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upGrad’s valuation doubles as it picks up $225Mn in latest fundraise

The pandemic was instrumental in ensuring that online education rose to prominence…

Carl Pei’s ‘Nothing’ gets $200Mn backing, teases debut smartphone launch

Carl Pei’s Nothing has bagged a $200Mn backed by Alphabet’s venture arm EQT Ventures and Apple’s Tony Fadell for its debut smartphone launch.

Groyyo lands $40Mn in Tiger Global led Series A for its B2B manufacturing and supply chain platform

Groyyo claims to have empowered over 400+ manufacturers across 150+ product categories and is clocking $100 million+ annualised topline.

Snapdeal, Unicommerce, and Stellaro consolidated under one, ‘AceVector’ group

India’s multi-billion-dollar retail industry (slated to reach nearly $2 trillion by 2030)…

Aerotime, an app that declutters calendars to enhance workplace productivity, gets seeded with $2Mn

Bengaluru based workplace optimization app Aerotime has raised $2Mn in a seed…

Goldman backed online beauty retailer Purplle raises $33Mn, turns unicorn

Mumbai-based online self-care and beauty product retail platform Purplle has raised $33…

Pepper Content gets $14Mn in latest round for its content marketplace, eyes US expansion

Pepper Content, the Indian content marketplace that helps nearly 100K creators earn…

Uni, the fintech behind Pay 1/3rd credit card, lands $6.4Mn in debt from Stride Ventures

Fintech startup Uni, which offers short-term credit options for youth, has announced…

Edtech Physics Wallah raises $100 Mn in its first fundraise, turns unicorn

Physics Wallah, an edtech platform targeting high school and above with a…

Softbank-backed Brazilian crypto upstart 2TM lays off 10% employees amid crypto bear run

In recent times, most of the journalistic institutions have spent their time…

Slice raises another $50Mn in Series C led by Tiger Global, six months after a $200Mn raise

Bangalore based Fintech startup Slice has raised $50 Mn in a fresh…

Synaptic gets $20Mn in Series B to equip investors with insights using alternative data on companies

Synaptic is aiming to position itself as an alternative source of data on companies, as against what is currently available in the market.

Delhivery doubles revenue Y-o-Y to ₹2072 crore in Q4 FY22, loss remains flat

Delhivery said that it had delivered full-year operating profitability as its adjusted EBITDA came at ₹72 crore, while its adjusted cash profit after tax (PAT) amounted to ₹212 crore.
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Google, Times Internet, others put in $300Mn in ShareChat: Report

As the second-largest internet market in the world, it is hardly surprising…
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Ather energy says its scooter fire incident was due to an ‘extremely rare’ structural breach

Two wheeler EV manufacturer Ather Energy has issued a statement via Twitter,…

Myntra rolls out M-Express to deliver products within 48 hours

Going forward, Myntra intends to expand its M-Express offering to Tier II and Tier III cities in the country and launch its web version in the coming months.

Riverwalk Holdings is the latest VC to join early-stage investing in India with a ₹150 crore debut fund

While later stage startup fundraising maybe on a downhill globally, investors aren’t…

Now Sequoia warns of “crucible moment” for startups, advises them to focus on profitability

This will not be a “V-shaped” recovery, and today’s monetary and fiscal policy tools, according to Sequoia, will force cuts in its portfolio and measures to conserve cash.

Logistics unicorn Delhivery lists at 1.7% premium, ends debut day 10% high despite bearish market

Delhivery, the unicorn upstarts that has made aggressive strides in India’s $200Bn…