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22411. [Funding Alert] Bengaluru-based Rapido raises $52M in its latest investment round
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- 1. Bike taxi platform Rapido has raised $52 million in its latest round of funding.
- 2. The startup noted it would utilise the funds to invest in technology, people, and supply to further boost its growth in India and make affordable transportation a reality for the masses. .
- 3. The startup's new investors are Shell Ventures; Yamaha; Kunal Shah (Founder, CRED); Amarjit Singh Batra (CEO, Spotify India); and Positive Moves Consulting.
- 4. From 15 million users in the last two years, we now plan to increase that number to 50 million in the next 18 months and continue providing affordable transportation for the masses
22412. Silver Lake to buy 1.75% stake in Reliance Retail for Rs 7,500 crore
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- US private equity firm Silver Lake will invest Rs 7,500 crore in Reliance Retail for around 1.75 per cent stake in the company.
- This marks the second billion dollar investment by Silver Lake in a Reliance Industries subsidiary after the $1.35 billion investment in Jio Platforms announced earlier this year.
- Egon Durban, Co-CEO and Managing Partner of Silver Lake, said, “Reliance’s New Commerce strategy could become the disruptor of this decade. We are thrilled to have been invited to partner with Reliance in their mission for Indian Retail.
22413. ‘Artisans Are Shareholders in My Startup’: 25-YO’s Candles Help Hundreds of Woman Earn
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- 1. Three years ago, Tanushree Jain of Jaipur bootstrapped an idea and named it Nushaura. Today, the start-up is providing livelihood to 250 rural women through scented candles and other products.
- 2. Nushaura’s earth-friendly aromatherapy candles light up spaces with their fragrance and warmth.
- 3. Her company records an annual turnover of 12 lakh.
- 4. Candles are crafted by female artisans. Each woman earns herself a monthly income between Rs 2000 to Rs 2500.
22414. [Funding alert] goEgoNetwork raises $2M in seed round
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- 1. Electric vehicle charging solutions startup goEgoNetwork said it has raised $ 2 million (nearly Rs 15 crore) in seed funding to expand its existing electric charging network.
- 2. The transition towards sustainable mobility is an unstoppable global trend and companies -- which are able to provide reliable, fast and cost-efficient electric charging infrastructure for all types of vehicles.
- 3. In the EV sector, more focus has begun on installing charging infrastructure.
- 4. The recent investment further reinforces our commitment and dedication towards being India's only smart electric charger network.
22415. [फंडिंग अलर्ट] गेमिंग प्लेटफॉर्म Zupee ने सीरीज़ बी राउंड में जुटाए 30 मिलियन डॉलर
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- 1. कंपनी के पोर्टफोलियो में कई लोकप्रिय बोर्ड गेम के इनोवेटिव गेमिंग प्रारूप हैं। फ्लैगशिप गेमिंग ऐप लाइव ट्रिविया क्विज़ टूर्नामेंट की मेजबानी करता है और 250 मिलियन से अधिक गेमप्ले देख चुका है।
- 2. अब तक, Zupee ने कुल फंडिंग में $49 मिलियन जुटाए हैं। स्टार्टअप के पास 10 मिलियन से अधिक यूजर्स का मौजूदा यूजर बेस है।
- 3. हम इनोवेट करते हैं कि हमारे गेम स्किल्स और मनोरंजन के बीच एक इंटरसेक्शन प्रदान करें, जिससे हमारे यूजर खेलते समय कमाई कर सकें।
22416. Investment startup Groww raises $30 million from YC Continuity, others
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- Bengaluru-based investment platform Groww has raised $30 million in its series C round, led by YC Continuity. This round also saw the participation of existing investors Sequoia India, Ribbit Capital and Propel Ventures.
- YC Continuity is a fund which invests in Y Combinator-backed startups to help them scale up in their subsequent rounds. This is its first investment in India.
- YCombinator is an American seed investor. YC Continuity is a separate entity within YC which invests in growth phase startups.
22417. [Startup Bharat] How this online grocery delivery service in Jammu takes products from the valley across the country
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- 1. In October 2020, Ashish teamed up with two of his friends and started Jammu Basket.
- 2. a startup for local grocery delivery and taking indigenous products from Jammu and shipping it across the country.
- 3. The number of orders increased when people were forced to order online due to the pandemic-induced lockdowns.
- 4. The firm claims it earned between Rs 1-2 lakh in sales in the first month, but more than six months later, in April 2021 when the second wave was on the rise, Jammu Basket’s turnover was between Rs 10 lakhs and Rs 15 lakhs.
22418. [Startup Bharat] This Goa startup helps sellers manage, grow ecommerce businesses from a single dashboard
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- 1. Browntape’s software streamlines backend processes for retail brands and online sellers so they can manage their inventory and orders across marketplaces and website engines such as Amazon, Flipkart, Myntra, Magento, and Shopify from a single panel.
- 2. With Browntape, there is no need to log into each ecommerce website separately.
- 3. handle inventory management, order management, warehouse management (WMS), shipping/courier management, payment management, purchase management, reports – all on one dashboard.
22419. भाई-बहन की जोड़ी ने शुरू किया ऐसा किड्सवियर ब्रांड, जिसे लड़का-लड़की दोनों पहन सकते हैं
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- 1. "कडल्स फॉर कब्स (Cuddles for Cubs) बच्चों के लिए मुंबई स्थित लिंग-तटस्थ यानी जेंडर-न्यूट्रल कपड़ों का ब्रांड है।
- 2. मई 2021 में लॉन्च होने के बाद से, हमारी 10 सदस्यीय टीम वर्तमान में गुजरात, ओडिशा, तमिलनाडु, महाराष्ट्र, दिल्ली-एनसीआर और केरल से रिमोटली (घर से) काम कर रही है।
- 3. बूटस्ट्रैप्ड स्टार्टअप का औसत बास्केट साइज 1,200 रुपये है, और उसने 2.5 महीनों में 1,600 से अधिक ऑर्डर डिलीवर किए हैं।
22420. Indian startups, Jio help Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Apple set funding record amid Covid
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- The overall 2020 funding by Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Apple globally stood at $16.7 billion across 22 deals surpassing $7.6 billion investment in 2019, making 2020 a record year despite the Coronavirus outbreak.
- The overall 2020 funding stood at $16.7 billion across 22 deals surpassing $7.6 billion investment in 2019, making 2020 “a record year despite the Coronavirus outbreak,” the report said.
- The World Health Organization had declared the outbreak a global pandemic on March 11, 2020. Out of the total investment, 44 per cent was made by the five tech companies in the US, followed by 33 per cent in India, 11 per cent in the UK and another 11 per cent in other geographies between March 11 and September 2, 2020.