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Indha vaaram mothama 50 Indian Startups funding raise pannirukanga. Ithula 38 disclosed deals and 12 undisclosed deals. Aaga motham 38 deals la $1.5 Billion (~INR 11,126 Crores) namma Indian Startups raise pannirukanga. Ithula highest deal, Meesho - $570 Million (~INR 4,226 Crores).
TAMILNADU BASED STARTUP NEWS
CredAvenue
Chennai-based fintech startup CredAvenue, Series A round la $410 Million valuation ku Sequoia Capital, and innum sila investors kita irundhu $90 Million funding raise panirukanga.
M2P Fintech
Chennai-based Fintech startup M2P Fintech, Bengaluru-based debt recovery service platform Origa AI ah acquire panirukanga.
ACQUISITIONS
InMobi
Bengaluru-based mobile content provider aana Glance InMobi la $300 Million invest panni konjam stakes ah acquire panna pesitu irukanga Reliance Industries.
MyOperator
Delhi-based cloud telephony startup MyOperator, tier 2 and tier 3 cities la expand panradhukaga Lucknow-based cloud-based application Ziffy ah acquire panirukanga.
GENERAL NEWS
Meesho
Bengaluru-based e-commerce platform aana Meesho, $4.9 Billion valuation ku Fidelity Management and B Capital Group kita irundhu $570 Million funding raise panirukanga.
Swiggy
Bengaluru-based food tech giant Swiggy, $10 Billion valuation ku SoftBank, Prosus, and existing investors kita irundhu $600-800 Million funding raise panna pesitu irukanga.
Tata Digital
Grocery shopping la irundhu hotel room booking vara ulla ella customer services um offer panna pora one-stop portal aana Super App ah Tata Digital, early 2022 launch panna poranga. Indha Super App ah ipodhaiku 700k Tata employees, next few months la ella employees um access pannuvanga.
Grocery shopping la irundhu hotel room booking vara ulla ella customer services um offer panna pora one-stop portal aana Tata Digital oda Super App TataNeu ah, early 2022 launch panna poranga.
Sterling Accuris Wellness Pvt. Ltd
Ahmedabad-based pathology-focused, diagnostic lab chain Sterling Accuris Wellness Pvt. Ltd., Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia kita irundhu $34 Million raise panirukanga.
Sanctum Wealth
Mumbai-based wealth management platform aana Sanctum Wealth, global investment firm The Xander Group, Inc. kita irundhu INR 78 Crore funding raise panirukanga.
Akudo
Bengaluru-based learning-focused neobank aana Akudo, seed round la oru group of investors kita irundhu $4.2 Million funding raise panirukanga.
88academics
Delhi-based EdTech firm 88academics, Pre-Series A round la $3 Million funding raise panirukanga.
Ummeed Housing Finance
Gurugram-based affordable housing finance company aana Ummeed Housing Finance, Series E round la Norwest Venture Partners kita irundhu INR 270 Crore funding raise panirukanga.
MyGlamm
Mumbai-based D2C beauty and personal care startup aana MyGlamm, part of Series C round la INR 255 Crore funding raise panirukanga. Total ah indha round la INR 785 Crore raise panirukanga. Idhu vara Series C round la Indian beauty brands raise pannadhulaye highest funding idhu dha.
Capital Float
Bengaluru-based Buy-Now-Pay-Later (BNPL) startup aana Capital Float, Series D round la Lightrock India and existing investors kita irundhu $50 Million funding raise panirukanga.
Spinny
Gurugram-based used car buying platform Spinny, new and existing investors kita irundhu $1.9 Billion valuation ku $250-300 Million funding raise panna poranga.
Zypp Electric
Gurugram-based EV-based last mile delivery startup Zypp Electric, Series A round la 9Unicorns and Anthill Ventures kita irundhu $7 Million funding raise panirukanga.
Superzop
India's first and only vernacular B2B agritech startup aana Mumbai-based Superzop, Series A round la European Fund Incofin kita irundhu $4 Million funding raise panirukanga.
Astrome
Bengaluru-based deeptech startup aana Astrome, Indian Angel Network (IAN) Fund and innum sila investors kita irundhu $3.4 Million funding raise panirukanga.
Glamyo Health
Delhi-based healthcare startup Glamyo Health, Series A round la oru group of investors kita irundhu $3 Million funding raise panirukanga.
CashBook
Gurugram-based fintech startup aana CashBook, seed round la VCs JAM, Better Tomorrow Ventures, Kunal Shah (CRED), and Anupam Mittal (Shaadi.com) kita irundhu $2.3 Million funding raise panirukanga.
KredX
Bengaluru-based online invoice discounting platform aana KredX, venture capital funds kooda partner panni, emerging startups ku INR 200-500 Crore lend panna poranga.
Classplus
Noida-based Edtech startup Classplus oda ESOP buyback la, $1 Million worth of shares ah avangaloda 30 employees kita irundhu vaangirukanga.
Exotel
Bengaluru-based cloud telephony platform aana Exotel, Series C round la Sistema, CX Partners, and A91 Partners kita irundhu $35 Million funding raise panirukanga.
BrowserStack
Mumbai-based SaaS unicorn BrowserStack, ESOP buyback ah announce pannirukanga. Indha buyback la, $50 Million worth of shares ah avangaloda 100 employees kita irundhu vaanga poradha solirukanga.
Leena AI
Gurugram and New York-based HRtech startup Leena AI, Series B round la Bessemer Venture Partners, and Greycroft kita irundhu $30 Million funding raise panirukanga.
VRO Hospitality
Bengaluru-based hospitality chain aana VRO Hospitality, Series A round la CreedCap Asia Advisors kita irundhu $3 Million funding raise panirukanga.
Grofers
Gurugram-based e-grocer Grofers, Series G la $1.01 Billion valuation ku existing investor KTB Ventures kita irundhu $16.7 Million funding raise panirukanga.
gradCapital
Bengaluru-based student-focused venture capital firm gradCapital, EntreprenHER ndra $500K fund ah women founders kaga launch panirukanga.
ConnectedH
Gurugram-based healthtech startup ConnectedH, seed round la Kalaari Capital and Incubate Fund India kita irundhu $2.3 Million funding raise panirukanga.
Ola Electric
Bengaluru-based Ola Electric, Falcon Edge, SoftBank and innum sila investors kita irundhu $3 Billion valuation ku $200 Million funding raise panirukanga.
Vedantu
Bengaluru-based Edtech startup aana Vedantu, Series E round la Singapore-based ABC World Asia, Tiger Global, and innum sila investors kita irundhu $100 Million funding raise panni India oda 5th EdTech Unicorn aah aagi irukanga.
Ofbusiness
Gurugram-based new age commerce and Fintech startup aana Ofbusiness, Series F round la $3 Billion post-money valuation ku Tiger Global kita irundhu $200 Million funding raise panirukanga.
BluSmart
Ahmedabad-based EV ride-hailing startup aana BluSmart, Series A round la BP Ventures kita irundhu $25 Million funding raise panirukanga.
Oyo
Gurugram-based hospitality unicorn Oyo oda parent company Oravel Stays, $1.2 Billion ku IPO launch panna poranga.
Alteria Capital
Mumbai-based Venture debt firm aana Alteria Capital, early and growth-stage startups la invest panradhukaga avangaloda second fund la INR 1800 Crore raise panirukanga.
Loop Health
Pune-based health insurance startup Loop Health, Series A round la Elevation Capital and General catalyst kita irundhu $12 Million funding raise panirukanga.
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