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Dream public market debut for drone upstart DroneAcharya, stock lists at 90% premium

India’s Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) market is estimated to at $2.1 billion in FY22. But the market is expected to grow at an unprecedented pace, with defence, logistics…

SOUMYADEEP SARKAR — 2 MIN READ
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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.…

SOUMYADEEP SARKAR — 2 MIN READ
BUSINESS

India’s sovereign wealth fund, NIIF, leads $240Mn round in baby products e-commerce unicorn FirstCry

With sovereign wealth funds from other countries making investments in startups, it would be remiss for India’s sovereign wealth fund were to miss out. Now, the National Investment…

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NEWS

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella joins stock trading platform Groww as investor and advisor

In what would provide massive credibility boost to stock trading platform Groww, Microsoft CEO and Chairman Satya Nadella, has joined the company as an investor and advisor. Groww,…

SOUMYADEEP SARKAR — 1 MIN READ
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10 minute grocery delivery startup Zepto raises $60 million

Grocery delivery startup Zepto has raised $60 million in its first institutional financing round. The startup has a unique proposition in the rather crowded hyperlocal delivery space —…

SOUMYADEEP SARKAR — 1 MIN READ
NEWS

Fintech startup Clear raises $75Mn in Stripe backed Series C funding to fuel international expansion

Online taxation and fintech software provider Clear, formerly known as ClearTax, has raised $75 million in its Series C funding round,  led by Kora Capital. The round also…

SOUMYADEEP SARKAR — 2 MIN READ
NEWS

Soccer stars James Milner and Adam Lallana invest in sports performance platform ‘UpGame’

India based golf performance and practice app UpGame has raised an undisclosed amount from Premier League stars James Milner and Adam Lallana through their firm White Rose Sports Management. This comes on the…

UPNEET SINGH — 2 MIN READ
NEWS

Vahanalytics nabs $200K in seed to make roads safer through real-time analysis of your driving habits

Vahanalytics, a Mumbai-based startup that aims to make Indian roads better and safer via real-time vehicle analytics, has raised $200,000 in its seed funding round through seed funding…

JEET SUTHAR — 2 MIN READ
BUSINESS

Ola Autos Will Now Take You Around In 12 More Cities

Continuing with the aggressive expansion of offerings it has been undergoing, Ola has announced a massive, 12 city expansion of its Ola Auto service.

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NEWS

U.S. HQed AppAlert Gets Seeded With $900K, Launches A Mobile Only, Real-Time School Bus Tracking System In India

AppAlert, a mobile application based real-time school bus tracking system based out of the US, has today raised close to $900,000 in a seed funding round from a group…

JEET SUTHAR — 2 MIN READ
BUSINESS

Sequoia Backed Roadrunnr And TinyOwl Are Reportedly Planning A Merger In An All-Stock Deal

Roadrunnr, the Sequoia and Nexus VP backed on-demand logistics service provider and the not-doing-so-well food delivery upstart TinyOwl are reportedly in an early stage talk for a merger which could be…

JEET SUTHAR — 2 MIN READ
BUSINESS

CraftsVilla Acquires Ethnic Foods E-tailer PlaceofOrigin

In a bid to make itself a one-stop ethnic products shop, online ethnic products seller CraftVilla has announced the acquisition of PlaceofOrigin.in, an online gourmet food marketplace. As…

JEET SUTHAR — 1 MIN READ
NEWS

Tracxn Gets Fresh Investment From Nandan Nilekani, Mohandas Pai And Others

Start-up research and data Intelligence platform Tracxn, in a fresh round of angel investment, has received an undisclosed amount from Nandan Nilekani, Mohandas Pai, Neeraj Arora and Anand Rajaraman.

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Swiggy Gulps Down $35 Million In Fresh Round To Strengthen Team And Technology

If those layoffs and closures made you think that those glorious fundraising days of the food delivery segment are all but gone, Swiggy will make you think again. The online…

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NEWS

Ratan Tata Invests Undisclosed Amount In Startup Research And Data Analysis Platform Tracxn

Start-up research and data Intelligence platform Tracxn, in a fresh round of investment, has received an undisclosed amount of from Ratan Tata, Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons. He is…

JEET SUTHAR — 2 MIN READ
NEWS

Fashion Styling And Renting Platform Stage3.co Raises Angel Funding

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BUSINESS

Ed-Tech Firm Thinkcell Acquires E-Learning Company Testfunda.com

Thinkcell Learning Solutions, formerly known as the more popular ‘GateForum’, has announced that it has acquired e-learning company Enabilon Learning, which offers test preparation packages through Testfunda.com.

JEET SUTHAR — 2 MIN READ
BUSINESS

Ratan Tata Invests In Online Home Services Marketplace UrbanClap

The comparatively better-backed online home services marketplace, UrbanClap has announced that it has received an undisclosed amount of funding from Ratan Tata, the Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons.…

JEET SUTHAR — 2 MIN READ
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IT & WEB-TECH

Atarw Technologies Gets $2 Million From Its Parent Quest Informatics

Atarw Technologies, a B2B specialist company which offers Aftermarket Products, Engineering Services, Technical Publication, Customised Software Product Development & ITES, has today announced that it has received $2…

JEET SUTHAR — 1 MIN READ
NEWS

Food Delivery Startup Swiggy Looking To Gulp Down $35-$40 Million In Fresh Round : Report

Despite those layoffs and the overall sceptic environment about India’s current crop of food delivery startups, looks like investors somehow still see promise in this sector. As a…

JEET SUTHAR — 2 MIN READ
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On-Demand Beauty Services Platform Stayglad Grabs Series A Round From Bessemer Venture Partners

Stayglad, an on-demand beauty services platform, has today announced raising of an undisclosed amount of funding in a Series A round from Bessemer Venture Partners along with the participation…

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