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Helium secures pre-seed funding Led by Merak Ventures to help ecommerce with advanced AI technologies
The rapid growth of online commerce requires superior storefront experiences to strengthen brand positioning and enhance top-line performance. Helium addresses this need by integrating advanced product and visitor intelligence into ecommerce platforms, facilitating seamless digital product purchasing experiences.
Global experts, CISOs, founders to converge at Accel Cybersecurity Summit in Bengaluru on July 25
The summit comes when India's cybersecurity landscape is witnessing remarkable growth, and demand for products and services is rising at a fast clip. Accel has been operating in India since 2008. The global venture capital firm said, "Accel is set to host India's largest Cybersecurity Summit in Bengaluru,"
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%.
Subscription-based toy library EleFant raises Rs 6 crore in seed funding from Venture Catalysts, Malpani Ventures
The platform offers toys and books sourced from over 70 top brands for children aged 0-12 through its Discover-Play-Return model, versus the conventional buy-play-clutter approach. The company has a presence in 16 cities.
Peak XV has Rs 16,000 crore for investment; AI to be in focus: Rajan Anandan
Peak XV Partners, managing director Rajan Anandan said the company isn't facing any shortage of capital, they just want more people starting up in AI. "We have over 25 AI investments that we’ve made over the last 1-1.5 years,” he said. Peak XV Partners recently led a $10.5 million funding round in AI health startup Cloudphysician.
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.
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Indian Twitter rival Koo shuts down after failed acquisition talks
“Patient, long term capital is essential to build ambitious, world beating products from India be it in social media, Al, space, EV or other futuristic categories. It will need a lot more capital when the space has a global giant already," Radhakrishna said in a joint post along with cofounder Mayank Bidawatka.
Koo founders on why the social media app is shutting down
Once considered as a rival of X (previously Twitter), Tiger Global-backed Indian social media app Koo is shutting down operations. the company founder Aprameya Radhakrishna said on social media. "As for us, we are entrepreneurs at heart and you will see us back in the arena one way or another. Till then, thank you for your time, attention, good wishes and love," Radhakrishna posted on LinkedIn.
Tech-enabled construction startup Wify raises funding from Mount Judi Ventures, Capria Ventures
The Mumbai-based on-site installation and post purchase services provider said it will use the funds to penetrate deeper into existing categories. Wify will also The Mumbai-based on-site installation and post purchase services provider said it will use the funds to penetrate deeper into existing categories, company said in a statement.
Heavy machinery manufacturer Autocracy Machinery raises pre-series A of Rs 6 crore led by VC Grid, VCats and others
Autocracy Machinery cater to multiple sectors such as agriculture, telecommunications, landscaping, civil engineering and infrastructural development. The Hyderabad-based company will use the funding to enhance its research and development capabilities, expand its manufacturing and marketing footprint, and drive innovation in heavy machinery technology.
Credit card bill payment hurdles; startup funding logs slight uptick
Happy Friday! The central bank has mandated credit card bill payments through Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS), but only eight of 34 banks are live on the network, causing concern among payment companies. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
8X Ventures closes India-focused deeptech fund at Rs 200 crore
8X Ventures announced the first close of its second India-focused deeptech fund at Rs 200 crore, with a green shoe option of Rs 100 crore, aiming to back 18-20 early-stage Indian deeptech startups over three years.
Ummeed Housing Finance raises Rs 630 cr equity
Ummeed Housing Finance raises ₹630 crore in Series F round from investors including A91 Partners LLP and existing investors. Funds to be used for expansion in central and southern India.
Ather Energy raises Rs 286 crore from founders and Stride Ventures
Ather Energy raised Rs 286 crore from founders and Stride Ventures through a mix of debt and equity funding, including series F and series C3 investments.
