CrossTower, one of the world’s fastest and leading crypto and digital asset exchanges in partnership with US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) released its research report on “India’s USD 1.1 trillion Digital Asset Opportunity”. The report highlights India as having the potential to add USD 1.1 trillion of economic growth to its GDP by 2032. It … Read more
CyCognito today announced it has raised a $100 million Series C funding round led by The Westly Group—just 3.5 years after the company was founded in 2017. New investors Thomvest Ventures and The Heritage Group joined the round alongside existing investors Accel, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Sorenson Ventures and UpWest. This new financing round brings the … Read more
FinTech provider Quavo Fraud & Disputes announced the company completed a Series A financing round led by FINTOP Capital. The Series A completion is a testament to Quavo’s recent and potential growth as the world’s only provider of fully automated, cloud-based fraud and dispute management SaaS offerings for issuers. Quavo’s chargeback management offering for issuing … Read more
Leading crypto payments infrastructure provider, Moonpay just closed a $555 million Series A financing to rapidly accelerate its global footprint, invest in its world-class team, and underwrite an expanding number of innovations in the crypto economy. The funding, which has sent the crypto start-ups’ valuation to $3.4 billion marks yet another massive funding in the … Read more
Slice, a Bengaluru-based financial firm, is the latest unicorn to join the club, with a five-fold increase in valuation to $1 billion in just six months. In a Series B round headed by New York-based investment companies Tiger Global and Insight Partners, the startup, which distributes credit cards targeted towards young professionals, raised $220 million. … Read more
India’s leading digital ecosystem for consumers and merchants (1) Paytm today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Paytm Money has launched ‘Margin Pledge’ feature. The feature will allow users to pledge their existing stocks and ETFs in return for a collateral margin that can be used for trading in stocks, ETFs, futures, and options. Investors holding … Read more
Recordent, a non-banking payment bureau fintech business, has raised $400,000 in angel finance from the Kantamaneni Family Office, IIM Calcutta Innovation Park, and other angel investors from India and the United States. Recordent works closely with more than 50 SME industry associations and wants to continue forming significant collaborations in order to offer value to … Read more
Rejove Clinique, a trusted name in the healthcare sector with deep understanding and expertise in dental, skin and hair treatments announced today that it has raised USD 1 million, first-round of funding from a Singapore based VC. Rejové also unveiled its state-of-the-art skin, hair and dental aesthetic Clinique equipped with latest global technologies and solutions. … Read more
Hardik Pandya, India’s leading all-rounder invests in Bidzapp, an online skill-based auction platform. Launched on 17th July 2021 by 100G Tech Ventures Private Limited, Bidzapp auctions brand new premium products online, at upto 80% lesser than MRP for most of its products. All auctioned products and services are sold and fulfilled by authorised dealers. Auctions … Read more
SatSure, a Bengaluru-based spacetech firm that builds decision insights for the banking and insurance industries using data from satellites, has acquired an unknown amount of equity capital backed by Baring Private Equity India. SatSure is a decision intelligence firm that focuses at the intersection of space technology, artificial intelligence, and sustainability, founded in 2017 by … Read more
Ruptok, a fintech platform for gold loans, has raised Rs 16 crore from existing and new investors, including Manuvel Malabar Jewellers and industry veterans and HNIs Nivedan Sahay and Neeraj Aggarwala, in its pre-Series A fundraising round. According to the firm, over Rs 60 crore has been distributed to over 1,600 clients. Ruptok is a … Read more
According to papers with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), logistics unicorn Delhivery has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) to generate up to Rs 7,400 crore. Delhivery is the latest Indian startup to go public, capitalising on investor interest in technology-driven firms. Founded in 2011, Delhivery has established itself as the … Read more
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development’s (NABARD) Nabventures Fund has led a Rs 15 crore fundraising round for VilCart Solutions, a rural-economy centred digital platform. According to the announcement, VilCart is present in 20 districts in Karnataka and one district each in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, with plans to extend across the … Read more
In addition to a previous interim round with current investors Sequoia Capital and Ribbit Capital, Fi, a neo-bank for working professionals, has secured $50 million at a valuation of $315 million from B Capital Group, Falcon Edge, and others. Fi’s worth has increased sevenfold from their Series A financing in 2020, when it was valued … Read more
FAO Ventures and CA Holding LLP launched a $1 million fundraising round for The Hosteller, one of India’s fastest growing backpacker hostel networks. The Hosteller, founded in 2014 by Pranav Dangi, is a one-of-a-kind chain of backpacker hostels and an ideal pit-stop for both international and domestic travellers. The Hosteller offers experiential yet affordable and … Read more
Unity Small Finance Bank Limited (Unity Bank), has commenced operations. Having complied with all requisite regulatory approvals, the Bank has begun operations in record time, with a quick turnaround from the RBI’s approval received on October 12, 2021. Unity Bank is founded by Centrum Financial Services Limited (Centrum), the established and profitable small business lending arm … Read more
