Health Startup Healthifyme raises $75 Mn in Series C round

Bengaluru and Singapore based startup Healthyfyme announced on Tuesday that it has raised $75 Mn in a Series C round. Private equity firm LeapFrog Investments and Vinod Khosla backed Khosla Ventures led the investment round . Unilever Ventures, Elm (Saudi PIF entity), and HealthQuad also participated in the round along with existing investors Chiratae Ventures,…

ByGirish ShettiJuly 20, 20210Comments

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After snapping ties with Zomato, TechEagle raises INR 3.5 Cr in Seed Funding

Drone startup TechEagle has secured INR 3.5 Cr in an apparent seed funding round. The large part of the funding has been done through internal funding, with majority of funding in the round being infused by two co-founders Vikram Singh and Anshu Abhishek. According to the regulatory filings, the Kanpur based startup has passed a…

ByGirish ShettiJuly 16, 20210Comments

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FedEx pumps $100 Mn equity investment in IPO Bound Delhivery

American logistics giant FedEx announced on Friday that it has entered in equity and commercial agreement with India’s homegrown logistics startup Delhivery. The agreement would allow both companies in leveraging their combined strength to unlock the potential of India’s international trade. As part of this agreement, FedEx will make $100 Mn equity investment in Delhivery.…

ByGirish ShettiJuly 16, 20210Comments

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Pratilipi raises $48 Mn in Series D, Eyes Global Expansion

Self-publishing platform Pratilipi announced on Wednesday that it has raised $48 Mn in a Series D round led by South Korean gaming giant Krafton Inc. The fresh funding round comes barely weeks after it raised INR 22 Cr debt funding from Alteria Capital. Techpluto had exclusively reported about the debt funding. The Series D round…

ByGirish ShettiJuly 14, 20210Comments

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Bijak allots Bonus Shares worth 99 Lacs to the Co-Founding Team

Closely on the heels of expanding its ESOP pool earlier this year, the agriculture startup Bijak has now allotted bonus shares worth 99 Lakh to its co-founding team. The company has passed a resolution to allot 9,90,000 shares at Rs 10 each to its co-founders. Nukul Upadhye has been allotted highest number of bonus shares, with…

ByGirish ShettiJuly 12, 20210Comments

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IPO bound Pine Labs gets a Top-up of $315 Mn, closes the round at $600 Mn

Fintech major Pine Labs announced on Tuesday that it has added an additional $315 Mn in the ongoing funding round. Subsequently, the unicorn fintech major has closed the ongoing funding round at $600 Mn. The latest funding tranche, like its previous funding round, was funded by scores of crossover and international investors. Fidelity management, Black…

ByGirish ShettiJuly 6, 20210Comments

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Furlenco rakes up $140 Mn in equity and debt funding round

Subscription-based online furniture rental startup Furlenco announced on Sunday that it has raised $140 Mn in Series D round. The bifurcation between debt and equity funding is still not known. However, the latest round reasserts the Bengaluru based startup’s fixation with debt funding. It must be noted that Furlenco has been raising debt funding at…

ByGirish ShettiJuly 5, 20210Comments

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Freight Tiger raises fresh funds in series B; Secures Debt fund from Ritesh Agarwal’s Arora Ventures

Logistic startup Freight Tiger has raised 11 Cr in a series B2 round led by existing investor Lightspeed Venture. Moonstone Investments and existing investors Pawan Munjal Family Trust and Astarc Ventures also participated in the series B2 round. According to regulatory filings, Lightspeed Venture contributed INR 6.5 Cr and has been allotted 19,468 convertible preference shares.…

ByGirish ShettiJuly 2, 20210Comments

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Winzo raises $65 Mn in Series C round led by Griffin Gaming Partners

Winzo on Friday announced that it has raised $65 Mn in a series C round led by Griffin Gaming Partners. Griffin Gaming Partners is a California based VC firm that is solely focused on investing in the gaming industry. International VC firms and existing investors Makers Fund and Courtside Ventures were among other investors in…

ByGirish ShettiJuly 2, 20210Comments

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Gourmet Garden scoops up $3Mn in fresh funding

New-age organic food startup Gourmet Garden announced on Thursday that it has raised $3 Mn from new and existing investors. Beyond Next Ventures and M Venture Partners have led the round while existing investors Incubate India & Whiteboard Capital among others also participated in the round. It must be noted that Gourmet Garden had raised…

ByGirish ShettiJuly 1, 20210Comments

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