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 […]
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 […]
Weee! delivers second big funding round in a year, this time backed by SoftBank
Coming off of a year where monthly active users grew 150% year over year, multicultural e-grocer Weee! secured $425 million in Series E funding toward its goal to be “the primary source for food at home,” Larry Liu, Weee!’s founder and CEO, told me. It’s been a few years since we dug into what the […]
Vedantu raises $100M, enters unicorn club
Edtech startup Vedantu announced that it has raised $100 million in a Series E round led by Singapore-based ABC World Asia. Existing investors Coatue, Tiger Global, GGV Capital, and WestBridge among others also participated in the round. With the fresh round, Vedantu’s valuation stands at $1 billion, making it the latest entrant in the unicorn […]