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
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
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
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
Chargeup, a business that swaps out batteries, has secured $2.5 million (Rs 18 crore) in a pre-Series A investment led by Capital-A and Anicut Capital. Tiger Shroff, Aman Gupta and Sameer Mehta (founders of boAt), as well as Shraddha Kapoor, took part in the funding round. The cash will be used to expand its network … Read more
Wholsum Foods, the parent business of children’s food brand Slurrp Farm, secured $7 million in a new round headed by Investment Corporation of Dubai, the sovereign wealth fund of the Government of Dubai, and current investor Fireside Ventures on Wednesday. Slurrp Farm, founded in October 2016 by Meghana Narayan and Shauravi Malik, aims to provide … Read more
Vymo, an intelligent sales engagement platform for financial institutions, has secured $22 million in a Series C round led by Bertelsmann India Investments, with participation from current backers Emergence Capital and Sequoia Capital. Vymo, founded in 2013 by McKinsey graduate Yamini Bhat and Google alum Venkat Malladi, helps improve sales performance through bottom-up insights and … Read more
Neurafarms.ai, a developer of geospatial and AI-powered farming solutions, has been purchased by AiDash, a leading provider of satellite- and AI-powered operations, maintenance, and sustainability solutions. AiDash will benefit from the purchase of Neurafarms.ai by strengthening its product line and adding key talent to its high-performing staff. Bhavesh Patidar, co-founder of Neurafarms.ai and leader of … Read more
DealShare, a social commerce firm located in Jaipur, announced on Thursday that it has raised an additional $45 million as part of its ongoing Series E fundraising round from an Abu Dhabi Investment Authority wholly-owned subsidiary (ADIA). The rapidly developing social commerce startup, founded by Vineet Rao, Sourjyendu Medda, Sankar Bora, and Rajat Shikhar in … Read more
Agrim Wholesale, an agritech firm, raised $10 million in a Series A round led by Kalaari Capital, with current investors Omnivore, India Quotient, and Accion Venture Labs joining in. As part of their Bharat Banking effort, Axis Bank also participated in the round. AGRIM is a digital platform for the agri-inputs business that connects merchants … Read more
Proactive For Her, a women’s healthcare firm, raised $5.5 million in a Series A fundraising round headed by Vertex Ventures SEA and India and previous investor Nexus Venture Partners on Wednesday. Achitha Jacob, an IIT-Bombay alumna, created Proactive For Her in 2020 with the goal of delivering judgement-free, progressive, body-positive, queer affirmative, and trauma-informed healthcare … Read more
Semaai, an AgTech startup based in Indonesia, has announced US$1.25 million in pre-seed funding led by Surge, Sequoia Capital India’s rapid scale-up program for startups in India and Southeast Asia, and Beenext. Angel investors Nipun Mehra, Founder & CEO of e-commerce startup Ula; Harshet Lunani, founder and CEO of Qoala; and Prashant Pawar, Technology Investment Banker … Read more
Renee Cosmetics, a beauty brand, raised $ 10 million in a Series A round headed by Mensa Brands on Friday. Existing investors, such as Equanimity Investments and 9Unicorns, participated in the round as well. RENEE Cosmetics is a cruelty-free cosmetic brand founded in 2019 by Aashka Goradia Goble and Beardo co-founders Ashutosh Valani and Priyank … Read more
Anveya Living Private Limited, the company behind premium beauty and personal care brands Anveya and ThriveCo, has raised INR 8Cr from Rukam Capital in its seed round. The company plans to use the capital to further research and development, enter new categories and markets, and to build the team to power further expansion. Founded by … Read more
Pumpkart, an e-commerce platform for farm equipment and water pumps, said that it has received $2 million in investment from the Karnataka government’s Samruddhi programme. Pumpkart is an online B2B marketplace for water pumps and various associated supplies, founded by KS Bhatia in June 2014. Pumps can be bought and sold on the platform by … Read more
Starya Mobility, a Sh! Ventures portfolio company in the Clean Mobility & EV domain, has raised INR 2 CR from ah! Ventures Angel Platform in a bridge round of finance. This bridge round of fundraising was raised within six months after their previous 2.2 million dollar fund raise on the ah! Ventures First Gear platform. … Read more
Rocketlane, a customer onboarding platform, announced on Wednesday that it has raised USD 18 million (about Rs 133.8 crore) in funding from Asana, 8VC, and other investors. The latest fundraising round comes just seven months after the business announced its seed funding round, in which Matrix Partners India and Nexus Ventures Partners contributed $3 million. … Read more
Zymrat, a performance apparel business focused on innovation, announced today that it has raised $500,000 in seed funding. Dominor Investment Holding LLP headed the investment. Zymrat is an innovation-driven performance wear brand with technology at its core, founded in 2018 by Ujjawal Asthana and Ankita. Men’s training and running t-shirts, shorts, joggers, and outerwear are … Read more
Courseplay, an employee development platform, has raised INR 3 CR in a seed round headed by Inflection Point Ventures. The cash raised will be put towards acquiring new customers and bringing new AI-powered capabilities to market. Courseplay offers complete training delivery, employee engagement, workflow automation, and impact measurement solutions. By 2020, the startup will have … Read more
