Startup Funding

SOC Investment Group, in a letter sent to Rivian board member Rose Marcario, called on the Irvine, California-based company to "commit to a rigorous human rights assessment of Rivian and its value chain" before it finalizes the S-1 document with U.S. regulators for its IPO.

Furniture startup Arrivae on Thursday said it has raised Rs 50 crore in the first external funding round led by ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala.

Drake Dukes, the co-founder of Launch Gravity — a data research and analytics firm — and his team have put together a list of 5,000 company founders who have received a Series A funding within last year. Interestingly, India is placed third in the list.

Meesho, an Indian ‘social commerce’ platform invested in by Facebook and Softbank, has raised $570 million (roughly Rs. 4,230 crores) in its latest funding round, the company has announced.

With startup culture thriving in India and the need for ‘going local’ becoming increasingly popular, we take a look at all the hottest tech startups grabbing headlines in the country. Gadgets 360 talks to Neeraj Singh, co-founder and CTO at Groww to know about the company’s history, growth, and future plans. We also talk to experts to underst...

Iron Ox, a Silicon Valley startup that believes robots can grow produce more sustainably, said it raised $50 million (roughly Rs. 370 crores) in a funding round led by Bill Gates' Breakthrough Energy Ventures.

The Delhi-based on-demand supply chain startup - Kirana247 announced that it has raised $1 million in its run-up to pre-Series A round

Fintech start-up Khatabook said on Tuesday it has closed a $100 million (about Rs 743 crore) series C funding round with a valuation now close to $600 million (about Rs 4,456 crore).

Matrixport led by Bitmain Founder Wu Jihan is now valued at $1 billion (roughly Rs. 7,440 crores) in two years since its inception. The Singapore-based startup has raised over $100 million (roughly Rs. 740 crores) in the Series C funding round.

The change in regulation is considered at a time when many Internet companies and startups are lining up to tap the capital markets to raise funds

The announcement came the day after the California-based company said it was exploring building a second U.S. assembly plant.

Oyo is among the first Indian startups to raise capital through the term loan funding route. The offer was oversubscribed by 1.7 times and Oyo received commitments of close to $1 billion from leading institutional investors.

Auto after-sales service and spare parts startup, GoMechanic, today announced securing an investment of $42 million, nearly Rs. 312 crore, in Series C funding. It is the fourth round of institutional funding for GoMechanic, and this one was led by Tiger Global Management with the existing investors - Sequoia Capital India, Orios Venture Partners& C...

Apna, an app startup that helps India's blue-collar workers find jobs, has raised $70 million from Tiger Global and Insight Partners at a valuation of $570 million.

Hyderabad-based electric tractor start-up, Cellestial e-Mobility, has announced completing its pre-series A funding, achieving an impressive valuation of $35 million or nearly Rs. 254 crore. Cellestial, which has successfully closed its initial raise of $500,000 or nearly Rs. 3.63 crore, credits its sustainable and robust business model, growing us...

SOC Investment Group, in a letter sent to Rivian board member Rose Marcario, called on the Irvine, California-based company to "commit to a rigorous human rights assessment of Rivian and its value chain" before it finalizes the S-1 document with U.S. regulators for its IPO.

Furniture startup Arrivae on Thursday said it has raised Rs 50 crore in the first external funding round led by ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala.

Drake Dukes, the co-founder of Launch Gravity — a data research and analytics firm — and his team have put together a list of 5,000 company founders who have received a Series A funding within last year. Interestingly, India is placed third in the list.

Meesho, an Indian ‘social commerce’ platform invested in by Facebook and Softbank, has raised $570 million (roughly Rs. 4,230 crores) in its latest funding round, the company has announced.

With startup culture thriving in India and the need for ‘going local’ becoming increasingly popular, we take a look at all the hottest tech startups grabbing headlines in the country. Gadgets 360 talks to Neeraj Singh, co-founder and CTO at Groww to know about the company’s history, growth, and future plans. We also talk to experts to underst...

Iron Ox, a Silicon Valley startup that believes robots can grow produce more sustainably, said it raised $50 million (roughly Rs. 370 crores) in a funding round led by Bill Gates' Breakthrough Energy Ventures.

The Delhi-based on-demand supply chain startup - Kirana247 announced that it has raised $1 million in its run-up to pre-Series A round

Fintech start-up Khatabook said on Tuesday it has closed a $100 million (about Rs 743 crore) series C funding round with a valuation now close to $600 million (about Rs 4,456 crore).

Matrixport led by Bitmain Founder Wu Jihan is now valued at $1 billion (roughly Rs. 7,440 crores) in two years since its inception. The Singapore-based startup has raised over $100 million (roughly Rs. 740 crores) in the Series C funding round.

The change in regulation is considered at a time when many Internet companies and startups are lining up to tap the capital markets to raise funds

The announcement came the day after the California-based company said it was exploring building a second U.S. assembly plant.

Oyo is among the first Indian startups to raise capital through the term loan funding route. The offer was oversubscribed by 1.7 times and Oyo received commitments of close to $1 billion from leading institutional investors.

Auto after-sales service and spare parts startup, GoMechanic, today announced securing an investment of $42 million, nearly Rs. 312 crore, in Series C funding. It is the fourth round of institutional funding for GoMechanic, and this one was led by Tiger Global Management with the existing investors - Sequoia Capital India, Orios Venture Partners& C...

Apna, an app startup that helps India's blue-collar workers find jobs, has raised $70 million from Tiger Global and Insight Partners at a valuation of $570 million.

Hyderabad-based electric tractor start-up, Cellestial e-Mobility, has announced completing its pre-series A funding, achieving an impressive valuation of $35 million or nearly Rs. 254 crore. Cellestial, which has successfully closed its initial raise of $500,000 or nearly Rs. 3.63 crore, credits its sustainable and robust business model, growing us...