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StackBox raises $1.2mn funding from Ecosystem Ventures, others
With the fresh funding, the company plans to set up more fulfillment centres to service customers in different geographies and tech development.
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Startup funding fever infects South Indian film industry too
Superstar Nayanthara and director Vignesh Shivan invest in Chennai-based Chai Waale
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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
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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
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Bandhoo raises $1.1 mn funding to make labour market more transparent
Construction is a $200 billion market in India and so far hasn't adopted much technology in its operations and Bandhoo is tapping that opportunity.
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Beauty brand MyGlamm closes Accel-led funding round at Rs 530 crore
The top-up was led by marquee global venture capital firm Accel along with existing investors
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Flipkart Ventures, Tiger Global invest in Thrasio-style venture G.O.A.T
G.O.A.T was founded by Rameswar Misra and Rishi Vasudev, a veteran retail executive, who previously headed Flipkart's fashion business.
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B2B e-commerce startup Udaan to tap $100-bn opportunity in small-town India
Udaan is expanding into building a digital trade ecosystem and aims to have 10% of the total transactions worth $1 trillion on its platform in the next few years
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Simpliwork Offices plans to raise $50-60 mn to expand business
Realty firm Salarpuria Sattva's co-promoted Simpliwork Offices plans to raise $50-60 mn as equity to expand business in India and enter into overseas markets
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Zomato listing to provide shot in the arm to startup ecosystem
Market players say strong stock market debut will prompt VC and PE firms to back more domestic startups, apart from motivating more unicorns to resist the temptation to list in the US
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Bella Vita Organic raises $10 million to scale up personal care products
The firm, which has a portfolio of face care, body care and hair care products, has been profitable since inception and plans to push the pedal on growth with this fund-raise
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Vegrow raises funding to tap India's $50 bn fruits, vegetables segment
While India's B2B agri market is attractive at $300 billion, it is also a complex maze of fragmented supply with over 120 million farmers growing across 30 states
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Droom founder, family office to invest in 10-12 startups every year
Droom founder Sandeep Aggarwal and his family office have invested over Rs 25 crore in 18 startups, they are looking at backing about 10-12 companies a year in startup ecosystem
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Tatva Chintan Pharma Chem raises Rs 150 cr from anchor investors
Tatva Chintan Pharma Chem on Thursday said it has garnered Rs 150 crore from anchor investors ahead of its initial share sale, which will open for public subscription on Friday.
Self-driving vehicle start-up Aurora to go public in $11-bn Spac merger
The deal represents an equity value of $11 billion for Aurora, and the combined company will be valued at $13 billion, according to a statement Thursday.
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Zomato IPO gets Twitter buzzing with tweets from startup community
Deepinder Goyal 'stress eating', Vijay shekhar Sharma of Paytm cheers along
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Amazon Web Services launches programme to empower PSU startups in India
India is the first to roll-out the program focused on enabling early-stage startups in the public sector
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Meat startup TenderCuts enters Bengaluru, to add 10 stores by year-end
Firm follows omni-channel model; the order a customer places for a product is directed to nearest TenderCuts store and the butcher slices the meat only after the order is received
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Construction mgt app Powerplay raises $5.2 mn from Accel, Surge and others
Powerplay is a free mobile app that connects multiple stakeholders involved in construction, enabling them to communicate and collaborate more efficiently
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