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Indha vaaram mothama 40 Indian Startups funding raise pannirukanga. Ithula 33 disclosed deals and 7 undisclosed deals. Aaga motham 40 deals la $1.1 Billion (~INR 8,264 Crores) namma Indian Startups raise pannirukanga. Ithula highest deal, Byju’s - $296 Million (~INR 2,224 Crores)
TAMILNADU BASED STARTUP NEWS
NBFC Veritas Finance
Chennai-based NBFC Veritas Finance, Norwest Venture Partners and Kedaara Capital Fund kita irundhu $58.9 Million funding raise panna poranga.
Twin Health
Chennai and California-based healthtech startup Twin Health, Series C round la oru group of investors kits irundhu $140 Million funding raise panirukanga.
Radiant Cash Management Services
Chennai-based cash management service provider aana Radiant Cash Management Services, IPO moolama INR 60 Crore raise panna poranga. Idhukaga Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) file panna poranga.
ACQUISITIONS
Paytm
IPO launch panna pora payment service provider Paytm, Mumbai-based digital lending startup aana CreditMate ah oru undisclosed amount ku acquire panirukanga.
GlobalBees
Digital brands oda aggregator aana GlobalBees, femtech sector kulla enter aaga Bengaluru-based women-first research-led company andMe ah acquire panirukanga.
Betterplace
Blue-collar workforce management kulla tech platform aana Bengaluru-based Betterplace, all-cash deal la California-based micro-learning platform Oust Labs ah acquire panirukanga.
Mr. Milkman
America oda leading dairy service provider aana Dairy.com, Gurgaon-based dairy tech startup Mr. Milkman ah acquire panirukanga.
Ola
Bengaluru-based ridesharing company Ola, next generation location technologies aana real-time, three-dimensional and vector maps ah build panradhukaga Pune-based geospatial service provider GeoSpoc ah acquire panirukanga.
Good Glamm Group
Good Glamm Group (previously MyGlamm), mom and baby (D2C brand The Moms Co ah cash and stock deal la acquire panirukanga. Idhu ivangaloda third acquisition.
Reliance Industries
Reliance Industries oda subsidiary aana Reliance New Energy Solar Ltd (RNESL), Norway-based solar module maker REC Solar Holdings ah $771 Million ku acquire panirukanga. Idhu RNESL oda first acquisition.
GENERAL NEWS
Byju's
Bengaluru-based EdTech decacorn aana Byju's, $18 Billion valuation ku Oxshott Venture Fund, Edelweiss and IIFL kita irundhu $296 Million funding raise panirukanga.
GramCover
Noida-based rural insurtech startup GramCover, Series A round la Siana Capital and Inflexor Ventures kita irundhu $7 Million funding raise panirukanga.
Smartstaff
Bengaluru-based blue-collar workforce management platform Smartstaff, seed round la Blume Ventures, Nexus Venture Partners and Arkam Ventures kita irundhu $4.3 Million funding raise panirukanga.
Progcap
Delhi -based corporate retail financing startup Progcap, part of Series C round la Tiger Global and Creation Investments kita irundhu $30 Million funding raise panirukanga.
BigBasket
Bengaluru-based India’s largest e-grocery BigBasket, 18-20 minutes la hyperlocal geographical locations ku grocery delivery kaga BBNow ndra quick commerce (qCommerce) product ah develop panitu irukanga. Idha February 2022 launch panna poranga.
Chalo
Navi Mumbai-based mobility startup aana Chalo, Series C round la Lightrock India and Filter Capital kita irundhu $40 Million funding raise panirukanga.
100ms
Bengaluru-based live video infrastructure startup 100ms, seed round la Accel and Strive VC kita irundhu $4.5 Million funding raise panirukanga.
AgroStar
Pune-based agritech startup AgroStar, business growth, and expansion kaga Series D round la Aavishkaar Bharat Fund, Accel India, and Bertelsmann kita irundhu $7 Million funding raise panna poranga.
Licious
Bengaluru-based gourmet meat startup Licious, Series G round la $1.05 Billion valuation ku IIFL AMC oda Late Stage Tech Fund kita irundhu $52 Million funding raise panni India oda first meat delivery unicorn ah aagirukanga.
PolicyBazaar
IPO launch panna pora Gurugram-based online insurance marketplace aana PolicyBazaar, avangaloda parent company PB Fintech kita irundhu $13.4 Million funding raise panna poranga.
Esper
Bengaluru and Seattle-based DevOps SaaS startup aana Esper, Series C la Insight Partners kita irundhu $60 Million funding raise panirukanga.
