Just Dogs has acquired $7 million in funding from consumer-focused venture fund Sixth Sense Ventures to develop a full-stack internet experience for pet parents. Just Dogs is a pet product and service omnichannel retailer. According to a release, the firm serves 1.5 lakh customers and has 42 locations. The chain is the largest retailer for … Read more
AjnaLens, Mumbai-based XR hardware and software company raised Rs. 12 crore from renowned investors like Lets Venture Angel Fund, JITO Angel Network & few visionary angel investors, in another round of a Pre-Series A. The one-of-its-kind Indian player in the XR space has clocked funding in the past from noteworthy angel investors like Vijay Shekhar … Read more
Calyptia, providers of the leading platform for First-Mile Observability, today announced it has closed a seed funding round of $5 million led by Sierra Ventures and Carbide Ventures, with participation from Bill Tai’s ACTAI Ventures and other angel investors. Calpytia Enterprise, based on the wildly popular open source projects Fluent Bit and Fluentd, enables every company to scale and … Read more
“Growing populations, increased urbanisation, rising labour costs, lack of skilled workers, high safety standards and social distancing stipulations – various factors have been coming together resulting in the strong need for remote monitoring and IoT/AI solutions. This is why we set up SpaceAge Labs – to help governments and corporations improve the way they are … Read more
Our Next Energy, Inc. (ONE), a Michigan-based energy storage technology company, has raised $65M following its $25M Series A that was led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures in October 2021. This new funding round, led by BMW i Ventures, will allow ONE to expand its operations and prepare for increasing demand and customer activity. In addition, … Read more
Whistle, a new generation of employee experience platform, announced today it has raised a $3.2 million seed funding round led by Dundee Venture Capital (VC). Other investors include Chicago-based M25. “Whistle has an experienced team, a clear vision, a plan for growth and the team is executing well – the key elements we look for … Read more
Vymo, an Intelligent Sales Engagement platform for Financial Institutions, has raised $22M in Series C funding round led by Bertelsmann India Investments with existing investors Emergence Capital and Sequoia Capital participating. As part of the financing, BII’s Rohit Sood, will be joining the company’s board. “2021 was a momentous year for us: 20%+ quarterly growth, 142% NRR, zero … Read more
Stellaris Venture Partners and Chiratae Ventures contributed $15 million to Locofast, a fashion supply chain platform. Locofast is a business-to-business (B2B) platform for textile manufacturers and buyers founded in 2019 by serial entrepreneur Deepak and his co-founder Mohit Piplani — with whom he previously worked on his previous startup, WeAreHolidays. Locofast Online Services Pvt Ltd … Read more
Volopay, a Singapore-based corporate cards and expenditure management business, raised $29 million in a Series A financing that included both equity and debt. Volopay has grown at an exponential rate since its inception. The platform’s 150+ member workforce is dispersed across Singapore, Australia, India, Indonesia, and the Philippines, and its clients include Antler, Dathena, CoinDCX, … Read more
SnapMint, a Mumbai-based fintech firm, announced a $9 million Series A investment led by Prashasta Seth, CEO and CIO of Prudent Investment Managers, on Tuesday. Snapmint, founded in 2017 by IIT Bombay classmates Nalin Agrawal, Anil Gelra, Abhineet Sawa, and Rahul Agarwal, is a BNPL (Buy Now Pay Later) platform that allows Gen Z consumers … Read more
Aurora Solar, the industry’s leading software platform for solar sales and design, announced it closed a $200 million Series D funding round co-led by current investors Coatue and Energize Ventures with participation from Fifth Wall, ICONIQ and new investors, Lux Capital and Emerson Collective. With this funding, Aurora Solar will accelerate its mission to create … Read more
The Israeli digital health company CVAid Medical, which has developed a platform based on artificial intelligence for diagnosing and treating cerebrovascular accidents (CVAs, or strokes), has announced the completion of capital raising from Philips together with Sanara Capital. The Israeli Rad Biomed investment fund led the capital raising. The CVAid solution provides an answer for … Read more
Zest Outdoor, a leading OOH company has raised $2 million for its ‘solar OOH’ project. Zest Outdoor announces itself as a Green DOOH company that focuses on the lifeline of Mumbai, the Indian Railways, by a significant chunk of India. This solar project includes the installation of 12,000 sq. ft solar panels to be set … Read more
Shipsy, a leading SaaS-based smart logistics management platform provider, has raised USD 25 million in a Series B round co-led by A91 Partners and Z3 Partners along with existing investors Info Edge and Sequoia Capital India’s Surge. The funding will enable Shipsy to continue growing its stronghold in the Middle East, India and Southeast Asian markets while accelerating global expansion … Read more
Niyo, the consumer neo-banking platform, has raised $100 million in its Series C round of funding. The company will be using the funds to accelerate its mission to transform banking in India, and to provide convenient and hassle-free financial services to digital native customers. This Series C round of funding was led by Accel & Lightrock India with … Read more
Indian Math EdTech start-up Bhanzu, founded by Neelakantha Bhanu Prakash who broke Shakuntala Devi’s record to become the ‘World’s fastest human calculator’, has raised $2 million USD in seed funding. Bhanzu is a math-learning platform with a meticulously designed curriculum that helps students become 4x quicker and better at math by nurturing their cognitive abilities and … Read more
