Today, the BIG3 announced that Snoop Dogg – the legendary entertainer and member of Mt. Westmore – and Ken Howery – co-founder of PayPal and successful venture capitalist – have teamed up to purchase 25 Fire-Tier editions of Bivouac, receiving ownership-like value and utility in the team. This purchase follows the recent announcement that NFT communities DeGods, Gary … 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
Jobandtalent secured USD 250 million debt financing from US investment banks Citi, Goldman Sachs and European investor AnaCap Financial Partners (“AnaCap”). The debt financing will allow Jobandtalent to facilitate tangible benefits and enhance its foundation for innovative financial products offered to workers. For example, it will be used to enable daily payments and free early … Read more
Universal Robots, the Danish producer of collaborative robots (cobots), has reported record Q1 revenue of USD 85m, 30% up on its 2021 Q1 revenue. Kim Nørgaard Andreasen, Chief Financial Officer, Universal Robots, said, ‘Reporting record Q1 revenue at a time when businesses across the world are facing disruption from the pandemic, supply chain challenges and … Read more
Drone manufacturer ideaForge has concluded a $20 million Series B fundraising round headed by Florintree, which is run by Mathew Cyriac, a former Blackstone India private equity co-head. Existing investors such as Celesta, a famous deep tech investment firm, Infosys, Qualcomm, and Infina, as well as the Exim Bank of India, participated in the round. … Read more
Fitspire, a vegan health and wellness firm, has acquired $300,000 in funding from Ivor Braganza and Rajesh Sud, two worldwide marquee investors. Fitspire, founded in 2020 by IIM Lucknow graduate Vipen Jain, offers a variety of nutritional health and wellness products. Fitspire produces Vegan Proteins, Multivitamins, Vitality, Healthy Snacking (Bars and Peanut Butter), Weight Management … Read more
upGrad, Asia’s higher EdTech major with a strong presence across the APAC doubles down on the Vietnam region to address the strong local demand for digital-first education, as the country heads towards Industry 4.0. The Edtech major has recently appointed Ex-OYO Dushyant Dwibedy as the Vietnam Country Head with a mandate to build a strong … Read more
Native Angels, a Tier II and III region-focused angel investor network, led a Rs 1.15 crore angel fundraising round for Coimbatore-based agro firm Laymen Agro Ventures, which operates under the VilFresh brand. Upaya Social Ventures and Sangam Ventures also took part in the round. The business hopes to use the funds to expand to five … Read more
CoinDCX, India’s most valuable crypto trading platform, has secured $135.9 million (about Rs 1,000 crore) from investors led by Pantera Capital and Steadview Capital, more than doubling its valuation to $2.15 billion in less than a year. The money comes as cryptocurrency exchanges in India are subjected to new taxation restrictions. Due to limited access … Read more
‘NamasteyNFT’ – a collective that aims at empowering and supporting artists and creators-is thrilled to host ‘NamasteyNFT Bengaluru 2022’, a one-of-a-kind, free-to-enter event to be held at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre from May 14-15, 2022. Giving more details, NamasteyNFT spokesperson Mayank Tiwari said, “The event will witness a confluence of artists, developers, and collectors … Read more
Mytaverse, the next-gen platform empowering enterprises in a virtual shared metaverse, today announced that it has raised $7.6 million in Seed funding to support the evolving needs of enterprises. Blumberg Capital led the round, joined by Baselayer Ventures, Correlation Ventures, Accelerator Ventures and others. A follow-on investment was made by Alberto Peisach. David Blumberg, founder and Managing Partner of … Read more
Thunes, a Singapore-based global payments company, today announced that it has taken a majority stake in the anti-money laundering (AML) and compliance technology firm, Tookitaki Holding Pte Ltd (‘Tookitaki’) by making an investment of over $20 million. The alliance of both firms empowers the banking and financial services industry to fight money laundering and offer … Read more
Xirify- a Pune-based hyperlocal, quick commerce App for ordering products and services announced integration of Cashfree Payments, Petpooja, Gupshup, Exotel, and Brozo (Previously known as Wefast), to become a one-stop order management solution for business partners. Having created a mark for itself in the marketplace which is to a large extent dominated by big players, … Read more
HBox.ai, a healthtech firm, has raised $700,000 in a seed fundraising round led by Arali Ventures to expand its market reach and product stack. HBox, which was founded in 2021, launched its initial offering, ‘Remote Patient Monitoring-as-a-Service,’ with one clinic in March 2021. HBox has signed customers in eight US states since then, resulting in … Read more
9am.health, a fast-growing virtual diabetes clinic that delivers personalized, affordable, and compassionate care directly to consumers, today announced a $16 million Series A funding round, bringing its total funding to date to nearly $20 million. The latest round was co-led by 7Wire Ventures and Human Capital and included participation from new investors StartUp Health and Leaps by Bayer, and existing investors Define Ventures and Founders Fund. 9am.health offers … Read more
Securden, an IT security startup based in Delaware and Chennai, announced on Wednesday that it had raised $10.5 million in a Series A fundraising round headed by Tiger Global. Together Fund, which focuses on software-as-a-service (SaaS), and Accel, a returning investor, also invested in the round. During Securden’s seed round of $1.2 million in July … Read more
Bengaluru headquartered, PhableCare, India’s largest chronic disease management company, has raised Series B funding of INR 187 crores (USD 25 Million) within one year of raising Series A. The round was led by Kalaari Capital with participation from Aflac Ventures, Digital Horizon, Stride Ventures. Existing investors, Omron Ventures, SOSV, Social Starts, and Fresco Capital also participated in … Read more
Newfront, the modern insurance brokerage platform, today announced a $200 Million investment at a $2.2bn valuation led by the Growth Equity business within Goldman Sachs Asset Management and B Capital with participation from existing investors including Founders Fund and Meritech Capital. “The nature of risk has changed drastically over the past century but the insurance industry has not modernized … Read more
Instoried, a user-friendly, intuitive web platform designed to help people craft empathetic and more effective written content, has announced that it has signed an agreement with the GEM Global Yield LLC SCS, an alternative investment group with offices in Paris, New York, and the Bahamas. Under the agreement, GEM will provide a Share Subscription Facility … Read more
Glip, a creator tool suite for gamers to create and monetise, has raised $3 million in its pre-series A round led by Prime Venture Partners. The round also saw the participation of existing backers Better Capital and iSeed. Prominent angels include Paavan Nanda (WinZO), Nilay Arora (Tencent), Suhail Sameer (BharatPe), Ravish Naresh (Khatabook), Vivek Hallekere … Read more
