3 rising startups in India – Feb 15, 2017

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A coworking space and a fintech lending startup earn spots on our list of funded startups in India today. Meanwhile, a matchmaking app that announced funding on Valentine’s Day evening also makes an appearance.

Innov8

Shailesh Gupta, co-founder of Innov8. Photo credit: Innov8.

Y Combinator-backed Indian coworking space Innov8 has raised angel funding, led by LetsVenture, Venture Catalysts, and angel investors.

Contributors included Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Google India managing director Rajan Anandan, Freecharge founder Kunal Shah, Freshdesk founder Girish Mathrubhootham, former Flipkart CPO Punit Soni, Facebook’s Anand Chandrasekeran, and other investors.

Co-founded by Ritesh Malik and Shailesh Gupta in 2015, Innov8 is a shared workspace that provides community services to startups, freelancers, entrepreneurs, and corporates. It also offers legal, tax, accounting, and other similar services.

It is present in Delhi, Bangalore, and Chandigarh. It plans to launch in Mumbai and Gurgaon in the next three months.

See: Drones, phones, and automobiles: Singtel Innov8 wants startups tackling new problems

Aisle

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Late Valentine’s Day night, curated matchmaking app Aisle raised an undisclosed amount of funding from CIO Angel Network, a tech-focused angel fund with offices in Mumbai and Delhi.

Former Vodafone CIO Anthony Thomas and Sanjay Mehta, entrepreneur and angel investor, led the round. Konglo Ventures, White Unicorn Ventures, and LetsVenture also participated.

The app is designed for those who are over the casual dating or hookup scene, as well as marriage websites like Shaadi. Joining Aisle is free via one’s Facebook or LinkedIn account. Then he or she has to answer questions about height, weight, monthly salary, career, religion, and other lifestyle choices. Based on the answers, the app may grant access to its services and dating pool.

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