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Ecosystem Weekly | 19th Apr '20

April 19, 2020

Zee to infuse $68.4 mn in tech arm SugarBox
Mumbai headquartered media major Zee Entertainment Enterprises has announced its plans to invest $68.4 million in its arm Margo Networks, which operates content distribution platform under the brand name SugarBox.
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Sequoia India bets more on Indonesian logistics startup Kargo
Kargo Online System PT, which operates Indonesian freight logistics marketplace Kargo Technologies, has raised $31 million in a Series A funding round.
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  • Bengaluru-based AI chatbot startup Yellow Messenger has raised $20 Mn in Series B funding from Lightspeed Venture Partners and Lightspeed India Partners
  • Chennai-based non-banking financial company Shriram Transport Finance a part of the larger Shriram Group has raised $20 Mn in debt capital from development bank of Austria OeEB
  • US-based multinational software services company Autodesk will acquire a minority stake in the US- and Bengaluru-based Aurigo Software Technologies for an undisclosed amount
  • Mumbai-based on-demand logistics marketplace Porter has raised $18 Mn in Series D funding from Lightstone Global Fund. Porter works with FMCG, SMEs, traders, 3PLs, courier, & cargo firms
  • Bengaluru-based fintech lending startup Capital Float has raised $15 Mn from Ribbit Capital, Amazon, SAIF Partners, and Sequoia Capital India to expand its lending operations
  • Bengaluru based fintech startup Setu raised $15 Mn in Series A funding from Falcon Edge, Lightspeed Venture Partners US, Lightspeed India Partners, and Bharat Inclusion Seed Fund

Ecosystem Weekly | 12th Apr '20

April 12, 2020

Reliance Industries invests $66 Mn in edtech startup Embibe
Bengaluru-based edtech startup Embibe reported that it received a funding of nearly $66 Mn from its existing investor and shareholder Reliance Industries.
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Alibaba invests $50 million in BigBasket’s bridge round
Last year, BigBasket had raised $150 million led by Mirae Asset-Naver Asia Growth Fund, UK government-owned CDC Group, and existing backers like Alibaba.
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  • Bengaluru-based online edtech startup Vedantu has raised $13 Mn as a part of its Series C1 round from Chinese venture firm Legend Capital and Omidyar’s Ohana Holding
  • Japan-based M3 has acquired the healthcare market research business of Bengaluru-based Manthan Software Systems for an undisclosed amount
  • Gurugram and Patna-based agritech platform DeHaat has raised $12 Mn in Series A funding round from Sequoia Capital, FMO, Omnivore & AgFunder
  • Skill-based gaming startup Zupee has raised $8 Mn in its Series A round from Matrix Partners India, Falcon Edge Capital, WestCap Group, Orios Venture Partners and Smile Group
  • Mumbai-based edtech startup Lido Learning, that focuses on live online tutorials, has raised $8 Mn in Series B round from Ant Financial-backed BAce Capital and existing investors
  • Hyderabad-based technology-enabled supply chain platform Akna Medical  has raised $7 Mn from LGT Lightstone Aspada

Ecosystem Weekly | 5th Apr '20

April 5, 2020

MedGenome Raises $55 Mn In Fresh Funding To Expand In Tier 2-3 Markets
Bengaluru-based health-tech startup MedGenome has raised $55 Mn in a fresh funding round. The investment has been reportedly led by LeapFrog Investments.
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Unicorn India Ventures has announced the first close of its $52 Mn Fund II with a corpus of $12 Mn
The fund will be used to invest in early-stage startups, in Pre-Series A and Series A rounds, across several sectors.
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  • Bengaluru-based fintech startup Recko has raised $6 Mn from Vertex Ventures and Prime Venture Partners.
  • Aster DM Healthcare has sold its Kuwait subsidiaries, Aster Kuwait Pharmaceuticals & medical equipment firm WLL to Pharmazone and Palestine Pharmacy Company for an undisclosed amount
  • Bengaluru-based agritech supply chain startup Ergos has raised $5 Mn in a Series A funding round from Aavishkaar Group’s equity investment arm Aavishkaar Capital
  • Gurugram-based edtech startup focused on building a global online school for K-12 Camp K12 has raised $4 Mn in a seed funding round from Matrix Partners India and SAIF Partner
  • Mumbai-based Tapits Technologies which owns and operates fintech startup Fingpay has raised $4 Mn in a Series A funding round from IvyCap Ventures
  • Mumbai-based edtech startup Lido Learning has raised $3 Mn in Series B funding from Rocket Internet founder Alex Samwer-backed Picus Capital and Paytm president Madhur Deora

