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Indha vaaram mothama 46 Indian Startups funding raise pannirukanga. Ithula 38 disclosed deals and 8 undisclosed deals. Aaga motham 38 deals la $597 Million (~INR 4,421 Crores) namma Indian Startups raise pannirukanga. Ithula highest deal, Cars 24 - $450 Million (~INR 3,332 Crores).
TAMILNADU BASED STARTUP NEWS
Aqgromalin
Chennai-based agritech startup Aqgromalin, Sequoia Capital India, Omnivore and Zephyr Peacock India kita irundhu INR 38.5 Crore funding raise panirukanga.
Freshworks
Chennai and California-based Freshworks, IPO moolama $1.03 Billion raise panirukanga. Freshworks dha US Nasdaq stock exchange la list aagura first Indian-origin software startup.
US-based online investment platform aana Vested Finance share panna data padi, andha platform moolama Indian retail investors purchase panna 'most bought' stock Freshworks odadhu dha. INR 2 Crore+ Freshworks oda stocks la invest panirukanga Indian retail investors.
Veranda Learning Solutions
Kalpathi AGS Group-owned Chennai-based EdTech firm Veranda Learning Solutions, Bengaluru based e-learning platform Edureka ah INR 245 Crore ku acquire panirukanga. Idhu Veranda oda second acquisition.
M2P Fintech
Chennai-based Fintech startup M2P Fintech, Chennai-based credit card sourcing startup Wizi ah acquire panirukanga. Wizi oda 3 founders and 20 employees M2P team la join aaga poranga.
ACQUISITIONS
Mylab Discovery Solutions
Pune-based diagnostic company aana Mylab Discovery Solutions, Mumbai-based point-of-care startup Sanskritech oda majority stake ah oru undisclosed amount ku acquire panirukanga.artnerships form pannavum use panna poranga.
Infra.Market
Mumbai-based construction-focused marketplace Infra.Market, Mumbai-based mixed concrete manufacturer and supplier aana RDC Concrete India ah INR 730 Crore ku acquire panirukanga.
Trell
Bengaluru-based lifestyle social commerce platform aana Trell, women’s self care platform Womaniya ah oru undisclosed amount ku acquire panirukanga.
10Club
Bengaluru-based e-commerce support services provider aana 10Club, D2C baby care products brand aana My Newborn ah acquire panirukanga. Idhu 10Club oda first acquisition.
Oliveboard
Bengaluru-based EdTech startup aana Oliveboard, SSC and Railway exam preparation platform SSCTube ah acquire panirukanga.
Eupheus Learning
Delhi-based EdTech startup Eupheus Learning, Karnataka-based EdTech startup ClassKlap ah $19 Million all-stock deal la acquire panirukanga.
PushOwl
Bengaluru-based digital marketing startup PushOwl ah France-based SaaS company Sendinblue $20 Million cash and stock deal la acquire panirukanga.
Zee Entertainment
Mumbai-based second-largest Indian media and entertainment company aana Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. oda 52.93% stake ah Mumbai-based television network Sony Pictures Networks India Pvt. acquire panna poranga.
GENERAL NEWS
Sony
Tokyo-based global conglomerate Sony, India-focused VC fund ah set up panni $200 Million ah Indian startups la invest panna poranga.
Design Café
Bengaluru-based online interior design startup Design Café, Series B round la WestBridge Capital and Sixth Sense Ventures kita irundhu $25 Million raise panirukanga.
Paytm
IPO launch panna pora Paytm oda parent company aana One97 Communications Ltd., 2017 la Paytm acquire panna Delhi-based deals marketplace startup aana Nearby la INR 13 Crore invest panirukanga.
IPO launch panna pora Fintech unicorn Paytm, HDFC Bank kooda sendhu millennials, business owners and merchants focused VISA-powered Co-Branded Credit Cards ah October la launch panna poranga.
Cars24
Gurugram-based online used cars marketplace aana Cars24, $1.84 Billion valuation ku Series F round la DST Global, Falcom Edge, and SoftBank Vision Fund 2 kita irundhu $450 Million ($320 Million- Equity + $110 Debt) funding raise panirukanga.
ePayLater
Mumbai-based Fintech startup ePayLater, oru group of investors kita irundhu $10 Million funding raise panirukanga.
Klub
Bengaluru-based Fintech platform aana Klub, Trifecta Capital kita irundhu debt funding moolama INR 20 Crore raise panirukanga.
FloBiz
Bengaluru-based bookkeeping app FloBiz, Series B round la Sequoia Capital India, and Think Investments kita irundhu $31 Million funding raise panirukanga.
Deep Vision
Hyderabad and California-based deeptech startup Deep Vision, Series B round la Tiger Global kita irundhu $35 Million funding raise panirukanga.
Wow! Momo
Kolkata-based Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) chain Wow! Momo, Series C round la $165 Million valuation ku Tree Line Investment Management kita irundhu $15 Million funding raise panirukanga.
Razorpay
Bengaluru-based Fintech unicorn Razorpay, Customer Relations Management (CRM) giant Salesforce oda VC arm Salesforce Ventures kita irundhu oru undisclosed amount ku funding raise panirukanga. Business banking space la avanga presence ah strengthen panna indha investment avangaluku helpful ah irukum.
