Pepper Content, a content marketplace, revealed on June 9 that it has raised $14.3 million in a Series A fundraising round led by Bessemer Venture Partners, as the company wants to expand its position in the US and branch out into additional categories. Pepper Content, founded in 2017 by Anirudh Singla and Rishabh Shekhar, enables … Read more
Pristyn Care, the leading healthcare provider, today announced the acquisition of the health-tech platform Lybrate to bring in synergies on overall healthcare delivery and foray into primary care. In the coming days, the companies will work towards combining the business operations seamlessly. The pandemic has brought about massive shifts in patient behavior, especially most of … Read more
Curefoods, a cloud kitchen startup, has raised $50 million in funding from Winter Capital, Three State Capital, Chiratae Ventures, and Accel. Iron Pillar, Nordstar, Binny Bansal, Adil Allana, Rashmi Kwatra, Lydia Jett, and Kunal Shah are among the company’s current investors. In 2021 and 2022, the company raised about $120 million in equity and venture … 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
Fitelo, a weight loss platform, today announced a major re-branding to reflect the organization’s vision of helping people achieve their fitness goals efficiently and holistically. Fitelo’s new logo depicts an amalgamation of two key wellness elements, one depicting mental health and clarity, and the other physical well-being and energy. Together these overlapping forms create a … 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
SwipeRx (formerly mClinica Pharmacy Solutions), Southeast Asia’s (SEA) leading platform for pharmacies, announced it has secured a Series B round of US$27 million in equity and debt to accelerate growth across SEA. The round was led by Indonesia’s MDI Ventures, with participation from global investors, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Johnson & Johnson Impact Ventures, SIG and existing investors. Singapore-based mClinica … Read more
Smytten, a product discovery and trial platform powered by technology, has raised Rs 100 crore in Pre-Series B funding from Fireside Ventures and Roots Ventures. Sharrp Ventures, Waao Partners, Survam Partners, and Sattva Group Family Office also participated in the fundraising round. The company’s valuation, while secret, has doubled as a result of this funding. … Read more
O’2 Nails, a fast-growing consumer and fashion retail firm specialising in nail care, has acquired $75,000 in funding from Atal Incubation Centre – BIMTECH and other notable investors as part of the Government of India’s Startup India initiative. The Seed Fund Scheme provides capital in the form of debentures. Under their “Gurukul” programme, AIC – … Read more
Adventum Student Living (ASL) announced on Monday that it has raised $5 million from investors (about Rs 38 crore). Adventum Student Living (ASL), which launched in 2020, helps students locate housing and education financing through its online platforms UniAcco, UniCreds, and UniScholarz. It also provides different assistance to students seeking higher education abroad. The company … Read more
Fyllo, an agritech firm, has secured $2 million in a round headed by IAN, Triveni Trusts, Ninjacart, and new investors Venture Catalysts, StarAgri, Kia Ora Ventures, Singularity Ventures, Mastermind Capital, and Angel investors. Fyllo, a data-driven Agri-science platform founded in 2019, ensures the quality and quantity of agricultural produce. Their IoT technology identifies and measures … Read more
ApnaKlub, an FMCG wholesale platform for low population density areas, revealed on Thursday that Tiger Global has invested $10 million in its Series A round. In August 2021, they raised $4 million from Sequoia India’s Surge, Blume Ventures, Whiteboard Capital, and Flourish Ventures. The Bengaluru-based firm, founded in 2020 by HBS alumni Shruti and Manish … Read more
Agatsa, a medtech startup that specialises in cardiac issue diagnostics, has raised Rs 125 million to expand its operations and product portfolio. Its goal is to transform India’s cardiac care business. Agatsa has established itself as India’s first B2C med-tech brand, and it is now pursuing B2B partnerships with large hospitals and telehealth firms, according … Read more
In an angel fundraising round, VS Mani & Co, a speciality south Indian food firm, raised 2.5 crore. According to a press release issued by the company, angel investors included Haresh Chawla, partner, True North Co; Anupam Mittal, founder and CEO Individuals Group; Ashish Hemrajani, founder & CEO, BookMyShow; Sidharth Rao, group CEO DentsuMB; RajanNavani, … 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
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
VitroLabs Inc, a Bay-Area-based biotech company leading the development of a new scientific process to grow the world’s first cellular cultivated animal leather, today announced that it has closed its Series A financing to build and scale pilot production. The company has raised a total of $46 million. Series A funding is led by Agronomics; other … Read more
