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Edtech startup Newton School raises $25 mn from Steadview Capital, others
Founded in 2019 by IIT batchmates Nishant Chandra and Siddharth Maheshwari, Newton School was built to democratise higher education.
 "Edtech startup Newton School raises $25 mn from Steadview Capital, others")
SaaS firm Everstage raises $13 mn to expand and serve customers worldwide
Series A round was led by Elevation Capital, also saw participation from existing investor 3one4 Capital
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Saudi food startup raises $ 170 mn from Sequoia Capital India, others
The company is also looking at potentially acquiring rivals to help it grow and will expand into fintech after receiving a license from the Saudi central bank
 "Saudi food startup raises $ 170 mn from Sequoia Capital India, others")
Factors that could slow down the spawning of Indian unicorns in 2022
Apart from Fed rate hike, inflation and Russia-Ukraine war, it is the challenges within the soonicorn ecosystem that could spoil the billion-dollar party for many enterprises.
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Companies are useless in decentralised world of Web3: Harsh Rajat of EPNS
In a Q&A, company's co-founder talks about starting the company amid the pandemic, the financial machinations of Web3 organisations and his vision for the future of his firm
 "Companies are useless in decentralised world of Web3: Harsh Rajat of EPNS")
Healthcare insurer Loop raises $25 mn from Vinod Khosla, others in Series B
The round comes just six months after Loop raised a $12 million Series A, bringing total mop up till date to $40 mn
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Top headlines: CoinDCX raises $135 mn; Lavrov says Ukraine op in new stage
Business Standard brings you the top headlines on Tuesday
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India will have over 250 unicorns by 2025, says Iron Pillar report
The public listing of 12 Unicorns is another indicator of the increasing maturity of the Indian tech ecosystem
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EVage eyes a first mover advantage with launch of one-tonne e-delivery van
The Mohali-based all-electric vehicle startup took nearly seven years to develop, test and validate Model X; roll out likely year-end
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Food delivery rivals Swiggy and Zomato back restaurant tech firm UrbanPiper
Restaurant management platform raises $24mn in series B funding
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Startups partner with IITs to develop cutting-edge niche products
Incubation cells at the premier engineering institutes are helping more and more startups develop innovative product
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Performance management startup Mesh raises $11 mn for US, APAC expansion
The Mesh platform continues to successfully manage a wide pool of modern soon-to-be unicorns and unicorns across sectors, including ShareChat, CRED, Groww, Pipefy and others.
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SaaS start-up Zipy raises $2.8 mn in seed funding led by Blume, Together
Founded in 2020 by Vishalini Paliwal, an IIT Roorkee graduate & product engineering veteran, Zipy helps software teams to proactively identify, prioritise & debug critical customer issues in real time
 "SaaS start-up Zipy raises $2.8 mn in seed funding led by Blume, Together")
Financial firm MyShubhLife raises Rs 100 cr in Series-B funding from Gojo
The company said it would utilise the funds to further expand its footprint with more corporate and large platform partnerships, invest in technology and enlarge its talent pool
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BharatPe posting record growth, has put behind Grover controversy: CEO
BharatPe, which allows shop owners to make digital payments through QR codes, is now in 225 cities (more than 2x growth from last fiscal)
 "BharatPe posting record growth, has put behind Grover controversy: CEO")
Fintech startup BeyondIRR raises seed funding from Zerodha's Rainmatter
Udaan co-founder Sujeet Kumar also participated in the round; funding amount not revealed
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AI-based content firm Instoried raises $200 mn from GEM, seeks to go public
Funding comes in under 6 months after Instoried announced Series A round; firm says this makes it the fastest-growing deep tech startup led by a woman founder
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Indian-American's AI startup expands leadership team after raising $200 mn
An Indian American-led artificial intelligence startup in the Silicon Valley on Wednesday said it has raised USD200 million so far and added key members to its leadership team
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Online D2C brands grapple with moment of truth in the valuation game
Valuation demands of around 10x of revenue had become way too common despite the fact that consumer brands are fundamentally different from tech businesses.
 "Online D2C brands grapple with moment of truth in the valuation game")
Doceree completes $11 mn series A fund raise led by Eight Roads Ventures
Recipient is a physician-only platform for programmatic messaging; funding will help it embolden healthcare professional communications for pharma and life sciences brands
