Kritti Bhalla
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Indian Startups Raise $9 Bn In 2021 Till May; Fintech Continues To Be Top Funded Sector
According to Inc42 Plus’ analysis, Indian tech startups have raised a whopping $9 Bn funding in the first five months of 2021. → Read More
PlumHQ Bags $15 Mn From Tiger Global In Series A Round; Will Build Insurance Products For SMEs
PlumHQ has raised $15.6 Mn in its Series A funding round led by Tiger Global to build insurance products for SMEs that have a smaller team. → Read More
Tiger Global, B Capital Ready To Invest In IPO-Bound PharmEasy: Report
PharmEasy is in talks with Tiger Global and Facebook cofounder Eduardo Saverin’s B Capital to raise $40 Mn funding at a valuation of $1.8 Bn. → Read More
Y Combinator-Backed Corporate Card Provider Kodo Bags $9 Mn In Seed
Kodo, which offers corporate cards and spend management tools for startups, has raised $8.75 Mn in seed funding from Brex and others. → Read More
Paytm Plans India’s Biggest IPO, To Raise $3 Bn At $30 Bn Valuation
Vijay Shekhar Sharma-led digital payments giant Paytm is reportedly planning to raise $3 Bn in an IPO by November this year. → Read More
PharmEasy Plans To Raise $500 Mn Through IPO This year
Online pharmacy unicorn PharmEasy, run by API Holdings, is exploring options for its IPO in order to raise $500 Mn, at a valuation of $3 Bn. → Read More
WhatsApp Sues Indian Govt Over Rules That Require Breaking Encryption Of Private Chats
WhatsApp is suing the Indian government in Delhi high court, challenging the new information technology (IT) rules of 2021. → Read More
FarEye Bags $100 Mn In Series E Round For Expansion In US, Europe
Logistics management startup FarEye has raised $100 Mn in its Series E funding round led by TCV and Dragoneer Investment Group. → Read More
Bhavin Turakhia’s Zeta Enters Unicorn Club, Raises $250 Mn Funding From SoftBank
Zeta is the latest Indian unicorn, after raising $250 Mn in its Series D funding round led by Japanese conglomerate SoftBank. → Read More
Funding Galore: From Pine Labs To Moglix — $591 Mn Raised By Indian Startups [May 17-22]
Overall, $591 Mn was invested in Indian startups across 27 deals this week, with spactech startups Agnikul and Skyroot raising $11 Mn each. → Read More
BigBasket Claims $1 Bn Gross Sales In FY21; Expects FY22 To Be Even Bigger
Online grocery startup BigBasket has clocked gross sales of $1.1 Bn or INR 8,000 Cr in FY2021, and expects to clock in $1.7 Bn sales in FY22 → Read More
CAIT Urges Govt To Investigate Flipkart’s ‘Creative’ Business Model
CAIT alleged that Flipkart has created two-tiers of business, which only exist on paper for tax evasion and violating India's FDI policy → Read More
Tiger Global To Lead $20 Mn Round For Rishi Vasudev’s GOAT Brand Labs
Tiger Global led GOAT Brand Labs’ first venture round of $20 Mn, which also saw participation from Mayfield and Flipkart’s venture fund. → Read More
How CarTrade’s IPO Will Change The Shareholding Structure In The Company
CarTrade filed its Draft Red Herring prospectus for its INR 2K Cr IPO, where five of its largest stakeholders will be offloading thier stake → Read More
Edtech Startup For Healthcare Practitioners Virohan Bags $3 Mn
Virohan, which is an edtech startup providing training for paramedics and allied healthcare practitioners, has raised $3 Mn Series A funding. → Read More
After April Boom, Indian Startup Funding Drops 95% In First Half Of May 2021
Indian startups raised only $116 Mn funding in the first half of May, compared to $2.5 Mn in April 2021, as per Inc42 analysis. → Read More
Funding Galore: From BharatPe To Zoomcar — $25 Mn Raised By Indian Startups [May 10-15]
Overall, $25 Mn was invested in Indian startups across 19 deals this week. Acko General Insurance may be the next unicorn. → Read More
Despite 34 Mn Users, Disney+ Hotstar Pulls Down Disney+’s ARPU By 30%
Disney+ Hotstar may be a strong contributor to Disney+’s subscriber base, but it hasn’t been able to leave quite a mark in terms of revenue → Read More
Reliance Jio Tops TRAI’s April Speed Test For 4G Download, Vodafone Idea Ahead Of Others In Upload
Mukesh Ambani owned Reliance Jio topped the 4G speed chart with data download rate of 20.1 Mbps in April 2021, as per TRAI report. → Read More
Paytm To Acquire 7% Stake In SoftBank-Owned PayPay Japan
Homegrown digital payments giant Paytm is likely to get about 7% stake in QR code-based payments business PayPay Japan. → Read More