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Agri-tech firm Krishify raises $2.7 mn from investors for expansion of biz

In a pre-Series A funding round, the company has raised funds led by Omidyar Network India, Ankur Capital, and existing investor Orios Ventures.

This derivatives trader chose financial education over brokerage business

The man who hates seeing people losing money started Kredent InfoEdge, whose two platforms offer video courses on investing and a base for learners to dive into stock fundamentals and technicals

Plug-and-play firm Quickshift raises $770,000 from Anicut Angel, Axilor

Quickshift is a tech fulfilment company providing solutions through a quick turnaround time. It is also an accelerator for brands in the D2C, e-commerce, B2B & retail spaces

Dukaan launches social commerce platform, partners with D2C brand Bewakoof

The platform, Dukaan Plus, will help merchants source best quality products from the top D2C brands and earn commissions on each sale

upGrad acquires global edtech firm KnowledgeHut for undisclosed sum

Edtech platform upGrad on Tuesday said it has acquired global firm KnowledgeHut for an undisclosed sum.

Edtech startup Skill-Lync raises $17.5 mn in funding led by Iron Pillar

Company say it has collaborated with over 800 industry experts for creating course content.

Edtech start-up Skill-Lync raises $17.5 million in series A financing

Engineering focused edtech start-up Skill-Lync has raised $17.5 million in Series A round, led by Iron Pillar, a venture growth investor backing global tech companies built from India

Falguni Nayar gets her turn as billionaire startup CEO with Nykaa IPO

Nykaa, her brainchild, has grown into India's top e-commerce site for beauty products.

B2B sales productivity startup Nektar.ai closes seed round of $8.1 million

$6 bn tranche of funding led by B Capital Group, 3One4 Capital and Nexus Venture Partners; Ritesh Agarwal of OYO Hotels, Deep Nishar of Softbank among clutch of angel investors

Edtech startup Unacademy gets $440 mn funding, valuation crosses $3.44 bn

Unacademy Group's valuation has grown almost ten times in 18 months, riding on demand for online training

Language learning platform Instrucko raises $1 mn in pre-series A round

Firm to expand business in India and West Asia, with core focus on providing children in 3-15 age group with premium content and training by leading educationists from across the world

Fashinza raises $20 mn as it aims to tap $800 bn global fashion mfg space

Fashinza was started to help small and medium ethical factories employing millions of workers connect with global demand and eliminate environmentally unsustainable practices like overproduction

Customer engagement startup MoEngage raises $32.5 mn for global expansion

MoEngage has added over 250 new customers in the past year and counts large brands such as McAfee, Nestle, Domino's, Deutsche Telekom, Byju's, Flipkart, CIMB Bank, JD.ID as customers

The opportunities and challenges for India's social commerce start-ups

Industry experts say there are, however, some basic hurdles that video-based commerce needs to overcome to be successful in India

Startup funding fever infects South Indian film industry too

Superstar Nayanthara and director Vignesh Shivan invest in Chennai-based Chai Waale

Edutainment startup SP Robotic Works raises $3 mn in Series-A round

The company uses its unique pedagogy to engage students in robotics, drone and coding technologies

Supply chain tech firm 3SC raises $15 mn to expand across Europe, SE Asia

The company plans to strengthen its existing software as a service (SaaS) and Analytics as a service (AaaS) based SCM solutions through both organic and inorganic routes

GE Healthcare selects 6 Indian startups under 'Cohort 3' programme

Medical technology company GE Healthcare has selected six Indian startups under its 'Cohort 3' programme to help them build and scale up their technologies for their target market segments.

SoftBank-backed Unacademy announces teacher stock options worth $40 mn

Unacademy competes with players such as Byju's, Vedantu, Simplilearn, UpGrad, Amazon Academy, and traditional education institutes

Sachin Tendulkar strengthens ties with JetSynthesys with $2 mn investment

The two already have an existing JV for a digital destination for all things cricket called 100MB, and immersive cricket games Sachin Saga Cricket Champions and Sachin Saga VR