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Indha vaaram mothama 27 Indian Startups funding raise pannirukanga. Ithula 20 disclosed deals and 7 undisclosed deals. Aaga motham 20 deals la $106 Million (~INR 774 Crores) namma Indian Startups raise pannirukanga. Ithula highest deal, Skit - $23 Million (~INR 168 Crores).
Bharti Airtel
Delhi-based Bharti Airtel la tech giant Google, several thousands of Crores invest panna poradha pesitu irukanga.
Ipo thaan Jio la oru INR 33,737 crores invest pannanga Google!
Skit
Bengaluru-based artificial intelligence-based voice startup aana Skit (previously Vernacular.ai), Series B round la WestBridge Capital kita irundhu $23 Million funding raise panirukanga.
Google Pay
Tech giant Google oda digital wallet platform Google Pay moolama users fixed deposits (FDs) open panika mudiyum. Idhukaga Google, Bengaluru-based fintech startup aana Setu kooda collaborate pannirukanga.
Xiaomi
Xiaomi, avangaloda electric car business oda technological competitiveness ah enhance panradhukaga, Chinese autonomous driving startup Deepmotion ah $77.37 Million ku acquire panirukanga.
Ez4EV
Delhi-based Battery storage and charger development firm aana Ez4EV, consumers ku choose panna locations la EzUrja ndra on-demand mobile charging solution ah launch panna poranga.
PhonePe
Last year insurtech sector kulla enter aana Bengaluru-based digital payments app PhonePe, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) kita irundhu insurance broking licence vaangirukanga. Inime ella insurance companies oda products ah PhonePe distribute panna mudiyum.
Coding Elements
Bengaluru-based up-skilling EdTech startup Scaler Academy, Delhi-based online coding learning platform aana Coding Elements ah all-cash deal la $1 Million ku acquire panirukanga.
Elevar Sports
Mumbai-based D2C sports brand aana Elevar Sports, Series A round la Kalaari Capital and Dream Capital kita irundhu INR 19 Crore funding raise panirukanga.
Accel
Early-stage startups ah back panradhukaga Accel Atoms ndra Pre-Seed programme ah Venture Capital (VC) firm Accel launch panirukanga. Invest panna pora startups la stakes vangama, $250,000 invest panna poranga.
Magicpin
Gurugram-based offline discovery and reward platform aana Magicpin, $165 Million post-money valuation ku Ritesh Agarwal (Oyo) oda RA Holdings kita irundhu $3 Million funding raise panirukanga.
Cars24
Gurugram-based online used cars marketplace aana Cars24 oda early backers and co-founders $20 Million worth of shares ah secondary deal la offload panirukanga.
BillDesk
Netherlands-based Fintech company aana PayU, Mumbai-based domestic payment gateway firm BillDesk ah $4.7 Billion ku acquire panna poranga. India oda digital payments space la nadaka pora largest acquisition idhu dha.
Indegene
Bengaluru-based health tech platform aana Indegene, US-based pricing, reimbursement and market access services provider Medical Marketing Economics (MME) ah $10 Million ku acquire panirukanga.
1Bridge
Bengaluru-based rural India-focused last-mile supply chain and distribution network aana 1Bridge, Pre-Series A round la C4D Partners kita irundhu $2.5 Million funding raise panirukanga.
OTO Capital
Mumbai-based vehicle financing startup OTO Capital, Series A round la Matrix Partners India kita irundhu $6 Million funding raise panirukanga.
Better Home
FirstCry oda investment venture aana GlobalBees, Bengaluru-based sustainable home care company The Better Home ah acquire panirukanga. Idhu GlobalBees oda first acquisition.
Dream Sports
Fantasy gaming unicorn Dream11 oda parent company Dream Sports, $8.5 Billion valuation ku new and old investors kita irundhu $400 Million funding raise panna poranga.
Tribe Capital
Bengaluru-based savings and investment platform Jar Pre-Series A round la Tribe Capital, Arkam Ventures and WEH Ventures kita irundhu $4.5 Million funding raise panirukanga.
Paytm
Noida-based digital payments and financial services platform aana Paytm, avangaloda payment aggregator business ku Paytm Payments Services Limited ndra pudhu subsidiary aset up panna poranga.
Apna
Blue and grey collar workers kulla professional networking platform aana Bengaluru-based Apna, $1 Billion valuation ku new and existing investors kita irundhu around $150 Million funding raise panna poradha announce panirukanga.
