Norwest Venture Partners
Indian social commerce startup nets $75m in series C money
Citymall aims to expand its reach to 100 towns in India over the next 18 months.
India Roundup: Used-car firm Spinny to break into unicorn club, and other news
Also, Dunzo successfully tests medicine deliveries via drones, Classplus announces an ESOP buyback plan, and more.
Indian AI SaaS startup turns unicorn after $100m SoftBank-led round
Mindtickle’s valuation more than doubled to US$1.2 billion as a result of the fundraise, Mint reported.
Sequoia leads $234m round of Indian lending firm for small businesses
Funds raised from the round will be used to expand Five Star’s lending business and to provide financing solutions to India’s small businesses.
Alibaba-backed Xpressbees secures $110m in new funding
Private equity funds Investcorp, Norwest Venture Partners, and Gaja Capital together invested the amount to acquire a 31% stake in the logistics startup.
Former execs at Norwest, Freshworks set up $300m fund for B2B, SaaS startups
India-based Avataar Ventures looks to make 10 investments from its first fund.
Silicon Valley’s Norwest raises hopes with new $1.2b fund
This will come as a relief to startups in India bombarded in recent weeks with reports of investors shutting off their taps.
Qualcomm India fund’s first pick: a startup aiming to use big data to stop epidemics
Chennai-based Attune Technologies’ cloud-based software connects devices such as lab analyzers and ICU machines to a health network.
Swiggy bags funding to become Uber for food delivery in India
Swiggy is betting on their system of timely deliveries and service levels to capture the online food delivery market in India.
Classifieds portal Quikr gets $60M in fresh ammunition to take on OLX
Tiger Global coming on board as an investor will improve the odds of Indian startup Quikr in its battle with Argentina-based OLX.