Oxyzo FY24 operating revenue up 59% to Rs 903 crore, net profit at Rs 290 crore
Oxyzo Financial Services, the lending arm of OfBusiness, reported a 59% increase in operating revenue to Rs 903 crore for FY24. The company raised $200 million at a unicorn valuation from investors like Alpha Wave Global. Ruchi Kalra leads Oxyzo, which has a net worth of Rs 2,600 crore.
Zerodha’s Nikhil Kamath picks up 7% stake in Infra.Market subsidiary for Rs 166 crore
In December 2023, ET had reported that Infra.Market had sold a 10% stake in RDC Concrete for $20 million to public market investors led by Ashish Rameshchandra Kacholia. The round saw participation from investors such as Capri Global Family Office, Verity Knowledge Solutions CEO Sumeet Kanwar and Abhijeet Pai-led Wear Steels.
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.
Ride-hailing startup BluSmart to raise Rs 200 crore in new funding
BluSmart has raised nearly $24 million or Rs 200 crore in its latest funding round. In January this year, BluSmart had raised $25 million, while in 2023 it conducted funding rounds worth $66 million.
Recent Crypto funding surge set to transform the Altcoin market in 2024; 5 top Cryptos to watch
Cryptocurrency startup funding surged by 40.3% to $2.4 billion in Q1 2024, while global venture capital investments hit a five-year low. Bitcoin price soared to $73,803 after BlackRock and Fidelity approved bitcoin spot ETFs.
Jupiter Money launches new savings feature for millennial users
Magic Spends allows investment of a predetermined amount every time a user of the company’s eponymous mobile app makes a transaction. The investment goes into digital gold and mutual funds.
Acacia Inclusion leads $45 million funding in Battery Smart
Acacia Inclusion is a new investor in Battery Smart, as are MUFG Bank and PC-SBI Kurashi Fund. Returning investors are Blume Ventures, British International Investment and Ecosystem Integrity Fund, who have increased their investment, documents filed by the firm with the Registrar of Companies showed.
First global showcase of deeptech startups by SanchiConnect in collaboration with ThinKuvate in Singapore
Deeptech startup enablement community SanchiConnect announced its upcoming delegation to Singapore for EchelonX and fundraising program designed for community startups.
Meesho closes $275 million funding in first tranche, in talks for more
Meesho secures $275M funding in a $600M round. Share transfers hinted in SEC filing. In total, Meesho has raised $1.36 billion – including secondaries – since 2015.
Cryptocurrency Price on May 10: Bitcoin rises over 2% to $62.9k on renewed global rate cut optimism
Other major crypto tokens such as Solana (7%), Toncoin (12.1%), Dogecoin (3.4%), Shiba Inu (2.6%), Avalanche (3.7%), Chainlink (2%), and NEAR Protocol (4.4%) also surged. The volume of all stablecoins is now $58.67 billion, which is 92.17% of the total crypto market 24-hour volume, as per data available on CoinMarketCap.
Donald Trump asks oil firm CEOs to raise $1 billion for campaign
Donald Trump solicited $1 billion from US oil executives to support his campaign and pledged to undo various environmental regulations implemented by the Biden administration, including emissions rules and LNG export permit freeze, as reported by Washington Post and Reuters.
SoftBank back at deal counter with Icertis deal talks
Tech VC in funding talks with portfolio co Icertis, which is stitching up a $150m secondary round
Unicorn sightings slump; Tata’s chip exports
Happy Tuesday! Despite deal activity in late-stage startups showing signs of a revival, new unicorns aren’t being birthed. This and more in today’s edition of ETtech Morning Dispatch.
Unicorn sightings become rare as VCs shun that leap of faith
Investors are going back to the same list of startups they have already backed to write bigger cheques leading to new unicorn sightings becoming rare. Only Perfios and Ola founder Bhavish Aggarwal’s Krutrim AI have become unicorns so far in 2024, and the number was the same for the whole of 2023.
Norwest raises $3 billion global fund
The early-to-mid-stage investor that has backed 700 companies globally focuses on three major markets - USA, Israel and India. It has $15.5 billion of assets under management.
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