INDIAN STARTUPS FUNDING
PE, VC funding slows in first half of 2024; secondary deals become prominent
Secondary stake sales and buyouts are driving most of the larger deals being made by private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) funds in new-age firms, data from investment banking firm DC Advisory showed. In the first six months of 2024, when 37 deals took place in the $50-500 million range, 62% were secondary transactions or buyouts, with external primary investment rounds making up only 13%.
Suzuki launches Rs 340 crore investment vehicle Next Bharat Ventures for Indian startups
The company will invest in firms through a residency programme, the first of which will begin this October, with applications starting on Thursday. This will be similar to those run by Antler and Y Combinator.
Spend management startup Dice raises $5 million from Dallas Venture Capital India Fund
Dice, an enterprise spend management startup, has raised $ 5 million in a funding round led by VC firm Dallas Venture Capital. The company will use the fresh capital for its go-to-market initiatives, like strengthening market penetration and customer outreach.
Purplle closes Rs 1,000 crore funding deal led by Abu Dhabi Investment Authority
Purplle has also announced a Employee Stock Ownership Plan (Esop) liquidity programme and will offer liquidity of Rs 50 crore to its employees. Company cofounder and CEO said they will constantly innovate their technology to provide the best for their customer. Purplle is one of the fastest-growing retailers in the beauty and personal care (BPC) segment, having grown its GMV by four times over the last three years.
Agritech startup Two Brothers Organic Farms raises Rs 58.2 crore from Nithin Kamath’s Rainmatter
Two Brothers Organic Farms, an agritech startup, has raised Rs 58.2 crore in funding led by Nithin Kamath's Rainmatter Foundation. The round also saw participation from Silicon Valley entrepreneur Raju Chekuri, founder of the cybersecurity firm NetEnrich.
SaaS startup Rocketlane raises $24 million in funding
B2B SaaS startup Rocketlane has raised $24 million in funding led by 8VC, Matrix Partners India and Nexus Venture Partners. The company will use the funds to launch new products, innovate its customer portal, and accelerate its AI plans, it said in a statement. Rocketlane has so far raised $45 million in funding.
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Cloudphysician raises $10.5 million in funding round led by Peak XV Partners
Online healthcare and technology solutions provider Cloudphysician has raised $10.5 million (about Rs 87.7 crore) in a funding round led by Peak XV Partners, along with Elevar Equity and venture debt firm Panthera Peak. The startup will use the capital to strengthen its presence in India, enter other countries and develop its AI platform.
Indian deep tech startups count surges in 2023 but funding plummets 77%: Nasscom
Total $850 million was raised in 2023 itself -- this is a 77% decline over $3.7 billion raised in 2022. The number of deals, meanwhile, declined by 25% in 2023 over 2022, it said.
Indian tech startup funding logs slight uptick at $4.1 billion in H1
Indian tech startups raised USD 4.1 billion in H1 2024, 4% higher than H2 2023, remaining fourth-highest funded country globally. Insights from Tracxn report highlighted funding trends and volumes in the Indian tech startup landscape.
Specialty chemicals platform Distil raises $3.1 million funding led by Jungle Ventures
Distil, a specialty chemicals platform, has raised $3.1 million in a funding by Jungle Ventures and India Quotient. This is the first seed investment made by Jungle Ventures after launching First Cheque@Jungle. The startup will use the capital to expand its sales team, R&D and other such areas.
Proptech startup Landeed secured funds from Paradigm Shift VC in a strategic financing round
Landeed in January 2023 raised $8.3 million in a seed round with participation from Y Combinator, Draper Associates, and Bayhouse Capital. The startup has witnessed a 22x growth in key financial metrics since its inception. Additionally it now boasts over 5 million downloads making it the largest title search engine in the country by wide margin.
Health tech startup Alyve Health raises $5.5 million funding from Axilor Ventures, others
Health tech startup Alyve Health raised $5.5 million led by Axilor Ventures for platform enhancement and talent acquisition in Mumbai. Earlier in April 2022, it raised seed funding of $900,000 from Axilor Ventures and 1Crowd Fund.
Early-stage VC Z21 Ventures planning $40 million second fund
Z21 Ventures, an early-stage investment firm focusing on the India-US corridor, has fully deployed its first $5-million fund and is gearing up to launch a $40 million second fund. The firm, founded in 2022 by Abhinav Shashank and Raj Shekhar Singh, targets enterprise software and hardware startups with investments ranging from $100,000 to $150,000, backed by a community of Indian-origin technology executives like Google, Amazon, and Meta.
