Page 35 - Fundings

Esper raises $60 million in Series C funding led by Insight Partners

The investment brings Esper's total funding to $100 million and follows the company's $30 million Series B just four months ago in May 2021

Market intelligence platform AlphaSense raises $180 mn in Series C funding

The capital infusion will be used to further invest in product development, content expansion, and customer support, and to drive organic growth as well as acquisitions

InnoVen Capital announces first close of new fund at Rs 740 crore

The first close was done with anchor investor Innoven Capital Pte Ltd, a joint venture between Seviora (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Temasek) and United Overseas Bank

Capital Float raises $50 mn to scale up buy-now-pay-later platform in India

Capital Float has partnered with leading platforms such as Amazon (powering Amazon Paylater), MakeMyTrip, Unacademy, and BoAt to help consumers finance purchases across e-commerce, D2C brands, travel,

Manch Technologies raises $1.1 mn in pre-series A round led by BISF

The company will use the new funding for stepping up its growth internationally and product development initiatives

88academics raises $3 mn in pre-series A round led by Aarin Capital

Prime Securities Limited was the exclusive Investment Banker to this transaction

Tata Group to invest Rs 110 crore in health tech firm Karkinos

Comprehensive oncology platform Karkinos has closed a funding round with the Tatas with an investment commitment of Rs 110 crore, according to industry sources

BeepKart raises $3 mn in seed round led by Stellaris VP, Chiratae Ventures

BeepKart is taking a tech-first approach to address the trust deficit in the massive used 2-wheelermarket

Lio raises $5 mn in seed funding led by Lightspeed India, Sequoia

Lio is used for a variety of tabulation, calculation and organising needs, such as creating tables of customer/stock/payment data for businesses or organising to-do lists

Digital farm advisory startup BharatAgri raises $6.5 mn in Series A round

BharatAgri offers farmers an app-based platform for AI-based agronomy services on a paid subscription basis

B2B networking platform Anar raises $6.2 mn in seed funding round

The Anar business app caters primarily to small-and-medium businesses (SMBs) across the value chain, from manufacturers to retailers and resellers, helping them connect and interact with one another

Apna acquires unicorn status after $100 mn fundraise led by Tiger Global

Owl Ventures, Insight Partners, Sequoia Capital India, Maverick Ventures and GSV Ventures also participate. With this, Apna has a total valuation of $1.1 billion

Esports platform MPL raises fresh funds at $2.3 billion valuation

Esports platform Mobile Premier League (MPL) on Wednesday said it has raised fresh funds in a funding round led by Legatum Capital at a pre-money valuation of USD 2.3 billion.

Shadez raises $200K in pre-series A round led by Inflection Point Ventures

The startup is operating across Mumbai, Pune & Vadodara and has painted over 200 homes in Mumbai till date with over 400,000 sqft

Online retail store Gobbly raises Rs 7.2 crore in angel funding round

The company said it would use the funding to strengthen its position as one of the fastest-growing retail tech startups in India

Jungle Ventures raises $225 mn to invest in India, Southeast Asia startups

Many of its existing investors in previous funds backed the latest one, founding partner Amit Anand said in an interview

Media tech company Amagi raises $100 mn from Accel, Premji Invest, others

Amagi is tapping the $50 billion cloud-based video content creation, distribution, and monetisation market

Biotech startup immunitoAI raises $1 million in seed funding

Biotech startup immunitoAI on Wednesday said it has raised $1 million (over Rs 7 crore) in a seed funding round led by early-stage venture capital fund pi Ventures

CollegeDekho raises $26.5 mn funding from Winter Capital, ETS, Man Capital

CollegeDekho on Wednesday said it has raised USD 26.5 million (about Rs 200 crore) in an ongoing funding round, led by Winter Capital Partners, ETS Strategic Capital and Calega.

Gigforce raises $3 mn from Endiya Partners, Unitus Ventures and others

On-demand staffing platform Gigforce on Tuesday said it has raised USD 3 million (about Rs 22 crore) in funding, led by Endiya Partners. Existing investor Unitus Ventures and key angels also participated in the pre-series A round, a statement said. Unlike classifieds, lead sharing and job-search platforms, Gigforce offers full-stack staffing solutions and provides pre-screened and pre-trained gig workers to various enterprises. "The market is underserved today because of the lack of suitable technology to manage scale. India's top five staffing companies together manage a workforce of one million," Gigforce co-founder and CEO Chirag Mittal said. He added that this is set to change with strong tailwinds, including the proliferation of inexpensive smartphones, ubiquitous Internet access for blue and grey collar workers, maturing technology platforms, simplification of labour codes, and the huge growth trajectory that India will witness in the next 10 years. "With this fundraise, we