It took SoftBank several years, but the Japanese investment giant is now ready to bet on India’s food delivery market. Swiggy said on Tuesday it has closed a $1.25 billion financing round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and Prosus. — Techcrunch Masayoshi Son-led SoftBank Vision Fund II has invested $4...

Fintech platform Wealthy.in said … that it had raised $1.3 million from Good Capital and fintech venture capital firm Emphasis Ventures (EMVC). Previous investors, Venture Highway, Tracxn Labs, V1 Capital and Globevestor also participated in the funding round. — The Economic Times J Sagar Associates...

Gurugram-based fashion tech startup StyleDotMe on Monday announced that it has raised Rs 3.5 crore in a Pre-Series A funding round led by Survam Partners, with participation from Bobby Kothari, Director, Jewelex India as a strategic investor, and existing investor IAN (Indian Angel Network). — Yours...

SaveIN, a social finance-based neobank, has raised an undisclosed amount in pre-seed funding from a clutch of global and Indian angel investors and industry stalwarts. The Gurgaon-based firm will use the funds for expansion plans and product development. — Hindu Business Line SaveIN was founded with...

New age logistics and supply chain startup Delhivery has raised around $277 million, or over Rs 2,000 crore in a new funding round led by US-based Fidelity with Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC also participating, latest regulatory filings accessed by ET showed. — The Economic Times Samvad Part...

Amazon has led a $10 million financing round in M1xchange, an online invoice discounting startup catering to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Existing investors Beenext and Mayfield also participated in the funding round. EconomicTimes AZB & Partners acted as the Indian legal counse...

Bengaluru-based WorkIndia, a geo-positioning app which helps in connecting blue and gray collar workers with employers, has raised funding of Rs 24 crore from BEENEXT, Singapore and Mamoru Taniya, Chairman of Asuka Asset Management, Japan. — Yourstory Universal Legal advised Eloqeunt Info Solutions ...

On Tuesday, DeHaat, an online platform that offers full-stack agricultural services to farmers, said it has raised $30 million in a new financing round as the Indian firm looks to maintain its accelerated growth despite the pandemic. — Techcrunch Desai & Diwanji advised existing investors Omniv...

Global investment firm, KKR… said that it will invest $95 million in Lenskart through a secondary stake acquisition through its Asian private equity fund. Avendus Capital will be advising on the transaction. ET Now AZB & Partners advised Birdseye View Holding an affiliate investing vehicle of K...

FarEye, an end-to-end, global delivery management platform, on Tuesday announced that it has raised $100 million in Series E round led by TCV and Dragoneer Investment Group. Existing investors including Eight Roads Ventures, Fundamentum, and Honeywell also participated in the round. YourStory As per...

Mumbai-based B2B packaging marketplace Bizongo is raising INR 68.35 Cr from several investors, including Accel India, IDG Ventures and International Finance Corporation. All three are existing investors in Bizongo. Inc42 Samvad Partners advised Smartpaddle Technology Private Limited , operating as B...

LegalPay, a New Delhi-based litigation funding startup, has secured undisclosed seed funding from venture capital fund 9Unicorns. Early-stage investor LetsVenture and Ambarish Gupta, founder of New York-based private equity fund Basis Vectors and founder of Knowlarity, also participated in the finan...

Eyestem, a Bengaluru-based cell therapy company, has raised funding from Endiya Partners, a venture capital fund that focuses on investing in firms in technology, healthcare and life sciences. — Hindu Business Line Argus Partners advised Eyestem Research , led by a team of partners Vinod Joseph and ...

Singapore-based dental product brand Zenyum has raised $40 million in Series B funding led by L Catterton, according to a company announcement. — Dealstreetasia The investment was undertaken in the form of primary issuance of preference shares as part of the Series B funding round undertaken by Zeny...

[S-Ancial] announced it has raised $1.4 million Pre-Series A funding led by JITO Angel Network. The round also saw participation from Rahul Mehta of DST Global, Suresh Jain of Sun Capital, Rank Group, and other marquee angels. — Yourstory Samisti Legal advised S-Ancial technologies led by a team of ...

Control Alt Foods Pvt. Ltd, which markets healthy snacks under the brand The Green Snack Co, has raised its angel round of funding from two wealthy individuals, a top company executive told VCCircle. — VCCircle DSK Legal advised Control Alt Foods Private Limited (operating under the brand name Green...

ByteDance-backed news aggregator Dailyhunt has added another USD 3 million to its ongoing Series F round from Stonebridge Capital, according to the company’s filings with local authority. — Kr-Asia.Com Rajaram Legal advised DailyHunt and existing investor Matrix Partners India led by a team of senio...

Logistics startup LoadShare Networks has raised a Series B funding round of ₹100 crore led by BEENEXT along with participation from CDC Group. — Mint Rajaram Legal advised Loadshare Technologies along with existing investors Matrix Partners India and Stellaris Venture Partners led by a team of partn...

E-commerce giant Amazon and private equity firm Samara Capital have jointly invested over Rs 275 crore in Witzig Advisory Services, holding firm of the More supermarket chain, according to regulatory filings, sourced from business intelligence platform Paper.vc. — Business Standard AZB & Partne...

Dtwelve Spaces Private Limited, operating as Stanza to provide shared living spaces for young people, scored a $100m Series D fundraise from Matrix Partners India, Alpha Wave Incubator and Falcon Edge Capital, and Sequoia Capital (“Sequoia”), according to [ https://entrackr.com/2021/04/exclusive-sta...