• Logistics SaaS startup ClickPost raises $6 million in funding led by Inflexor, Athera VP

    ClickPost, a logistics intelligence platform for online retailers, has raised $6 million in a funding round led by early-stage venture capital firms Inflexor Ventures partners and Athera Venture Partners. The round also saw participation from Riverwalk Holdings and its existing investor Rebright Partners.ClickPost said the funds will be used for introducing enhanced products and to extend its presence into new geographical areas, as well as further within its existing regions. We've seen some of...

  • Agritech startup Ecozen raises $30 million in funding

    Pune-based agritech firm Ecozen on Friday said it has raised $30 million (about Rs 250 crore) in a mix of equity and debt from existing investors including US-based global investment manager Nuveen.The debt support in the deal was fulfilled by InCred Credit Fund and U.S. International Development Finance Corporation through Ecozen’s exclusive advisor Setuka Partners, said a company statement.Ecozen said it has grown fivefold over the past two years, with a threefold increase in profit. The maker...

  • startup funding: ETtech Deals Digest: Startup funding falls 30% on year to $73 million this week

    Startup funding in the penultimate week of April 2024 declined by nearly 27.9% from the same period a year ago, totalling $74 million across 14 deals. However, deal density in the latest week improved to $5.3 million per deal, as per Tracxn data. From April 6 to April 12, 2023, startups had raised about $2.4 million per deal. Funding was down sequentially as well, from $103 million across 15 funding rounds in the previous week. Of the total corpus raised this week, fundraises of...

  • Mohit Gupta, Mukesh Bansal’s omnichannel fashion startup Lyskraft raises $26 million in seed funding

    Former Zomato senior executive Mohit Gupta and Myntra founder Mukesh Bansal have raised $26 million in seed money for their omnichannel fashion startup Lyskraft, making it one of the largest early-stage rounds for an Indian startup amid the ongoing funding crunch.The round was led by Peak XV Partners, formerly Sequoia Capital India, Gupta told ET, adding that the seed money will help the partnership take forward the plan of building an omnichannel play as a marketplace for premium brands,...

  • OpenAI Startup Fund quietly raises $15M

    The OpenAI Startup Fund, a venture fund related to — but technically separate from — OpenAI that invests in early-stage, typically AI-related companies across education, law and the sciences, has quietly closed a $15 million tranche. According to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, two unnamed investors contributed the $15 million in […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

  • Emergency healthcare startup Medulance raises $3 million

    Medulance, an emergency healthcare services startup, has raised $3 million in Series A funding, led by Alkemi Growth Capital.The funding round also saw participation from investors such as Dexter Capital, Boat founder Aman Gupta, and Emcure Pharmaceuticals’ executive director Namita Thapar. The New Delhi-based startup has raised fresh capital after running as a profitable bootstrapped company for six years, it said in the statement.The funds will be used to increase its presence across the...

  • LetsTransport bags $22 million in funding round led by Bertelsmann

    LetsTransport, the truck aggregator startup, has raised $22 million in a funding round led by Bertelsmann India Investments.The round also saw participation from Rebright Partners, NB Ventures, ALES Global, Stride Ventures, CAC Capital and others. The funds will be used for expanding market presence, scale adjacent business verticals and achieve profitability. Significant investments will be made in products for both enterprises and truckers, as well as expanding geographically to different...

  • Puffer Finance raises $18 million in new funding round

    Puffer Finance secures $18 million in funding round led by Brevan Howard Digital and Electric Capital. Crypto exchanges Coinbase and Kraken also invest in the Ethereum liquid restaking protocol. Puffer Finance, an Ethereum liquid staking protocol on Eigenlayer, has raised $18 million in its latest funding round. An announcement on Tuesday says Brevan Howard Digital […]

  • Circle of Games secures $1 million funding from Nazara Technologies, others

    Multi-gaming platform Circle of Games (COG) has raised $1 million in equity funding from strategic investors Nazara Technologies FZ LLC and Swiss-based The Hashgraph Association.Nazara is India’s largest and only listed gaming company with presence across eSports, sports media, gaming studios and adtech. The company recently pledged $100 million to invest in successful and innovative brands and IPs with cutting-edge technology in the web3, virtual reality, and AI space.COG intends to use this...

  • Bamboo products maker Amwoodo raises $1 million from Zerodha's Rainmatter

    Bamboo products maker Amwoodo has raised $1 million in funding from Zerodha-backed venture fund Rainmatter.The sustainability-focused Kolkata-based startup said the funds will primarily be allocated to capital expenditures, such as upgrading machinery and equipment, upskilling artisans and facilitating expansion initiatives.“Most of the bamboo products sold in India were imported from China. In India, Kolkata was geographically well located near to the northeast and most of the bamboo forest...

  • First restaking protocol StakeLayer, raises over $1 million in STAKE pre-sale

    London, UK, April 17th, 2024, Chainwire StakeLayer, a leader in pioneering Bitcoin L2 restaking, has successfully raised over $1 million in its pre-sale, marking a significant milestone. The company’s rapid development is becoming increasingly evident within the crypto space. The community is experiencing rapid growth, and it is clear that the Bitcoin account is remarkably […]

  • Evolution Equity Partners raises $1.1B for new cybersecurity and AI fund

    Evolution Equity Partners, a growth capital firm based in NYC, has raised $1.1 billion for a new cyber- and AI-focused fund. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.