Start-Ups

Salesken confirmed that it has raised $22 million in a new funding round The funds will be used to accelerate salesken’s entry into the North American market Sales conversion Artificial intelligence startup Salesken confirmed that it has secured $22 million in a Series B round of investment led by M12, Microsoft’s Venture Fund. Abhi Kumar, Partner at M12, will join Salesken’s board of directors. Existing investor Sequoia India also joined in the recent round of funding. According to an official release, the funds will be allocated to boost Salesken’s entry…

Lending marketplace Indify raises Rs.340 Cr in a recent fundraising round Indifi operates an online lending platform that offers third-party loans to micro, small and medium enterprises Indifi, which operates an online lending platform that provides third-party loans to micro, small, and medium-sized businesses, has received Rs 340 crore (about $47 million) in mixed equity and debt round headed by CX Partners and OP Finnfund Global Impact Fund I. The equity round was also supported by existing investors CDC Group, Omidyar Network, Flourish Ventures, Elevar Equity, and Accel Partners. The…

Delhivery allots ESOPs worth Rs 46.3 Cr to 66 employees Delhivery issued 146,961 Series I preference shares at an issue price of Rs 38,000 per share on September Delhivery, a logistics and supply chain services company, has granted new ESOPs to over a dozen former and present employees immediately after submitting its drafts red herring prospectus (DRHP) to earn Rs 7,460 crore through an initial public offering (IPO) (IPO). According to the company’s regulatory filings, Delhivery approved a special resolution to issue 12,17,500 equity shares worth Rs 46.3 crore to…

Merchant commerce platform Pine Labs has registered yet another secondary transaction this year The company has scooped up $700 million across three tranches this year and also forayed into new verticals. Pine Labs, a merchant commerce platform, has completed another secondary transaction this year, with co-founder Lokvir Kapoor selling shares worth approximately $4.5 million to 12 new investors in the Singapore-incorporated company. According to Pine Labs’ regulatory filings in Singapore, Kapoor sold shares worth nearly $4.5 million to 12 investors, including Dream11 founder Harsh Jain & Family, Freshworks founder Girish…

Setu has recorded operating revenue of Rs 3.31 crore in FY21 The entire income comes from the sale of the service Fintech infrastructure startup Setu has expanded its services to include payments, data, investments, and lending via its automated programming interface (APIs). Google Pay teamed with the company in August to provide Equitas Small Finance Bank fixed deposits. While the Lightspeed-backed startup has been growing at a reasonable rate, it appears to be at the pre-revenue stage in terms of revenue in FY21. Setu reported operating revenue of Rs 3.31…

Mensa brands enters into the unicorn club Mensa Brands has raised $135 million in its Series B round led by Falcon Edge Capital’s Alpha Wave Ventures. Mensa Brands has secured $135 million in a Series B investment headed by Falcon Edge Capital’s Alpha Wave Ventures. Accel Partners, Norwest Venture Partners, and Tiger Global Management are among the existing investors. In this latest fundraising round, Prosus Ventures (previously Naspers) has also invested in Mensa. According to Mensa, it has received more than $300 million in stock and debt, with the new fundraising…

Byju’s has allotted 125,984 shares worth $400 million to Epic Creations in a share swap agreement Byju’s had already raised Rs 2,200 crore or $296 million in the same round at around $18 billion valuation. EdTech giant Byju’s has issued new shares worth $400 million to Epic, a US-based reading platform. This comes four months after the announcement of Byju’s acquisition, which was scheduled to close for roughly $500 million. According to regulatory records, Byju’s has granted 125,984 shares worth $400 million to Epic Creations in a share swap deal. The…

CoinSwitch Kuber is in the final discussions to acquire Symbl The deal will be worth 35-4- Cr Despite legal uncertainties, crypto startups in India have been able to acquire funds, and two exchanges, CoinDCX and CoinSwitch Kuber have joined the coveted club of unicorns this year. With their growing size, the two companies are considering joining the mutual and stock investing markets. CoinSwitch Kuber has previously engaged Krishna Hegde, a former Paytm senior vice president (SVP), to oversee stock trading and mutual fund operations. The Singapore-registered corporation is now on…

SoftBank CEO Rajiv Misra revealed his plan to invest in the Indian market next year Startups in the country are enjoying significant gains SoftBank Group Corp. may spend $5 billion to $10 billion in India next year if valuations are attractive, according to Rajeev Misra, CEO of SoftBank Investment Advisers. “If we find the right companies, we could invest $5 billion to $10 billion in 2022,” Misra said on Thursday at the Bloomberg India Economic Forum. “If we find the right opportunities at the right valuation.” So far, investments in…

  Delhi HC dismissed the petition filed by BharatPe Causes tension between the two digital payment companies The Delhi High Court dismissed a half-dozen petitions filed by Resilient Innovations, the company that operates the BharatPe digital payments platform, asking the Registrar of Trademarks to remove rival PhonePe’s ‘Pe’ device mark registrations. The HC dismissed the petitions, noting another instance of trademark infringement involving the two companies that were pending before a separate bench of the same court. PhonePe described the rejected applications brought by BharatPe as “frivolous and baseless” in…