Page 8 - Series A Funding
Startup Ayu Health raises $6.3 mn in funding for expanding services
Ayu got the Series A financing from Vertex Ventures and Stellaris Venture Partners
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Farmers Fresh Zone raises Rs 6 cr in pre-series-A funding round led by IAN
Agri-tech start-up Farmers Fresh Zone on Thursday said it has raised Rs 6 crore in pre-series A round through existing investors led by Indian Angel Network (IAN).
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WeRize raises $8mn in Series A led by 3one4 Capital, Picus and others
WeRize is a full stack provider, developing and distributing a wide range of customised credit, group insurance and savings products for 100 mn homes and 300 mn individuals in 4,000-plus small towns
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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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Sportswear D2C brand Elevar raises Rs 19 cr from Kalaari, Dream Capital
The company, a direct-to-consumer sports brand that makes cricket bats, athletic performance footwear, will utilise funds towards expanding its product portfolio, increasing its marketing efforts
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D2C sports brand Elevar raises funding from Kalaari, Dream Sports
The company will utilise the funds towards expanding its product portfolio, increasing its marketing efforts, and building out its team.
Agritech robotics startup TartanSense raises $5 mn in Series-A funding
TartanSense builds small agricultural robots, equipped with AI-assisted computer vision, to help small farms prune expenses and improve incomes
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Edtech platform BlueLearn raises Rs 3.25 cr in pre-seed funding round
BlueLearn was founded earlier this year by Harish Uthayakumar and Shreyans Sancheti who are currently in their final year of electrical engineering at BITS Pilani
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Credgenics raises $25mn in series-A funding, hits valuation of $ 100 mn
The financing round was led by Westbridge Capital and Tanglin Venture Partners
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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
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Crypto startup Vauld raises $25 mn in round led by Peter Thiel's fund
Firm said it has seen 124.4% QoQ growth in AUM from 1Q21 to 2Q21. Vauld will leverage the capital to build its team, aiming to fill at least a hundred new roles and further its global expansion
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Mortgage firm Easy raises $15 mn in series A, focus on affordable housing
The round was led by private equity firm Xponentia Capital Partners, founded by former Carlyle Group managing director Devinjit Singh
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Skincare brand Minimalist raises Rs 110 crore through multiple investors
The round was led by Sequoia Capital India, with participation from Unilever Ventures, the venture capital arm of British multinational consumer goods company.
Ayurveda platform NirogStreet raises $2.5 mn in Series A funding
Ayurveda doctor platform, NirogStreet said it has raised $2.5 million in Series A funding from investors such as Gokul Rajaram, Pureland Venture, and Wavemaker Partners among others.
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Light Microfinance gets $10 mn funding, calls it 'important milestone'
Three European organisations took part in the Series-A funding round.
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75F raises $5 mn from Siemens, taking the total Series A funding to $28 mn
75F, which designs and manufactures IoT-based Building Management System, on Friday said it has raised USD 5 million from Siemens AG, bringing total 'Series A' funding to USD 28 million.
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E-commerce enabler Classplus raises $65 mn from Tiger Global, others
Educators use Classplus to streamline their communication, launch cohort-based live courses, manage student communities. The solution also helps them deliver live lessons, automate their daily tasks
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Anthill Ventures to roll out global fund, eyes big-ticket investments
Will invest in global startups looking to raise Series A, B and C round, size of fund is likely to be about $150 mn
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Hyderabad based startup Skyroot Aerospace raises $11 mn Series A funding
Skyroot Aerospace on Thursday said it raised $11 million Series A funding from investors led by Greenko Group founders Anil Chalamalasetty and Mahesh Kolli
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Anand Mahindra, top Silicon Valley investors back space start-up Agnikul
The Chennai-based firm which would be sending small satellites into space is raising $11 million in a Series A funding round led by Mayfield India.
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