Bertelsmann India Investments

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FUNDING

ROPOSO Raises $10 mn from Tiger Global, Bertelsmann India Investments

Short-video platform ROPOSO Tuesday said it has secured USD 10 million in funding, led by existing investors Tiger Global Management and Bertelsmann India Investments (BII). The company aims to leverage the capital infusion toward product technology, talent acquisition, and further expanding its 25 million-member community, ROPOSO said in a statement. ROPOSO has raised USD 31 million till date. We are growing at a phenomenal pace with our personalisation engine that caters to different types of audiences simultaneously... (We have) a monthly active user base of 7.5 million. At this rate, we are set to grow exponentially in the coming six months," Roposo CEO and co-founder Mayank Bhangadia said. Roposo has extensive plans to enter the micro markets of India, and build up resourc...

An Education Firm Eruditus Raises $8 Million From Bertelsmann India Investments

Eruditus Executive Education today said it has raised USD 8 million (Rs 52.36 crore) in its series B round from Bertelsmann India Investments. The company plans to use the funding to add new programmes with existing and new university partners as well as expand its geographical footprint to China, Latin America and Europe, the executive education programmes provider said in a release. "Bertelsmann is a great partner given its global footprint, its expertise in education and its success in scaling business by working closely with the founding team," Eruditus co-founder and Director Chaitanya Kalipatnapu said. Eruditus has collaborated with top business schools such as INSEAD, Harvard Business School, Wharton, Tuck, MIT Sloan and Columbia Business School in bringing their profession...

Lendingkart Raises 205 Cr in Series B

Online loan platform Lendingkart Group today said it has raised Rs 205 crore (USD 32 million) in second round of funding led by Bertelsmann India Investments. The fresh round of funding also saw participation from Darrin Capital Management and existing investors - Mayfield India, Saama Capital and India Quotient, it added. With this, the company has raised Rs 260 crore (USD 41 million) till date. "With Bertelsmann India Investments (BII) onboard, we look forward to leveraging its deep understanding of global financial products as well as Internet businesses," Lendingkart Group co-founder and CEO Harshvardhan Lunia said in a statement. Of the Rs 205 crore funding, about Rs 128 crore (USD 20 million) was raised as equity and about Rs 77 crore (USD 12 million) as debt in the second round or...