There’s a lot of buzz in India about e-commerce, but companies that help modernise traditional kirana stores appear to be unlocking some serious value as well. ElasticRun, a kirana-tech startup that connects businesses to kirana stores, has raised $300 million in a new funding round led by SoftBank Vision Fund II, making it India’s latest unicorn. The $1.5 billion round valued the six-year-old startup. ElasticRun has more than tripled in value in the last ten months, making it India’s sixth unicorn this year, following MamaEarth, Fractal Analytics, LEAD School, Darwinbox,…

Headout, a company that helps travellers find and book tours, activities, events, and other local experiences, has raised $30 million in Series B funding led by Glade Brook Capital, bringing its total funding to $42 million. Existing investors Nexus Venture Partners, FJ Labs, and 500 Startups, as well as a slew of startup CEOs and operators, including Swiggy CEO Sriharsha Majety, Postman CTO Ankit Sobti, and Pratilipi CEO Ranjeet Pratap Singh, took part in the round. In September of last year, the startup raised $12 million in funding led by…

ElectiVa, a startup aiming to become India’s leading electric vehicle charging provider, plans to install one lakh charging stations across the country over the next three years. According to Sumit Dhanuka, the founder of the New Delhi-based startup, the goal is to have an ElectriVa charging point every 20 kilometres. ElectriVa recently won a contract in Delhi to install and operate 100 electric vehicle charging stations. Another 150, according to Dhanuka, are in the works. “We are going to install an electric charging point at every three km in Delhi…