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Home Services Marketplace Urban Company raises $255 mn
FUNDING

Home Services Marketplace Urban Company raises $255 mn

Bengaluru, 7th June 2021: Home services marketplace Urban Company raises USD 255 million in funding led by Prosus Ventures, Dragoneer, and Wellington Management. The series F round which also saw participation from Vy Capital, Tiger Global, and Steadview takes Urban Company’s valuation to USD 2.1 billion. The latest round includes a primary capital infusion of USD 188 million and a secondary sale of approximately USD 67 million by select angels and early investors, Urban Company CEO and co-founder Abhiraj Singh Bhal told Pixr8 News. He added that Urban Company has raised about USD 330 million in primary capital to date. Bhal said the funds will be used towards innovation, training, product development, enhanced quality control and safety measures for both partners and consumers. The...
What kind of Startup Services a “Bikaneri Sweet Shop” Owner Needs?
BUSINESS

What kind of Startup Services a “Bikaneri Sweet Shop” Owner Needs?

Recently India has popped out as a huge market for the startup world. It is yet developing and is attracting not only corporates but local vendors and distributors. It is not to be reminded how companies, that were started just in a room have now achieved a huge success that used to take centuries to expand to such an outreach within a year or so. Trying to compete and cope up with the market, and bring about a change in his father’s business Mr. Ishan Goel, a 25-year-old, who is well known as the owner of two shops named as “Aggarwal Bikaneri Sweets” both in Sec-16 Noida plans to reach out to it. Mr. Ishan Goel has been in the food industry for 9 years now and has been operating in various fields such as manufacturing, retail, wholesale and commercial retail. He has done his former edu...