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Snabbit secures $19Mn in Series B for its quick home services platform

There’s more money pouring into the Quick commerce space. On-demand home services provider Snabbit, which promises to provide househelp within 10 minutes, has now secured $19Mn (nearly ₹160…

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Snabbit Quick home services app
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Nexus VP backs Slikk’s 60-minute fashion delivery in latest $10Mn Series A

With quick commerce adoption booming across the country (even though startup financials remain hugely negative), several niche quick-com startups are now emerging, with specific use-cases. And they are…

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Slikk Club Quick Commerce
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Zepto gets $665Mn in fresh fundraise, valuation doubles to $3.6Bn

Zepto is building a significant warchest as it takes on the likes of Zomato and Swiggy, with a fresh $665Mn fundraise. The round, which is among the largest…

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Zepto raises $450 million funding
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Zepto’s upcoming $650Mn funding round to value startup at $3.5Bn: Report

Zepto, the popular instant grocery delivery platform, is gearing up to raise nearly $650 million from a combination of existing and new investors. This upcoming funding round is…

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Zepto raises $450 million funding
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Kiwi, which issues virtual credit cards that can be used on UPI, gets $13 Mn in pre-Series A led by Omidyar Network

Kiwi, a burgeoning fintech startup, has successfully raised $13 million in its pre-Series A funding round. Led by Omidyar Network India, the round also witnessed participation from existing…

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ELECTRIC

Two-wheeler EV maker Oben Electric secures another $5Mn in pre-Series A round

Bengaluru-based EV startup Oben Electric has raised a total of ₹40 crore in an extended pre-Series A funding round, as it aims to position itself as a key…

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BUSINESS

InsuranceDekho nabs $150Mn from Goldman Sachs, TVS Capital, plans expansion in Tier 3/4 towns across India

At a time when the funding winter has made it difficult for numerous startups to raise funds and investors are tightening their purse strings, there have been a…

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BUSINESS

Drone upstart Garuda Aerospace gets $22Mn in Series A

With the promising future of the Indian drone industry, it is unsurprising that the drone market in the country is expected to grow annually at a CAGR of…

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BUSINESS

STAGE, an OTT platform for local Indian dialects, gets ₹40 crore in fresh funding

OTT platforms clocked an enviable rise in prominence during the pandemic, during which people turned to them for viewing their favourite TV shows and films. Even in the…

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NEWS

Indian fintech Money View nabs $75Mn in Series E, valued at $900Mn

New York-HQed Tiger Global has driven investments in yet another Indian startup — Bengaluru-based Money View. The online financial services platform, after a fresh infusion of $75 million,…

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KreditBee nabs $80Mn in Series D to diversify product portfolio, strengthen tech

Fintech startup KreditBee has snagged $80 million in fresh funding. This Series D round included participation of its existing investors Azim Premji’s Premji Invest, Motilal Oswal Alternates, TPG-backed…

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Peer Robotics secures $2.3Mn led by Kalaari Capital

Advances in technology has ensured that the robotics tech sector has clocked a steady growth, and if statistics are anything to go by, it was $62.75 billion in…

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ZippMat nabs $10Mn in fresh fundraise to grow its supply chain management platform

ZippMat, which calls itself a “one-stop solution for all supply chain management needs of construction companies,” has scooped up $10 million in a mix of debt and equity.…

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Tata 1mg turns unicorn with $40Mn fundraise led by Tata Digital

After a pandemic-induced high that characterized a majority of the past two years, healthtech players are struggling to adjust in the post-COVID 19 era. The same period witnessed…

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Bluecopa gets seeded with $2.3Mn for its finance ops automation platform

Hyderabad-based finance operations automations platform Bluecopa, announced on Tuesday, that it has scooped up $2.3 million in seed funding, a round that was led by Blume Ventures. The…

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Google, Rakuten back rewards-based payment platform Twid in $12Mn Series A

Google, which has invested billions across India’s telecom sector, is doubling down on its investments in world’s fastest growing internet market. The search giant has now backed Twid,…

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Google backs SME financing platform Progcap in latest $40Mn Series C fundraise

Despite India’s fintech infrastructure growing by leaps and bounds, credit and financing for the SMB sector continues to remain a major bottleneck. The category is marred by several…

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BUSINESS

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

The pandemic was instrumental in ensuring that online education rose to prominence and the edtech sector grew by leaps and bounds. Consequently, edtech startups expanded and gobbled up…

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upGrad to acquire Unacademy in all-stock deal
BUSINESS

MoEngage wallets $77Mn from Goldman Sachs, B capital for international expansion, acquisitions

If you are a seller, then one of your greatest priorities is not just attracting customers but retaining them as well. For this, you need to be well…

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BUSINESS

CityMall scoops up $75Mn to further expand ecommerce across India’s smaller towns and cities

E-commerce has grown over the years in India, yet it cannot be denied that it is the top metropolitan cities of the country that received the biggest slice…

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BUSINESS

Ahead of IPO, Byju’s closes $800Mn fundraise from founder Byju Raveendran, others

Byju’s has been ruling the edtech industry, spurred on by the swell brought on by the pandemic. Ever since the pandemic forced us to go online to study…

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Raveendran alleges misconduct as Byju’s struggles.

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