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Top Five Funding of the Week (24th Dec – 29th Dec)
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Top Five Funding of the Week (24th Dec – 29th Dec)

Without funding, an entrepreneur cannot think of taking forward or flourishing his business, and thus, funding activity is a major part of any business. With this step, the business grows and flourishes to a great extent. This week was quite eventful in terms of funding activities and let us have a look on the top five funding activities of the week. DesignCafe Online interior design platform DesignCafe has raised funds amounting to Rs 200-crore equity-financing round. This round was led by home-grown private equity firm WestBridge Capital. The transaction marks a rare venture capital-style investment by WestBridge which has so far largely preferred to place public market-focused bets. Funds from the investment will be used by DesignCa...
New-York based TrueFacet Raises $10 Million in Funding
FUNDING

New-York based TrueFacet Raises $10 Million in Funding

New-York based TrueFacet that sells pre-owned authenticated watches and jewellery has reportedly raised funds amounting to $10 million in a fresh funding round. This round was led by partner Jason Stoffer, who also happens to sit on the board of Dolls Kill, an edgy clothing marketplace. The company claims to have more than 40,000 watches and 55,000 pieces of pre-owned authenticated watches and jewelry for sale at its site, and that has more recently begun offering pre-owned timepieces directly through brands like Fendi Timepieces, Raymond Weil and Roberto Coin. TrueFacet has some tough competition in the space, including Crown & Caliber, a six-year-old, Atlanta, Ga.-based company that has never announced outside funding, and 15-year-old, Germany-based Chrono24, which has raised ...