VC Firm Jungle Ventures Raises $225 Million To Invest In India, Southeast Asia Startups
Jungle Ventures, one of Southeast Asia’s largest independent venture capital firms, has raised $225 million in the first close of its fourth fund. Through this fourth fund, Singapore-based VC firm seeks to replicate its successes in startups across Southeast Asia and India, with a planned size of $350 million. As per […]
Battery Maker Amara Raja Invests in Advanced BatteryTech Startup Log 9 Materials
Advanced battery-tech and deeptech startup Log 9 Materials has announced an equity partnership and collaboration with Amara Raja Batteries (ARBL), a battery technology leader. Log 9 Materials has raised $5 million from Amara Raja Batteries as part of its ongoing Series A+ funding round. In this funding round, the startup […]
MSME-focused Edtech Startup Rocket Skills Raises Rs 2.2 Cr In Pre-seed Funding
Rocket Skills, an MSME-focused edtech startup, has raised Rs 2.2 crore in a pre-seed round led by Better Capital, First Cheque and Titan Capital. The funding round also saw participation from renowned angel investors Aprameya (Founder, Taxi for Sure and Koo), Abhinav Jain (Founder, Shop101), Harpreet Singh Grover (Founder, Co-cubes), […]
Agritech Startup EF Polymer Raises Rs 2.7 Cr In A Seed Funding Round
EF Polymer, an agritech startup, has raised ¥40 million (Rs 2.7 crore) in a seed funding round. The funding round was led by Japan-based venture capital investors MTG Ventures Inc, Beyond Next Ventures Inc, Yosemite LLC, and angel investor Tatsuya Suzuki. As per the startup, it will use the funds […]
OneCard Raises $10 Million In Funding Led By QED Fund
OneCard, a mobile-first credit card owned by FPL Technologies, has raised $10 million in its extended Series B funding round, making it the second fund infusion in the Pune-based company in the past two months. With this latest round of funding, OneCard has garnered $35 million in the Series B […]
India Accelerator Plans To Invest In Around 100 Startups In 2021
India Accelerator, a seed-stage accelerator program, plans to expand its startup portfolio by over three-folds in 2021 with investment in around 100 such ventures. Ashish Bhatia, Founder of India Accelerator, told PTI that India Accelerator invests Rs 25 lakh in select startups every year, then mentors them and connects them […]
Social Commerce Platform Meesho Raises $300 Million In Funding
Meesho, a social commerce platform, has raised $300 million in a new funding round led by Japan’s SoftBank Vision Fund 2. The funding round also saw participation from Meesho’s existing investors Prosus Ventures, Facebook Inc., Shunwei Capital, Venture Highway and Knollwood Investment. As per the startup, it plans to use […]
Pune-Based Startup Easebuzz Raises $4 Million In Seed Funding
Pune-based payments infrastructure startup Easebuzz Pvt Ltd has raised close to $4 million as part of its seed funding round. The funding round was led by 8i Ventures, Varanium Capital, and Guild Capital, with participation from former Citrus Pay founders Amrish Rau and Jitendra Gupta. As per the startup, it […]
Tech Startup Homingos Raises Funding From BITS Spark Angel Network
Tech startup Homingos, with a focus on creating an augmented reality (AR) based social networking platform, has raised an undisclosed round of funding led by BITS Spark Angel Network members Raju Reddy, Sundi Natarajan, Jayan Ramankutty, Shivakumar Ganesan, Rahul Seth, and Srinivas Anumolu. As per the startup, it will use […]
Plant-Based Nutrition Startup OZiva Raises $12 Million In Series B Funding Round
Plant-based nutrition brand OZiva has raised $12 million in Series B funding led by Eight Roads Ventures, with participation from F-Prime Capital and existing investor Matrix Partners India. As per the startup, it will use the funding to build out the team, enter new product categories, and build out its […]