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Ed-infra startup Teachmint launches in 25 countries, eyes more markets

Available on both Google Play Store and App Store, its platform has also been localised in languages like Arabic, Thai, Indonesian Bahasa and Vietnamese to meet the needs of educators in those regions

B2B e-commerce startup Udaan gives Reliance's JioMart a run for its money

Nearly 45% of the total 301 retailers in a survey said they selected Udaan as distribution partner versus 33% for JioMart

MyGate acquires group buying platform MyCommunity Genie for cash and stocks

The acquisition would allow MyGate to scale its community commerce segment

D2C personal care start-up Clensta raises Rs 20 cr in Series A funding

The five-year old start-up founded by Puneet Gupta in 2016, started with the flagship products based on waterless products

Airtel, Invest India join hands to launch 'Startup Innovation Challenge'

Bharti Airtel on Thursday launched 'Airtel India Startup Innovation Challenge' in partnership with Invest India that will let early-stage technology companies demonstrate differentiated solutions.

Clensta raises Rs 20-cr funding from Hem Angels, Venture Catalysts, others

Clensta said it has raised Rs 20 crore funding from Hem Angels part of Hem Securities Ltd, Venture Catalysts and Inflection Point Ventures

This start-up aims to disrupt market in which 60 mn samosas are sold a day

QSR brand Samosa Party raises $2mn in Pre Series A funding from Kalaari Capital

Motherson participates in EV charging start-up Exponent's $5 mn fundraise

YourNest VC, 3one4 Capital & AdvantEdge VC doubled down on their earlier investment within 8 months

Indian used-car platform Spinny valued at $1.8 billion in new funding round

India's Spinny said on Tuesday it had raised $283 million in a funding round led by Abu Dhabi-based ADQ and Tiger Global, giving the used-car retailing platform a valuation of about $1.8 billion

Cred to acquire expense management start-up Happay at $180 mn valuation

Happay is a business expense, payments and travel management platform serving over 6,000 businesses

Urban Company launches free video consultations for appliance repairs

Initiative will enable the consumer to understand exact issue with an accurate diagnosis and cost estimate, leading to instant resolution, all through a video call

Proptech start-up NoBroker enters unicorn club with $210 mn funding

More than 7.5 million properties are already registered on the portal

Medkart raises Rs 40 cr in Series A co-led by Alkemi, Insitor Partners

Having grown from scratch to 75 stores, predominantly in Gujarat, Medkart plans to use the funds for expansion to touch 250 stores by 2023

Global leaders join unicorn Apna to build world's largest job platform

Ropes in Uber's Karna Chokshi as COO. Karthik Manivannan from Mckinsey (UK) and Roshan Agarwal from OYO are others to join

Test prep startup Toppersnote raises $1 mn in seed fund led by IPV

Active in 70-plus exams such as UPSC, GATE, NEET, IIT, SSC and state govt job exams, the firm has over 300,000 aspirants primarily from tier 3 and below towns on its platform

Indian startups received $6.1 billion in funding in Q3CY21: Nasscom report

This is a quarterly fall of about 6%; greater focus towards late stage startups, accounting for over 50% of deal value

Luxury catering firm Foodlink raises $8 mn from Plutus Wealth Mgmt, others

Foodlink, a luxury catering company, on Thursday said it has raised USD 8 million (Rs 59.34 crore) in funding led by Plutus Wealth Management. The Series-B funding round also witnessed the participation of Arpit Khandelwal, Managing Partner, Plutus Wealth Management LLP, Foodlink said in a statement. The Mumbai-based company will use these funds to expand its flagship business of luxury catering across newer geographies in India and overseas to take its luxury banquet brand called JADE Luxury Banquets to more cities. The funding will be used to scale their casual dining restaurant business through its brands, India Bistro, China Bistro & Art of Dum. The company has so far raised USD 23 million, including the current round. It received USD 15 million as part of its Series-A round from OAKS Asset Management in 2017. "We are delighted to have Plutus on board and backing us for this next exciting phase of the Foodlink journey along with OAKS Asset Management, who has been a valuable .

How do dark stores help deliver groceries within 30 minutes?

Indian tech startups are racing towards quick-commerce that targets ambitious buyers in big cities. What is fuelling this need for speed among online grocery startups? Let us understand in this report

Trifecta looking to co-lend to tech startups with banks: Rahul Khanna

In a Q&A, the managing partner of the venture debt firm dwells on the returns generated by the company's earlier funds, among other things

Velocity raises $20 mn in funding round led by Peter Thiel's Valar Ventures

The fintech firm plans to deploy over Rs 1000 crore in India's e-commerce brands