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Indian social commerce startup nets $75m in series C money

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.
Kul Bhushan · · 2 min read
India Roundup: Used-car firm Spinny to break into unicorn club, and other news
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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.
Kul Bhushan · · 3 min read
Indian AI SaaS startup turns unicorn after $100m SoftBank-led round
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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.
Roehl Niño Bautista · · 1 min read
Sequoia leads $234m round of Indian lending firm for small businesses

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.
Deepti Sri · · 2 min read
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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.
Miguel Cordon · · 1 min read

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.
Miguel Cordon · · 2 min read

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.
Malavika Velayanikal · · 2 min read

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.
Malavika Velayanikal · · 2 min read

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.
Nikita Peer · · 2 min read

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.
Malavika Velayanikal · · 2 min read