Ecosystem Weekly | 18th Apr ’21
SoftBank is in advanced talks on investing around $450 million (around Rs 3,348 crore) in the food ordering and delivery platform Swiggy.
TReDS platform M1xchange on Thursday said it has raised $10 million in funding, led by ecommerce major Amazon. The funding round also saw participation from BEENEXT and existing investor, Mayfield, a statement said.
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- Bengaluru-based tech startup FloBiz has raised $10 million in Series A funding from Elevation Capital, Greenoaks Capital and Beenext
- Bengaluru-based coding bootcamp startup Masai School has raised $5 million in Series A funding from Omidiyar Network India, Unitus Investors, India Quotient and AngelList India
- Bengaluru-based finance platform for MSMEs Rupifi has raised $4.1 million in a Pre-Series A funding from Quona Capital, Ankur Capital and Binny Bansal
- Delhi-based grooming startup Bombay Shaving Company has raised $2 million in funding from Sixth Sense Ventures
- Bengaluru-based SaaS startup Voiro has raised $1.8 million in pre-Series-A funding from Mela Ventures and 1Crowd
Bengaluru-based hyperlocal delivery platform Swiggy has raised $800 million in funding. According to the Registrar of Companies (RoC) filing by the company, the round was led by Falcon Edge, Amansa Capital, Think Investments, Carmignac, and Goldman Sachs.
Thursday said it raised $502 million in its latest round led by Lightspeed Ventures and Tiger Global, along with participation from Snap Inc, Twitter, and India Quotient, among others.
Adani Transmission has signed an agreement to acquire Warora-Kurnool Transmission from the infrastructure unit of Essel group.
Edtech unicorn BYJU’S has raised Rs 3,328.23 crore ($460 million approximately) as part of its ongoing Series F funding round led by MC Global Edtech Investment Holdings at a valuation north of $13 billion.
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) has said it will acquire the 58.1% stake held in Gangavaram Port by the DVS Raju family for Rs 3,604 crore (around $498 million).
Fantasy sports unicorn startup Dream Sports, which owns the flagship brand Dream11, has raised $400 million in second investment led by TCV, D1 Capital Partners, and Falcon Edge.
Gurugram-based Policybazaar’s UAE arm has raised funding of $75 million in a round led by Falcon Edge Capital to expand its business in UAE and the Middle East. YourStory’s sources have confirmed the development.
Pune based IT (information technology) services major Tech Mahindra on Monday announced it has acquired 70% stake in pharmaceutical packaging artwork, BPO and digital solutions provider Perigord Asset Holdings for 21 million euros (about $25 million at current exchange rate).
Mumbai-based online insurance platform Turtlemint on Tuesday said it has raised a fresh round of growth financing from Singapore-based Jungle Ventures, bringing its Series D fundraise to $46 million.
NODWIN Gaming, a subsidiary of Nazara Technologies, has raised Rs 164 crore (approximately $22.5 million) from Krafton, the South Korean developer of PUBG.
Chennai-based digital debt platform Northern Arc on Tuesday announced it has received $50 million in debt financing from US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC).
Open-source distributed SQL database Yugabyte announced a $48 million funding round, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners with participation from Greenspring Associates, Dell Technologies Capital, Wipro Ventures, and 8VC.
Info Edge on Monday said its investee company Zomato has raised $250 million (over Rs 1,800 crore) in funding from Tiger Global, Kora, and others, valuing the online food ordering platform at $5.4 billion.
Infra Market joins the unicorn club, raises $100 million in a Series C round led by Tiger Global. The new fund raise will enable Infra. Market to enhance its technological offerings, seed newer markets and advance their initiatives.
Tata Group plans to acquire 68% stake in BigBasket for Rs 9,500 crore
Fintech lending startup KreditBee raised $75 Million in Series C funding round
Fintech platform BharatPe raises $108 M in series D round
VerSe Innovation raises $100M from Qatar Investment Authority, Glade Brook Capital Partners