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Mobile-based PoS app QueueBuster raises Rs 63.3 cr in series A round

Funding led by Chiratae Ventures, Omidyar Network India and Flourish Ventures

Teaching is still my first love: Alakh Pandey, CEO & founder PhysicsWallah

He is gearing up to launch educational content in nine languages, including, Bengali, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Gujarati and Malayalam

Fintech startup HostBook raises $3 mn in series A funding led by Razorpay

Hostbooks intends to utilise the Series-A funding to further scale its operations and enhance its existing product suite

Fashion startup Zilingo's board said to approve debt repayment to creditors

The move puts the embattled fashion startup in a precarious financial position, given its money-losing operations and limited access to fresh capital

Beauty start-up Purplle raises $33 mn in funding, gets unicorn status

It is the second Indian startup this week to be valued at more than $1 billion, after edtech firm Physics Wallah.

Co-living operator Hyphen raises $1 mn from investors to expand business

Co-living operator Hyphen on Thursday said it has raised USD 1 million (around Rs 8 crore) from investors to expand business

Career Lifecycle Management Start-up GENLEAP launches GenDiscover, world's first DNA Based Self-Discovery Product, in India, set to change a billion lives

Based on the proven concept of 'Nurturing the Nature', it is a first-of-its-kind revolutionary product in the world-designed to impact a billion lives in India.

Unicorn Gupshup acquires OneDirect to strengthen conversational platform

Gupshup became a unicorn last year after it raised $100 million in funding at a valuation of $1.4 billion.

Hyderabad startup launches 10-minutes liquor delivery service in Kolkata

A Hyderabad-based startup has launched its services in Kolkata of delivering liquor in 10 minutes

Design operations platform Cubyts gets seed funding of $1.8 million

Cubyts' key offerings include deploying team-wide design processes and enable teams to confidently run design projects

Agritech startup Nutrifresh raises $5 mn to scale up chemical-free farm ops

Co-founded by two Agripreneurs, Nutrifresh aims to provide consistent pesticide-free hydroponic produce that is nutrient-rich for the Indian consumer

I am grieving and fighting for myself: Zilingo's ex-CEO Ankiti Bose

She says that, in the end, the company fired her for a lack of cooperation in the investigation rather than for actual financial improprieties.

Music NFT marketplace FanTiger raises $5.5 mn from Multicon capital, others

FanTiger empowers independent artists to build fan communities on the platform and enable fans to help shape their career using music NFTs

Country Delight raises $108mn in series D led by Venturi Partners & Temasek

Founded in 2013, the company delivers dairy, fruits, and vegetables to the doorstep of consumers.

Agri-startup Fasal ties up with IMD for research in weather forecast models

Agri-startup firm Fasal on Tuesday said it has signed a pact with India Meteorological Department (IMD) for research collaboration on weather forecast models to make farming climate-smart.

1K Kirana raises $25 mn, aims to serve over 10 mn consumers in 12 months

Hyperlocal shopping and distribution network says it will use the financing for improving its technology and expanding team.

BlissClub raises $18 mn in funding led by Eight Roads, Elevation Capital

BlissClub has seen 25X growth in just 10 months, having gone from raising a seed round in May 2021 to current Series A in less than a year

Vedantu lays off 424 employees as it expects a scarcity of capital

Citing headwinds, CEO Vamsi Krishna says capital will be scarce in upcoming quarters

Silver Lake invests $500 million in India's Byju's at a valuation of $11 bn

The frenetic deal activity signals huge investor appetite for India's edtech startups as the country's pandemic escalates

B2B platform Fashinza raises $100 mn in funding led by Prosus, Westbridge

Fashinza will utilize the funds towards creating a sustainable supply chain for the global fashion industry and in expanding the company's presence globally.