PayMate
Mumbai-based B2B payment solutions provider aana PayMate, Pre-IPO round la $930-950 Million valuation ku US-based equity fund Felicitas kita irundhu $100 Million funding raise panna poranga.
WinZO
Delhi-based vernacular mobile gaming platform aana WinZO, $20 Million ku Indian Game Developer Fund ah launch panirukanga.
Delhivery
Emerging Logistics startups ah support panradhukaga, Gurugram-based logistics unicorn Delhivery, Mumbai-based startup accelerator StartUp Reseau kooda partner panni Delhivery Innovation Labs ah launch panirukanga.
Gurugram-based logistics unicorn Delhivery, long-tern backer aana American venture capitalist Lee Fixel oda venture capital firm Addition kita irundhu $125 Million funding raise panirukanga.
Pentathlon Ventures
Pune-based early-stage B2B SaaS-focused VC firm aana Pentathlon Ventures, 20+ B2B SaaS startups la invest panradhukaga avangaloda debut fund worth of INR 76 Crore ah announce panirukanga.
Simplilearn
Bengaluru and San Francisco-based EdTech startup Simplilearn la $9 Million invest panirundha Early-stage investor Kalaari Capital, avangaloda initial investment vida 14X returns oda exit aagitanga.
Medikabazaar
Mumbai-based B2B healthtech marketplace aana Medikabazaar, Series C round la $235-238 Million valuation ku UK-based CDC Group and Rebright Ventures kita irundhu $60 Million funding raise panirukanga.
ZestMoney
Bengaluru-based Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) platform ZestMoney, Series C round la Australia-based BNPL company Zip Co Ltd. kita irundhu $50 Million funding raise panirukanga. IDhu poga, ZestMoney oda minority stake ah acquire panna poranga Zip Co.
FrontRow
Deepika Padukone-backed non-academic EdTech startup FrontRow, Series A round la oru group of investors kita irundhu $14 Million funding raise panirukanga.
Adda247
Unacademy kooda nadandha acquisition talks work out aagadhadhala, Gurugram-based EdTech platform Adda247, Info Edge and other existing investors kita irundhu $10 Million funding raise panna pesitu irukanga.
Global Startup Ecosystem Report
US-based research and policy advisory organization Startup Genome and Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN) release panna Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER) 2021 padi, Bengaluru 23rd rank la and Delhi 36th rank la iruku.
Reliance Retail
Super app develop pannitu iruka Reliance Retail, Tata Digital madhiri cosmetics and personal care products focused e-commerce platform launch panna poradha announce panirukanga.
Mphasis
Bengaluru-based IT services firm aana Mphasis, US-based UX research and design firm Blink ah $94 Million ku acquire panirukanga.
Artha Venture Fund
Mumbai-based early-stage micro- venture capital firm Artha Venture Fund (AVF), 40 early stage startups la mothama INR 225 Crore invest panradhukaga Artha Access ndra specialised program ah launch panirukanga.
iD Fresh Food
Bengaluru-based foodtech startup iD Fresh Food, INR 1,800-2,000 Crore valuation ku INR 400-450 Crore raise panna poranga.
Udaan
Bengaluru-based B2B trade platform Udaan, debt financing moolama INR 2,000 Crore raise panna poranga.
Bengaluru-based B2B ecommerce marketplace Udaan, Blacksoil kita irundhu debt financing moolama $6.7 Million raise panna poranga.
Karbon Card
Bengaluru-based Fintech startup Karbon Card, Pre-Series A round la oru group of investors kita irundhu $12 Million funding raise panirukanga.
Amazon Pay
Online payment service platform Amazon Pay (India) Pvt. Ltd., parent company aana US-Based e-commerce giant Amazon kita irundhu INR 450 Crore raise panirukanga.
Myntra
Flipkart-owned e-commerce platform Myntra, avanga parent company kita irundhu INR 492 Crore funding raise panirukanga.
Meesho
Bengaluru-based e-commerce platform aana Meesho, $5 Billion valuation ku Fidelity, B Capital, and SoftBank kita irundhu $500-600 Million funding raise panna poranga.
NASSCOM & WazirX
National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) and Mumbai-based crypto exchange platform WazirX release panna ‘Crypto Industry in India' report padi, 2030 kulla Indian cryptotech market $184 Billion economic value addition panna podhu.
Fittr
Pune-based fitness-tech startup Fittr, Series A round la Dream Capital and Elysian Park kita irundhu $11.5 Million funding raise panirukanga.
DotPe
Gurugram-based online-to-offline commerce platform aana DotPe, Bengaluru-based point-of-sale (PoS) startup Rista ah all-cash deal la acquire panirukanga.
mFine
Bengaluru-based on-demand doctor consultation platform mFine, Series C round la Beenext and innum sila investors kita irundhu INR 251 Crore funding raise panirukanga.
Chqbook
Small Business Owners-focused Neo-Bank aana Gurugram and Bengaluru-based Chqbook, Pre-Series B round la Aavishkaar Capital and Rajiv Dadlani Group kita irundhu INR 40 Crore funding raise panirukanga.
RuleZero
Bengaluru-based private equity management platform RuleZero, seed round la oru group of investors kita irundhu $2.5 Million funding raise panirukanga.
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