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Ecosystem Weekly | 2nd Aug ’20

August 2, 2020
Brookfield eyes stake in RMZ’s office projects to add heft in proposed REIT

Canada’s Brookfield Asset Management is in talks to strike a deal for the office projects of Bengaluru-based developer RMZ Corp.
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SaaS Unicorn Freshworks Bags $85 Mn From Steadview Capital

Indian SaaS unicorn Freshworks has raised $85 Mn in Series H from alternative asset manager Steadview Capital Management through a secondary transaction.
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  • Gurugram-based enterprise tech startup Delighttree has raised $3Mn in a seed round from  Accel Partners, Emergent Ventures, Brainstorm Ventures, Axilor Ventures, and Alchemist Accelerator
  • IIT-Madras-incubated startup “Muse Wearables” has raised Rs 22 crore to launch its wrist tracker that can detect COVID-19 symptoms at an early stage
  • Ahmedabad-based cloud kitchen startup BigSpoon Foods has raised $2 Mn in Pre-Series A funding from Urmin Family Office, Lemonade Ventures, TrueValue Group MD Yash Shah, investors from Vcats Network and other HNIs for product and brand development
  • Mumbai-based game development studio Firescore Interactive has raised $500 K funding led by CrazyLabs. The funds will be utilized to launch the first-ever Hyper Casual Gaming Hub in India for game studios around the world
  • Bengaluru-based homegrown short video platform Chingari has raised $1 Mn in seed funding from LogX Ventures, AngelList’s Utsav Somani, NowFloats’ Jasminder Singh Gulati, AL Trust (Vistra ITCL), Village Global

Ecosystem Weekly | 26th Jul ’20

July 26, 2020
Petronet renews investment deal with US LNG developer Tellurian

India’s top gas importer, Petronet LNG, has renewed its initial deal to consider investing $2.5 billion in U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) developer Tellurian Inc’s Driftwood project, Indian sources familiar with the matter said.
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InCred secures Rs 500 Cr in debt led by public sector banks, financial institutions

Mumbai-based NBFC InCred has raised Rs 500 crore debt funding from various public sector banks and public financial institutions.
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  • Bengaluru-based financial-technology firm Jodo has raised $4 Mn in seed funding from Matrix Partners, SAIF Partners, and other HNIs
  • Tamil Nadu-based Agritech startup Vegrow has raised $2.5 Mn in seed funding from Matrix Partners India, Ankur Capital, Better Capitals, Titan Capital, Sanjiv Rangrass and Rohit MA
  • Kochi-based Local language learning startup Entri has raised $2 Mn from a set of investors led by Good Capital. The company will use the newly-raised fund to capitalize on the opportunity ahead and ramp up marketing, and to produce more content in the coming months
  • Bengaluru-based iNurture Education Solutions has raised $1 Mn in debt funding from existing investor BlackSoil Capital. The company will use the funds to boost its digital higher education platform and meet its working capital needs
  • Gurugram-based fashion tech startup StyleDotMe has raised $47 k in Pre-Series A funding from Survam Partners, Bobby Kothari, Director, Jewelex India, and existing investor IAN

Ecosystem Weekly | 19th Jul ’20

July 19, 2020
Google Invests $4.5 Bn In Reliance Jio For 7.73%

Reliance Industries’ digital venture Jio Platforms has raised INR 33,737 Cr ($4.5 Bn) from global tech giant Google for 7.73% equity stake, Mukesh Ambani announced at Reliance’s 43rd Annual General Meeting (AGM). Google is investing at an equity valuation of INR 4.36 Lakh Cr.
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Flipkart raises $1.2B from Walmart at $24.9B valuation amidst COVID-19 pandemic
India’s leading e-commerce marketplace Flipkart on Tuesday announced a fund infusion of $1.2 billion, at a valuation of $24.9 billion, led by its parent company Walmart.
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  • Singapore and Bengaluru-based air retailing and payments platform Mystifly has raised $3 Mn in pre-Series B funding from Recruit Co.
  • Bengaluru-based budget hotel chain Treebo has raised $3 Mn in Series D funding from Bertelsmann SE & Co, Matrix Partners India, and SAIF Partners India.
  • Mumbai-based early-stage payments startup goDutch has raised $2 Mn in seed round funding from Matrix India, Y Combinator, Global Founders Capital, Soma Capital, and VentureSouq
  • Mumbai-based cloud kitchen startup Yumlane has raised $1 Mn in pre-Series A funding led by Jetty Ventures
  • Delhi-based home-grown healthcare venture capital fund HealthQuad has raised $69 Mn in an initial funding round for its second fund, aimed at supporting disruptive, technology-based and innovation-driven businesses that transform healthcare in India

