Nandita Mathur
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India’s Slurrp Farm, a maker of healthy snacks for kids, raises $2m from Fireside Ventures
The startup had raised a $1m pre-Series A round in June 2018.
Byju’s-owned WhiteHat Jr hires industry veterans to fuel growth
It has onboarded Trupti Mukker, former global business head for banking at Wipro, as head of customer experience.
India: Nutrition brand Wellversed acquires fitness coaching firm Sportfit
With Sportfit onboard, the startup aims to enable over 100,000 paid transformations by the end of 2021.
India: SaaS startup LeadSquared raises $32m led by Gaja Capital
The firm plans to utilise the funds for global expansion and sustained product innovation.
Indian edtech firms go beyond school courses, test prep to tap kids
The market size for co-curricular, extra-curricular learning is estimated to be $10 billion in India.
Indian IT major HCL Tech to enter Vietnam, hire 3,000 people over three years
HCL Vietnam will train the nation’s talent pool.
Indian coding edtechs witness heavy demand this year
From January, when there were only 2-3 companies teaching coding online to December, there are now over 15 companies.
India: ADIO invests $41m in FreshtoHome, Pure Harvest, Nanoracks
The three will receive financial and non-financial incentives to expand their operations in Abu Dhabi.
India’s digital pocket money app for kids Junio to raise $3m seed funding
The app allows parents to keep track of how much children spend.
Indian SaaS startups to capture 7-9% global marketshare by 2022: Bain
SaaS firms such as Zoho, Freshworks, Druva, and Icertis have already broken through the $100 million ARR mark.
