Ecosystem Weekly | 23rd Jan’22
Tech Mahindra acquires CTC for €310 million
Indian information technology (IT) services company Tech Mahindra said on Monday it will acquire a 100 percent stake in Com Tec Co IT Ltd (CTC), an IT solutions and service provider with development centers in Latvia and Belarus, for €310 million (approx. Rs. 2620 crore).
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Reliance invests $132M in Tech50 2021 robot maker Addverb Technologies
Noida-headquartered robotics and automation solutions provider AddverbTechnologies — a YourStory Tech50 2021 startup — has raised $132 million from Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) in a strategic round of funding. Post the investment, RIL will be the single majority shareholder in the company.
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- Bengaluru-based short-video app Chingari has raised $15 million in Series A funding from Republic Capital, Onmobile, JPIN Venture Catalysts, Hill Harbour, Angellist, Venture Collective, Makan Family, Cowa Ventures, MVC Friends, Protocol Labs and other HNIs
- New Delhi-based student housing company Your-Space has raised $10 million in Series A funding from Shantanu Rastogi, AJAX Capital, Holy Basil Consultancy, Sunidhi Group and Sanjaya Gupta
- Mumbai-based HRtech startup has raised $10 million in funding from Tata Capital Growth Fund II
- Bengaluru-based jewellry startup GIVA has raised $10 million in Series A funding from Sixth Sense Ventures, A91 Partners, India Quotient, Grand Anicut Angel Fund and FounderBank Capital
- Mumbai-based healthtech startup Toothsi has raised $9 million in debt funding from Stride ventures

WayCool Foods closes $117-million funding round to push deeptech, automation
LEAD becomes the first edtech unicorn of 2022 after raising $100M

TPG invests $360M in AI and advanced analytics solutions provider Fractal
Indian e-commerce Udaan raises $250 million

Zetwerk raises $210 mn from Greenoaks Capital, others at $2.7 bn valuation
GlobalBees joins unicorn club with latest fundraise

OfBusiness valued at nearly $5 billion after $325 million in new funding
India’s Cars24, a used-vehicle sales platform, raises $400M, now at a $3.3B valuation, to double down on growth

ShareChat parent Mohalla Tech valued at $3.7B in new round
Healthtech startup Pristyn Care becomes latest unicorn after raising $96M

Shiprocket announces $185M Series E round co-led by Zomato, Lightrock and Temasek
Bizongo raises Rs 825 Cr in Series D round led by Tiger Global

Fintech startup Slice turns unicorn after raising $220M led by Tiger Global, Insight Partners
Curefit raises $145M from Zomato, others

Spinny raises $248M, turns unicorn
NoBroker.com turns unicorn after raising $210M in Series E round

ensa turns unicorn within 6 months of inception with $135M Series B investment
Trifecta Capital announces the first close of Trifecta Venture Debt Fund–III at Rs 750 Cr