Ecosystem Weekly | 12th Jul '20

July 12, 2020
ADIA renews interest in Jio Digital Fibre

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) has revived talks to invest close to $1 billion (about Rs 7,500 crore) in Reliance Industries’ infrastructure investment trust (InvIT) Jio Digital Fibre for up to 25% stake, people aware of the matter told The Economic Times.
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BP pays Reliance $1 bn to set up petrol station venture
BP has paid Reliance Industries $1 billion to set up a joint network of thousands of petrol stations across India to tap the country’s rapidly growing energy demand.
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  • PolicyBazaar’s parent company EtechAces Marketing and Consulting has raised $130 Mn from SoftBank Vision Fund. The investment is a mix of primary infusion of capital into the company at about $50 Mn and purchase of shares worth another $80 Mn
  • Jaipur-based last mile rural distribution startup Frontier Markets has raised $2 Mn in a Pre-Series A funding from ENGIE Rassembleurs d’Energies, The Rise Fund, The Singh Family Trusts, Teja Ventures, and Beyond Capital Fund
  •  Bengaluru-based PiggyRide has raised $2Mn in a pre-Series A funding from JAFCO Asia and Artha Venture Fund
  • Gurugram-based geospatial data intelligence startup Blue Sky Analytics has raised $1.2 Mn seed funding from BEENEXT Emerging Asia, Rainmatter Capital and Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs
  • Chennai and US-based cybersecurity startup Securden has raised $1 Mn in a seed funding from Accel, Girish Mathrubootham, Freshworks, Axilor Ventures, Manav Garg, Eka1.com, and CaratLane

Ecosystem Weekly | 5th Jul '20

July 5, 2020
Haldia Petrochemicals, Rhone Capital jointly acquire US-based Lummus for $2.7 bn

Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd, majority-owned by The Chatterjee Group (TCG), together with global private equity firm Rhone Capital, has acquired Texas-based Lummus Technology for an enterprise value of $2.725 billion.
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Bharti-British govt consortium wins bid for satellite company OneWeb
A consortium of billionaire Sunil Mittal’s Bharti Global Ltd and the British government has won an auction to acquire satellite operator OneWeb that collapsed after its biggest investor SoftBank Group Corp pulled funding.
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  • B Capital Group has closed its second global fund after raising $820 Mn to invest in growth-stage ventures
  • Bengaluru-based B2B marketplace Zetwerk has raised $21 Mn in Series C funding from Greenoaks, Accel, Kae Capital, Lightspeed and Sequoia Capital India
  • Chennai-based ed-tech startup Flinto Learning Solutions has raised $7 Mn in Pre-Series B funding from Lightbox Ventures
  • Gurugram-based electric taxi-hailing and riding platform Blu Smart Mobility has raised $5 Mn in a pre-Series A funding from Mumbai Angels Network, Inflection Point Ventures, and LetsVenture
  • Gurugram-based beverage and snack brand Paper Boat has raised $4 Mn from Sofia Ventures, A91 Emergency Fund I, SCI Growth Investment II and Catamaran Ventures
  • Gurgaon-based mobile advertising company Affle will acquire 8% stake in smartphone operating system firm Indus OS for $3 Mn

Ecosystem Weekly | 28th Jun '20

June 28, 2020
BigBasket Looks To Raise $350 Mn At $2 Bn Valuation To Fight Jio-Facebook

Online grocery delivery platform BigBasket is looking to raise $250 Mn to $300 Mn from both new and existing investors at a valuation of $1.5 Bn-$2 Bn, the company’s co-founder Hari Menon confirmed. The company reportedly wants to keep its inventory ready with capital and wider investor base to fight the Reliance Industries-Facebook combine.
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Zuari Ago sells fertilizer plant to Paradeep Phosphates
Zuari Agro Chemicals Ltd, which is part of the Saroj Poddar-led Adventz Group, has announced the sale of its fertilizer plant in Goa to Paradeep Phosphates Ltd (PPL), which is a joint venture between the company and Morocco’s OCP Group.
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  • Delhi-based grocery delivery startup Milkbasket has raised $5.5 Mn from Inflection Point Ventures and existing investors
  • Mumbai-based infrastructure technology company Infra. Market has raised $5 Mn in an equity and debt mix round of funding from Trifecta Capital
  • Mumbai-based nutrition startup OZiva has raised $5 Mn in a Series A funding from Matrix Partners India
  • Bengaluru-based last-mile micro-mobility platform Yulu has raised $4 Mn from US-based VC firm Rocketship and existing investors
  • Singapore-based Horizon Quantum Computing has raised $3 Mn from Sequoia Capital India.
  • Bengaluru-based Treebo has raised $3 Mn in a growth funding round from Bertelsmann’s India investment unit, Matrix Partners India, and SAIF Partners.

