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Ecosystem Weekly | 19th Sep’21

September 19, 2021

Mindler Raises USD 1.5 Million In Pre-Series A Funding led by Ecosystem Ventures
New Delhi based Mindler, a comprehensive career guidance platform for students & educators has closed a USD 1.5 Mn Pre-Series A funding round led by Ecosystem Ventures, Inflection Point Ventures, nVentures Singapore & Chennai Angels towards augmenting its team, geographical expansion and institutional partnerships & alliances.
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Jobs platform apna enters unicorn club after raising $100M Series C round led by Tiger Global
Job and professional networking platform Apna.Co has secured close to $100 million in Series C funding led by Tiger Global. The round also saw participation from Owl Ventures, Insight Partners, Sequoia Capital India, Maverick Ventures, and GSV Ventures.
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  • Mumbai-based fintech company LivQuik has raised $4 million in Funding from M2P Fintech
  • Noida-based gaming startup Awon GameZ has raised $2 million in Seed Funding from Aditya Duggar and Family
  • Delhi-based BNPL fintech startup Paytail has raised $2 million from Cholamandalam and other HNIs
  • Pune-based fintech startup 4Fin has raised $1 million in Pre-seed Funding from Curesense Therapeutics
  • Bengaluru-based D2C online brand Flatheads has raised $1 million in Pre-series A Funding from We Founder Circle, Dexter Angels, Gaurav Kapur, Sahil Barua and Radhika Ghai

Ecosystem Weekly | 12th Sep’21

September 12, 2021

Delhivery raises $76.4M from Lee Fixel’s firm – Addition
Delhivery, the logistics unicorn has raised $76.4 million in funding from Addition, the firm founded by the high profile startup investor Lee Fixel.
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Voice AI startup Skit raises $23M in Series B round from WestBridge Capital
AI-first SaaS voice automation startup Skit (formerly known as vernacular.ai) has secured $23 million as part of its Series B funding to fuel the next level of growth and product evolution.
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  • A bengaluru-based platform for small merchants Dukaan has raised $11 million in pre Series A Funding from 640 Oxford Ventures, Snow Leopard Ventures, Lightspeed Partners, Matrix Partners India, Venture Catalyst, HOF Capital, Old Well Ventures, LetsVenture, 9Unicorns, Ritesh Agarwal and Carl Pei
  • Bengaluru-based employee wellness platform Nova Benefits has raised $10 million in Series A Funding from Susquehanna International Group, Bessemer Venture Partners, Multiply Ventures, Better Capital and Titan Capital
  • Mumbai-based ed-tech startup Lido Learning has raised $10 million in Funding from Unilazer Ventures
  • Bengaluru-based financial services platform WeRize has raised $8 million in Series A Funding from 3one4 Capital, Picus Capital, Kalaari Capital and Orios Ventures
  • Mumbai-based social commerce platform Coutloot has raised $8 million in Funding from Ameba Capital, SOSV, 9Unicorns, Astarc Ventures and Venture Catalysts

 

 

Ecosystem Weekly | 05th Sep’21

September 5, 2021

PayU to acquire payment giant BillDesk for $4.7 billion
Prosus NV, the Dutch unit of Naspers Ltd, has acquired Indian payment services provider BillDesk for $4.7 billion in cash in its largest acquisition.
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Voice AI startup Skit raises $23M in Series B round from WestBridge Capital
AI-first SaaS voice automation startup Skit (formerly known as vernacular.ai) has secured $23 million as part of its Series B funding to fuel the next level of growth and product evolution.
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  • Bengaluru-based saving and investment app Jar has raised $5 million in Pre-Series A funding from Tribe Capital, Arkam Ventures, WEH Ventures, Kunal Shah, Shaan Puri, Manik Gupta and Ali Moiz
  • Bengaluru-based EV startup REVOS has raised $4 million in Series A funding from Union Square Ventures and Prime Venture Partners
  • Bengaluru-based supply chain and distribution network company RubanBridge has raised $3 million in from C4D Partners, KAAJ Ventures, Prashanth Prakash, Puneet Jetli, Aradhana D Chatterjee and Prashanth Boccasam
  • Bengaluru-based B2B SaaS startup Factors.AI has raised $2 million in seed funding from Elevation Partners, Emergent Ventures, Naveen Tiwari, Abhay Singhal, Piyush Shah, Mohit Saxena, Amit Gupta, Girish Mathrubootham, Krish Subramanian, Rajaraman Santhanam and Ramakant Sharma
  • Bengaluru-based edtech startup Codingal Education has raised $1 million in Seed funding from Y Combinator, Summer Capital, Day One Syndicate, Rebright Partners, Nate Lipscomb, Ganesh Rengaswamy, Peter Weck, Ashish Toshniwal, Viral Bajaria, Shashank Kumar, Karthik Ramakrishnan and Hiro Mizushima

