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Ninjacart Raises $89.5 Million funding from Tiger Global
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Ninjacart Raises $89.5 Million funding from Tiger Global

After CEO Lee Fixel exit, Tiger Global takes first investment opportunity in Indian B2B startup Ninjacart. America based venture capital invested $89.5 million in agritech startup Ninjacart as per the data shows in regulatory filings from registrar of companies (RoC). NinjaCart which delivers and market agricultural produce given 26.5% stake to Tiger Global. After this round of funding, Ninjacart valued close to $320 million. This is the biggest one time investment by Tiger global in an Indian startup, previous large initial investments were Ola ($57.5 million), Delhivery ($43.6 million) and Hike ($43.2 million). Founded in 2015 by Thirukumaran Nagarajan, Ashutosh Vikram, Kartheeswaran K.K., Sachin Jose and Sharath Loganathan, NinjaCart connects farmers to end retailers an...
Agri-tech Startup Ninjacart Secures Rs 250 Crore
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Agri-tech Startup Ninjacart Secures Rs 250 Crore

Agri-tech startup Ninjacart has raised Rs 250 crore in a series B round of funding. This round was led by Accel US and Syngenta Ventures which is dedicated to invest in the agriculture sector. Others like Korean investment company Neoplux, Jo Hirao, founder of ZIGExN, HR Capital and Trifecta Capital. Along with the new set of investors the company said that its existing ones like Nandan Nilekani, Accel India, Mistletoe, Qualcomm Ventures also participated in this round. The RainMaker Group was the financial advisor to Ninjacart for this funding round. Ninjacart which is in the business of supplying fresh fruits and vegetables directly from farmers to urban retailers intends to use the funds to enter new cities like Mumbai and Delhi and expand its di...