Ecosystem Weekly | 21st Jun '20

June 21, 2020
India’s Reliance Jio Platforms to sell $1.5 billion stakes to Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani has found yet another high-profile firm to write a massive check to his telecom venture Reliance Jio Platforms at the height of a global pandemic.
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o9 Solutions startup raises $100 M from KKR, plans to step up hiring in India
Integrated business planning software startup o9 Solutions on Wednesday said it has raised $100 million (around Rs 761 crore) from global investment firm KKR.
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  • Delhi-based online fashion store High Street Essentials which owns FabAlley and Indya has raised $3 Mn in pre-Series C funding from SAIF Partners and India Quotient
  • Mumbai-based Healthcare services HealWell24 has acquired Mumbai-based DocCare AI to ramp up its video consultation business
  • Bengaluru-based logistics startup LetsTransport has raised $1 Mn in debt funding from Stride Ventures
  • Telecommunications firm Bharti Airtel has acquired 10% stake in Mumbai-based ed-tech startup Lattu Media
  • Bengaluru-based dairy IoT firm Stellapps Technologies has raised an undisclosed amount from Stride Ventures to scale up operations
  • Mumbai-based logistic startup Leap has raised $1 Mn in debt and right issue funding from Pune-based Sargam Retails

Ecosystem Weekly | 14th Jun '20

June 14, 2020
Dr Reddy’s tweaks deal with Wockhardt on Covid-19 impact

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd said on Wednesday it has bought a plant as well as select divisions of Wockhardt Ltd’s branded generics business in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and the Maldives.
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US-based startup Postman raises $150 Mn in Series C round at $2 Bn valuation
Postman, the API development platform startup which was founded in Bengaluru and now headquartered in San Francisco, has secured a Series C funding of $150 million at a valuation of $2 billion.
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  • Gurugram-based intercity bus service startup Yolobus has raised $3 Mn in Series A round from Nexus Venture Partners
  • Mumbai-based edtech startup Toppr has raised $2 Mn from its existing investor Kaizen
  • Gurugram-based startup Hapramp has raised $1 Mn in a seed round from Anand Mahindra, Chairman of the Mahindra Group
  • Bengaluru-based Ameliorate Biotech has raised $260K for their product ASSURED from Villgro, Vinners, LetsVenture, SINE IIT Bombay and DERBI
  • Bengaluru-based Arkam Ventures has closed $43 Mn of its maiden startup fund. It will focus on early-to-growth-stage startups across financial services, healthcare, food, agriculture, and mobility space
  • Bengaluru-based startup WarmOven has raised an undisclosed amount from serial entrepreneur Jyoti Bansal

Ecosystem Weekly | 7th Jun '20

June 7, 2020
Amazon in talks to buy $2-bn stake in Bharti Airtel
Amazon.com is in early-stage talks to buy a stake worth at least $2 Bn in Indian mobile operator Bharti Airtel, three sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, underscoring the growing attraction of India’s digital economy for U.S. tech giants
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Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala to invest $1.2 Bn in Reliance’s Jio Platforms, Silver Lake commits $600 Mn more
Reliance Industries Abu Dhabi-based Mubadala Investment Company will invest $1.2 Bn in Jio Platforms as the Indian conglomerate roped in the sixth investor for its digital unit
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  • Hyderabad-based immersive travel platform QuaQua has raised $1 Mn from Anthill Ventures and other existing investors
  • Bengaluru-based marketplace for fulfilling intracity last-mile deliveries LetsTransport has raised $1 Mn from Blacksoil Capital
  • Delhi-based SaaS startup Knorish has raised $323K as part of its Pre Series A funding round from 100X.VC, Standard Greases Family group and Uday Sodhi
  • India’s first of its kind debt resolution platform Credgenics, which combines the power of artificial intelligence with data science, has raised a seed round of funding from Titan Capital
  • Bengaluru-based online road transport marketplace Vahak has raised an undisclosed amount in its seed round from Leo Capital and other angel investors
  • Bengaluru-based packaged food brand for children Timios has raised Pre-Series A round from Rangsons Technologies and Paipal Ventures

Ecosystem Weekly | 31st May '20

May 31, 2020
IndoStar Capital Finance raises $162 Mn from Brookfield

With this investment, Brookfield will become a co-promoter with 24.6% stake, along with IndoStar Capital Mauritius having 45.2% holding at present
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Serum Institute parent sells Czech unit to Novavax for $167 mn
Cyrus Poonawalla Group, the parent of vaccine developer Serum Institute of India has sold a Czech unit to Nasdaq-listed biotechnology company Novavax for $167 Mn in cash
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  • Gurugram-based Hoi Foods, which operates several cloud kitchens, has raised $2 Mn in a pre-Series A funding round from 1Crowd, Sprout, Angelist, and other HNIs
  • India subsidiary of Germany-based Dr Willmar Schwabe GmbH has acquired New Delhi-based nutraceutical business Sanat Products for an undisclosed amount
  • Mumbai-based video meta-tagging platform Toch has raised $1 Mn from SOSV and its accelerator, Chinaccelerator, 9 Unicorns Fund, and Inflection Point Ventures
  • Hyderabad-based drugmaker Granules India has completed the exit from Granules OmniChem an equal JV with Belgian firm Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services for a total consideration of $15 Mn
  • Delhi-based healthtech startup in the telemedicine vertical Remedo has raised an undisclosed amount in its pre-Series A round from River Rock Ventures, Inflection Point Ventures, AngelList, and other HNIs
  • Japan-based SoftBank will raise $500 Mn – $750 Mn for SBG Cleantech, which is a JV between SoftBank, India’s Bharti Enterprises and Taiwan’s Foxconn
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