Skeps
Gurugram and New York-based fintech startup aana Skeps, Series A round la Bertelsmann India Investments kita irundhu $9.5 Million funding raise panirukanga.
Trifecta Capital
Mumbai-based venture debt firm aana Trifecta Capital, 50 to 75 SaaS, D2C, B2B commerce, Fintech, E-commerce startups la la invest panradhukaga avangaloda fourth fund la INR 1,500 Crore raise panirukanga.
Codingal Education
Bengaluru-based EdTech startup aana Codingal Education, seed round la Y Combinator kita irundhu $1.2 Million funding raise panirukanga.
Amazon Retail
Farmers ah technological ah empower panradhukaga agronomy services launch panirukanga Amazon Retail. Idhu moolama farmers ku crop related timely advice um provide panna poranga.
Teachmint
Bengaluru based Ed-tech startup aana Teachmint, $500 Million valuation ku new and existing investors kita irundhu $70 Million funding raise panirukanga.
AppsForBharat
Bengaluru-based spiritual startup aana AppsForBharat, Series A round la Elevation Capital kita irundhu $10 Million funding raise panirukanga.
Dezerv Investments
Mumbai-based wealth management startup aana Dezerv Investments, Elevation Capital and Matrix Partners India kita irundhu $7 Million funding raise panirukanga.
Revos
Bengaluru-based electric vehicle infrastructure startup aana Revos, Series A round la Union Square Ventures and Prime Venture Partners kita irundhu $4 Million funding raise panirukanga.
Malaika Arora Ventures
Lifestyle, health, fashion and wellness brands la invest panradhukaga Bollywood actor Malaika Arora, Malaika Arora Ventures ndra firm ah launch panirukanga.
Razorpay
Bengaluru-based fintech unicorn Razorpay, $4 Billion valuation ku Tiger Global kita irundhu $200- 250 Million funding raise panna pesitu irukanga.
US and Canada la sports and TV series based fantasy games ah iOS and Android apps la launch panna poranga Facebook. Seekarama India and matha countries la um launch panna poranga.
Habbit
Bengaluru-based interactive online learning platform aana Habbit, pre-seed round la oru group of investors kita irundhu $320,000 funding raise panirukanga.
Bikayi
Hyderabad-based mobile-commerce enabler aana Bikayi, Series-A round la Sequoia Capital India kita irundhu $10.8 Million funding raise panirukanga.
Sugar.fit
Bengaluru-based health-tech startup aana Sugar.fit, seed round la health and fitness firm Cult.fit (formerly, Cure.fit) kita irundhu $10 Million funding raise panirukanga.
Unacademy
Last year Bengaluru-based K12 learning platform Mastree ah acquire panirundha EdTech unicorn aana Unacademy, ipo andha platform ah shut down panitanga.
Reliance Retail
Reliance Industries oda subsidiary aana Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL), Just Dial oda 40.98% stakes ah acquire panni, adhoda oda sole controller ah aagitanga.
GPX Global Systems
US-based data centre company Equinix Inc., GPX Global Systems oda India operations ah all-cash deal la $161 Million ku acquire panirukanga.
Snapdeal
Delhi-based e-commerce platform Snapdeal, $400 Million ku next year IPO launch panna poranga.
Hype Luxury
Bengaluru-based luxury car rental startup aana Hype Luxury, Pre-Series A round la Harshil Mathur (Razorpay) and MarsShot Ventures kita irundhu oru undisclosed amount ku funding raise panirukanga.
Barbeque Nation Hospitality Ltd.
Restaurants chain Barbeque Nation Hospitality Ltd., 3 investors kita irundhu preferential issue of equity shares moolama INR 100 Crore funding raise panirukanga.
Reliance industries
Reliance Strategic Business Ventures Limited (RSBVL), Bengaluru-based bioinformatics company Strand Life Sciences oda INR 393 Crore worth of shares ah acquire panirukanga.
OKEx
Global cryptocurrency exchange OKEx, Decentralized finance (Defi) Hub ah India la launch panna poranga. Indha platform use panni yaarunalum NFTs mint panika mudiyum.
Kumar Vembu!
Yes, Zoho oda Co-founders la orutharum, GoFrugal Technologies oda CEO vum ana Kumar Vembu ve thaan!
Namma recent ah Kumar Vembu sir ah interview pannirunthom, intha interview la yen Kumar Vembu Silicon Valley velaya vitutu India ku vanthu company aarambichanga ngrathula aarambichu ipo oru company la invest panratha iruntha enalaam paakuranga nu varaikum discuss pannirunthom. Here’s the video for you 👇🏻