WOW Skin Science India Limited (“WOW” or “the Company”), a leading new-age personal care brand in India is pleased to announce that ChrysCapital, a leading India-focused private equity firm has agreed to invest ~$50 million in the Company for a significant minority stake. The transaction is a combination of a primary raise by the Company for growth initiatives, and a secondary sale by existing shareholders. Founded in 2014 by brothers Manish and Karan Chowdhary, WOW Skin Science is one of … Continue reading “CHRYSCAPITAL INVESTS ~$50 MN IN WOW SKIN SCIENCE FOR A SIGNIFICANT MINORITY STAKE”
Digital Futurists Angels Network (DFAN) invests in Edtech start-up Goseeko
Posted on April 8, 2021April 8, 2021Categories Funding News Leave a comment on Digital Futurists Angels Network (DFAN) invests in Edtech start-up Goseeko~DFAN has recently concluded funding for Goseeko, Dheeyantra and Gully Network~ ~ The company is looking at investing around INR 100 million in FY2021~ Digital Futurists Angels Network (DFAN), a global, community-backed Angel network has invested in Edtech startup Goseeko Technologies Pvt. Ltd., one of India’s emerging Edu-tech platforms providing curated, affordable and best-in-class higher education study material as per university syllabus. Goseeko aims to make higher education accessible and convenient across Tier 2-4 cities and towns thereby helping students transition from … Continue reading “Digital Futurists Angels Network (DFAN) invests in Edtech start-up Goseeko”
Voiro raises $1.8 million in Pre Series A investment led by Mela Ventures
Posted on March 24, 2021March 24, 2021Categories Funding News Leave a comment on Voiro raises $1.8 million in Pre Series A investment led by Mela VenturesVoiro to focus on product innovation and international expansion Voiro, a Bangalore based SaaS start-up and India’s first home-grown revenue analytics product suite for media and content companies has raised $1.8 Million in a round of financing led by Mela Ventures. Early-stage VC fund and angel platform, 1Crowd, who had led Voiro’s seed round in 2019 has also participated in this round. Founded in 2014 by Kavita Shenoy, Anand Gopal, Anil Karat and Jithin George, Voiro is a media technology … Continue reading “Voiro raises $1.8 million in Pre Series A investment led by Mela Ventures”
Retail Tech Start-up Shoopy Raises Seed Funding from Campanile Investments LLC and Redcliffe Capital
Posted on March 4, 2021March 4, 2021Categories Funding News Leave a comment on Retail Tech Start-up Shoopy Raises Seed Funding from Campanile Investments LLC and Redcliffe CapitalThe start-up will utilize the capital raised to accelerate growth and scale up its business and product portfolio Delhi NCR-headquartered retail tech start-up for Indian SMBs, Shoopy has raised an undisclosed amount of seed capital from US-based Campanile Investments LLC and Delhi-based investment firm Redcliffe Capital. This is Shoopy’s maiden funding round since the start-up’s inception in January 2020; Shoopy will be using the funds raised to accelerate its growth engine by optimizing its existing product(s), scaling its platform and … Continue reading “Retail Tech Start-up Shoopy Raises Seed Funding from Campanile Investments LLC and Redcliffe Capital”
Tomorrow Capital leads INR 47 Cr Series A round in global education platform Leverage Edu, second investment in education space within a month after BeyondSkool
Posted on February 26, 2021February 26, 2021Categories Funding News Leave a comment on Tomorrow Capital leads INR 47 Cr Series A round in global education platform Leverage Edu, second investment in education space within a month after BeyondSkoolFund sets aside INR 200 Cr for new investments over next 12 months Tomorrow Capital, a Mumbai-based $100-million venture capital fund, led the INR 47 Cr Series A investment round in Leverage Ed-tech Private Limited, a start-up that works to empower students across India to find and access the best-matched higher education options globally, and caters to the width of their needs. This is the fund’s second edtech investment in the last two months, based on their thesis of building … Continue reading “Tomorrow Capital leads INR 47 Cr Series A round in global education platform Leverage Edu, second investment in education space within a month after BeyondSkool”
Impact Analytics Raises $11M led by Argentum to Accelerate Growth
