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Fintech startup Khatabook's valuation tops $600 mn after raising $100 mn

The firm is also buying back ESOPs worth $10 mn to acknowledge and reward employees, ex-employees, and early investors

Hike raises undisclosed amount, led by Tinder co-founder Justin Mateen

This latest round of funding will be deployed to expand Hike's product strategy along with enabling high-quality hiring across functions

Breathe Well-being raises $5.5 mn in Series A round led by Accel

This round saw the exit of angel investors who have received a 30X exit and early employees being rewarded with ESOPs encashment

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

Unicommerce to increase workforce by 60%, hire over 150 people in FY22

Unicommerce, an e-commerce focused SaaS (software as a service) platform, on Monday said it plans to increase its workforce by 60 per cent, onboarding over 150 people during the current fiscal year

Manufacturing startup Zetwerk eyes global expansion, raises $150 mn

The firm aims to grow its revenue by four times in 2021-22, based on a strong order book of Rs 5000 crore

Mobility startup Get My Parking aims to double revenue to $5 mn this fiscal

Mobility start-up Get My Parking is looking to double its revenue to $5 million (about Rs 37 crore) this fiscal

$17.2 bn infused in Indian startups by VC firms during Jan-July: Report

Venture capital firms infused a total of $17.2 billion investment into the Indian startup ecosystem during January-July 2021

Startups raised $6.5 bn in Apr-Jun period, 11 new unicorns created: Report

Indian startups received about $6.5 billion in funding in the April-June 2021 quarter, while 11 of them entered the coveted unicorn club, a report by Nasscom-PGA Labs said

Zetwerk joins unicorn club after raising $150-million in Series E funding

This is the second fundraise for the Bengaluru-based company in 2021

Udaan, Throttle Aerospace trial run of drone delivery of drugs a success

The trial was conducted by Udaan within a 15-km radius at Gauribidanur on the outskirts of Bengaluru by udaan for the last mile delivery of medicines

Oyo raises $5 million from Microsoft at $9.6 billion valuation

The company is aiming to transform itself to a global full-stack technology provider for small and mid-sized hotels and homes

CarTrade Tech makes tepid market debut; tumbles 7% at close of trade

CarTrade Tech's initial public offering (IPO) was subscribed 20.29 times

Manufacturing startup Zetwerk's valuation tops $1 bn, joins unicorn club

The firm has raised $150 mn in a Series E funding round led by D1 Capital Partners

Indian startups raise $16.9 bn VC funding in 2021, next only to China

Indian startups got USD 16.9 billion of venture capital funding in 2021, next only to Chinese counterparts in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) countries, GlobalData said Friday.

Used vehicle startup Cars24 to raise $350 mn from SoftBank, others: Report

The fundraising would also include Falcon Edge Capital and value the startup at close to $2 billion, said the person, asking not to be named because the details aren't public

Now, invest in digital gold and silver via TruCard's TruCoin: How it works

By creating access to assets like gold and silver, TruCard says it's committed to help 'build your financial wellness and set you up for financial freedom'

Aiming to raise $700 mn in debt over next 2 yrs: BharatPe CEO Suhail Sameer

Delhi-based BharatPe said it has raised Rs 100 cr each as debt from IIFL Wealth & Asset Management, and Northern Arc Capital

Hashnode raises $6.7 mn in Series A fundraise led by Salesforce Ventures

This funding follows a $2.1 million seed funding round in December 2020.