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Indha vaaram mothama 38 Indian Startups funding raise pannirukanga. Idhula 25 disclosed deals and 13 undisclosed deals. Aaga motham 25 deals la $600 Million (~INR 4,500 Crores) namma Indian Startups raise pannirukanga. Idhula highest deal, Oxyzo - $200 Million (~INR 1,500 Crores)
TAMIL NADU-BASED STARTUPS
Pickyourtrail
Chennai-based travel startup Pickyourtrail, CRED founder Kunal Shah, Freshworks CEO Girish Mathrubootham, GoFrugal Founder and CEO Kumar Vembu kita irundhu oru undisclosed amount ku funding raise panirukanga.
Aquaconnect
Chennai-based aqua farmers network startup Aquaconnect, business expansion kaga venture debt round la Trifecta Capital kita irundhu $8 Million raise panirukanga.
Kilofarms
Chennai-based agritech startup Kilofarms, Series A round la The Ventures kita irundhu $2.2 Million funding raise panirukanga.
ACQUISITIONS AND MERGERS
Reliance Retail and Clovia
Reliance Retail, D2C lingerie startup Clovia oda 89% stake ah INR 950 Crore ku acquire panirukanga.
PhonePe and GigIndia
Bengaluru-based payment firm aana PhonePe, Pune-based freelance micro-entrepreneurs network GigIndia ah acquire panirukanga.
Glance and Gambit Sports
Mobile-first content platform Glance, NFT-based live gaming experiences build panradhukaga gaming startup Gambit Sports ah acquire panirukanga.
Ola
Ride-hailing platform Ola, blue-collar workforce-focused financial services startup aana Avail Finance ah acquire panna pesitu irukanga.
GENERAL
CommerceIQ
Bengaluru and US-based retail e-commerce management platform CommerceIQ, Series D round la $1 Billion+ valuation ku SoftBank Vision Fund 2 kita irundhu $115 Million funding raise panni Unicorn aagi irukanga.
Leverage Edu
Delhi-based EdTech startup Leverage Edu, Series B round la $120 Million valuation ku oru group of investors kita irundhu $22 Million funding raise panirukanga.
Draup
Bengaluru and Texas-based SaaS startup Draup, Series A round la US-based private equity firm HKW kita irundhu $20 Million funding raise panirukanga.
Zocket
Bengaluru-based adtech startup Zocket, seed round la Kalaari Capital and Kettleborough VC kita irundhu $3 Million funding raise panirukanga.
Rebel Foods
Mumbai-based cloud kitchen unicorn Rebel Foods, ESOP buyback ah announce pannirukanga. Indha buyback la, $8.5 Million worth of shares ah former and current employees kita irundhu vaanga poranga.
Rupifi
Bengaluru-based B2B fintech startup Rupifi, oru group of investors kita irundhu $8 Million debt raise panirukanga.
Oxyzo Financial Services
Gurugram-based industrial goods and services procurement platform OfBusiness oda lending arm aana Oxyzo Financial Services, largest Series A round la $1 Billion valuation ku $200 Million funding raise panni Unicorn aagi irukanga.
Plum
Mumbai-based beauty brand Plum, Series C round la A91 Partners kita irundhu $250 Million valuation ku $35 Million funding raise panirukanga.
Stanza Living
Delhi-based coliving startup Stanza Living, debt financing moolama Kotak Mahindra Bank and RBL Bank kita irundhu $57 Million raise panirukanga.
iSprout
Hyderabad-based coworking space startup iSprout, Pre-Series A round la $4 Million funding raise panirukanga. Idhu poga, June la Series A round la $10 Million raise panna poradha announce panirukanga.
FanCraze
Digital collectibles-focussed startup FanCraze, Insight Partners and B Capital kita irundhu $100 Million funding raise panirukanga.
Aye Finance
Gurugram-based financial services startup Aye Finance, debt moolama Triple Jump BV and Northern Arc kita irundhu INR 75 Crore raise panirukanga.
LectureNotes
Odisha-based e-learning and note sharing platform LectureNotes, Pre-Series A round la Jani Ventures kita irundhu $2.5 Million funding raise panirukanga.
Byju’s
Edtech giant aana Byju’s dha Qatar la nadaka pora FIFA World Cup 2022 oda official sponsor. Ivlo periya sporting event ku sponsor panra first Indian startup Byju’s dha.
Toothsi
Mumbai-based dental tech startup Toothsi, $252 Million post-money valuation ku IIFL kita irundhu $13 Million+ funding raise panirukanga.
Country Delight
Gurugram-based dairy brand Country Delight, Series D round la new and existing investors kita irundhu $580 Million post-money valuation ku $65 Million funding raise panirukanga.
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