Posted on February 23, 2021February 23, 2021Categories Funding News Leave a comment on Impact Analytics Raises $11M led by Argentum to Accelerate GrowthProvides AI-driven Solutions that Optimize Merchandising for the Retail Industry Impact Analytics, Inc. (“Impact” or the “Company”), a leading provider of AI-driven SaaS solutions for planning & merchandising within the retail industry, announced today that it has closed an $11 million growth financing led by Argentum Capital Partners IV, L.P. In connection with the financing, Walter H. Barandiarán, Managing Partner at Argentum, has joined Impact’s Board of Directors. Impact’s industry-leading, next-generation AI-driven technology platform powers SaaS solutions aimed at optimizing the forecasting, planning and merchandising functions for retailers and consumer packaged goods (“CPG”) manufacturers. As the industry currently relies … Continue reading “Impact Analytics Raises $11M led by Argentum to Accelerate Growth”
Marquee Equity raises $3.8M from the top global investors like Capital One, SignalFire, Arrowroot Capital, TTV Capital, Costanoa VC, and Raptor Group
Posted on February 15, 2021February 15, 2021Categories Funding News Leave a comment on Marquee Equity raises $3.8M from the top global investors like Capital One, SignalFire, Arrowroot Capital, TTV Capital, Costanoa VC, and Raptor GroupThe Saas platform helped raise an undisclosed client the sum, 2 months within the campaign. Marquee Equity a Saas platform connecting startups looking for funding to investors, venture capitalists, and angel investors has recently secured a funding of $3.8 million for a global client. With a network of over 3200 investors globally, Marquee secured meetings with sought after investors like Capital One, SignalFire, Arrowroot Capital, TTV Capital, Costanoa VC, Raptor Group, HWVP, and many more and achieved the required finding … Continue reading “Marquee Equity raises $3.8M from the top global investors like Capital One, SignalFire, Arrowroot Capital, TTV Capital, Costanoa VC, and Raptor Group”
Fundraising for startups made simple with Marquee Equity
Posted on February 9, 2021February 9, 2021Categories Funding News Leave a comment on Fundraising for startups made simple with Marquee EquityMarquee Equity a SaaS platform, connects the new businesses with the right investors With the growing ecosystem of startups in India and worldwide, there has been a noticeable increase in the number of innovations, technologies in the market to make our day-to-day life easier. But in order to get the business up and running, requires seamless financial assistance. Marquee Equity a Saas platform acts as a bridge between the startups looking for funding and investors/venture capitalists/angel investors thus making the … Continue reading “Fundraising for startups made simple with Marquee Equity”
MPL valued at $945 million post latest fundraise
Posted on February 4, 2021February 4, 2021Categories Funding News Leave a comment on MPL valued at $945 million post latest fundraiseThe gaming platform raised $95 million in a Series D round led by Composite Capital and Moore Strategic Ventures Mobile Premier League, Asia’s largest eSports and mobile gaming platform is now valued at $945 million after raising $95 million in a Series D round. The MPL gaming platform has over 60 million users in India and over 3.5 million users in Indonesia. With over 50 games across categories on its Android and iOS applications currently, MPL has worked with 28 … Continue reading “MPL valued at $945 million post latest fundraise”
KIWI, “Real-time Freelancing Platform” startup raises USD 2,50,000 seed round from PointOne Capital, Core91 VC, AppyHigh, and other angel investors
Posted on January 15, 2021January 15, 2021Categories Funding News Leave a comment on KIWI, “Real-time Freelancing Platform” startup raises USD 2,50,000 seed round from PointOne Capital, Core91 VC, AppyHigh, and other angel investorsKIWI – a global and one-of-a-kind “Real-time Freelancing Platform” that works on an innovative approach in the freelancing and outsourcing landscape – has announced an USD 2,50,000 in seed funding from PointOne Capital, Core91 VC, AppyHigh and Angel investors. The fund raised will be used for product development and for creating an initial base of consumers and experts. Impressed with technopreneur Imran Ladiawala, serial entrepreneur Mishu Ahluwalia and CTO Carl Abraham – the brains behind KIWI – Mihir Jha, Managing Partner … Continue reading “KIWI, “Real-time Freelancing Platform” startup raises USD 2,50,000 seed round from PointOne Capital, Core91 VC, AppyHigh, and other angel investors”
