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B2B sales productivity startup Nektar.ai closes seed round of $8.1 million
$6 bn tranche of funding led by B Capital Group, 3One4 Capital and Nexus Venture Partners; Ritesh Agarwal of OYO Hotels, Deep Nishar of Softbank among clutch of angel investors
 "B2B sales productivity startup Nektar.ai closes seed round of $8.1 million")
Edtech startup Unacademy gets $440 mn funding, valuation crosses $3.44 bn
Unacademy Group's valuation has grown almost ten times in 18 months, riding on demand for online training
 "Edtech startup Unacademy gets $440 mn funding, valuation crosses $3.44 bn")
Language learning platform Instrucko raises $1 mn in pre-series A round
Firm to expand business in India and West Asia, with core focus on providing children in 3-15 age group with premium content and training by leading educationists from across the world
 "Language learning platform Instrucko raises $1 mn in pre-series A round")
Fashinza raises $20 mn as it aims to tap $800 bn global fashion mfg space
Fashinza was started to help small and medium ethical factories employing millions of workers connect with global demand and eliminate environmentally unsustainable practices like overproduction
 "Fashinza raises $20 mn as it aims to tap $800 bn global fashion mfg space")
Customer engagement startup MoEngage raises $32.5 mn for global expansion
MoEngage has added over 250 new customers in the past year and counts large brands such as McAfee, Nestle, Domino's, Deutsche Telekom, Byju's, Flipkart, CIMB Bank, JD.ID as customers
 "Customer engagement startup MoEngage raises $32.5 mn for global expansion")
The opportunities and challenges for India's social commerce start-ups
Industry experts say there are, however, some basic hurdles that video-based commerce needs to overcome to be successful in India
 "The opportunities and challenges for India's social commerce start-ups")
Startup funding fever infects South Indian film industry too
Superstar Nayanthara and director Vignesh Shivan invest in Chennai-based Chai Waale
 "Startup funding fever infects South Indian film industry too")
Edutainment startup SP Robotic Works raises $3 mn in Series-A round
The company uses its unique pedagogy to engage students in robotics, drone and coding technologies
 "Edutainment startup SP Robotic Works raises $3 mn in Series-A round")
Supply chain tech firm 3SC raises $15 mn to expand across Europe, SE Asia
The company plans to strengthen its existing software as a service (SaaS) and Analytics as a service (AaaS) based SCM solutions through both organic and inorganic routes
 "Supply chain tech firm 3SC raises $15 mn to expand across Europe, SE Asia")
GE Healthcare selects 6 Indian startups under 'Cohort 3' programme
Medical technology company GE Healthcare has selected six Indian startups under its 'Cohort 3' programme to help them build and scale up their technologies for their target market segments.
 "GE Healthcare selects 6 Indian startups under 'Cohort 3' programme")
SoftBank-backed Unacademy announces teacher stock options worth $40 mn
Unacademy competes with players such as Byju's, Vedantu, Simplilearn, UpGrad, Amazon Academy, and traditional education institutes
 "SoftBank-backed Unacademy announces teacher stock options worth $40 mn")
Sachin Tendulkar strengthens ties with JetSynthesys with $2 mn investment
The two already have an existing JV for a digital destination for all things cricket called 100MB, and immersive cricket games Sachin Saga Cricket Champions and Sachin Saga VR
 "Sachin Tendulkar strengthens ties with JetSynthesys with $2 mn investment")
Cloud-garage startup Fixcraft raises $1 million in pre-series A round
The brand has already serviced 3,500 customers till date and plans to double the number by the end of the financial year 2021-22
 "Cloud-garage startup Fixcraft raises $1 million in pre-series A round")
Crypto startup Vauld raises $25 mn in round led by Peter Thiel's fund
Firm said it has seen 124.4% QoQ growth in AUM from 1Q21 to 2Q21. Vauld will leverage the capital to build its team, aiming to fill at least a hundred new roles and further its global expansion
 "Crypto startup Vauld raises $25 mn in round led by Peter Thiel's fund")
Mortgage firm Easy raises $15 mn in series A, focus on affordable housing
The round was led by private equity firm Xponentia Capital Partners, founded by former Carlyle Group managing director Devinjit Singh
 "Mortgage firm Easy raises $15 mn in series A, focus on affordable housing")
Messaging firm Gupshup raises $240 mn from existing and new investors
This funding round follows the $100 million raise from Tiger Global in April, at a $1.4 billion valuation. Gupshup's valuation remains unchanged post the current round
 "Messaging firm Gupshup raises $240 mn from existing and new investors")
Ola rewards employees with Rs 400-cr stocks, expands ESOP pool to Rs 3k cr
The initiative by the SoftBank-backed mobility firm is aimed at long term meaningful wealth creation in the run up to IPO.
 "Ola rewards employees with Rs 400-cr stocks, expands ESOP pool to Rs 3k cr")
Paytm Payments Bank achieves milestone of issuing 10 million FASTags
Paytm Payments Bank on Wednesday said it has become the first bank in the country to achieve the milestone of issuing 10 million FASTags
 "Paytm Payments Bank achieves milestone of issuing 10 million FASTags")
Kalaari Capital firm CXXO announces $10 mn seed fund for women founders
Between January 2018 and June 2020, startups led by women founder-CEOs received only 1.43 per cent of the total capital raised in India
 "Kalaari Capital firm CXXO announces $10 mn seed fund for women founders")
Skymet raises funds to boost tech for accurate forecast of floods, cyclones
Amount will help in setting up more ground observation units in calamity-prone eastern India. Skymet aims to help mitigate risks and provide accurate data to farmers in the region
