Friday, November 22

Tag: Betterhalf

Top Five Funding of the Week (8th Oct – 13th Oct)
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Top Five Funding of the Week (8th Oct – 13th Oct)

This week saw various companies all across the globe raising funds for various purposes. Many of the well-known companies participated in the fundraising process and some also led the funding rounds. Funding, these days, has become a very important part of business and especially in case of startups. Let’s talk about the funding activities that took place this week. This week was quite active in terms of funding activities and the company that secured the largest amount of funds was Once Upon a Farm which is a US based startup that sells organic, cold-pressed baby food. The company raised $20 million from CAVU Venture Partners. Let us know more about the funding rounds and have a look at the top 5 funding activities of the week.     1. ONCE UPON A FARM   ...
AI-Powered Matchmaking Company Betterhalf Raised $500,000
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AI-Powered Matchmaking Company Betterhalf Raised $500,000

An artificial intelligence-powered matchmaking platform called Betterhalf.ai has reportedly secured funds amounting to $500,000 (around Rs 3.7 crore) from angel investors including former Google India managing director Shailesh Rao and Flipkart’s former investment director Vinay Subramanian. Along with these, the other backers that participated in the round included early-stage investor FirstPenguin Capital’s Rehan A Khan and senior executives from Google, Uber and Amazon. The company is planning to use these fresh funds in the further enhancing of its AI capabilities while continuing to invest in technology and talent. With this funding round, the company so far has raised about $750,000. It competes with other players in the market such as Tinder and Woo. Betterhalf was found...