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Social e-commerce platform DealShare raises $144Mn to fund expansion

India based social e-commerce start-up DealShare has raised $144 million in its…
Payu

PayU in talks to acquire BillDesk in what might be the second-largest Indian internet-based acquisition to date: Report

One of the largest acquisitions in the internet-based solutions segment may be…
Locad

Logistics and supply chain management integrator Locad raises $4.9 million in seed round

While many companies have had to suffer a setback due to the…

Online furniture and appliance rental firm Furlenco raises $140 Mn to fuel international expansion

A host of Indian start-ups have raised capital through funds during the…

Swedish firm MTG acquires PlaySimple, operator of 9 word games, for $360Mn

People have been stuck in their homes for over an year now,…
Winzo

Gaming and entertainment platform WinZO raises $65 million in Series C funding

In yet another stroke of good news for the Indian start-up ecosystem…
ION Energy

ION Energy, a startup that improves life of lithium ion batteries, raises $3.6Mn from Amazon’s climate pledge fund

Five-year-old energy-tech start-up ION Energy has raised $3.6 million in a pre-Series…
Razorpay

Razorpay founders and senior execs launch ‘MarsShot Ventures’ angel fund

Fintech start-ups are having the time of their lives during the pandemic,…
TABLT

Online pharmacy TABLT raises $3Mn from Siti Cable for pan India growth

Healthcare has become more important than ever before, especially with the 2nd…
Surge

Sequoia Capital’s largest cohort to date for Surge includes 23 start-ups

The fifth (and largest) cohort of venture capital firm Sequoia Capital India’s…

Gamified learning platform Quizizz raises $31.5Mn to expand teams across US and India

With the sudden shift in education favoring remote learning solutions, edtech startups…
Slice

‘Super Card’ credit card provider ‘Slice’ raises $20Mn, adds rewards and bill splitting features

Slice, one of India’s most innovative fintech startups that has took upon…

‘Battlegrounds Mobile India’ maker Krafton leads $9Mn round in Indian game streaming platform ‘Loco’

Just a few days after its game PUBG Mobile made its reentry…

Riding on edtech boom, Classplus bags $65Mn in Tiger Global-led round for expansion of business

With the pandemic still at large, schools and colleges continue to remain…
WINDO

WINDO, a startup that helps small businesses to set up social commerce on Instagram, gets $500K in seed round

Social commerce has grown in recent times, with Facebook continuing to push…
Kazam

Kazam, a startup that develops IoT powered electric charging stations, bags $1Mn in seed round

2021 has been the golden year for the Indian start-up ecosystem, with…

Progcap secures $25Mn in Series B to scale its tech-backed last mile credit solution for SMBs

India is fairly new when it comes to formalized supply chains, and…
Nexus launches new $700 million fund

Number of unicorn startups up by 43% this year, US leads with 154, India adds 11

To say that the startup culture around the world has flourished this…
Unacademy

Unacademy unveils Graphy Creator grant worth ₹100 Cr to help teachers set up online schools on its platform

With schools and colleges still closed in India (and a large part…
Paytm

Paytm seeks shareholder approval to sell $1.6Bn worth of shares in upcoming IPO

Paytm, the digital payments platform that everyone in India is familiar with,…