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Former Executives From Nike and Apple Launch Plaeto, a Pioneering D2C Footwear Brand for Indian Children

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Ravi Kallayil, Sara Kilgore and Pavan Kareti have a collective experience of three decades, working with global footwear brands such as Nike and Adidas. In 2020, the trio quit their dream jobs to build an innovative Made-in-India footwear brand, designed specifically for Indian children, at an accessible price. Since then, they have been doing extensive … Read more

Admix Raises $25m Series B To Monetize The Metaverse With In-Play

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Admix, the leading In-Play monetization company that bridges the gap between gaming content and brands, today announces that it has raised USD $25 million in a Series B round to scale up its In-Play solution worldwide; and establish it as the content monetization layer for the metaverse. Arriving just one year after Admix’s Series A … Read more

HERBOLEA Closes 5M€ Series A Round Led by EU Cannabis Fund OSKARE Capital and Bruce Linton

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Herbolea, an Italian company who develops and licenses proprietary, solventless technologies to transform botanicals into superior quality products, is happy to announce the closing of its 5m EUR Series A round, of which 2.5m EUR conditioned to milestone achievement, led by the European medical and pharmaceutical cannabis specialist fund, Óskare Capital. The funds will be used to accelerate growth, expand the team … Read more

HDFC Bank, Mastercard, USAID and DFC Launch $100 Million Credit Facility for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in India

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HDFC Bank, Mastercard, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) today launched a $100 million credit facility to promote and encourage small businesses in India to digitize, while also helping Indian businesses, particularly those that are women-owned, to recover from the economic impacts of the pandemic. COVID-19 has had … Read more

Cryptocurrencies Rising in Value While Becoming More Mainstream Day By Day

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Bitcoin stormed above $66,000 for the first time, riding a wave of excitement about how the financial establishment is increasingly accepting the digital currency’s rise. APNews reported that one Bitcoin was valued at $66,096, as of 4:15 p.m. Eastern time, after earlier climbing as high as $66,974.77. The digital currency has roared back after sinking below $30,000 during the summer to top its prior record … Read more

Edtech startup Masai School raises capital

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Masai School, an edtech firm in India, has raised an unknown sum of money from 21 angel investors, including CRED Founder Kunal Shah and Paytm Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma, among others. Some of the key founders and CXOs of firms including as Paytm, CRED, Pine Labs, NoBroker, Delhivery, and Sharechat are among the investors, according … Read more

NFT-focused startup Hyy.pe Raises

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NFT communities’ social platform On Tuesday, Hyy.pe announced that it had raised $2 million in its newest investment round, which was headed by Elevation Capital. Electric Capital has previously invested $1.5 million in the Bengaluru-based business. The round included angel investors such as Ryan Adams and David Hoffman (Founders of Bankless), Santiago Roel Santos (Ro … Read more

SelfDecode Raises $1MM in Crowdfunded Investment Round

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SelfDecode – an integrated AI platform providing personalized health recommendations based on DNA, labs, and environmental factors – has raised more than $1 million through crowdfunded investments. The ongoing investment round is being run through WeFunder, a leading securities platform that makes angel investing available to average investors, offering opportunities to build a portfolio of … Read more

Teachmint raises $78 M in Series B round

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Education infrastructure startup Teachmint on Monday announced that it has raised $78 million in Series B round led by Rocketship.vc and Vulcan Capital. This round also saw new investors, Goodwater Capital and Epiq Capital, pitch in. The new round brings the 16 month-old startup’s total fundraise to $118 million, making it the fastest such capital … Read more

Gurugram startup O4S raises $6M in Series A round

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O4S, an IoT SaaS startup focused on the supply chain segment, on Monday said it raised a Series A round of $6 million led by Think Investments, with participation from existing investor Venture Highway. The Gurugram-based startup, founded in 2017 by Divay Kumar and Shreyans Sipani, had raised a total of $3.5 million in various … Read more

Gurugram-based Wobb has raised Rs 2.1 Cr in pre-seed round

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Gurugram-based influencer marketing automation platform Wobb has raised Rs 2.1 crore in pre-seed round from lead investors Titan Capital led by Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal (Snapdeal Founders) and Point One Capital. Founded in 2020 by Ishan Jindal, Wobb is aimed at simplifying influencer hiring and improving measurability using Wobb’s pixel technology, which provides data including sales, traffic, impressions … Read more

BharatPe Raises Rs. 100 crores in debt from MAS

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BharatPe, India’s fastest-growing Fintech firm, announced today that it has raised Rs. 100 crores (US$ 14 million) in debt from MAS Financial Services Private Limited (MAS Financial), one of India’s leading non-banking financial companies dedicated to being a leading distributor of financial services and creating value on a large scale. This is the company’s sixth … Read more

ABL Space raises $200 million of fresh capital, increases valuation to $2.4 billion

Cody, Mason, and Rory with a fleet of RS1 Flight Stages

ABL Space Systems has closed a $200 million expansion of its Series B investment round, bringing the company’s valuation to $2.4 billion. The round was led by and comprised of ABL’s existing investor syndicate. ABL has now raised a total of $420 million since founding. ABL is serving a large manifest of active contracts with … Read more