Synapse Medicine raises $28 million for its medication intelligence platform
French startup Synapse Medicine has raised a new $28 million funding round (€25 million) led by Korelya Capital. The company has built a product that helps healthcare professionals get reliable drug information and prevent medication errors. In addition to Korelya Capital, existing investors XAnge, MACSF and BNP Paribas Development also participated in the funding round. […]
Nayya nabs $55M to expand its recommendation and personalization engine for healthcare and other benefits
Digital health came into its own during the COVID-19 pandemic, providing a socially distanced way for people to use apps, smartphone cameras, wearables and web services to connect with physicians and handle many other tasks that previously would have required attending meetings in person. That’s opened the door to a number of other online tools […]
Fintech startup Kuhoo raises $20M in seed round from West Bridge
Student loan fintech platform Kuhoo said it raised $20 million in a seed round from West Bridge Capital. Named after the sweet sound of the bird Cuckoo, Kuhoo is the brainchild of former ICICI, HDFC Credila, and InCred executive and banking veteran Prashant A Bhonsle. The gap between the increasing cost of education and affordability […]
Starship Technologies raises another $42M to fuel the growth of its fleet of self-driving delivery robots
Starship Technologies, one of the bigger players in the world of autonomous delivery robots — the small, boxy vehicles that self-drive around cities and closed campuses delivering food and other small items — has raised yet another round of funding, just 30 days since its last financial infusion. The company, founded and developed in Estonia […]
Top 60 Fitness Influencers in India
There are many different qualifications as to what makes an influencer, and the fitness sector is no different. Being an influencer is a specific category is like being a thought leader, they are regarded as experts in their field. Fitness influencers not only post fitness-related content, but their followers will also share similar content. Influence […]
BNPL platform Snapmint raises $9M in Series A round from various investors
Mumbai-based fintech startup Snapmint on Tuesday said it raised $9 million in its Series A round led by Prashasta Seth, CEO and CIO of Prudent Investment Managers. The round also saw the participation of 9 Unicorns, Anicut Capital, Negen Capital, Livspace founder Ramakant Sharma, Usama Fayyad – Chairman of Open Insights and Head of Institute […]
Corporate expense management startup Volopay raises $29M in Series A round
Volopay, a Singapore-based corporate cards provider and expense management startup, raised $29 million in Series A round as a mix of equity and debt. The funding round saw participation from JAM Fund, Winklevoss Capital Management, Rapyd Ventures, and Accial Capital, along with fintech veterans such as Jeffrey Cruttenden, CEO of Acorns; Sweta Rau, Founder of […]
Stämm Biotech raises $17M for its next-generation, 3D printed bioreactor
In the past year, there’s been a lot of hype around biomanufacturing — from growing cell-based meat to microbe-powered medicine manufacturing. But none of synthetic biology’s darlings can exist without one key piece of equipment: a bioreactor. While the world debates how best to bring biology-fueled manufacturing into existence, one company is already rethinking its […]
Flashfood raises $12.3M to scale its grocery app that helps tackle retail food waste
Toronto-based Flashfood, a mobile marketplace that provides customers with access to discounted food nearing its best-by date, has raised $12.3 million in Series A funding led by S2G Ventures. The app allows users to browse through available deals at participating stores near them. Customers can also purchase items directly in the app and then pick […]
Locofast raises $15M from Chiratae, Stellaris, others
Locofast, a fashion supply chain platform, raised $15 million, in a Series A funding round, from Stellaris Venture Partners and Chiratae Ventures. The round, which is a mix of debt and equity, also saw participation from Kris Gopalakrishnan-led Axilor Ventures and angel investors including fintech firm Uni’s Nitin Gupta, and Suhail Sameer — BharatPe’s chief […]