Ecosystem Weekly | 29th Mar '20

March 29, 2020

NTPC to buy out govt from two hydel firms for $1.54 Bn
India’s largest power producer, govt-owned NTPC Ltd, has said it will acquire entire central govt stakes in two hydropower companies THDC India Ltd & NEEPCO for $1.54 Bn
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Kubota Corp buys 10% stake in Escorts for $139 Mn
Kubota Corporation (Kubota), a leading global tractor and machinery manufacturer from Japan, will acquire 10% equity stake, on a post capital reduction basis, in Escorts Ltd. (Escorts), a leading engineering conglomerate in India
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  • Mumbai-based Checkers India Technology which operates B2B platform Excess2Sell has raised $1 Mn in funding from Gautham Madhavan, an angel investor & a director at Florintree Advisors
  • Pune-based IT firm Nihilent has acquired cross-disciplinary advertising platform Hypercollective, operated by Hyper Collective Creative Technologies for an undisclosed amount
  • Hyderabad-based education services startup Univariety which is operated by International Educational Gateway will raise $1 Mn from Info Edge the parent of jobs portal Naukri.com
  • The India team of the US-based PE firm TA Associates will acquire a stake in Accion Labs a software engineering product company focused on emerging technologies for an undisclosed amount
  • Bengaluru-based SME-focused fin-tech Rupifi has raised an undisclosed amount as part of its pre-seed funding from Ashneer Grover, Kunal Shah, and other angel investors
  • Bengaluru-based online grocery platform BigBasket, operated by Supermarket Grocery Supplies has fully acquired Bengaluru-based micro-delivery startup DailyNinja for an undisclosed amount

Ecosystem Weekly | 22nd Mar '20

March 22, 2020

ArcelorMittal, Nippon Steel sign $5.15 bn loan pact to refinance Essar Steel buy
Japan’s biggest steelmaker Nippon Steel Corp said that its joint venture with ArcelorMittal has signed a $5.15 Bn loan agreement with Japanese banks, including Japan Bank for International Cooperation.
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OYO receives infusion of $807M from SoftBank and RA Hospitality Holdings
Hospitality unicorn OYO Hotels & Homes has revived a tranche of $807 million of its Series F round of $1.5 billion it announced in October last year. The fresh tranche has come from existing investors SoftBank and Founder Ritesh Agarwal-owned RA Hospitality Holdings
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  • Bengaluru-based consumer lending startup SmartCoin has raised $7 Mn in Series A funding led by LGT Lightstone Aspada, Unicorn India Ventures and Accion Venture Lab
  • Singapore-based AnyMind Group has fully acquired app-developer-focussed mobile video advertising and monetization platform Pokkt for an undisclosed amount
  • Mumbai-based SaaS platform Peel-Works has raised $4 Mn from CESC Ventures. The money was raised by issuing debentures, equity and Series C and Series D preference shares
  • US-based application management software & systems for Linux & Windows servers provider Idera has acquired JS tools & charting components provider FusionCharts for an undisclosed amount
  • Mumbai-based online marketplace Craftsvilla has raised $4 Mn in multiple tranches, from June 2019 to March 2020, from its Singapore-based parent company Supera Investments
  • Urbanclap Technologies India has acquired the assets of a Sydney-based on-demand beauty services startup Glamazon for an undisclosed amount

Ecosystem Weekly | 1st Mar '20

March 1, 2020

Tech Mahindra will acquire Zen3 Infosolutions for $64 Mn

Indian Multinational subsidiary of the Mahindra Group, Tech Mahindra will acquire the American and Indian unit of US-based AI and Machine learning firm Zen3 for $64 Mn
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Delhi headquartered Rupeek has raised $60 Mn Series C funding

Delhi-headquartered digital gold loans startup Rupeek has raised $60 Mn Series C funding from GGV Capital,  Bertelsmann India Investments, Binny Bansal, KBIC, Tanglin Venture Partners, Sequoia India and Accel Partners
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  • Bengaluru-headquartered digital payments company PhonePe has received a fresh cash infusion of $60 Mn from its Singapore-based parent entity PhonePe, Singapore
  • Google India is accepting applications from startups for the fourth batch of Google for Startups Accelerator India programme
  • Singapore-based digital proptech company Elara Technologies has invested a total of $5 Mn in its two Indian subsidiaries – Gurgaon based Housing and PropTiger
  • Tech giant Microsoft has launched its 100X100X100 programme for software-as-a-service (SaaS) startups in India to promote the startup ecosystem of India
  • Mumbai-based venture capital firm Blume Ventures has announced the final close of its opportunity fund – Fund IIA – at $41 Mn for follow-on investments
  • Bennett Coleman and Company (BCCL), commonly known as The Times Group has acquired an equity stake in Bengaluru based cloud Kitchen startup Rebel Foods for $2.5 Mn

Ecosystem Weekly | 23rd Feb '20

February 23, 2020

JSW Energy to acquire 100% stake in GMR Kamalanga Energy

Sajjan Jindal-owned JSW Energy has acquired Odisha-based subsidiary GMR Kamalanga Energy for $745 Mn.
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Swiggy Raises $113 Mn Series I funding from Prosus

