Page 10 - Startup Funding

Indian startup funding crosses $10 bn in Q3, first time in any quarter: PwC

The fund raise was twice the amount of funding received in Q3CY20 and an increase of 41% over the Q2CY21 figure

Education startup Playto Labs raises Rs 4 cr in seed funding from IPV

The funds raised will be used in building a strong team and expanding its customer base

Edtech firm Creative Galileo gets $2.5 mn in funding led by Kalaari Capital

Kalaari Capital's investment came from CXXO, an initiative to promote female founders in India's start-up ecosystem.

M2P Fintech raises $35 mn from Tiger Global to expand API platform globally

M2P's platform powers some of the leading banks, fintechs, and consumer internet companies across Asia becoming the leading fintech enabler in the region

ReshaMandi raises $30 million from Creation Investments, others

Founded in May 2020, ReshaMandi provides a full-stack digital ecosystem, starting from farm to fashion

ForeignAdmits raises Rs 3.4 cr in seed round led by Unicorn India Ventures

ForeignAdmits makes use of data-backed counseling process and peer-to-peer mentorship by international graduates and alumni networks

India social commerce startup Meesho valued at $5 billion by Fidelity

Meesho raised $570 million in fresh funding led by Fidelity Investments

Mentza raises $400,000 in seed round led by Inflection Point Ventures

Mentza is a one of its kind audio-based conversational learning platform that wants to engage users through high quality focused 20-minute conversations across diverse topics

ConnectedH raises $2.3mn in seed fund led by Kalaari Capital, Incubate Fund

ConnectedH plans to utilise the fresh funds to expand their product portfolio, invest in technology, and expand its presence in Delhi/NCR Region

Bangalore-based startup HappyCredit raises Rs 5 cr in pre-seed round

The Indian e-commerce market is growing substantially, with the total market size expected to reach $188 billion by 2025

FrontRow raises $14 million in funding from Eight Roads Ventures, others

FrontRow, founded by Shubhadit Sharma, Mikhil Raj and Ishaan Preet Singh, nine months ago and has scaled to 50,000 paid learners across over 2000 cities worldwide

Vahan raises $8 million in funding round led by Khosla Ventures

Blue-collar jobs platform Vahan on Wednesday said it has raised USD 8 million (around Rs 59 crore) in a funding round led by existing investor Khosla Ventures

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

Overseas education company Leap raises Rs 400 cr in Series C funding

The firm said it is seeing an unprecedented demand from students to move abroad this year as international borders open post-Covid.

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

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

Village commerce tech startup 1Bridge raises $2.5 mn in fresh funding round

The funding was led by Netherlands-based impact investor C4D Partners, an early investor for the last 4 years

IsGoingOnline raises Rs 1.5 cr in pre-Series A led by Artha Venture Fund

Unicorn India Ventures, SEA Fund, and Brookfield Asset Management's former Managing Partner Devdatt Shah, also participated in the round

Smytten raises $6 mn in Series A funding led by Fireside Ventures

With more than 5 million users, Smytten is one of the largest direct-to-consumer sampling platforms in India

AppsForBharat raises $4 mn in seed fund from Sequoia Capital and BEENEXT

The round also saw participation from WEH Ventures. The funds will primarily be used for product development and hiring tech talent