gourmet Garden, The New Shop & many more. … Read more
Agriwise Finserv Limited, one of India’s fastest growing agri-focussed NBFCs, today announced that it had obtained a secure credit facility from Maanaveeya Development & Finance Private Limited (Maanaveeya). Maanaveeya is the Indian subsidiary of Oikocredit, social impact investor and worldwide cooperative with over 46 years of experience in funding organisations active in financial inclusion, agriculture and renewable energy. … Read more
Bizzo, a technology startup, revealed on Thursday that it had received $2 million from a consortium of investors led by ICICI Bank and Orios Venture Partners. Bizzo, which was founded in 2021 and has its headquarters in Mumbai, enables service providers grow, scale, and organise their operations digitally, including automating bookings 24 hours a day, … Read more
Byju’s, India’s largest ed-tech firm, plans to invest $200 million to expand and grow its hybrid tuition business. Over the next two years, the infusion will take place. “We have USD 200 million to invest over the next two years for use in exponential expansion of the ‘Tuition Centre model,” Himanshu Bajaj, head of Byju’s … Read more
Mindler, leading EdTech platform for career guidance and planning, has raised its Pre-Series A round of $1.5 million from investor groups associated with Edupreneur Village, Ecosystem Ventures, Inflection Point Ventures, and Chennai Angels. Edupreneur Village has invested $200K through its partner nVentures, a Singapore based VC Fund. Edupreneur Village (part of Sri Aurobindo Society) is … Read more
ALLEN Career Institute (ALLEN) and Bodhi Tree Systems have announced a strategic partnership with the goal of building the world’s most admired and trusted education brand. ALLEN is an education powerhouse with an unparalleled track record of success in the world’s most competitive college entrance examinations and Olympiads. ALLEN has a pan-India footprint with a growing … Read more
Union Minister for Ports, Shipping & Waterways Shri Sarbananda Sonowal today announced in Kochi that Cochin Shipyard Limited has committed to invest an initial corpus of Rs. 50 Crore in Start-up companies engaged in the maritime sector. Shri Sonowal also unveiled the Government’s plan for building Hydrogen Fuelled Electric Vessels keeping pace with the Global … Read more
Ministry of Ayush has taken several initiatives to encourage a startup culture in the field of traditional medicines. The three-day Global Ayush Investment and Innovation Summit (GAIIS 2022) also witnessed enthusiastic participation from startups and students, who showcased their products and various initiatives. In the exhibition held at GAIIS 2022, many established companies along with … Read more
Yamaha Motor Ventures, the strategic business development and investment arm of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announced it led a $7.5 million Series A funding round for Verge, developers of the world’s first AI-powered interactive software that enables farmers to plan, simulate, and validate the movement of equipment in the field and execute field operations efficiently. … Read more
Tractor Junction, a rural vehicle marketplace based in Noida, revealed on Thursday that it had raised $5.7 million in a seed round headed by Info Edge Ventures and Omnivore. Existing investors AgFunder GROW Impact Fund and Rockstart AgriFood Fund joined the round, as did angel investors such as Cars24 co-founders Vikram Chopra and Mehul Agrawal, … Read more
Poshn, an agritech platform for wholesale processed commodities distribution and financing, announced in a press release that it has raised $3.8 million (Rs 28.8 crore) in a seed fundraising round headed by Prime Venture Partners with participation from Zephyr Peacock. The startup plans to use the new funds to expand and hire across engineering and … Read more
