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22Dec By Gauri SinghNo Comments

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Top 5 Funding of the Week (17th Dec – 22nd Dec)

Funding is a very important part of a business and when an entrepreneur starts a business, the major source of expenditure for him is the funding he receives. This week, we saw the food delivery giant raising a huge amount of funds. So, let's dig into the details and have a look on the top five funding activities of the week. Swiggy India’s largest food delivery company Swiggy has reportedly raised an amount of $1 billion in a fresh funding round. The round was led by existing backer, South African media giant Naspers. Along with this, the new investors that participated in the round included China’s Tencent and hedge funds Hillhouse Capital and Wellington Management. With this new round...

1Dec By Gauri SinghNo Comments

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Top Five Funding of the Week (26th Nov – 1st Dec)

Funding is a very important part of business and without funding, it is quite difficult for startups to grow. Funding provides the base to startups. This week, we saw various funding activities, out of which the maximum funds were raised by an insurance company. The maximum funds raised were $200 million. Let us now have a full view of the important and the top five funding activities of the week. 1) Bright Health Minneapolis-headquartered insurance startup Bright Health has raised funds amounting to $200 million in Series C funding round. The round was led by Tom Valdivia, a former Definity Health executive. The valuation of the company, following the round has reached at $950 million. New investors Declaration Partners and Meritech Capital participated in ...

24Nov By Gauri SinghNo Comments

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Top Five Funding of the Week (19th Nov – 24th Nov)

Funding is the act of providing financial resources, usually in the form of money, or other values such as effort or time, to finance a need, program, and project, usually by an organization or company. Funding is a major part of a business and here we have come up with the top five funding activities of the last week that started from 19th November and lasted till 24th November. 1) Geek+ Beijing-based robotics startup Geek Plus (Geek+) has reportedly secured funds amounting to $150 million in Series B funding round. The particular round was led by Warburg Pincus, with participation from other shareholders including Volcanics Venture and Vertex Ventures. With these funds, the company is planning to seize that growing opportunity by investing in product devel...

17Nov By Gauri SinghNo Comments

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Top Five Funding of the Week (12th Nov – 17th Nov)

We have again come up with the top five funding activities that took place this week. Funding is one of the most important steps in the growth of a business. Therefore, every week, we throw light on the important funding activities. This week was very active in terms of funding process and the company that raised the highest amount of funds was Brazil based technology conglomerate known as Movile. Lets move forward and know more about these funding activities: 1) Movile A Brazil based technology conglomerate known as Movile has just raised funds amounting to $400 million. This round was led by existing investors including Naspers and Innova Capital. The funds have basically been raised for its iFood subsidiary. The company was founded by chief executive officer Fabricio...

3Nov By Gauri SinghNo Comments

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Top Five Funding of the Week (29th Oct – 3rd Nov)

As we all know that funding is a major part of the startups. Every now and then we hear one or the other startup raising funds for expansion or various other purposes. So, every week we come up with the top five funding activities of the week that took place in the startup world. This week was also quite active in terms of funding activities and the company that raised the maximum amount of funds was financial research platform Sentieo that raised an amount of $19 million. Let’s now have a look on the top five funding activities of the week: 1) Captain Zack A pet care grooming startup called Captain Zack has raised an amount of $1.5 million in Pre-Series A round. The particular funding round was led by industrialists Kushal Desai and Chaitanya Desai through ...

27Oct By Gauri SinghNo Comments

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Top 5 Funding of The Week (22nd Oct – 27th Oct)

Funding activities have been growing a lot for a long time and with more and more startups coming in operation, the investors are also getting a boost. The last week saw a good number as well as the amount of fundraising activities in which various important companies took part. The company that raised the maximum amount of funds this week was Epic Games, the company that created video game sensation “Fortnite”. It raised $1.25 billion in funding from investors including KKR & Co, Iconiq Capital and Smash Ventures. This funding round has been one of the highest valued ones in a long time. Let us now have a look on the top five funding activities of the week. 1) VideoKen Artificial intelligence-powered video-learning platform VideoKen ...

13Oct By Gauri SinghNo Comments

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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 ...

6Oct By Gauri SinghNo Comments

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Top Five Funding News of the Last Week (1st Oct – 6th Oct)

Funding is an important and vital part of businesses these days. Through funding, businesses expand aggressively in the market and give a fight to the other competitors in the space. The company that raised the maximum funds this week was Droom that raised an amount of $30 million. This week was very eventful in terms of fundraising as many companies raised funds for various purposes and also various backers participated in this funding week. Here we have the list of top five funding activities of the week. 1. VAHDAM TEAS An Indian online tea brand called Vahdam Teas has reportedly raised funds amounting to $2.5 million (Rs 16 Crore) in its third institutional round of fundraising. This round was led by existing investor Fireside Ventures. With thi...

29Sep By Gauri SinghNo Comments

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Top 5 Funding of The Week (24th Sept – 29th Sept)

This week witnessed various funding rounds from a lot of well-known companies and also from well-known backers. Companies like Oyo, Shohoz etc raised funds for different purposes and secured valuable amount of funds. The largest amount of funds were raised by Indian ride-hailing firm Oyo after which the company's valuation has reached around $5 billion and thus, the company crossed a milestone. Here we have the summary of the top five funding activities of the week. 1. SHOHOZ Bangladesh-based ride-hailing and ticketing platform Shohoz has reportedly secured funds amounting to $15 million in pre-series B financing round. This funding round was led by Singapore’s Golden Gate Ventures. The other backers that participated in this round included Linear...

22Sep By Gauri SinghNo Comments

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Top 5 Funding of The Week (17th Sept – 22nd Sept)

The most popular methods of fundraising these days for companies is either through investors or through the launch of IPO. Initially, the companies generally go for raising funds from the investors. This has become a vital part of a business and thus, here we have the top five funding activities that took place this week. This particular week was quite active in terms of fundraising activities. The company that raised the highest amount of funds was UiPath which is a Robotic Process Automation (RPA) software company that raised $225 million funds. Let's have a look on these funding rounds. Setoo A UK-based startup Setoo that turns insurance into a powerful business accelerator, transforming the online customer experience and generating new revenue str...

15Sep By Gauri SinghNo Comments

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Top 5 Funding of The Week (10th Sept – 15th Sept)

Like every week, we have come up with the glimpse of the top five funding activities that took place this week. As you might already know, funding is an essential part of a business, especially for the startups. Without funding, the startups cannot look forward to grow and expand as per their plans. This particular week was quite active in terms of fundraising. Various companies, startups raised a valuable amount of funds from well-known investors. The company that raised the highest amount of funds was AutoGrid. It raised $32 million in Series D funding. Well, lets now have a look at all the top five funding activities that made it to the list. 1) Bon Pune-based fintech startup Bon has reportedly raised funds amounting to $1.1 million (Rs 7.8 crore) in...

8Sep By Gauri SinghNo Comments

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Top 5 Funding of The Week (2nd Sept – 8th Sept)

Fundraising gives the much-needed support to the startups that they wish for the purpose of growing. Any startup which is established in order to serve its business objective needs fundraising. Fundraising is important for the startups along with the funding procedure. When these two business components come together, they have a rich potential to contribute to the growth of a startup. This week, we witnessed a good amount of funding activities of various known companies and also various investors that led to these funding rounds. Businesses need finance for a variety of different purposes and these companies also raised funds for various needs. The largest amount of funds were raised by robotics company called GreyOrange. The company raised $140 million in its Series C funding round...