Rario, creators of a cricket NFT platform, today announced a $120 Million Series A funding round led by Dream Capital, the Corporate Venture Capital and M&A arm of Dream Sports. Rario currently has the largest share of cricket NFT rights globally through exclusive partnerships with 6 international cricket leagues and a roster of 900+ cricketers. … Read more
ITC intends to purchase a 10% share in Blupin Technologies Private Limited, the firm behind the Mylo brand. Mylo is a full stack community eco-system focusing on the parenting journey of young families, which was founded in 2017. Mylo provides a diverse and relevant selection of material, health tools, chats, and community sharing features to … Read more
Financepeer, an edu-fintech business, has raised $31 million in a Series B fundraising round led by QED Investors of the United States and Aavishkaar Capital of Mumbai. Ardent Ventures, a US-based edu-tech investor, as well as DMI Sparkle Fund, DMI, 9Unicorn, LC Nueva AIF, and Maxar VC, participated in this round. Financepeer, founded in 2017 … Read more
Vayana Network Services Pvt Ltd, a digital trade financing network, has raised $15 million (Rs 114 crore) in Series C funding from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and PayU. The Pune-based firm intends to use the additional funds to develop MSME-focused solutions. Vayana Network is a B2B trade financial intermediary that connects SMEs and corporates … Read more
VideoVerse – a video-editing SAAS platform formerly known as Toch.ai – announced today that it has secured $46.8 million in Series B funding led by A91 Partners, Alpha Wave Global and Binny Bansal, who is former co-founder of Flipkart and a current investor in the company. Other investors include Innoven Capital, Pacific Western Bank and Stride … Read more
Mutiny today announced a $50 million Series B funding round co-led by Tiger Global and Insight Partners with participation from prior investors Sequoia Capital, Cowboy Ventures, and Uncork Capital. The round also includes current and former CMOs from world-class companies like Uber, Visa, Salesforce, Square, Figma, Condé Nast, Carta, Snowflake, and Atlassian, who see in Mutiny a new … Read more
Loop, a healthcare and insurance business, has received a $25 million Series B round of funding. General Catalyst and Elevation Capital (previously Saif Partners) co-led the round, which also included Vinod Khosla & Khosla Ventures, Sierra Ventures, and a new investor, Optum Ventures. “GC and Elevation are likely to co-lead a new round worth about … Read more
According to regulatory papers issued by the firm, Walmart-backed Flipkart invested $116 million in apparel retailer Myntra on March 25th. The news comes just days after the e-commerce giant announced that it will list in the United States next year and that its IPO valuation target has been upped by a third to $60-70 billion. … Read more
Rapido, a bike taxi startup based in Bengaluru, has secured $177.5 million in a fundraising round led by food delivery aggregator Swiggy. Another new investor, TVS Motors, also participated in the round. Rapido’s current investors, WestBridge Capital, Nexus Ventures, and Shell Ventures, all contributed to the round. Swiggy was reportedly in talks to lead Rapido’s … Read more
Mesh, a performance management firm, announced on Wednesday that it had raised $11 million in Series A funding from RTP Global. According to the official release, the new funds will be used to help Mesh focus on establishing a global team in order to expand further in the US and APAC regions. Since its inception … Read more
XYXX, a premium men’s innerwear and comfort wear label, has signed Indian cricket legend KL Rahul as their first-ever innerwear and lounge wear brand ambassador. This partnership between the top cricketer and the brand would solidify XYXX as a market favourite and pave the road for new client acquisition. With KL Rahul as the face … Read more
Plum, a100% vegan, cruelty-free &toxin-free beauty brand has raised $35 million (INR 270 crores) in a Series C round led by A91 Partners – a leading late stage-focused venture capital fund. The round also saw participation from existing investors Unilever Ventures and Faering Capital. To date, Plum has raised over $50 million from consumer-focused institutional … Read more
O’hi is the social networking app that took the first movers advantage using the power of real-life human interaction in the same physical space as café to allow people to make meaningful connections instantly. The firm has raised INR 3 Cr. in seed funding from marquee investors such as Rahul Mehta ( Managing partner DST … Read more
The B2B software as a service company Draup Inc., announced today that it has secured its first round of institutional financing to accelerate product development, enhance customer experience, and develop new use cases to help customers achieve better business outcomes across both talent management and sales growth. Draup’s first investment is led by HKW, a … Read more
Spice Story, a Mumbai-based startup firm has raised an undisclosed pre-series A round fund from Agility Ventures, Maxar.vc, Nafa capital and select FMCG industry leaders viz. Anupam Bokey, Anand Dhodapkar, etc. The raised capital will be primarily used to bolster the distribution network and continue to build scale on the online platforms. Earlier, the brand … Read more
Ramp, the finance automation platform and first corporate card designed to help businesses spend less, today announced $750 million in new financing, bringing its valuation to $8.1 billion. The raise included $200 million in fresh equity funding led by Founders Fund, with participation from all major existing investors including D1 Capital Partners, Thrive Capital, Redpoint … Read more
