Bengaluru-based agritech startup CropIn has raised an undisclosed amount of Pre-Series A funding from Singapore-based Beenext. Exiting investors Ankur Capital, Boston-based organisation Invested Development also participated in the round. With this round of funding the total funds …
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Japanese investors look to bet their money on Indian start-ups
A new wave of small Japanese investors is scouting in India for early-stage start-ups they can bet their money on, undeterred by a bearish spell that threatens to upset Tokyo-based Soft-Bank’s biggest wagers in the country. REAPRA Ventures and Asuka Corporation are the latest Japanese early-stage…
Fund-raising by healthcare start-ups dips 56% to $71 m
Venture capital investment in Indian Healthcare Information Technology (HIT)/Digital Health start-ups has declined 56% year-on-year in 2016 at $71 million compared to the previous year. In 2015, as many as 33 deals were struck for an investment of $162 million. However, in 2016, the number of fun…
Property start-up NoBroker raises $7mn to connect home owners with buyers & renters directly
NoBroker, the India-based property startup that wants to make property agents obsolete, has landed $7 million in fresh funding to expand its service. The company connects property owners with prospective buyers or rental tenants directly with no need for a broker, as the name suggests. NoBroker c…
Online events platform Hubilo secures angel funding
Ahmedabad-based events startup Hubilo Softech Pvt. Ltd has secured an undisclosed amount of angel funding from 12 investors, including Freshdesk CEO and Co-Founder Girish Mathrubootham, multiple media reports said. Hubilo will use the funds to develop its technology platform and grow its sales an…
Droom raises Rs 200 crore from a consortium of Japanese and Chinese investors
Online marketplace for used automobiles and auto services Droom has closed a Rs 200 crore funding round, a transaction that comes at a time when mid-to-late stage funding in India continues to be under severe stress. The Series B round of equity financing has been led by Singapore-based investor …
Sequoia leads $7.5 million funding in video platform 90 Seconds
Cloud video production platform 90 Seconds announced it has raised $7.5 million in Series A financing led by Sequoia India. The round was supported by SKY TV NZ, Airtree Ventures, Beenext and Fotolia.com (sold to Adobe for $860 million) and the founder of the platform Oleg Tscheltzoff, will accel…
Industrybuying.com raises Rs 12 Cr venture debt from Trifecta capital
Delhi-based business-to-business e-commerce player industrybuying.com has raised Rs 12 crore from venture debt provider Trifecta Capital. Venture debt is an alternative form of finance often used by start-ups. “The investment would be used to finance working capital and drive growth in the enterp…