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Zivame Closes around $8 million in Series C Funding
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Zivame Closes around $8 million in Series C Funding

Online lingerie brand Zivame raises around $8 million additional funding as part of a bridge round, led by Zodius Technology Fund and a group of high net worth individuals. The latest fund infusion, which is part of the company's Series C funding, will be followed by a larger round later in 2019. Zivame, however, did not disclose details of the larger round that is being planned. "The funding will enable us to further enhance our footprint and leadership in existing and newer markets as we continue to build on our mission to be the destination for women for all her intimate needs. We continue to build the category as the Indian lingerie market is largely unorganised and under-served," Zivame Chief Executive Officer Amisha Jain said.She added, that the funds would be used for ongoing...
Ratan Tata Invest in An Artificial Intelligence Based Chatbot Niki.ai
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Ratan Tata Invest in An Artificial Intelligence Based Chatbot Niki.ai

Leading industrialist Ratan Tata has invested in niki.ai , an artificial intelligence (AI) based chatbot . The company has also received funding from existing investor Ronnie Screwvala-led Unilazer, it said in a statement. It, however, did not disclose the details of the funding or the total amount it has raised till date. The Tata Sons Chairman Emeritus has made more than 25 investments in startups in the last two years, including online marketplace Snapdeal , digital wallet provider Paytm , cab hailing service Ola, data analytics company Tracxn Technologies, online pet supplies store Dogspot.in and online lingerie store Zivame. Last year, Tata had invested in Infinite Analytics, an artificial intelligence-based predictive analytics startup. Founded in April 2015 by IIT Kha...