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PE-VC investments in Indian firms up 57% YoY, hit record $63 bn in 2021

The year had eight investments worth $1 bn or more, led by Flipkart's $3.6 bn pre-IPO round; E-commerce was the favorite sector, attracting $10.3 bn, followed by fintech ($7.7 bn)

We are close to doubling revenue in FY22: Mamaearth CEO Varun Alagh

On Saturday, Mamaearth became the first start-up to enter the unicorn club in 2022 with a $52 million fundraise

Record number of unicorns in 2021 as race for such valuation takes longer

Karnataka has emerged the biggest source of start-ups in India

India's technology start-ups set to continue IPO rush into 2022

Delhivery, Snapdeal, PharmEasy, OYO and Ola are among those slated to list in the bourses in the coming year

Neobanking start-up Jupiter raises $86 mn at a valuation of $711 mn

It is currently seeing 5,000 to 6,000 new users signing up each day, and has also recorded deposits of over Rs 100 crore in October this year.

Financial security firm MetaMap raises Rs 530 cr for business expansion

Start-up offers solutions for fraud prevention, identity and financial qualification, and credential sourcing.

India emerged as second biggest startup hub in world, says PM Modi

Modi on Tuesday said that India has emerged as the second biggest startup hub in the world, and this has been achieved majorly with the help of students from the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)

Robotics firm ARAPL Raas raises funding for warehouse automation

Company says its technology reduces the cost of operations for companies in instant commerce.

Grabhouse and Pankhuri founder Pankhuri Shrivastava passes away at 32

Serial entrepreneur Pankhuri Shrivastava, founder of a women-focused social community platform called iPankhurii and startup Grabhouse passed away on December 24 at the age of 32

Capillary Technologies files draft papers to raise Rs 850 cr via IPO

The company offers artificial intelligence-based cloud-native Software-as-a Solution products and solutions to develop loyalty of consumers and channel partners

RIL Digital Health invests in health tech startup Karkinos Healthcare

Oncology-focussed managed healthcare platform Karkinos Healthcare has received an undisclosed amount of investment from Reliance Digital Health, a statement said on Sunday

Unicorns turn into strategic investors; Zomato grabs a big pie

Byju's, Flipkart, PharmEasy and CRED, among others, have taken the acquisition route to grow

A selection of the five best books in a year of start-ups and unicorns

Looking back at 2021, we take note of the top start-up-related books published this year that shed new light on this space

Meesho aims to reach 100 million monthly transacting users by Dec 2022

Bluetooth headphones, choppers and peelers topped shopping charts of the ecommerce platform this year.

IIFL Fintech Fund to invest Rs 300 cr in early-stage fintech startups

The move is aimed at facilitating the creation of affordable products and technologies that aid financial inclusion

Has 2021 been a watershed moment for India's e-commerce industry?

New forms of online distribution and business models like live commerce, quick commerce, group buying, WhatsApp commerce, dukaantech and D2C roll-up have made their mark this year

Why Blue Circle is not like professional networking platform LinkedIn

Though a great product, LinkedIn has become too cluttered as a platform for senior leaders to network and connect, says Blue Circle founder Siddharth Anand

Social commerce start-up Gobillion raises $2.9 mn from YCombinator, others

Group-buying platform allows multiple users to aggregate their purchases and place bulk orders.

Fintech start-up Minko gets $1.5 mn in funding to expand business

Company announces a B2B payments stack for offline distributors and retailers.

Digital supply chain financier Veefin raises $3 mn in Series A funding

The Series A funding will be used to build product and engineering teams to enhance SCF technology based on the market's evolving dynamics, said Veefin.