Futurism News Space Startups Pixxel, the Google-backed earth observation space startup, gets additional $24Mn in Series B Pixxel, the Google backed space tech startup that is building a constellation… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 9, 20242 minute read
Acquisitions Global News Grab acquires Singapore based ‘Chope’ as it expands into restaurant booking in Southeast Asia Singapore-based Grab has acquired the Southeast Asian businesses of Chope, a leading… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 23, 20242 minute read
News Startups Byju’s Raveendran offers renounced shares amid latest attempts to save firm Byju’s founder Byju Raveendran seems to be making a final dash at… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 30, 20242 minute read
News Startups Udaan faces sharp valuation drop to $1.8B in latest fundraise Udaan, the B2B ecommerce unicorn, finds itself at the epicenter of a… Soumyadeep SarkarJanuary 16, 20242 minute read
News Startups Venture Capital Mojocare to downsize operations as investors uncover financial irregularities Amid growing demand for stronger corporate governance in India’s privaetly-funded startups, health-tech… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 19, 20232 minute read
News Startups Chalo nabs $45 million in Series D as it looks to expand its public transport offering Transport-tech startup Chalo has bagged a total of $45 million in a… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 23, 20232 minute read
News Startups Pando raises $30Mn in Series B for its AI-powered logistics platform that eases supply chain disruptions Global supply chains, across sectors, across industries, haven’t remained the same in… Staff@The Tech PortalMay 3, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy News Startups Venture Capital VCs step up to provide financial support to startups in the midst of SVB collapse The world of entrepreneurship is often associated with risk-taking and uncertainty, but… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 13, 20233 minute read
Business News Lenskart nears $500Mn investment from Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund, ADIA India’s Lenskart, which is eyeing to become one of the largest eyewear… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 10, 20232 minute read
News Startups Tata 1mg turns unicorn with $40Mn fundraise led by Tata Digital After a pandemic-induced high that characterized a majority of the past two… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 6, 20222 minute read
Electric News Startups Transportation Ola reportedly laying off 1,000 employees as focus shifts on EV business Ride-hailing giant Ola, which has vastly diversified since launch, is staring down… Guntas SinghJuly 29, 20222 minute read
News Startups PriceLabs nabs $30 Mn to scale its dynamic price management solution for the rental industry India based Pricelabs, a SaaS company that provides short-term rental pricing management… Guntas SinghJuly 29, 20222 minute read
Crypto Internet News Startups Artfi nabs $3.2Mn in latest round as it looks to create an NFT ecosystem for fine art Artfi, a blockchain-based fine art Fintech project of the art connoisseur Asif… Guntas SinghJuly 26, 20223 minute read
News Startups Venture Capital Seedstars’ SIV II Fund announces first close at $20Mn, plans seed investments in nearly 100 startups It is said that the early bird gets the worm. Swiss pre-seed… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 26, 20222 minute read
Business News Startups Zomato scrip drops by 14%, market cap below last private equity valuation as IPO lock-in period ends Just as journalists, interns, 9-to5ers and day traders were all about to… Guntas SinghJuly 25, 20222 minute read
Business News Startups Lawmaker Karti P. Chidambaram asks Indian fraud regulator to investigate edtech decacorn Byju’s finances Karti P. Chidambaram, an Indian Lawmaker who is a Member of Parliament,… Guntas SinghJuly 21, 20222 minute read
Apps News Startups With nearly 30Mn digital health records done, Eka Care raises $15 Mn in Series A round Bengaluru based healthcare tech startup Eka Care has raised $15 Mn in… Guntas SinghJuly 19, 20222 minute read
Business News Startups Credit line fintech OneCard becomes India’s latest unicorn post $100 Mn series D round Pune-based fintech OneCard has become the lastest to grace the lineup of… Guntas SinghJuly 15, 20222 minute read
Electric News Startups Battery Smart raises $25M in Series A to create a pan-India battery swapping network New-Delhi based startup Battery Smart, which runs battery swapping stations for EVs… Guntas SinghJune 27, 20222 minute read
Business Enterprise News Startups Pine Labs acquires API Infrastructure firm Setu for $70-75 Mn Ahead of its plans to expand into the United States, Pine Labs… Guntas SinghJune 24, 20222 minute read
Apps News Startups Sharechat raises $255 Mn, closes series H round at $5 Bn valuation ShareChat earlier raised $266 million as a part of this round in December last year. The company is now valued at $5 billion. Guntas SinghJune 17, 20221 minute read