L&T Mutual Fund launches ‘Late Lateef 2021’
Posted on December 17, 2020December 17, 2020Categories Funding News Leave a comment on L&T Mutual Fund launches ‘Late Lateef 2021’● Digital Campaign promotes early planning of investments in ELSS before March 2021 L&T Mutual Fund, one of India’s top asset managers with total AUM of Rs 70,191 crore (as on Nov 30, 2020), has launched an integrated digital campaign called ‘Late Lateef 2021’ to reiterate the importance of investing early in Equity Linked saving Scheme (ELSS) for tax saving. The essential theme of the campaign is to educate masses on avoiding procrastination in everyday life and the snowball effects of delaying … Continue reading “L&T Mutual Fund launches ‘Late Lateef 2021’”
Microfinance loan portfolio stands at INR 2,31,778 crores as on September 30,2020: Micrometer Q2 FY 20-21
Posted on December 15, 2020December 15, 2020Categories Funding News Leave a comment on Microfinance loan portfolio stands at INR 2,31,778 crores as on September 30,2020: Micrometer Q2 FY 20-21MFI Industry serves 5.71 crore unique borrowers with 10.50 crore loan accounts Microfinance loan disbursals during the quarter jump 5 times to INR 31,261 crores, while the number of loans disbursed quadruple to 88 lakhs, compared to previous quarter, signifying steady progress towards normalcy. Performance Overview: Microfinance Universe based loans originated after February 2017 Gross loan portfolio (GLP) as on September 30, 2020, is INR 2,31,778 crores, an increase of 14.90 per cent YoY over INR 2,01,724 crores as on September 30, 2019 Total number of active microfinance … Continue reading “Microfinance loan portfolio stands at INR 2,31,778 crores as on September 30,2020: Micrometer Q2 FY 20-21”
StartupXseed invests Rs. 5.5 crores in Password-less authentication startup SAWO Labs; attains Rs. 28 crores valuation
Posted on December 2, 2020December 2, 2020Categories Funding News Leave a comment on StartupXseed invests Rs. 5.5 crores in Password-less authentication startup SAWO Labs; attains Rs. 28 crores valuationCapital raised will be used by SAWO to strengthen its business by expanding its tech infrastructure, outreach – saving millions of man-hours of the end-users Driving the modern transition towards a password- and OTP-less future, SaaS-based one-tap authentication service, SAWO Labs, has successfully closed its seed funding round. SAWO Labs was one of the nine pre-seed stage startups that 100x.VC invested in September 2020 as a part of its Class 02 Portfolio. The Rs. 5.5-crore seed funding round was led … Continue reading “StartupXseed invests Rs. 5.5 crores in Password-less authentication startup SAWO Labs; attains Rs. 28 crores valuation”
Crypto Funding Consortium Genezis Network Launched
Posted on November 27, 2020November 27, 2020Categories Funding News Leave a comment on Crypto Funding Consortium Genezis Network LaunchedAs the first step towards supporting crypto startups in India, two leading players in the vibrant crypto space of India, Ajeet Khurana and Pareen Lathia, has launched “Genezis Network” — a consortium of crypto experts to fund startups. They are investing in early-stage crypto startups working on problems with use cases. The cryptocurrency industry has a market capitalization of $550 billion. With NYSE’s parent company starting a cryptocurrency exchange to PayPal adopting Bitcoin to funds like Blackrock considering Bitcoin’s potential … Continue reading “Crypto Funding Consortium Genezis Network Launched”
Yellow Class secures $1.3 Mn Funding led by India Quotient in a Pre-Series A Round
Posted on November 25, 2020November 25, 2020Categories Funding News Leave a comment on Yellow Class secures $1.3 Mn Funding led by India Quotient in a Pre-Series A Round~The funds will be utilized for launching more classes & product development~ ~India Quotient identified the potential of the diverse hobby platform~ ~India Quotient invests in EdTech’s fastest growing startup~ Yellow Class aims to offer fun, digitally interactive hobby classes that kids can attend every day. The current offerings of the brand include online hobby classes like dancing, drawing, painting, flameless cooking, yoga, storytelling etc. for children between 3-12 years. Yellow Class secured $1.3 Mn (INR 10 Cr) funding in Pre-Series … Continue reading “Yellow Class secures $1.3 Mn Funding led by India Quotient in a Pre-Series A Round”