Nandita Mathur
Stories by Nandita Mathur
India: Fewer new overseas investors fund startups this year
The number of new global investors fell to 24 from 71 last year.
upGrad enters test preparation market with The Gate Academy acquisition
upGrad also plans to invest over Rs100 crore into this test preparation subsidiary.
Unacademy raises fresh funds from Tiger Global, Dragoneer at $2b valuation
Firm had raised $150m led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 in September.
India: Cars24 turns unicorn with $200m funding led by DST Global
The capital will be used to bolster Cars24's new lines of business such as pre-owned two-wheelers, customer financing and servicing.
Indian fintech startup Cashfree raises $35m led by Apis, Y Combinator
The funding was part of the company's Series B round.
Indian insurance platform Turtlemint raises $30m led by GGV Capital
American Family Ventures, MassMutual Ventures, and SIG also participated.
FrontRow raises $3.2m from Lightspeed, Elevation Partners, Padukone family office
Lightspeed and Elevation Partners led the investment.
India’s SaaS startups, digital apps raised more funds in 2020 amid higher adoption
Postman, Freshworks, High Radius among top investees.
India: Social e-commerce startup CityMall raises $3m led by Elevation Capital
The proceeds of this fresh funding will be utilised to build a robust network of CityMall Community Leaders and expand supply chain.
Edtech startup Stones2Milestones raises $2.5m for its English learning app Freadom
Unreasonable Capital, and Goldhirsh Foundation led the funding.
