Tax woes continue to haunt Indian entrepreneurs and investors despite efforts by the Narendra Modi government. Earlier this month, India announced several steps to ease angel investment in the country, including giving startups a new definition and reducing their scrutiny. Yet, several entrepreneurs and industry bodies that spoke to Quartz felt that Read more…
It will be utilising the fund to expand the network of professionals on its marketplace TapChief is backed by over 50 angel investors and early-stage VCs Some of its clients include Unilever, Deloitte, Redbus, upGrad and Dunzo Bengaluru-based gig worker and freelancer marketplace TapChief has announced raising $1.5 Mn from Read more…
The round was led by BEENEXT Emerging Asia Pte. Ltd. Zerodha-backed Rainmatter Capital Private Limited and Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs also joined the round. Geospatial Data Intelligence startup, Blue Sky Analytics (BSA) has announced the closing of a $1.2 million seed round, led by BEENEXT Emerging Asia Pte. Ltd. Zerodha-backed Read more…
The second week of July has been very eventful for the Indian startup ecosystem with total investments crossing the three figure mark of $100 million after a gap of nearly six weeks. This period also witnessed a leading edtech startup acquiring another upcoming company. The total funding during the second Read more…
Gurugram-based geospatial data intelligence startup Blue Sky Analytics (BSA) has raised a $1.2 million seed funding round, led by BEENEXT Emerging Asia Pte Ltd. Zerodha-backed Rainmatter Capital Private Limited and Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs also joined the round. Teruhide Sato, Founder and Managing Partner, BEENEXT, said, “Over the last couple Read more…
Paula Mariwala, co-founder and president of Stanford Angels and MD of Seedfund Advisors, says we were not confident that the business could compete with the established supply chains of international brands in India —Paula Mariwala, co-founder and president of Stanford Angels and MD of Seedfund Advisors It was a rainy Read more…
This week 18 Indian startups raised funding, of which 13 received a total sum of about $84 million. Among them, Lead School raised the highest funding of about $28 million followed by FarEye, which raised $13 million. Meanwhile, funding for 5 of the total funded startups remained undisclosed. Below is Read more…
This week 12 Indian startups raised funding, of which 9 received a total sum of about $24 million. Among them, upGrad raised the highest funding of about $6.7 million followed by Eduvanz, which raised $5 million. Meanwhile, funding for 3 of the total funded startups remained undisclosed. Below is the Read more…
BENGALURU: Indian space-technology startup Pixxel said on Wednesday it has raised $5 million in seed round led by Blume Ventures, growX ventures and Lightspeed India. The round also included contributions from Inventus Capital India and other angel investors including Stanford Angels and Ryan Johnson, a veteran in the earth imaging Read more…
StyleNook, a personal shopping and styling service for the urban working woman, has raised an undisclosed amount from Lead Angels Network & Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs and other HNIs. The company plans to use the funds to further build out the AI capabilities and augment its merchandising team. Started by Read more…