GREENEST raises pre-seed funding from Better Bite Ventures
Plant-based protein brand GREENEST has raised an undisclosed amount in a pre-seed funding round from Better Bite Ventures, and former chief executive for fresh fruits and vegetables and frozen foods vertical at ITC, Sachid Madan. The first company in the nation to have executed a variety of B2B partnerships, GREENEST with top food service providers […]
Recruitment platform Kula bags $12 mn in seed round led by Sequoia, Square Peg
Recruitment automation platform Kula has raised $12 million in a seed fundraising round headed by Sequoia Capital India and Australia-based Square Peg Capital. Existing investors Venture Highway, Together Fund, and some angel investors also participated in the round. The company raised about $2.7 million within the six months following the pre-seed announcement, bringing the total […]
Men’s lifestyle brand Villain announces cricketer Hardik Pandya as its Brand Ambassador
Villain, the men’s lifestyle brand, a division of India’s fastest unicorn Mensa Brands, named Hardik Pandya as its brand ambassador two days after his on-field exploits helped the Indian men’s cricket team defeated Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2022. Hardik joins the company to advertise their high-quality, long-lasting, and powerful scents. The brand’s newest release, […]
EV tech startup Electrifuel raises RS 1.8 Cr in funding from Indian Angel Network
Electrifuel, an Electric vehicle (EV) technology startup, has raised Rs 1.8 crore in funding from the Indian Angel Network (IAN), led by lead investors Vishnuraj Kunjur, Sahil Kejriwal, and Pradeep Gupta. The business stated that it will utilise the capital to boost production by expanding its staff and hiring for several positions as well as […]
Algomage raises $850k in pre-seed funding
Artificial intelligence post-production startup Algomage has raised $850K in a pre-seed funding round led by The DotIn Network. The funds will be utilised to create new tools and expand its customer base to markets beyond India, Algomage said in a press release. Founded by Anand Rathi, Algomage is a full stack artificial intelligence (AI) post-production […]
Nazara acquires US-based gaming company WildWorks
Gaming and sports media platform Nazara Technologies has acquired 100% stake in Delaware-based kids gaming firm WildWorks Inc. This would be one of the several acquisitions in the past year by the Mumbai-based company. Nazara Technologies entered into the agreement to acquire 100% share capital of Wildworks in an all cash deal from their existing […]
TyrePlex raises pre Series A round
TyrePlex, B2B e-commerce player in the aftermarket tyre vertical, has raised Rs 12 crore in pre-Series A round co-led by 9Unicorns and AdvantEdge Founders. Notable angel investors: Kunal Bahl, Rohit Bansal, Venture Catalysts, Abhishek Goyal, Sandeep Aggarwal and Rajesh Sawhney also participated in this round. The fresh capital will be used to bring 20% of […]
Construction management app Powerplay raises $7 million in funding led by Accel India
Powerplay, a construction management firm, has secured $7 million in a new fundraising round headed by Accel India and joined by other current investors. This would be the firm’s second investment round in the last 13 months. According to the company’s regulatory filings with the Registrar of Companies (RoC), the board of directors of Powerplay […]
Bored Beverages raises over Rs 2.5 Cr in seed funding led by Inflection Point Ventures
Beverage brand Bored Beverages has raised over Rs 2.5 crore, or close to $314,500, in a seed funding round headed by Inflection Point Ventures, with participation from Dot In Network, Bhawana Bhatnagar, founder of WeFounder Circle, and Soumya Kant, founder of Clovia. The creator of Simba Beer, Prabhtej Singh Bhatia, will participate in the development […]
India’s largest free learning platform Studeasy has been launched for 50 million school students in 10 State Boards
ConnectEd Technologies, a Mumbai-based EdTech social company, has created Studeasy, India’s largest learning platform for regional-language State Boards. The platform, which is available as a free website and Android phone app, provides the most comprehensive collection of high-quality instructional movies and examinations for the country’s ten regional-language State Boards. Initially, movies on the Studeasy platform […]