Ecosystem Weekly | 29nd Aug’21

August 29, 2021

Zetwerk enters unicorn club after raising $150M
B2B manufacturing startup Zetwerk raised $150 million in Series E round at a valuation of $1.33 billion, making it the latest entrant to the unicorn club. The firm also claims to have become profitable on EBITDA level.
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Khatabook raises $100M Series C funding round
Bengaluru-based fintech startup KhataBook has raised $100 million in Series C funding, at a valuation of $600 million. The round was led by Tribe Capital and Moore Strategic Ventures (MSV).
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  • Delhi-based fintech startup BharatPe has raised $27 million in debt funding from IIFL Wealth and Asset Management and Northern Arc Capital
  • Chandigarh-based agritech startup AgNext Technologies has raised $21 million in Series A funding from Alpha Wave Incubation, Omnivore and Kalaari Capital
  • Bengaluru-based financing platform Klub has raised $20 million in seed funding from 9Unicorns, Surge, Alter Global and GMO Venture Partners
  • Delhi-based NBFC SATYA MicroCapital has raised $18 million in funding from responsAbility Investments and BlueOrchard Finance Limited
  • Bengaluru-based healthtech Ultrahuman has raised $18 million in Series B funding from Alpha Wave Incubation, Scott Schleifer, Sandeep Singhal, Kunal Shah, Sujeet Kumar, Deepinder Goyal, Gunjan Patidar, Gaurav Munjal, Revant Bhate, Mohit Gupta, Vikram Dhingra and Roman Saini

Ecosystem Weekly | 22nd Aug’21

August 22, 2021

Polygon buys Hermez for first-of-its-kind blockchain network merger
Mark Cuban-backed blockchain scalability platform Polygon Technology has announced the acquisition of Hermez, a zero-knowledge (ZK) cryptography-based scaling project, for $250 million.
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Postman closes $225 million Series D round at $5.6 billion valuation
Postman , the San-Francisco and Bengaluru-based API platform startup, today announced that it has secured $225 million in a Series D round, placing its valuation at $5.6 billion.
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  • Delhi-based fintech startup BharatPe has raised $27 million in debt funding from IIFL Wealth and Asset Management and Northern Arc Capital
  • Chandigarh-based agritech startup AgNext Technologies has raised $21 million in Series A funding from Alpha Wave Incubation, Omnivore and Kalaari Capital
  • Bengaluru-based financing platform Klub has raised $20 million in seed funding from 9Unicorns, Surge, Alter Global and GMO Venture Partners
  • Delhi-based NBFC SATYA MicroCapital has raised $18 million in funding from responsAbility Investments and BlueOrchard Finance Limited
  • Bengaluru-based healthtech Ultrahuman has raised $18 million in Series B funding from Alpha Wave Incubation, Scott Schleifer, Sandeep Singhal, Kunal Shah, Sujeet Kumar, Deepinder Goyal, Gunjan Patidar, Gaurav Munjal, Revant Bhate, Mohit Gupta, Vikram Dhingra and Roman Saini

