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Urban Company crosses $2.1 bn valuation, plans international expansion

Home services startup plans to go to 100 more Indian cities after raising $255 million in funding

Supply chain tech startup Locus raises $50 mn from Qualcomm, Tiger Global

Series C funding led by Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC; Falcon Edge and a clutch of angels also participate

Urban Company raises $255 million, valuation crosses $2.1 billion

Home services marketplace Urban Company on Wednesday said it has raised $255 million (about Rs 1,857 crore) in funding led by Prosus Ventures, Dragoneer and Wellington Management

3one4 Capital leads early-stage round in healthtech firm Breathe Well-being

The enterprise, which helps people prevent and manage Type-2 Diabetes has raised $1 million

Indian startups to get $200-mn VC fund focusing on 4 areas of climate tech

The fund is targeting 15-20 investments with ticket size of $500,000 to $20 million

IIT Madras-incubated GalaxEye raises pre-seed from Speciale Invest

GalaxEye said it will use the funds to strengthen its space technology and build a "world class team" India.

Edtech startup Avishkaar raises Rs 5 crore of funding in pre-series A

Avishkaar plans to utilize the funding towards product development and further expansion of its portfolio in addition to hiring talent

Upgrad aims to close March 2022 at $500-million revenue run rate

South Asia's largest online higher education company, in its recently held company meeting, announced that it aimed to close March'22 at half a billion dollar in revenue run rate.

Ananth Narayanan starts Mensa Brands after exit from PharmEasy-Medlife deal

Mensa aims to create a tech-led 'House of Brands' for e-commerce industry; has closed Series A round, raising $50 mn from Accel, Kunal Shah, Mukesh Bansal and Scott Shleifer of Tiger Global

Online higher education firm upGrad goes bullish on small town India

upGrad said it is witnessing a great response from learners in the tier 2 and 3 cities and small towns in India

Tiger Global leads $15.6 mn round in health insurance startup Plum

Tiger Global's investments this year have helped Cred, Innovaccer, ShareChat and other companies to become unicorns.

Rural fintech startup Jai Kisan raises $30 mn in funding from Mirae Asset

Rural fintech startup Jai Kisan on Monday said it has raised USD 30 million (about Rs 217 crore) in a combination of equity and debt funding led by Mirae Asset

Jai Kisan, startup for financial services in rural India, raises $30 mm

Jai Kisan said it will use the funds to expand in tier-2, tier-3 cities and rural parts of the country.

Finland start-up targets to remove car addiction, cut carbon emissions

MaaS Global says its app can fix urban congestion and reduce pollution.

FanCode raises $50 mn from Dream Sports, plans 100 million user base

The company said it has live-streamed nearly 30,000 hours of sports content and aims to have a user base of 100 million in a year

After crossing $1 bn in valuation, Moglix plans to expand globally

The industrial B2B startup for manufacturing plans to tap emerging markets such as Middle East, Southeast Asia, Africa and countries such as Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal

Corporate card provider Kodo raises $8.75 mn seed from slew of investors

Card spends on Kodo have grown 45 per cent month-on-month for the past 12 months, the company claims

IvyCap leads $6 million funding round in mobility platform Get My Parking

Existing investor IAN Fund also participates. With this Series-A round, startup has raised $10.5 million in all so far

N+1 Capital makes first ever India investment, parks Rs 5 cr in Clensta

Clentsa recently entered a strategic tie-up with pharma brand Cipla for its first commercialised products, Waterless Bodybath and Waterless Shampoo

Yalo raises $50 mn funding led by existing venture investor B Capital Group

Yalo will use the financing to deepen its presence in Latin America and Southeast Asia