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Tech startup Matter raises $10 mn to scale up e-mobility, energy storage
Info Edge-backed technology fund Capital 2B, Climate Angel Fund lead investors in Matter's first external round of funding
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Pine Labs acquires API fintech startup Setu in $70 mn-$75 mn deal
Merchant commerce platform Pine Labs on Thursday announced the acquisition of Bengaluru-based API fintech startup Setu in a deal valued at USD 70-75 million
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Second-sale realty broker Settlin raises $1 mn in pre-series A round
Powerhouse Ventures, Rajesh Sawhney-founded GSF Fund, and Bharat Matrimony founder among investors; funds to be used for expanding within Bengaluru
Zilingo's co-founders make surprise buyout offer for startup: Report
The move comes as Zilingo's board is scheduled to meet on Monday to discuss the future of the company, according to people with knowledge of the matter
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ShareChat's valuation crosses $5 bn after closing $520 mn funding round
Social media company raises $255 mn from Google, Times Group and existing investors
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Ex-BharatPe MD Ashneer Grover to raise $200-300 million for new venture
Ashneer Grover, who is currently in the US, may sell his BharatPe stake or raise fresh capital by issuing a stake in the new company
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Google announces startup accelerator programme for women-led startups
The Google's startup accelerator programme for women-focused founders will have two cohorts for this year and each cohort will support 20 women founders
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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