Epiq Capital
Mumbai-based growth and later stage tech investment firm aana Epiq Capital, growth-stage startups la invest panradhukaga avangaloda second fund la $150 Million raise panirukanga.
CoinSwitch Kuber
Bengaluru-based app-based cryptocurrency exchange platform aana CoinSwitch Kuber, Series C round la $1.9 Billion valuation ku Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), and Coinbase Ventures kita irundhu $260 Million funding raise panni India oda second crypto unicorn ah aagirukanga.
Fraazo
Mumbai-based D2C fresh food startup aana Fraazo, WestBridge Capital,Sixth Sense Ventures kita irundhu $28 Million funding raise panna poranga.
Sunstone Eduversity
Delhi-based EdTech startup Sunstone Eduversity, Series B round la WestBridge, and existing investors kita irundhu $28 Million funding raise panirukanga.
Origo Commodities
Gurugram-based agritech startup Origo Commodities, debt funding moolama US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) kita irundhu $20 Million raise panirukanga.
Ozonetel
Hyderabad and San Francisco-based on-demand cloud communication service provider aana Ozonetel, Series A round la Stakeboat Capital kita irundhu $5 Million funding raise panirukanga.
Tata Digital
Grocery shopping la irundhu hotel room booking vara ulla ella customer services um offer panna pora Tata Digital oda Super App TataNeu initiative kaga Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), Singapore’s Temasek Holdings, SoftBank Group, and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority kita irundhu $5 Billion raise panna pesitu irukanga.
Rebel Foods
Mumbai-based cloud kitchen startup Rebel Foods (previously Faasos), Series F round la $1.4 Billion valuation ku $175 Million funding raise panni 2021 oda 31st unicorn ah aagirukanga.
Nazara Technologies Ltd.
Mumbai-based gaming company Nazara Technologies Ltd., Gamnat Pte Ltd and Plutus Wealth Management kita irundhu growth initiatives kaga INR 315 Crore funding raise panirukanga.
Bounce
Bengaluru-based scooter rental startup Bounce, EV manufacturing sector kulla enter aaguradhukaga Gurugram-based Twenty Two Motors Pvt. Ltd. ah acquire panna poranga.
CarDekho
Gurugram-based automobile marketplace CarDekho, $1.2- 1.4 Billion valuation ku AIA Group and Mirae Asset Group kita irundhu $100-150 Million funding raise panna pesitu irukanga.
Microsoft
US-based tech giant Microsoft, employee experience ah boost panradhukaga productivity platform Ally.io ah acquire panirukanga.
Ixigo
Gurugram-based online travel aggregator Ixigo la irundha Chinese multinational conglomerate Fosun International oda large portion stake ah $15 Million ku American investment management company Invesco Ltd. vaangitanga.
Chingari
Bengaluru-based short video-making startup aana Chingari, extended Series A round la $70 Million pre-money valuation ku oru group of investors kita irundhu $19 Million funding raise panirukanga.
Log 9 Materials
Bengaluru-based battery tech startup aana Log 9 Materials, Malaysia-based oil and gas company Petronas oda venture capital arm aana Petronas Ventures kita irundhu $2 Million funding raise panirukanga.
Ishitva Robotics System
Ahmedabad-based waste sorting robotic startup Ishitva Robotics System, Pre-Series A round la Inflection Point ventures kita irundhu $1 Million funding raise panirukanga.
Ola Electric
Bengaluru-based Ola Electric, oru group of investors kita irundhu more than $5 Billion valuation ku $200 Million funding raise panirukanga.
Unacademy
Bengaluru-based EdTech unicorn Unacademy, Tripura Govt. kooda MoU sign panirukanga. Adhu padi, Tripura la NDA exams prepare panra 250 female students ku Unacademy oda NDA/defence course ku scholarship provide panna poranga.
Clarisights
Bengaluru and California-based SaaS marketing intelligence startup Clarisights, seed round la Sequoia Capital India kita irundhu $14 Million funding raise panirukanga.
Transteel
SMEs and middle-market companies targeted D2C office furniture brand aana Bengaluru-based Transteel, Bengaluru-based fintech startup Klub kita irundhu INR 4 Crore funding raise panirukanga.
Ather Energy
Bengaluru-based electric vehicle maker aana Ather Energy, debt funding moolama Hero MotoCorp kita irundhu INR 130 Crore raise panirukanga.
Reliance Industries
$100.6 Billion networth ulla Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani, atleast $100 Billion networth irundha mattume join panna mudiyura world’s exclusive wealth club la member ah aagi irukanga.
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