Page 10 - Startups

Start-ups make it to the Rich List this year but lag in charity

Only Nikhil and Nithin Kamath, Ronnie Screwvala, Binny Bansal, and Radha & Sekar Vembu make the cut

Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission: Big opportunity for healthtech startups

The Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission could truly democratise healthcare access in India. It could also be a major boon for India's healthtech startups. Let's understand the scope of this opportunity

Hyperlocal ecommerce start-up LoveLocal raises $18 mn in pre-Series B round

The company claimed that this is the largest round ever raised by a solo woman tech founder in India

Fintech startup Clear raises $75 mn in funding at valuation of $700-800 mn

Company says its SaaS platform has grown 5x in the past 18 months

Arora to Damera: Young promoters of start-ups enter India's rich list

Among the unicorns entering the list for the first time, the most notable names are BrowserStack's promoters

Edtech giant Byju's appoints ex-Tata exec Mukut Deepak as Head of Business

Deepak, who was earlier Chief Business Development Officer at Tata Sky, will be responsible for expanding and leading the flagship business for the class 4 to 10 segment

Pine Labs enters online payments with three products under one platform

Firm says its 'Plural' platform is built to disrupt payments gateway space, make offline-to-online shift easier for merchant base and other online businesses

Aiming for $25 bn annual payments processed on Plural: Pine Labs CEO

Company says it now plans to disrupt the payments space through a suite of online payment products focused on speed, security, and user experience

Small towns will write next chapter of India's startup story: Oyo CEO

Small towns will write the next chapter of India's startup story, OYO Founder and Chairman Ritesh Agarwal said on Tuesday, as he extended his support to four startups from Ladakh and the Himalayan region that are part of the Naropa Fellowship programme. Naropa Fellowship, co-founded by Drukpa Thuksey Rinpoche and Pramath Raj Sinha is a Ladakh-based fellowship programme aimed at creating environmentally and socially conscious entrepreneurs from the Himalayan region. "Small towns in India will write the next chapter of India's startup story & I'm delighted to extend my support to this momentum, through an initial pledge of INR 1CR equity-free grant & mentorship to entrepreneurs across India-starting with 4 fantastic startups from @TheNaropa," Agarwal said in a tweet. Small town entrepreneurs often struggle with a lack of access to resources and expertise, he added, stating that through strategic feedback, mentorship sessions and funding, he looks forward to doing his part for ...

Venture debt firm BlackSoil provides Rs 35 cr growth capital to 5 startups

Investor says unique business positioning of the five firms and ability to survive through adversities like Covid is what made them attractive propositions for BlackSoil

Graphy acquires edtech platform Spayee for $25 million

Spayee allows content creators to produce customised courses in the form of audio and video tutorials, PDF documents, quizzes, assignments, and live classes

Chingari raises $19 mn, picks Solana blockchain for its crypto token

Short-video platform Chingari on Friday said it has raised over $19 million that will help it build its token called '$GARI' with Solana, the fastest-growing ecosystem in crypto technology.

Robotics startup Ishitva raises $1mn in pre-series A funding led by IPV

Ishitva offers a range of solutions including SUKA (AI powered air sorting), YUTA (AI powered robotic sorting) and Netra AI vision system, which helps in identifying waste and smart bins

Decoded: What are unicorns, decacorns and hectocorns?

We hear the term unicorn so very often for startups that are doing well. So what are unicorns in the startup universe? Can only startups become unicorns? Let's understand all these

Qapita raises $15 mn in Series A round led by East Ventures, Vulcan Capital

Qapita had raised $7.25 million in earlier rounds of funding

Chalo raises $40mn in funding round led by Lightrock India, Filter Capital

Public transport technology company says it will use money to expand its bus support services.

Chalo raises $40 mn from Lightrock India, Filter Capital, others

Chalo, which powered 20 million bus rides in September 2021, has 15,000 buses live on its platform and a presence in 31 cities

Esper raises $60 million in Series C funding led by Insight Partners

The investment brings Esper's total funding to $100 million and follows the company's $30 million Series B just four months ago in May 2021

Smartstaff raises $4.3 mn in seed funding from Blume Ventures and others

Smartstaff helps businesses hire and manage their blue collar workforce by digitising workforce management practices

InnoVen Capital announces first close of new fund at Rs 740 crore

The first close was done with anchor investor Innoven Capital Pte Ltd, a joint venture between Seviora (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Temasek) and United Overseas Bank