Kedaara Capital invests $50 million in IVF chain Oasis Fertility
Oasis Fertility announced an investment from Indian private equity firm Kedaara Capital for a sizable minority ownership in the business. This is Kedaara’s second investment in the healthcare industry’s single speciality. With this $50 million deal and a promise to invest more money in smart acquisitions, Kedaara hopes to assist Oasis achieve its goal of […]
Waycool raises $12 million from Trifecta and grows its ESOP pool by 20%
Trifecta Ventures, a venture debt firm, is helping B2B food and agritech platform Waycool raises $12 million via a combination of debt and equity. In a debt and equity transaction headed by alternative investment company 57 Stars Global Innovation Fund two months prior, Way cool raised $40 million. The Chennai-based company received its second round […]
Burger Singh raises Rs 30 Cr in Series A round
Homegrown burger chain Burger Singh has raised Rs 30 crore in Series A round through StartupLanes led by Negen Capital along with Lets ventures, Mumbai Angels, Old World Hospitality and Jasleen Royal. The round also saw participation from existing investors RB Investments, Rukam Capital, KCT Family Office and V.M. SALGAOCAR family office (Goa). RB Investments […]
Personal care brand CureSkin raises $5M in Series A round led by JSW Ventures
Bengaluru-based artificial intelligence-driven beauty and personal care brand CureSkin has raised $5 million in a Series A round led by JSW Ventures with participation from Sharrp Ventures, SenseAI, and other existing investors. According to an official statement, the startup plans to deploy these funds to grow its overall customer base, expand into adjacent categories and […]
UK’s ThirdFort nabs $20M for tools to help with ID verification, and detect money laundering and payment fraud
Money laundering has been a hot topic of late in the UK, which is facing pressure to not just make tighter rules to track down the origins of money that’s spent on large assets in the country like prime real estate — the capital city has been dubbed by some as the “London laundromat” — […]
Agritech startup Otipy raises $32M in Series B led by Westbridge Capital
Agritech startup Otipy on Monday said it raised $32 million (Rs 235 crore) in a Series B round led by Westbridge Capital. Existing investors SIG and Omidyar Network India also participated in the round, the startup said in a statement. The Series B funding comes in six months after the Gurugram-based startup raised $10.2 million […]
Sequoia Capital India, STV back Dubai-based BNPL provider tabby in $54M extension round
Tabby, the Dubai-based buy now, pay later (BNPL) platform that lets users shop, pay later and earn cash from over 3,000 global brands, including Adidas, IKEA and Bloomingdale, has completed a Series B extension of $54 million. It follows tabby’s initial Series B round of $50 million announced last August that valued the company at […]
Captain Fresh raises $50M in Series C round
B2B animal protein marketplace Captain Fresh has raised $50M in a Series C funding round co-led by its existing investors Prosus Ventures and Tiger Global. The round also saw the participation of existing investors Accel India, Matrix Partners India, Ankur Capital, and Incubate Fund. This was the company’s third investment in 12 months, with its […]
Fintech startup CredAvenue enters unicorn club with $137M funding
Chennai-headquartered debt marketplace for enterprises CredAvenue announced that it has raised $137 million in a Series B round of funding, catapulting it to the famed startup unicorn club. The round, led by Insight Partners, B Capital Group and Dragoneer Investment Group, valued the company at $1.3 billion post-money, a 3X jump from its $410-million valuation […]
Infrastructure is broken, Gecko is using robotics to help fix it
Gecko Robotics’ mission statement is “To protect today’s critical infrastructure, and give form to tomorrow’s.” It’s certainly the sort of thing that rings true in the startup’s home town of Pittsburgh, where the Fern Hollow Bridge collapsed under the weight of five vehicles in late-January, the day President Biden was visiting to talk infrastructure. Gecko’s […]