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Muscle & Strength India plans to open 100 stores in the next one year
The company is eyeing to launch outlets through franchisee route with an investment of Rs 20 crore as it seeks to deepen its presence in India's growing nutritional supplement space
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COGOS raises $2 mn in pre-Series A funding led by Transworld Group
The firm plans to expand its business to the internal market and further strengthen and develop its technology platform
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Biddano raises funding to build India's largest healthcare supply chain
The new funding will enable Biddano to fulfill strong market demand for its supply chain platform by investing in product, engineering and go-to-market teams.
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GoKwik raises Rs 40 cr in pre-Series A round led by Matrix Partners India
The new investment will primarily be used for scaling up & establishing a footprint in MENA and SEA regions and hiring talent across tech, data, and product engineering
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Plant protein startup Proeon raises funding to tap multibillion-dollar mkt
The plant-based proteins sector is projected to reach nearly $200 billion by 2027
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Online retail platform Dukaan raises $11 mn in pre-series A round
The round was led by 640 Oxford Ventures, with participation from existing investors Snow Leopard Ventures, Lightspeed Partners, and Matrix Partners India
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Cross-border sourcing tech startup Geniemode raises $2.25 mn seed funding
It is an end-to-end e-commerce platform to make global sourcing more efficient, convenient across fragmented, tech-strapped supply chains in furniture, home furnishing, fashion.
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Geniemode raises $2.25 mn in seed funding round led by Info Edge Ventures
The platform ensures order visibility at each step, adherence to strict global quality checks and managing end-to-end supply chain for the buyer thus becoming a one-stop shop for them.
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Saas startup NeuroPixel.AI raises seed fund of $825,000 led by IPV
NeuroPixel.AI was founded in late 2020 by Arvind Nair (CEO) and Amritendu Mukherjee (CTO)
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E-learning platform Vidyakul raises $500,000 led by We Founder Circle
Vidyakul is aimed at providing after-school e-learning for the state board students in vernacular languages
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Kochi based startup Avodha offers courses in vernacular languages
Through Avodha, student pays a small amount upfront which is roughly one-fourth of the overall fees and remainder is paid after student gets a job related to course they have studied
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Startup Sugar.fit, which aims to reverse diabetes, to raise $10 million
Health and fitness firm Cure.fit and two others to invest the funds in a deal likely to by September
Mobile commerce startup Bikayi raises $10.8 mn funding round led by Sequoia
Set up in 2019, Bikayi helps SMBs scale up on digital platforms, enabling them to reach out to a wider audience base
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Startup Udaan files complaint before CCI against biscuit maker Parle
Says biscuit maker has refused to directly supply its products
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India added three 'unicorns' per month in 2021: Hurun report
India added three 'unicorns' per month in 2021 to nearly double the overall number of startups valued at over USD 1 billion to 51 as of end-August, a report said on Thursday
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Amarinder launches 'Innovation Mission Punjab' to boost start-up sector
CM Amarinder Singh on Wednesday launched 'Innovation Mission Punjab' (IMPunjab), a public-private partnership that brings in global investors and experts to catalyze start ups, a release said.
Skeps raises $9.5 mn in funding led by Bertelsmann India Investments
Financial technology startup Skeps has raised USD 9.5 million (about Rs 70 crore) in series A funding round led by Bertelsmann India Investments.
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PayU aims to provide full-stack financial services to its customers
So far, the company has disbursed about $300 million in credit and it now wants to add new products
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Voice AI company Skit raises $23 mn in Series B led by WestBridge Capital
This follows a Series A round last May, led by Exfinity Ventures and Kalaari Capital, AngelList. The latest funding brings the startup's total raise to $30 million
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What happens when an entrepreneur sets his mind on solving parking woes?
For most, Amit Lakhotia's Park+ is an app for parking spots discovery, booking and payments; others know it as the firm behind automated entry-exits gates at apartments and malls
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