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E-commerce firm FreshToHome bags $104 mn amid long funding dry spell

Launched in 2015, FreshToHome operates in over 160 cities in India and the UAE. It offers more than 2,000 certified fresh and chemical-free products

Intangles Lab raises $10 million in funds from Baring Private Equity

Predictive analytics solutions provider Intangles Lab on Tuesday said it has raised USD 10 million in funding from Baring Private Equity Partners India for expanding its global presence and accelerate hiring. In the coming years, Intangles is looking to vigorously revamp the electric vehicle segment using its extensive ambient cognitive AI technology, it said. Founded in 2016, Pune-based Intangles has developed substantial in-house IP by leveraging its proprietary Digital Twin and Machine Learning paradigms to provide predictive vehicle health monitoring solutions to original equipment makers and fleet operators. Intangles Lab Pvt Ltd has successfully raised USD 10-million in Series A funding from Baring Private Equity Partners India. The proceeds will be used to serve a robust new customer pipeline, expand its global presence and accelerate hiring to strengthen its product engineering, sales and delivery teams, it said. We are focused on growing our presence across the entire ...

A slow turn in EV sales as investor funding, state subsidies continue

Fewer than six out of every 100 vehicles sold in India are electric

Rehaul rules to improve financing Indian green projects: Fitch unit

In a report listing steps to revise the framework, the unit of Fitch Ratings said implementing public-sector credit guarantees would help lower financing costs

Bluelearn raises $3.5 mn in seed funding from Elevation Capital, Lightspeed

Titan Capital, 2am VC, a few angels also invested; Bluelearn, which began as telegram channel for students, has over 150,000 members from 5,500 colleges and startups across 20 countries

Start-up founders expect fundraising to be tougher in 2023: Report

Only 38% of them expect higher pace of hiring, mostly in early-stage companies

PE/VC investments dip 29% YoY to $54.2 bn in 2022 amid funding woes

Despite this decline, 2022 marks the second-best year for PE/VC investments in India to date; dip largely due to smaller deal sizes amid stable volumes

Start-ups beyond the founders: 2023 seems to be the year of changing roles

The funding winter and greater demands for accountability are encouraging promoters to step away from executive roles

Vistara cash flow sufficient, won't need fund infusion for 6 months: CEO

Tata-Singapore Airlines joint venture made its first net profit in December-end quarter

Deeptech battery startup Log9 raises $40 million, aims global footprint

Log9, backed by its recent series of investments, aims to solve the challenges around safety, reliability, and performance by investing further into cell and battery technologies

Google-backed ShareChat, Dunzo hand out pink slips to employees

This comes amid the current funding crunch in the Indian start-up ecosystem

National start-up day: Amid funding cloud, hopes for fresh pitch

Start-up funding in the cou­ntry declined 33 per cent during the year, the PwC data showed

Logistics management firm Locad raises $11 million in Series-A funding

Locad's logistics engine works with brands such as Levi's, Reckitt Benckiser, and Emma Sleep

B2B wholesale platform ApnaKlub raises $16 mn in Series A funding round

The funds will be used to enhance a digital platform for kirana store owners and wholesalers in tier-2 and tier-3 cities to purchase goods and service

Start-up funding dips 33% YoY in CY22, early-stage funding grows: PwC India

The SaaS segment witnessed a 20 per cent increase in funding during CY22 compared to CY21 and accounted for nearly 25 per cent of all funding activity this year

Park+ raises Rs 140 crore for biz expansion, to hire 200 employees

Car services management app Park+ on Tuesday said it has raised Rs 140 crore in a funding round led by Epiq Capital, Matrix Partners India and Sequoia Capital India. The company plans to utilise the fund to expand its presence to over 100 cities, to hire more than 200 employees and expand its services verticals, Park+ said in a statement. "The fund (Rs 140 crore) that we have raised will help us in strengthening our team and expanding presence to over 100 cities. The part of the fund will be used for launching more used cases," Park+ Founder and CEO Amit Lakhotia told PTI while sharing details of the funding. Park+ has over 700 employees across India. Lakhotia said that the company has access control business in 20 cities, parking business in 10 cities, dealership business in 30 cities and the company will scale up across different verticals and touch 100 cities in the next 6-8 months. The company helps users find a parking spot, track challans, recharge FASTag, renew insurance, c

Indian startups brace themselves for deepening funding winter in 2023

Indian startups, which saw a massive 35 per cent drop in funding in 2022 -- from $37.2 bn in 2021 to $24.7-- are bracing themselves for a deepening funding winter in 2023 as recession fears loom

We Founder Circle became India's largest angel investor network in 2022

The platform became one of the fastest-growing angel network communities and has already facilitated funds worth over Rs 100 crore across 53 startups with 71 deals, it said in a statement

SpaceX valued at $137 billion in latest funding round, says TV report

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. is raising $750 million in new fundraising, which values the company at $137 billion, CNBC reported

Shriram Finance gets $100 mn funding from ADB for inclusive financing

Money will be used improve the status of underserved communities in India, other objectives