Ecosystem Weekly | 15th Aug’21

August 15, 2021

Eruditus turns unicorn with $3.2B valuation after $650M round led by Accel, Softbank
Eruditus, the Mumbai headquartered edtech startup that offers professional education courses through collaboration with leading universities, has entered into the coveted unicorn club with a valuation of $3.2 billion.
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Dailyhunt parent VerSe Innovation raises $450M in Series I round
Bengaluru-based VerSe Innovation, a local language technology platform, has announced that it has raised $450 million in a Series I funding round from global investors Siguler Guff, Baillie Gifford and others.
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  • Gurugram-based SaaS-based logistics startup Pickrr has raised $12 million in Series B funding from IIFL, Amicus Capital, Ananta Capital, Omidyar Network India and Guild Capital
  • Bengaluru-based battery-tech and deeptech startup Log 9 Materials has raised $9 million in Series A+ funding from ARBL, Exfinity Ventures and Sequoia Capital India
  • Chennai-based digital freight management platform Wiz Freight has raised $4 million in Seed funding from Axilor, Arali Ventures, Foundamental, Ramakant Sharma, LivSpace and Daniel Richner
  • Bengaluru-based community commerce app Ping has raised $4 million in Seed funding from Elevation Capital
  • Delhi-based D2C millennial cigarette brand Hash has raised $4 million in funding from Amrac Investment Trust, Kunal Shah, Jitendra Gupta, Ashneer Grover, Ankur Jain, Anshoo Sharma and Suhail Sameer

Ecosystem Weekly | 08th Aug’21

August 8, 2021

BharatPe joins unicorn club with $370M infusion led by Tiger Global at $2.85B valuation
Fintech startup BharatPe has raised $370 million in Series E round led by Tiger Global at a post money-valuation of $2.85 billion to turn into a unicorn.
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Infra.Market raises $125M from Tiger Global at $2.5B valuation
Construction materials marketplace Infra.Market on Tuesday said it raised $125 million in Series D funding from Tiger Global, which valued the company at $2.5 billion, a statement said.
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  • Mumbai-based mortgage finance startup Easy has raised $15 million in Series A funding from Xponentia Capital Partners, Harbourfront Capital, Finsight VC, RaSa Future Fund, Navida Capital AB, Helena Wasserman Eriksson and Integra Software
  • Jaipur-based skincare brand Minimalist has raised $15 million in Series A funding from Sequoia Capital India and Unilever Ventures
  • Bengaluru-based fintech startup Slice has raised $10 million in debt funding from Northern Arc Capital, Niyogin Fintech Limited, Credit Saison India and Vivriti Capital
  • Bengaluru-based real-estate investment startup Strata has raised $6 million in Series A funding from Kotak Investment Advisors Limited, Gruhas Proptech, Sabre Investments, Elevation Capital, Mayfield India and Gemba Capital
  • Mumbai-based clean-label food brand The Whole Truth has raised $6 million in Series A funding from Sequoia Capital India, Matrix Partners India, Sauce.Vc, Kalyan Krishnamurthy, Sujeet Kumar, Ashneer Grover and Shashvat Nakrani

 

Ecosystem Weekly | 01st Aug’21

August 1, 2021

Byju’s continues acquisition spree, acquires Toppr and Great Learning
Edtech unicorn and India’s most valuable startup Byju’s is continuing its acquisition spree by buying after-school learning app Toppr and upskilling platform Great Learning in a cash and stock deal.
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Moj, ShareChat owner raises $145M at $2.8B valuation from Temasek, others
Mohalla Tech, the parent company behind Moj and ShareChat, has raised $145 million as an extension of its Series F round. The investment has been led by Singapore state investor Temasek, Moore Strategic Ventures (MSV), along with participation from Mirae-Naver Asia Growth fund.
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  • Mumbai-based mortgage finance startup Easy has raised $15 million in Series A funding from Xponentia Capital Partners, Harbourfront Capital, Finsight VC, RaSa Future Fund, Navida Capital AB, Helena Wasserman Eriksson and Integra Software
  • Jaipur-based skincare brand Minimalist has raised $15 million in Series A funding from Sequoia Capital India and Unilever Ventures
  • Bengaluru-based fintech startup Slice has raised $10 million in debt funding from Northern Arc Capital, Niyogin Fintech Limited, Credit Saison India and Vivriti Capital
  • Bengaluru-based real-estate investment startup Strata has raised $6 million in Series A funding from Kotak Investment Advisors Limited, Gruhas Proptech, Sabre Investments, Elevation Capital, Mayfield India and Gemba Capital
  • Mumbai-based clean-label food brand The Whole Truth has raised $6 million in Series A funding from Sequoia Capital India, Matrix Partners India, Sauce.Vc, Kalyan Krishnamurthy, Sujeet Kumar, Ashneer Grover and Shashvat Nakrani