Food delivery giant Swiggy has raised $113 Mn Series I funding from Prosus N.V, Meituan Dianping and Wellington Management Company.
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  • Early-stage venture capital firm Blume Ventures has finally closed its Fund III at $102 Mn. The fund has been raised from anchor investors in India, US, Japan and Asia
  • US-based investment firm Falcon Edge Capital has set up a new venture capital fund of $300 Mn for India. The fund is backed by UAE based Limited partners
  • Mumbai based JioSaavn has received a $20 Mn infusion from parent entity Reliance Industries. Reliance has picked up 10 K equity shares in the company
  • Gurugram-based prop-tech startup Zvesta has raised $6 Mn from media company Hindustan Media Ventures. The company will now focus on brand building
  • B2B e-commerce platform for Kirana stores, MaxWholesale has raised $3 Mn in Series A funding from Indian Angel Network Fund I and Abu Dhabi-based Al Falaj Investment Company
  • Video editing and content creation software maker Invideo has raised $3 Mn from Sequoia Capital India’s early-stage accelerator programme surge

 

Ecosystem Weekly | 16th Feb '20

February 16, 2020

Firstcry Gets $296 Mn From Softbank To Enter Unicorn Club
Pune-based baby products marketplace Firstcry has raised $296 Mn Series E funding from Japan-based marquee investor Softbank’s Vision Fund.
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Dr Reddy’s Labs to acquire part of Wockhardt’s generics business for $260 mn
Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd has agreed to acquire select divisions of Mumbai-based Wockhardt Ltd’s generics drug business in India and a few other countries for $260 Mn.
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  • Bengaluru-based online tutoring startup Vedantu has raised $24 Mn in Series C funding from global investment firm GGV Capital and existing investor Vertex Venture
  • Online insurance policy aggregators Easypolicy and Quickbima have merged and the merged entity will operate under the brand name of Easypolicy
  • Food chain Chaayos has raised $22 Mn in a mix of equity and debt in its Series B funding round from Think Investments, InnoVen Capital & other investors
  • Parampara Capital launched a new $100 Mn fund, Inflexor Technology Fund to invest across technology IP/innovation startups
  • New Delhi-based video commerce app SimSim has raised $8 Mn in Series B round from Accel Partners and Shunwei Capital
  • Gurugram-based bus aggregator startup Shuttl has raised $8 Mn adding onto its Series C funding round from a private equity firm, SIG Global India Fund

 

Ecosystem Weekly | 9th Feb '20

February 9, 2020

France’s Total to invest $510 mn in JV with Adani Green Energy
French energy giant Total SA will invest $510 Mn in an equal joint venture with Adani Green Energy that will hold solar energy assets.
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Baring PE India hits benchmark returns in partial exit from Manappuram Finance
Baring Private Equity Partners India has sold more than half of its stake in Thrissur-based gold loan financier Manappuram Finance for $101 Mn.
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  • A vernacular podcasting platform Kuku FM has raised $6 Mn Series A funding from Singapore-based venture capital investment holding company Vertex Venture
  • Property search aggregator Square Yards Consulting has acquired Mumbai-based rental and property management platform Azuro for an undisclosed amount
  • Bengaluru-based edtech company Byju’s has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from General Atlantic. This round led Byju’s at the value of $8 Bn
  • Gurugram-headquartered artificial intelligence (AI)-driven logistics platform, fleetx has raised $3 Mn fresh funding from VCs and angel investors
  • Homegrown bicycle brand Frog’s Ahmedabad-based parent company AlphaVector has raised an undisclosed amount from Avaana Capital and Titan Capital
  • Edtech Startup which is a Local language learning app for India, Entri has raised $1 Mn seed funding from San Francisco-based Good Capital

Ecosystem Weekly | 2nd Feb '20

February 2, 2020

Tiger Global May Launch $3.8 Bn Fund To Continue Investment Spree
Global investor Tiger Global Management has reportedly closed a $3.8 Bn global private investment vehicle called the Private Investment Partners (PIP) XII, which will continue to back tech startups in India, the US and China
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Airtel Payments Bank Raises INR 225 Cr For Deeper Presence In India
Bharti Airtel’s financial service arm Airtel Payments Bank has raised INR 225 Cr from its parent companies Bharti Airtel and Bharti Enterprises to solidify its presence in India and expand to Africa
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  • Bengaluru-based edtech startup InterviewBit has raised $20 Mn in Series A round from Sequoia India, Tiger Global and Global Founders Capital
  • Gurugram-based edtech startup Doubtnut has raised $15 Mn from Tencent, Omidyar Network India, Sequoia Capital India, Japan-based Akatsuki Entertainment Fund and Ankit Nagori
  • Denmark-based manufacturer of moulded fibre egg packaging Brødrene Hartmann has acquired Punjab-based moulded fibre packaging provider Mohan Fibre Products for $18 Mn
  • Insurance-tech company Majesco will acquire United States-based software solutions provider in the life and annuity insurance market InsPro Technologies for $12 Mn amount
  • US-based investment firm Ribbit Capital is looking to raise $420 Mn for its sixth VC fund to continue its investment spree in startups, especially those working in the fintech segment
  • Gurugram-based healthtech startup 1MG has received an infusion of $10 Mn from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation according to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs filings
  • Google will provide $1 Mn grant through Google.org to news literacy org Internews which will launch an initiative to help improve news literacy & fight back against fake news in India

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