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23Sep By RishabhNo Comments

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CureJoy raises $1.15M from pre-series A funding led by Accel Partners and others

The San Francisco and Bangalore-based CureJoy, an online community that allows its users to seek genuine and reliable information on Alternative and Natural healthcare from the experts has recently raised $1.15M series A led by Accel Partners, India along with Venk Krishnan, the founder of Nuware Technologies, and Larry Braitman, the founder of Flycast and Adify. (more…)

25Aug By NitishNo Comments

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Pickmylaundry raised $100,000 from GHV

New Delhi-based PML Solutions Pvt Ltd, which runs PickMyLaundry, a mobile platform that facilitates booking and delivery of laundry services, has raised $100,000 from Green House Ventures (GHV). (more…)

7Aug By AnkitaNo Comments

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Seventh funding from Youwecan ventures in Carl’s Jr a US based fast food chain

Cybiz BrightStar Restaurants, the master franchisee of US-based fast food chain Carl's Jr in India has attracted funding, reportedly worth Rs. 4 Cr ($0.63 Mn) from Yuvraj Singh’s VC Fund YouWeCan Ventures. Yuvraj will also come on board as a brand ambassador for Carl's Jr in India. The funds will be used for opening about 5 restaurants by December and between 7 to 10 restaurants by the end of the fiscal year. Cybiz BrightStar has raised $3-4 Mn till date at a valuation of about $30 Mn. The company is planning to raise close to $30 Mn over the next two years. "The vertical of QSR, especially burgers, caught my attention in the last few months as space has got a thumbs-up from Indian consumers. This is my first foray into this space and I am delighted to partner with an internation...

Ezetap secures Rs 150 Crore from Helion and Others

7Aug By AdityaNo Comments

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Ezetap secures Rs 150 Crore from Helion and Others

Ezetap, which had previously raised $ 8 million from Helion Venture Partners, The social +Cpaital Partnership and Berggruen Holdings and has led itself to procure INR 150 Cr in its latest round of funding from its existing investors along with new investors, Horizon Ventures and Capricorn Investment Group. (more…)

6Aug By NitishNo Comments

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NDTV Raises Funding For Gadget & Auto Portals From Former Apple CEO John Scully & Co.

Media group NDTV Ltd that has been building up its digital commerce ventures said on Wednesday that it has attracted VC funding for its new e-commerce ventures in gadgets and car & bike at a combined valuation of close to $80 million (Rs 510 crore). It did not share further details on the funding amount but said Inflexionpoint (co-founded by former Apple CEO John Scully), Pramod Bhasin (former CEO of Genpact), consumer-focused VC firm Sixth Sense Ventures, Vindi Banga (former chairman, Unilever India), Hiro Mashita (founder and director of M&S Partners) and other HNIs participated in the first round of funding for the ventures. It said Gadgets 360° will provide a curated marketplace for exclusive launches of mobile phones and other electronic gadgets. NDTV claimed Gadgets 360...

5Aug By AdityaNo Comments

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Mumbai-based Doormint raises $3 million funding led by Helion Venture Partners

Doormint, a Mumbai-based startup, which provides home services, has raised $3 million in series A round of funding led by Helion Venture Partners and would be putting the capital to accelerate its growth in Mumbai and venturing into newer markets of Delhi, Gurgaon, and Bengaluru while getting talent on board. (more…)

30Jul By NitishNo Comments

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Droom, a Gurgaon based mobile marketplace for automobiles raised funding

Founded in 2014 by serial entrepreneur Sandeep Aggarwal, Droom, a mobile marketplace to buy and sell new & used automobiles, has raised Rs 100 crore from Lightbox Ventures and Japanese internet firm Beenos. Droom will use the fresh funds raised to expand its operations within the country and overseas. The company plans to expand into Southeast Asia by early 2016. Droom has a team of 50+ in its offices in Gurgaon (India) and Silicon Valley (USA). Droom, currently operates in 13 automobile categories including auto services with 1,000 sellers and 6,000 listings, plans to add 20 automobile and 12 service categories, hosting over 50,000 sellers and 200,000 listings in the next 18-24 months. The startup has recorded 3,000 transaction so far. Sandeep Aggarwal is also the brain behi...