Spiritual Tech Platform AppsForBharat raises $10Mn in Series A

Photo of AppsForBharat founder Prashant Sachan Spiritual tech platform AppsForBharat announced on Thursday that it has raised $10 Mn in Series A funding round. Elevation Capital, which was previously known as Saif Partners, led the round. Other marquee investors including Sequoia Capital India, BEENEXT and Matrix Partner India also contributed in the round. Apart…

ByGirish ShettiSeptember 2, 20210Comments

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Post PayU-BillDesk Deal, Razorpay in talks to raise $250 Mn at $4bn valuation

Fintech unicorn Razorpay is in talks to raise fresh funds in the tune of $200-250 Mn from high profile investors, according to a report published in Livemint. The Bengaluru based startup is seeking a valuation of nearly $4Bn in the latest round. The company is currently engaged in talks with global investors like Tiger Global…

ByGirish ShettiSeptember 2, 20210Comments

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Xiaomi Officially Registers its Electric Vehicle Business – Top Tech News

1 Xiaomi Officially Registers its Electric Vehicle Business Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi has now officially registered its electric vehicle business and will be known as Xiaomi EV Inc. The company said that its electric division unit currently employs 300 workers and the business is led by group’s founder and CEO Lei Jun. Xiaomi had…

ByGirish ShettiSeptember 1, 20210Comments

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Kalaari Capital leads Series A round in D2C sports brand Elevar

Innovative sports brand Elevar said on Monday that it has raised INR 19 Cr in Series A round led by Kalaari Capital. Dream Capital (DreamCap), the Corporate Venture Capital and M&A arm of Dream Sports, also participated in the funding round. The company said that it will utilize the funds towards expanding its product portfolio,…

ByGirish ShettiAugust 30, 20210Comments

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Accel launches Accel Atom, Pre-Seed funding Program for early stage startups

Accel Partners is one of the big names in the VC world and has played a critical role in nurturing and promoting Indian startup companies. Accel has especially had a special hand in creating some of the most successful Indian unicorns. Today Accel took another big step in its continuing quest to strengthen Indian…

ByGirish ShettiAugust 30, 20210Comments

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15 Fun Games To Play On Facetime

The pandemic has inevitably changed the way we socialize. A social gathering with friends and family, a friendly reunion at a local pub, a date night at a favourite restaurant seems to be a thing of the past now. They're continuing to replace Zoom meetings, video calls on WhatsApp, and Facetime. But it's bound to get…

ByPrashant SharmaAugust 28, 20210Comments

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Nazara Technologies Acquires Skill gaming platform OpenPlay for INR 186 Cr

Gaming and sports media platform Nazara Technologies said on Friday that it has acquired 100% stake in the Hyderabad based skill gaming platform OpenPlay. This is Nazara’s second acquisition post its successful IPO listing earlier this year. The Rakesh Junjhunwala backed company had acquired Turkish gaming company PublishMe in June this year. Nazara’s board has…

ByGirish ShettiAugust 28, 20210Comments

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Gold-centric Lending Platform India Gold Secures $12 Mn Funding in Series A Round

India Gold co-founders Deepak Abbot and Nitin Mishra sitting alongside each other Gold-centric lending platform, India Gold, has secured a $12 Mn funding in a Series A round. Prosus owned by fintech startup PayU and AplhaWave Incubation led the round. Better Tomorrow Ventures, 3One4 Capital and Rainmatter Capital are among other investors who participated in…

ByGirish ShettiAugust 27, 20210Comments

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Tesla now wants to sell electricity to customers – Top Tech News

Here are the top trending news from the world of technology 1 Tesla now wants to sell electricity to customers Image Credits: Flickr Brad Holt Electric vehicle maker Tesla is seriously planning to entry the electricity retail market, with plans to sell electricity directly to customers in Texas. Tesla has already submitted necessary papers and files…

ByGirish ShettiAugust 27, 20210Comments

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With eye on IPO, Droom turns into a public limited company

The photo of Sandeep Agarwal, founder & CEO of Droom. sitting on a two wheeler Used car marketplace Droom has converted itself from public limited company into private limited company, according to company’s regulatory filings. The regulatory filings has shown that the company has changed its name from Droom Technology Private Limited to Droom…

ByGirish ShettiAugust 26, 20210Comments

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