“Bengaluru-headquartered car and bike-pooling startup Quick Ride has raised INR 100.78 Cr ($14.4 Mn) in Series B funding from its existing investors Sequoia, Naspers and Venture Highway,” reported Inc42 . Chennai-based law firm AK Law Chambers advised the company Quick Ride , owned by iDisha Info La...

“Amazon Pay has acquired personal assistant platform Tapzo, its first such deal in India, in a bid to build on and widen the scope of its payment offering. The part-stock and part-cash deal is valued at $40-45 million and will see Tapzo’s investors exit with a cash payout, according to two people aw...

Venture capital firm Lightbox has led a $4 million investment in Nua, a female wellness brand. Existing investor Kae Capital has also participated in this Series A funding round. Nua, operated by Lagom Labs Private Limited, creates products and services revolved around women’s health and wellness, a...

“Student housing company Oxfordcaps raises $8M led by Times Internet: Founded by Annu Talreja, Priyanka Gera, Oxfordcaps provides technology-driven living experience to Gen Z students in India and Singapore,” reported The Economic Times about the Series A round by Bennett Coleman and Kalaari Capital...

TartanSense, a Bengaluru based agritech and robotics platform has raised $2 million, according to the Economic Times . IC Universal Legal Chennai advised Omnivore Partners led by a team of partner Sameena Chatrapathy , senior associate Shreya Deora , associate Raghavi Raj and company secretary Ranji...

Bangalore-headquartered venture capital advisory powerhouse Themis Associates has hired former Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas (SAM) principal associate Vinayak Mishra as a partner-equivalent consultant in Delhi to spearhead its expansion into the city.

Timla Foods Private Limited, which makes flavoured pop-corn under its brand name “PopiCorn”, raised INR 12 Crores from Anicut Capital by way of debt, according to reports . Themis Associates advised Timla Foods Private Limited led by a team of Themis Mumbai associate partner Siddharth Manchanda and ...

Eruditus Group, comprising Eruditus Executive Education and its online division Emeritus, has raised a $40-million Series C round led by Sequoia Capital. Existing investor Bertelsmann India Investments also participated in the round, the company said on Thursday. — Mint S&R Associates advised B...

Pureplay Skin Sciences (India) Pvt. Ltd, a cosmetics manufacturing and retail start-up involved in vegan and cruelty-free beauty products under its brand-name ‘Plum’ has secured Rs 15 crore funding from Unilever Ventures, according to reports . Themis Associates advised Unilever Ventures led by a te...

“Shop101 raises Rs 80 Cr from Kalaari & Unilever Ventures: Shop101 helps small merchants sell to customers on social media platforms including WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram,” reported Tech.economictimesdiatimes . This was the “dynamic social commerce” start-up’s Series B round. Themis Associ...

Sequoia and SAIF’s stake in Walnut, a Bangalore based personal finance management app-maker, was acquired by Capital Float, a Bangalore based digital lending platform (in which Sequoia and SAIF are existing investors) for $30m, according to reports . Themis Associates advised Sequoia Capital and SAI...

“Edtech startup Eruditus in funding talks to raise $40 million: Eruditus, an executive education service provider, is seeking to raise the funds in a Series C round led by Sequoia Capital India,” reported Mint . Update 29 May 2019 : S&R Associates advised existing investor Bertelsmann India Inv...

“Sequoia-backed B9 beverages raises $50 million from Sofina: Sofinas investment in Bira is the latest by the Belgian investment firm which has backed a number of leading Indian consumer and consumer technology ventures,” reported The Economic Times . Themis Associates advised Sequoia Capital and Sof...

Advised Sequoia on a Series C1 funding round of Zinka Logistics Solutions Private Limited, which operates business to business technology enabled logistics start-up, ‘BlackBuck’. Existing investors, Accel Partners and Sands Capital also participated in the round. This transaction was a bridge round ...

“Prataap Snacks to foray into Gujarat with Avadh Snacks acquisition: The Avadh Snacks acquisition will help Prataap Snacks foray into Gujarat, the largest snacks market in the country,” reported Mint . Themis Associates advised Prataap Snacks Limited led by a team of associate partner Siddharth Manc...

“SME Lender Five Star Business Finance Raises $100M Led by TPG: Five Star Business Finance Limited, a Chennai-based registered non-banking finance company, has raised $100 million led by private equity firm TPG,” reported Inventiva.

“MedGenome Labs, a genomics research and diagnostics start-up, on Monday said it had raised funds from HDFC Ltd, HDFC Standard Life Insurance Co. Ltd and HDFC Asset Management Co. Ltd to complete a series C funding round of $40 million,” reported Mint . Themis Associates advised MedGenome Labs led b...

“Ed-tech firm Unacademy raises $21 million from Sequoia, SAIF, Nexus and others: Unacademy plans to utilize the capital to get 10,000 educators on board monthly (from the present 3,000), grow its team and invest heavily in technology,” reported Mint . Themis Associates advised Sequoia Capital , SAIF...

“Stockholm-based Truecaller, owned by True Software Scandinavia AB, on Wednesday acquired Mumbai-based mobile payments start-up Chillr (Backwater Technologies Pvt Ltd) for an undisclosed amount,” according to Mint . Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas advised Truecaller (True Software Scandinavia AB) led by a...

“Alibaba’s payment affiliate Ant Financial has pumped in another $210 million in restaurant discovery and food-delivery platform Zomato, as the company ramps of spending for its market leadership battle against rival Swiggy,” reported the Economic Times, about the unicorn’s Series I round of fundraising.