Page 26 - Startups

Mobile Premier valued at $2.3 bn, becomes India's second gaming unicorn

Bangalore-based startup raised capital from investors led by Legatum Capital with participation from Accrete Capital and Gaingels LLC.

Jungle Ventures raises $225 mn to invest in India, Southeast Asia startups

Many of its existing investors in previous funds backed the latest one, founding partner Amit Anand said in an interview

Farmers Fresh Zone raises Rs 6 cr in pre-series-A funding round led by IAN

Agri-tech start-up Farmers Fresh Zone on Thursday said it has raised Rs 6 crore in pre-series A round through existing investors led by Indian Angel Network (IAN).

COGOS raises $2 mn in pre-Series A funding led by Transworld Group

The firm plans to expand its business to the internal market and further strengthen and develop its technology platform

Online retail platform Dukaan raises $11 mn in pre-series A round

The round was led by 640 Oxford Ventures, with participation from existing investors Snow Leopard Ventures, Lightspeed Partners, and Matrix Partners India

Unicorns of tomorrow: Zilingo, Mobile Premier League, Rebel Foods are top 3

India becomes the third largest startup ecosystem in the world

India added three 'unicorns' per month in 2021: Hurun report

India added three 'unicorns' per month in 2021 to nearly double the overall number of startups valued at over USD 1 billion to 51 as of end-August, a report said on Thursday

Invest-tech platform dezrve. raises $7 million in seed funding round

The seed funding round was co-led by Elevation Capital and Matrix Partners India, with participation from investors such as Whiteboard Capital and Blume Founders Fund

Saas startups firming up plans for IPOs to raise capital from market

Software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies seem to be coming off age, with several of them firming up initial public offering (IPO) plans to raise capital from the market.

PM Narendra Modi hails India's start-up culture on 'Mann ki Baat'

PM Modi asserted that it is a sign of India's bright future

Govt to launch special incentive scheme to support 75 start-ups

The government will soon launch a special incentive scheme to support 75 start-ups in areas of telemedicine, digital health and artificial intelligence

Govt launches SAMRIDH Scheme to help startups in the early stage

The SAMRIDH initiative will not only provide funding to startups, but will also help in bringing skill sets together which will help them become successful

Agritech robotics startup TartanSense raises $5 mn in Series-A funding

TartanSense builds small agricultural robots, equipped with AI-assisted computer vision, to help small farms prune expenses and improve incomes

Supply chain firm Delhivery acquires Spoton Logistics for unknown sum

Samara Capital and Xponentia, which together acquired Spoton from IEP in 2018, are making a full exit for cash as part of the deal

D2C fashion firm Bewakoof raises Rs 60 cr in pre Series-B funding

Round was led by InvestCorp with participation from IvyCap Ventures and Spring Marketing Capital; with this the firm has so far raised Rs 170 cr

Fintech startup Khatabook's valuation tops $600 mn after raising $100 mn

The firm is also buying back ESOPs worth $10 mn to acknowledge and reward employees, ex-employees, and early investors

Breathe Well-being raises $5.5 mn in Series A round led by Accel

This round saw the exit of angel investors who have received a 30X exit and early employees being rewarded with ESOPs encashment

Manufacturing startup Zetwerk eyes global expansion, raises $150 mn

The firm aims to grow its revenue by four times in 2021-22, based on a strong order book of Rs 5000 crore

Algo rhythm: Investors take a shine to India's tech startup, says report

Six unicorns have filed for IPOs, of which Zomato got listed

Mobility startup Get My Parking aims to double revenue to $5 mn this fiscal

Mobility start-up Get My Parking is looking to double its revenue to $5 million (about Rs 37 crore) this fiscal