Omnichannel eyewear retailer Lenskart saw its consolidated operating revenue more than double to Rs 3,788 crore in FY23 from Rs 1,502 crore a year earlier. The Gurugram-based company reduced its losses from Rs 102 crore in FY22 to Rs 64 crore in FY23. Total expenses also increased in line with the growing scale of the company, coming in at Rs 4,025 crore in FY23 compared to Rs 1,726 crore in the year-ago period. Notwithstanding the loss on a net basis, Lenskart reported earnings before interest,...
Network-as-a-service (NaaS) provider CloudExtel Wednesday announced it has secured its first external debt funding of Rs 200 crore, that will go into expanding its network of small cells and fiber optics.The telecom infrastructure provider has also received an A- credit rating from CARE Ratings.The debt funding comes after CloudExtel secured equity investments from Macquarie Capital and Advencap in FY24.The company said the capital infusion is a testament to the scalability and viability of...
Direct-to-consumer snacks and instant foods maker Adukale has secured Rs 11 crore in a funding round led by venture fund Force Ventures. The funds will primarily be used for expansion of the company’s offline presence, its chief growth officer, Vinay Gopinath, told ET.Adukale, founded in 2009, sells a variety of snacks and instant food ingredients for dishes like dosa, idli and poha. With the latest funding round, the firm has raised more than Rs 16 crore.Chief executive Bharat Kaushik said the...
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ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) - Arnot Health held a flag raising ceremony April 26, 2024 to encourage members of the community to save lives by becoming organ donors. “If you are able, be an organ donor. it changes lots of lives and it allows a lot of other people to have a second chance,” said Social []
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.
AI computing firm Blaize said on Monday it has raised $106 million in funding, including from existing investors such as Mercedes-Benz and Temasek. Other existing investors such as Bess Ventures, Franklin Templeton and Denso, besides new investors such as Rizvi Traverse, Ava Investors and BurTech LP also participated in the fundraising, the company said in a statement, without disclosing the details on its valuation. The fundraise reflects the frenzy that had helped the AI sector attract a major...
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...
BluSmart, a ride-hailing startup focusing on electric vehicles, posted more than Rs 390 crore in revenue in fiscal 2024, compared with about Rs 160 crore in FY23, cofounder Punit Goyal told ET.The firm has also crossed Rs 500 crore in annualised revenue run rate (ARR), he added. BluSmart competes with Uber and Ola, as well as new entrants like Rapido and Namma Yatri in the cab-hailing space.BluSmart is much smaller compared with Ola and Uber and operates only in two cities: Bengaluru and the...
University of Michigan-Health Sparrow Lansing has announced raising its Donate A Life flag today.
By Mia Watkins | This is Alabama Like many startups, the founders of VirtuOwl began with a glaring need in the community. “Our schools are really struggling right now,” VirtuOwl General Manager Bo Morgan said. “Our students are really struggling. There’s been a 40% increase in mental health issues in schools since 2020. School counselors […]
Fintech giant PhonePe has put big money into its subsidiaries to grow businesses such as insurance broking, wealth management and hyperlocal ecommerce. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.Also in the letter:■ Contractual hiring picks up in IT■ ETtech Done Deals■ World Bank on DPI adoption PhonePe poured bulk of past year’s investments into insurance biz 109546396Walmart-owned fintech giant PhonePe has invested over Rs 800 crore in its subsidiaries during the last year to grow...