Ecosystem Weekly | 25th July’21

July 25, 2021

Byju’s acquires US-based reading platform Epic for $500 mn
BYJU’s has acquired Epic, a Redwood City, California based digital reading platform for children for $500 million (Rs 3,730 crore per current exchange rates).
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Lenskart raises $220M led by Temasek and Falcon Edge
Lenskart, the omni-channel D2C eyewear brand and a unicorn startup, has raised $220 million led by Temasek, the sovereign wealth fund of Singapore, and Falcon Edge Capital.
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  • Bengaluru-based agritech startup Vegrow has raised $13 million in funding from Lightspeed Venture Partners and Elevation Capital
  • Bengaluru-based B2B tech marketplace for seafood Captain Fresh has raised $12 million in Series A funding from Accel Partners, Matrix Partners India, Ankur Capital, Incubate Fund, Jitendra Gupta, Asish Mohapatra, Ruchi Kalra, Souvik Sengupta, Rajesh Yabaji, Revant Bhate, Ramakanth Sharma and Amrish Rau
  • Bengaluru-based fintech platform SmartCoin Financials has raised $11 million in debt funding from Northern Arc, Vivriti Capital, MAS, India SME and other HNIs
  • Gurugram-based agritech startup Otipy has raised $10 million in Series A funding from SIG, Omidyar Network India, Innoven Capital, IPV, Pravega and FactorE
  • Gurugram-based online D2C personal care brand Bella Vita Organic has raised $10 million in funding from Ananta Capital

Ecosystem Weekly | 18th July’21

July 18, 2021

OYO raises $660M term loan funding from institutional investors
Oyo has announced that it has raised a Term Loan B (TLB) funding of $660 million from global institutional investors. The hospitality unicorn in its statement said that the offer was oversubscribed by 1.7 times.
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Reliance Retail to acquire 66.95% stake in Just Dial for $469 mn
Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL) announced it will acquire a controlling 66.95% stake in local search engine platform Just Dial Ltd for Rs 3,497 crore ($469 million).
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  • Vadodara-based specialty chemical manufacturer Tatva Chintan Pharma Chem has raised $21 million in funding from Goldman Sachs India, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Aberdeen Standard Asia Focus Plc, Malabar India Fund, Axis Mutual Fund, ICICI Prudential MF, HDFC MF, SBI MF, Aditya Birla Sun Life MF and SBI Life Insurance
  • Bengaluru-based business-in-a-box platform for professionals Protonn has raised $9 million in seed funding from Matrix Partners India, 021 Capital, Tanglin Venture Partners, Binny Bansal, Kalyan Krishnamurthy, Neeraj Arora, Sujeet Kumar and Kunal Shah
  • Bengaluru-based reseller platform OneCode has raised $5 million in funding from Surge, Nexus Venture Partners, WaterBridge Ventures, Aakrit Vaish, Amrish Rau, Anand Chandrasekaran, Arjun Vaidya, Ashish Dave, Cloud Capital, Gaurav Munjal, Harshil Mathur, Jitendra Gupta, Kunal Shah, Lalit Keshre, Miten Sampat, Pravin Jadhav, Rahul Mathur, Sandeep Srinivas, Sujeeth Kumar, Sweta Rau and Vivek Ananda
  • Chennai-based aqua farmers’ network Aquaconnect has raised $4 million in pre-Series A funding from Rebright Partners, Flourish Ventures, AgFunder, 6G Capital, Omnivore, HATCH
  • Bengaluru-based electric vehicle maker Ati Motors has raised $4 million in pre-series A funding from Blume Ventures, Exfinity Venture Partners and other HNIs
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