NEON raises $10.5 Mn to build a blockchain based gaming platform

NEON, a Seattle based gaming company, has successfully closed its seed funding round by raising total $10.5 Mn. Griffin Gaming Partners alongside Polychain Capital and Forte spearheaded the seed funding round. Griffin Gaming Partners, a high-profile VC firm that invests exclusively in gaming startups, is also a investor in Indian gaming startup Winzo. NEON…

ByGirish ShettiNovember 16, 20210Comments

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MyGlamm becomes 35th Unicorn of 2021 with $150 Mn fundraise

MyGlamm’s parent firm The Good Glamm Group has raised $150 Mn in its Series D round led by Prosus Ventures and Warburg Pincus. The round also saw participation from debt investment firm Alteria Capital while existing investors like Amazon, Ascent Capital and Bessemer Venture Partners. With this funding round, MyGlamm has become the 35th and…

ByGirish ShettiNovember 10, 20210Comments

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Acko Insurance becomes the latest Unicorn with $224 Mn funding

Logo of insurance startup Acko General Insurance Insurance tech startup Acko Insurance announced on Wednesday that it has raised $224 Mn in the latest round. Private equity major General Atlantic led the round while Canada’s largest pension fund, CPPIB, and Lightspeed growth were among the new investors who participated in this round. Existing investors including…

ByGirish ShettiOctober 28, 20210Comments

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Masai School raises undisclosed amount of funding from 21 Angel Investors including Kunal Shah and Vijay Shekhar Sharma

Boot coding startup Masai School has raised undisclosed amount of funding from 21 high profile angel investors. This is a rare investment round given that Masai School has raised angel investment round right after raising Series A round led by Omidyar network less than a year ago. Who’s who of the Indian startup industry has…

ByGirish ShettiOctober 26, 20210Comments

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Teachmint secures $78 million in Series B round led by Rocketship.vc and Vulcan Capital

Teachmint, which help teachers to digitize their classrooms, has raised $78 Bn in a Series B round. Rocketship.vc and Vulcan Capital spearheaded the round while new investors Goodwater Capital and Epiq Capital joined company’s cap table. Existing investors Learn Capital, CM Ventures, Lightspeed India and Better Capital also double down their investment in the company.…

ByGirish ShettiOctober 25, 20210Comments

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Groww secures $251 Mn in Series E at $3 Bn Valuation

Investment startup Groww, which focuses especially on young millennials, has just announced that it has raised $251 Mn as part of Series E funding round. Iconiq Growth led the round while slew of new investors as well as existing investors also participated in the funding round. The existing investors that took part in the funding…

ByGirish ShettiOctober 25, 20210Comments

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PharmEasy raises nearly $350 Mn in primary & secondary funding round: Report

Pharmacy startup PharmEasy has raised nearly $350 Mn in what is been described as a pre-IPO funding round. The news about PharmEasy’s latest funding was broken by The Economic Times. The Mumbai-based startup, according to reports, is just days away from filing its DRHP with regulatory body SEBI. PharmEasy’s nearly $350 Mn funding round…

ByGirish ShettiOctober 18, 20210Comments

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Chingari raises $19 Mn via ICO round, will soon launch its own crypto product ‘GARI’

It is not very common to hear about Indian startups raising funds through ICO or initial coin offering. But video sharing app Chingari e has done this uncommon thing after raising $19 Mn via token funding round, i.e. ICO. Dozens of crypto firms and crypto investment firms participated in this ICO funding round. Republic…

ByGirish ShettiOctober 8, 20210Comments

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Blue Collar Workforce Management Platform Smartstaff scoops up $4.3 Mn

Blue Collar workforce management Smartstaff announced on Monday that it has raised $4.3 Mn in a seed funding round. Blume Ventures, Nexus Venture Partners and Arkam Ventures, along with Gemba Capital participated in the round. Dozens of angel investors also took part but their names were not disclosed. Smartstaff was founded in October 2020 by…

ByGirish ShettiOctober 4, 20210Comments

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Amercian SaaS giant Salesforce backs Razorpay with Strategic Investment

Bengaluru based payment startup Razorpay announced on Tuesday that it has received strategic investment from American enterprise giant Salesforce. Both companies have refused to divulge the financial details of the deal. Since past few weeks rumors were abound that the Bengaluru based Fintech unicorn was in talks with several marquee and existing investors for raising…

ByGirish ShettiSeptember 21, 20210Comments

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