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SalaryBox Raises Pre-seed Funding from GSF Accelerator and Others
Advertisements Gurugram, India: SalaryBox, a startup that simplifies the payroll process for small businesses, has raised an undisclosed amount in its pre-seed funding round. GSF Accelerator led the round, with the participation of marquee individual investors Alok Mittal, CEO, Indifi; Amit… Read More ›
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Stride Ventures launches a larger second debt fund, targets more than INR 1,000 crore fundraise
Advertisements Stride Ventures, one of India’s leading venture debt funds, is launching Stride Ventures India Fund II with a targeted corpus of INR 1,000 crore and a greenshoe option to raise an additional INR 875 crore. The firm will continue… Read More ›
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Key Factors a Venture Capitalist Analyses before Investing in a Startup
Advertisements Investing in a startup may have unlimited potential waiting to be exploited but it also carries the risk of failing hence causing the investor to walk away with nothing. As Benjamin Graham said, “The best way to measure your… Read More ›
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Extracurricular learning platform Spark Studio raises seed funding from Better Capital
Advertisements Singapore/Bengaluru: India’s fastest growing extracurricular edtech startup Spark Studio, has raised its first round of investment from Better Capital. Spark Studio was founded in October 2020 by Anushree Goenka, ex-AVP, Business Strategy at Swiggy & IIM Ahmedabad alumnus. Along with her co-founders,… Read More ›
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BlackSoil clocks 50+ deal exits across its Credit portfolio, 15 deals in FY21 itself
Advertisements Mumbai, India: BlackSoil has successfully exited 50+ deals since its inception in mid-2016 across its Secured Credit portfolio consisting of venture debt and structured finance, the company said in a statement. The average gross IRR earned on the exit is ~18%… Read More ›
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Huma raises $130 million financing to scale its digital health platform for better care and research
Advertisements LONDON & NEW YORK: Huma Therapeutics Limited today announces the completion of its latest funding round with financing of approximately $130 million. The investment will scale Huma’s modular platform which can power digital ‘hospitals at home’ nationally, and support the… Read More ›
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FMO, CDC Group, Swedfund and IFC participate in first close of Nepal-focused Dolma Impact Fund II
Advertisements Kathmandu, Nepal, May 11, 2021—Dolma Fund Management announces the first close of Dolma Impact Fund II (Dolma II) – a private equity fund investing primarily in renewable energy, healthcare and technology in Nepal. Investors in this $40m first close… Read More ›
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BharatPe Bags INR 50 Cr in Debt Funding from Northern Arc Capital
Advertisements This is the sixth round of debt financing for BharatPe in the present year Fintech firm BharatPe seeks in-debt funding worth INR 50 Cr from non-banking finance firm Northern Arc Capital. This news has come just after a few… Read More ›
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SBI, EIB to Finance €100 Mn Initiative for Climate Change and Sustainability
Advertisements Both the banks have decided to take the initiative for new high-impact climate action and sustainability financing State Bank of India (SBI) along with the European Investment Bank (EIB) have together agreed to support €100 Mn initiative – Neev… Read More ›
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Stockal Draws $3m in Pre-Series A Funding; Targets $1bn under AUM
Advertisements The new investment aims to fuel expansion to South East Asia and development of new services tailored to each market. Also, the funding brings total raised to $5 million in just one year since launch, as investors see huge… Read More ›