Planet Marathi OTT bags $5 million in funding from A&MA Capital
The investment will go towards bolstering the platform's offerings and content
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ACME Group's 'Connect' Fund secures first round of funding
It marks India’s first dedicated financial initiative for the AVGC industry
ZYOD raises $18 million in Series A funding led by RTP Global
The B2B apparel sourcing and manufacturing startup had backing from new investors like Stride Ventures, Stride One, and Trifecta Capital, along with existing ones Lightspeed and Alteria Capital.
AI start-up Flam secures Rs 38 crore in pre Series-A funding
According to the company, the fund will be used for global expansion
Sprect receives Rs 50 Lakh in angel funding from Siddarth Shetty
With this funding, Sprect plans to accelerate product development, expand its team, drive marketing efforts, and boost sales
ShareChat raises $49 million
The fund will help the company invest further in its ad targeting technology as well as continue the growth of consumer transactions business, the company said
Blockchain unicorn 5ire bags funding from GotBit Hedge Fund
This investment also strengthens GotBit Hedge Fund's support for 5ireChain's ambitious USD 10 million grant program
Is a start-up spring in the offing after an ad spending winter?
Experts say while the percentage of start-up spends may not be higher or similar compared to earlier times, it still will be a significant amount that will add to the AdEx growth in 2024
Ad landscape in 2024: Uncertainty looms large as startups face multiple challenges
The advertising sector has its fingers crossed for startups as the year 2023 was marred by problems such as extended funding winters, layoffs, shutdowns and retrospective taxes
Will funding winter show signs of thaw in 2024?
The Indian economy remains a bright spot in the midst of global economic turmoil which will attract the present and new investors in the coming days, say experts
Noise announces strategic funding from Bose
The collaboration marks Noise’s first-ever funding as a part of the Series A round
VoiceClub secures $700K in seed funding
The round was led by Better Capital, with contributions from TDV Partners, Blume Founder’s Fund, Sunn91, Astir Ventures, and founders of Kutumb, Dhan, PagarBook, Flobiz, Khatabook, etc.
P-TAL raises Rs 4.33 crore in seed funding from Titan Capital and others
The funding will be utilised to build a strong core team for scaling the venture
Swiggy in talks for raising $300 million: Reports
The new funds are likely to be utilised for growing the platform's quick commerce business
NoBroker raises $5 million from Google
The company reportedly said the funding will help it reach out to more customers across current and new cities and streamline the entire real estate journey with the help of technology
Will funding winter freeze start-up ad spending in 2023?
Most of these brands have already started to cut their marketing budgets. According to TAM Media data, the indexed avg volume growth for new-age advertisers on TV fell by 11% in 2022 through October
Amagi raises $109 million, valued at $1.4 billion
The funding has been led by growth equity firm General Atlantic
Bookvala raises $180k at a valuation of $1.8m in ideation round
The startup will utilise the funds for blockchain technology
Early-stage start-up deals upbeat despite funding hitting 2-yr low: PwC India Report
According to PwC India's 'Startup Deals Tracker', early-stage funding contributed around 21% of the total funding by value in Q3 CY22
Wow! Momo raises Rs 125 crore from OAKS Asset Management
The company is also set to raise another Rs 100 crore in the next quarter
CleverTap raises US$105M in Series D funding
The round was led by CDPQ
WebEngage raises $20 million in Series B
The funding is led by Singularity Growth Opportunities Fund and SWC Global
Startup funding winter: Will AdEx face the heat?