Prosperr.io raises $1.5 million in funding from Silicon Valley investor Gokul Rajaram
Livspace founder Ramakant Sharma, CEO Saurabh Jain, and Cred founder Kunal Shah also participated in the funding round of the AI-enabled income tax solutions startup
Creme Castle raises Rs 7 crore seed funding from V3 Ventures
CRISIL data shows Indian bakery market is expected to grow in the range of 11-12% between 2024 to 2028, to reach sales of Rs 1,850 billion by FY2028. Citing the same data Creme Castle said since Indians are spending more on celebrations and because of social media the demand for their product rose in tier 2 and tier 3 cities.
RPSG Capital Ventures announces close of second fund at Rs 550 crore
RPSG Capital Ventures with Fund II has already invested in startups such as Supertails, Perfora, Rabitat and Headway. The investors of this fund were largely domestic, including family offices, high net worth individuals and industry veterans from the consumer sector.
Agritech startup Fyllo raises $4 million in funding led by IndiaQuotient, SIDBI Ventures
Over 8,000 farmers are availing of Fyllo’s AI-based prediction models that suggest efficient agricultural practices, on more than 50,000 acres and have consistently received 25% more yield, 80% export-quality produce, and 30% more income, the company said.
Sanjay Nayar’s Sorin Investments raises Rs 1,350 crore
Early-stage venture firm Sorin Investments, founded by veteran dealmaker and former KKR India CEO Sanjay Nayar, made the final close of its maiden fund at Rs 1,350 crore, sources told ET. Through this fund, Sorin will back startups looking to raise Series A funding.
Banking tech startup Gravity raises $1 million from Kettleborough VC
Business-to-business (B2B) banking tech startup Gravity will use the fresh capital to strengthen “our engineering strength to build the product and take it to the next version, offering the best in product engineering we can,” cofounder and chief executive Satish Krishnaswamy told ET.
Insurtech startup Coversure raises $4 million in funding from Enam Holdings
Insurtech startup Coversure raised $4 million in pre-series A funding led by Enam Holdings. They plan to build a consumer-centric insurance engagement platform using data intelligence and machine learning capabilities.
Investors taking a shine to Indian climate tech space
Over the last 12-15 months, investors such as Blume Ventures, Leo Capital and new entrants like Synapses have been betting on climate tech startups. Even global investors are looking to invest in climate tech companies.
ThinKuvate launches Rs 100 crore maiden India fund
Technology-focused ThinKuvate India Fund will take a sector-agnostic approach and invest up to Rs 3 crore as initial amount.
VC funding for women-led startups declined in 2023: report
A new report reveals a decline in VC funding for women-led businesses in India. According to WinPe, a non-profit organisation focused on gender diversity in private equity, the share of funding going to female founders dropped to just 9.3% in 2023, compared to 14.7% in 2021.
Late-stage startup funding up 3x in April
Data from market intelligence platform Tracxn reveals a new trend in Indian startups. While overall funding for startups declined in the first three months of 2024, late-stage funding (for more established companies) saw a dramatic increase, more than tripling in April.
Ambulances startup Red.Health raises $20 million led by Jungle Ventures
Hyderabad-based startup Red.Health will use the fresh capital to innovate its product, advance its technology, and improve its dispatch system to minimise human errors and optimise response time.
100Unicorns launches second fund, eyes $200-million target
The fund is looking to support more than 200 startups across sectors like SaaS, direct-to-consumer (D2C), fintech, electric vehicles (EV), energy, defence and healthcare. It aims to announce its first close by November, with a target amount of $100 million.
Deeptech startup Myelin Foundry raises $4 million led by Sidbi Venture Capital
Myelin Foundry secured $4 million with participation from existing investors. The funds will fuel platform development, global expansion, and solidify their edge AI leadership.
Agritech startup Superplum raises $15 million from investors to expand fresh fruits business
Superplum has built a direct-from-farm produce supply chain, using proprietary technology and cold-chain infrastructure to fundamentally improve how produce is grown and brought to market.
ETtech Deals Digest: Startup funding in April rises 21% on year to $564 million
In terms of deal volume in the month, total deals stood at 78, compared to 95 in March 2024 and 113 in April 2023. Sequentially, deal value went down about 26% from $765 million to $563.5 million.
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