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TAMIL NADU-BASED STARTUPS
The ePlane Company
Chennai-based flying taxi startup The ePlane Company, Pre-Series A round la Speciale Invest, Micelio, and innum silar kita irundhu $5 Million funding raise panirukanga.
YNOS Venture Engine
Chennai-based YNOS Venture Engine, seed round la oru group of investors kita irundhu INR 2.5 Crore funding raise panirukanga.
IppoPay
Namma Tamilpreneur podcast la interview panna Chennai-based Fintech startup IppoPay, seed round la Coinbase Ventures, M2P Co-founders Madhusudhanan and Prabhu Rangarajan, YC Angel investor Kuberan Marimuthu, and innum silar kita irundhu $2.1 Million funding raise panirukanga.
Anicut Capital
Chennai-based alternative financing firm Anicut Capital, 30 early and growth stage consumer brands, technology, food and beverage, fintech startups la invest panradhukaga avangaloda AIF Grand Anicut Fund II la INR 875 Crore raise panirukanga.
Pepul
Namma Tamilpreneur oda wellwisher aana Suresh Anna oda Chennai-based interest-based social media startup Pepul, seed round la Hourglass Venture Partners, Girish Mathrubootham (Freshworks), and Vijay Shekhar Sharma (Paytm) kita irundhu $1.5 Million funding raise panirukanga.
Wiz Freight
Chennai-based digital freight management platform Wiz Freight, debt funding moolama Stride Ventures kita irundhu INR 20 Crore raise panirukanga.
ACQUISITIONS
upGrad and Work Better
Mumbai-based EdTech startup upGrad, avangaloda enterprise learning and development (L&D) offerings ah strengthen panradhukaga Mumbai-based soft skills, sales and behaviour training provider aana Work Better ah acquire panirukanga.
Bizongo and Hexa
Mumbai-based B2B e-commerce and supply chain enablement platform Bizongo, Bengaluru-based cloud-based placement preparation platform Hexa ah acquihire panirukanga.
Fractal and Neal Analytics
Mumbai and New York-based analytics startup Fractal, U.S-based cloud and data engineering company Neal Analytics ah acquire panirukanga.
Mensa Brands and Florona
Bengaluru-based third-party e-commerce marketplace aggregator unicorn aana Mensa Brands, aromatherapy and personal care D2C startup Florona oda majority shares ah acquire panirukanga.
Imagine Marketing Pvt. Ltd. and Cove IoT
Delhi-based consumer electronics startup boAt oda parent company Imagine Marketing Pvt. Ltd., Singapore-based smart wearables startup Cove IoT ah acquire panirukanga.
NODWIN Gaming and Planet Superheroes
Nazara Technologies oda subsidiary and Esports major aana NODWIN Gaming, D2C licensed superhero merchandise brand Planet Superheroes ah INR 4.9 Crore ku acquire panirukanga.
GENERAL
Koo
Bengaluru-based microblogging platform Koo, avanga platform la 'WhatsApp Group like experiences' introduce panna poranga. Users avangaloda common interests ah discuss panna indha feature helpful ah irukum.
Power Gummies
Delhi-based nutraceutical startup Power Gummies, Series A round la 9Unicorns kita irundhu $6 Million funding raise panirukanga.
Moglix
Noida-based B2B e-commerce platform aana Moglix, $2.5 Billion valuation ku Falcon Edge, Tiger Global and Sequoia kita irundhu $150 -200 Million funding raise panna poranga.
Pine Labs
Noida-based fintech startup Pine Labs, $5.5-7 Billion valuation ku IPO moolama $500 Million raise panna poranga.
Lahori
Punjab-based beverage startup Lahori, Belgium-based Verlinvest kita irundhu $15 Million funding raise panirukanga.
Recykal
Hyderabad-based cloud-based waste management and recycling enabler Recykal, Morgan Stanley India kita irundhu $22 Million funding raise panirukanga.
Rupeek
Bengaluru-based online gold loan platform Rupeek, Lightbox kita irundhu $34 Million funding raise panirukanga.
Cafe Coffee Day
VG Siddhartha oda death ku apram Cafe Coffee Day ah December 2020 avanga wife Malavika Hegde take over pannanga. Indha span la INR 7200 Crore ah irundha debt ah INR 1731 Crore ah reduce panirukanga.
Refyne
Bengaluru-based fintech startup Refyne, Series B round la Tiger Global kita irundhu $82 Million funding raise panirukanga.
Google for Startups Accelerator program
Google for Startups Accelerator program oda 6th edition ku apply panna 700 applications la 20 startups ah choose panirukanga. Idhula 35% women-led startups.
FPL Technologies
Pune-based fintech startup FPL Technologies, Series C round la new and existing investors kita irundhu $750 Million valuation ku $75 Million funding raise panirukanga.
Curefoods
Cloud kitchen brands aggregator Curefoods, oru group of investors kita irundhu $62 Million funding raise panirukanga.
Refyne
Delhi-based streaming and e-sports platform Rooter, Series A round la Lightbox, March Gaming, and Duane Park Ventures kita irundhu $25 Million funding raise panirukanga.
LEAD School
Mumbai-based EdTech startup LEAD School, Series E round la $1.1 Billion valuation ku WestBridge Capital and GSV Ventures kita irundhu $100 Million funding raise panni 2022 oda first edtech unicorn ah aagi irukanga.
Turnip
Bengaluru-based mobile-first gaming community startup Turnip, Series A round la Green Oaks and Elevation Capital kita irundhu $12.5 Million funding raise panirukanga.
Ather Energy
Bengaluru-based electric vehicle maker aana Ather Energy, Hero MotoCorp kita irundhu INR 420 Crore funding raise panna poranga. Idhu Ather Energy la Hero MotoCorp panna pora 5th investment.
Imagine Marketing Pvt. Ltd. and Cove IoT
Delhi-based consumer electronics startup boAt oda parent company Imagine Marketing Pvt. Ltd., Singapore-based smart wearables startup Cove IoT ah acquire panirukanga.
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