Most experts say the impact of funding slowdown will be marginal as startups will continue to advertise in order to grow their market share
Unacademy goes for cuts in brand marketing budget
Co-founder and CEO Gaurav Munjal has said the ed-tech company will now focus on organic growth channels
Firework secures $150 million in series B funding
The funding is led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2
Laminar raises $5.11 million in seed funding
The funding is led by Artha India Ventures, Leo Capital, Garuda Ventures, Cloudcap, and Sampson Acquisitions, among others
Fanztar raises Rs 5 crore in seed funding
The funding is led by India Quotient
Rario raises $120 million in Series A funding round
The round was led by Dream Capital, the Corporate Venture Capital and M&A arm of Dream Sports
Toch.ai rebrands as VideoVerse, secures $46.8 million in Series B funding
The capital raised will be used to strengthen its teams in India and internationally
Affle's board approves investment up to Rs 133 crore in Bobble AI under new funding round
The company will fully subscribe to Series C Compulsorily Convertible Preference Shares (CCPS) and Equity Shares besides 50% of Series C1 CCPS
Times Internet infuses over Rs 461 cr in ShareChat
As per a regulatory filing, the social media unicorn has allotted 4,157 equity shares to Times Internet and its subsidiary
Pocket FM raises $65 million in Series C funding round
The funding was led by Goodwater Capital, Naver & Tanglin Venture Partners
InMobi's Glance raises $200 million in Series D round from Jio Platforms
The proposed investment by Jio is aimed at accelerating Glance’s launch in several key international markets outside of Asia such as the USA, Brazil, Mexico and Russia
Electronics brand Mivi raises fresh funding from N+1 Capital
The undisclosed amount is expected to strengthen the company’s in-house capabilities and help expand its presence across new verticals
Chingari closes $15 million funding in Series A extension round
The company will utilize the major part of the investment in enhancing the technology on the app, launching new features and augmenting the backend tech team
Dunzo raises $240 million in latest round of funding
The investment was led by Reliance Retail, with participation from existing investors Lightbox, Lightrock, 3L Capital and Alteria Capital
kindlife.in raises undisclosed amount of funding from Kalaari Capital
The round also saw participation from Java Capital, Titan Capital, TDV, and other prominent investors
Digital video solution provider Toch.ai raises $11.75 million in Series A funding
The funding will be used to scale up technology infrastructure and venture expansion into global markets, with specific focus on the foreign markets
Wondrlab secures $7 mn in pre-series funding to drive inorganic growth
The startup will utilise its newly acquired funds towards driving inorganic growth
Chingari gets $19 mn funding to fuel crypto dreams
Earlier this year, Chingari had raised $13 million funding led by OnMobile Global
Nazara raises Rs 315 crore from investors
The company will issue 1,429,266 equity shares of face value of Rs. 4/- each at a price of Rs. 2,206/- per equity share
Vedantu gets US$100 million Series E funding at US$1 bn valuation
The funding was led by Singapore-based impact investing fund ABC World Asia
Amazon Pay India receives Rs 450 crore fund infusion
As per regulatory filings accessed by Tofler, the payment platform has allotted 45 crore equity shares, aggregating to Rs 450 crore to Amazon Corporate Holdings & Amazon.com
MPL valued at $2.3 billion post Series E financing
The round was led by Legatum Capital
Pyxis One raises $17 million in Series B funding
The tech startup plans to use this round of capital for investments in product development and to expand to new markets
Gaming platform Zupee raises $30 mn in Series B funding at $500+ mn valuation
The funding has been co-led by Silicon Valley based WestCap Group and Tomales Bay Capital, with participation from Matrix Partners India & Orios Venture Partners
Dailyhunt's parent company raises $450 million+ in Series I funding round
Marquee global investors Siguler Guff, Baillie Gifford, affiliates of Carlyle Asia Partners Growth II and others participated in this round
Unacademy valued at $3.44 billion after raising $440 million in series H funding
This round was led by Temasek with super pro-rata participation from General Atlantic, Tiger Global and Softbank Vision fund
G.O.A.T Brand Labs completes Series A funding of approx $36 million
The round was led by Tiger Global, with participation from Flipkart Ventures (the early stage venture fund of Flipkart), Mayfield, Nordstar & Better Capital
Trell raises Series B round of $45 million
Mirae Asset, H&M Group and LB Investments are the new investors