Oyo’s Expansion Plan gets a $1.5 Bn Funding Muscle

If you claim to be a startup enthusiast and unless you are not hiding behind a rock then you should be well aware that off late Oyo Hotels and Homes has been on an aggressive expansion mode. And now the Gurgaon based company has got a fresh stimulus for its expansion plan as it raised…

ByGirish ShettiOctober 8, 20190Comments

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Sachin Bansal Continues his Love Affair with Fintech Startups

The NBFC industry may be facing its worst liquidity crisis but trying explaining this to Sachin Bansal, who completely seems to be in a defiant mood. After backing strings of Fintech startups recently, Bansal has now infused funds in the Mumbai based Fintech startup U Gro. The Flipkart co-founder along with Poonawalla family has invested…

ByGirish ShettiOctober 7, 20190Comments

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Weekly Startup Funding: Ecommerce Startup Udaan keeps Soaring High

It seems that Indian startups have developed a special immunity system that is resisting all the talks of gloom and doom surrounding the Indian economy. Don’t know for how long this immunity will work but until then Indian startups can walks to their banks with a huge smile as investors continue to pour capital despite…

ByGirish ShettiOctober 5, 20190Comments

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New Funding Round is all set to be Served on Zomato’s Platter

With UberEats and FoodPanda scaling down their businesses, it is now no secret that India’s foodtech sector is proving to be a major cash guzzler. The current two incumbent players Zomato and Swiggy are certainly expected to take advantage of the ongoing consolidation but even this won’t be possible without both keep raising funds at…

ByGirish ShettiOctober 4, 20190Comments

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Afthonia Lab pulls in investor interest to build corpus upto 5Cr

Afthonia Lab, the first of its kind fintech incubator in India, has pulled together key players in the investor community to build a corpus INR 3Cr -5Cr. The incubator has pioneered in providing unparalleled access to global mentors and key industry veterans for its incubated startups since its launch in May 2019 in order to…

ByGirish ShettiOctober 3, 20190Comments

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Udaan keeps Soaring high with Fresh Funding of $585 Mn

If sky is indeed the limit then no one knows this better than B2B e-commerce platform Udaan. After becoming the youngest Indian unicorn company last year, Udaan has soared even higher with fresh funding round of $585 Mn. Tencent, Altimeter, Footpath Ventures, Hillhouse, GGV Capital, and Citi Ventures spearheaded the massive fundraising round. Existing investors Lightspeed…

ByGirish ShettiOctober 3, 20190Comments

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Weekly Startup Funding: Sachin Bansal Makes Comeback as a CEO

We are back with our weekly startup funding roundup to tell you about which startups got lucky this week. And, of course, also to tell you about which investors decided to take the ‘leap of faith’ for seeking long term profit and also possibly to shape the destinies of some of biggest companies to grace…

ByGirish ShettiSeptember 28, 20190Comments

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Cancer care Platform Onco.com raises $7 Mn in Series A Round

Onco.com, India’s only internet aggregator for cancer care, has raised $7 million in series A funding round. Accel, Chiratae Venture (earlier known as IDG Ventures) and Dream Incubator spearheaded the funding round. Image source: kalhh from Pixabay Onco.com said that it will utilize the capital infusion to build team, scale operations and expand customer outreach within India…

ByGirish ShettiSeptember 26, 20190Comments

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Lingerie Startup Zivame is on Prowl to Raise Fresh Capital

After raising $2.7 Mn barely a week ago, online lingerie retailer Zivame is on a look out for more capital infusion as it plans for an aggressive expansion. According to Economic Times (ET), the Bengaluru based lingerie startup is in talks to raise $50 Mn at a market valuation of nearly $200 Mn. Image Sources: Zivame's…

ByGirish ShettiSeptember 26, 20190Comments

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Oakland based Fivetran raises $44 million in Series B round

American data analytic startup Fivetran, whose automated data integration technology helps analysts centralize data into cloud warehouses, on Tuesday announced that it has raised $44 million in Series B financing round. Almost less than a year ago, the startup fetched $15 Mn in a series A round. Fivetran raises $44 million in Series B round Andreessen Horowitz…

ByGirish ShettiSeptember 24, 20190Comments

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