Plum Secures $15.6mn Series A funding led by Tiger Global

Plum, a group health insurance startup, has raised $15.6 Mn in a Series A round. VC giant Tiger Global spearheaded the round while slew of existing & angel investors have also participated in the round. The startup did not disclose about the exact valuation it commanded in the funding round. Existing investors that participated in the…

ByGirish ShettiMay 31, 20210Comments

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Chargebee is India’s newest Unicorn, 11th Unicorn of 2021

Subscription and revenue management platform Chargebee is the latest startup to make a entry in the coveted unicorn club. The Chennai and Sans Francisco based startup announced on Tuesday that it has raised $125 Mn in series G round at a valuation $1.5 Bn. New investor Sapphire Ventures spearheaded the funding round while existing investor…

ByGirish ShettiApril 21, 20210Comments

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Tiger Global Continues to Roar, reportedly leads $100Mn in DealShare

Is Tiger Global the Santa Claus of India’s startup industry. Well, the resounding answer is ‘yes.’ Tiger Global, which already has deep pugmarks in India’s startup ecosystem, probably unleashed its biggest roar in recent years. Last week, the New York-headquartered hedge fund led three big rounds in Groww, ShareChat and GupShup and subsequently propelled the…

ByGirish ShettiApril 14, 20210Comments

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Microsoft acquires Conversational AI giant Nuance for $19.7 Bn – Top Tech News

Here are the top trending news from the world of technology…… 1 Microsoft acquires Conversational AI giant Nuance for $19.7 Bn… Microsoft is all set to acquire AI speech tech firm Nuance firm for whopping $19.7 Bn. This marks Microsoft’s first major acquisition in 2021. This is also tech giant’s second costliest in recent years,…

ByGirish ShettiApril 13, 20210Comments

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Tiger Global is raising a fresh $3.75Bn VC investment fund – Top Tech News

Here are the top tech news from the world of technology 1 Tiger Global is raising a fresh $3.75Bn VC investment fund Logo of Global investment giant Tiger Global Global investment giant is starting 2021 exactly the way it started 2020, raising a fresh funding corpus for investing in global startups. According to Techcrunch, Tiger Global…

ByGirish ShettiJanuary 15, 20210Comments

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Tiger Global Debuts in Food Tech with $102 Mn funding in Zomato

Zomato has raised fresh $102 Mn or INR 760 crore from Tiger Global in the ongoing series J round, this is a top-up from $62 Mn it secured from existing investor Temasek barely a week ago. Investors are apparently showing palpable confidence in the company despite the fact that foodtech sector was reeling badly in…

ByGirish ShettiSeptember 10, 20200Comments

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Tiger Global to knock High Court over Tax Woes on Flipkart Stake Sale

Private Equity giant Tiger Global is all set to move to court after Authority of Advance Ruling (ARR) rejected its tax relief application over its Rs 14,500 crore stake sale in Flipkart. Economic Times (ET) first reported this news. According to ET, Tiger Global is now seriously mulling to challenge ARR’s decision in the Delhi…

ByGirish ShettiJune 10, 20200Comments

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Weekly Startup Funding: Tiger Global makes first Indian Investment after Raising new Funding Corpus

This week witnessed decent surge in the funding activities, with three startups raising moderately high funding rounds. The week also witnessed lot of buzz around the upcoming budget as startups desperately hope for some tax relief and bold measures to foster long term growth. Keeping aside the buzz around the budget, we now turn our…

ByGirish ShettiFebruary 1, 20200Comments

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SoftBank and Tiger Global may become part of Govt’s Startup Advisory Panel: Report

Few weeks back it was reported that Indian government is seriously mooting the idea of setting up an advisory panel that will be dedicated towards fostering the growth of the Indian startup ecosystem. According to Economic Times (ET), the panel would include CEOs and co-founders of some of the most high profile Indian startups including…

ByGirish ShettiJanuary 30, 20200Comments

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Tiger Global Roars with New Mega $3.8 Bn Funding Corpus: Report

If Indian entrepreneurs thought that ongoing economic slowdown will saddle the investment scenario then here is some good news coming starlight from Tiger Global’s boardroom. The New York-based investment giant has raised $ 3.8 bn in new funding corpus, according to reports. The new funding corpus has been reportedly raised under the new investment vehicle…

ByGirish ShettiJanuary 27, 20200Comments

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