Punjab-based beverage startup Lahori has raised $15 million funding from Belgium-based consumer focused investor Verlinvest for an undisclosed minority stake. Lahori will use the funds to double down on its brand’s growth through offline & online expansion and will also enhance the national presence of the brand in retail chains. The fresh fund will also be … Read more
Geniemode, a B2B cross-border sourcing and supply chain technology company for businesses, has raised $7 million (about Rs 52.5 crore) in a Series A investment led by Info Edge Ventures. Geniemode Global Pvt Ltd was created in March 2021 by Amit Prakash Sharma and Tanuj Gangwani with the goal of organising the global sourcing and … Read more
Perfora, a digital-first and design-led oral care brand, has raised a $260,000 Pre-Seed round led by Sauce.vc, a venture capital fund that backs early-stage consumer brands. Huddle, India’s leading accelerator and early-stage fund for disruptive start-ups founded by Sanil Sachar and Ishaan Khosla also took part in the round. Other investors who backed the company in this … Read more
FRND, a Bengaluru-based audio romance and friend finding firm, has raised $6.5 million in a Series A round headed by KRAFTON, Inc., the producers of the massively popular battle royale game BATTLEGROUNDS MOBILE INDIA (BGMI). India Quotient and Elevation Capital, who had previously invested in the company, also participated in this Series A round. Bhanu … Read more
Pi Green Innovations, a cleantech company committed to creating sustainable solutions for a greener future has announced that it has secured over $4.5 million in Series A funding. The round was led by the Investment Fund of Opus Consulting with a total of $4.3 million. The round also saw participation from some strategic investors. Previously, Mr. Harshal Morde, Director … 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
Agrostar, an agritech firm, has secured $70 million in a Series D round led by Evolvence, global asset manager Schroders Capital, Hero Enterprise, and the UK’s development finance organisation CDC. AgroStar, founded by Shardul and Sitanshu Sheth, has one mission: “Helping Farmers Win.” It uses data and technology to address farmers’ issues with access to … Read more
AG Ventures (AAGV), the fast-growing Play-to-Earn (P2E) guild and P2E / Learn-to-Earn (L2E) platform, is pleased to announce that it has successfully raised over $12 million in a private funding round that concluded this week. This is the 2nd largest private round for P2E guilds or guild platforms reported to date. The Private Round was … Read more
Artha Venture Fund (AVF), India’s first early-stage micro-VC fund, led a seed round for InstaAstro, a new-age wellness and spiritual services platform that blends the ancient Indian expertise of Astrology, Yoga, Ayurveda, and Meditation. The company aims to upend the online astrology market by catering to tech-savvy millennials with strong spiritual values. InstaAstro is tackling … Read more
ZenOnco.io, an oncology healthcare platform, has raised $1.4 million in a seed round led by Enzia Ventures, with Better Capital, Apollo Hospitals, Titan Capital, Dr Arvind Kumar, and other angel investors participating. According to a news statement from ZenOnco.io, the funds will be used to expand the company’s current activities and introduce new products. ZenOnco.io … Read more
Park+, a new smart parking solution business founded by Amit Lakhotia, the former vice president of Paytm Payments, revealed on Wednesday that it has raised $25 million in a Series B investment led by Sequoia Capital India, Matrix Partners India, and Epiq Capital. AdvantEdge, Fund II – a series of Somani Investments LP, and Motherson … Read more
K&L Wellness, a healthtech firm, announced that it has raised Rs 30 crore in a seed round from Manjushree Ventures’ Vimal and Surendra Kedia, as well as Sohamm Group’s Narendra Firodia. In the field of integrative and lifestyle medicine, K&L was founded by serial entrepreneur Karan Talreja and holistic lifestyle coach Luke Coutinho to provide … Read more
BrightCHAMPS, a global platform for youngsters to master next-generation skills, announced a $63 million funding round on Monday. Because it was founded during the pandemic, the company is effectively “headquartered” on Slack, with the bulk of its employees working remotely. The leadership team is situated in Goa and is looking for people all around the … Read more
