Salman S.H
Stories by Salman S.H
India: Analytics startup ThoughtSpot raises $145m in Series D round
The round was led by its existing investors including Lightspeed Ventures, Future Fund, Khosla Ventures, and General Catalyst. New investor Sapphire V
Consumer tech startup boAt raises funds from Fireside Ventures
Consumer tech startup boAt makes electronic products such as speakers and headphones
SAIF Partners-backed UrbanClap revenue grows fourfold in FY18
The home services startup's operating revenue grew four times to Rs45 crore in 2017-18 from Rs11 crore in 2016-17
India: After dry spell, over half a dozen startups gear up to enter unicorn club
Take a look at eight such startups that are market leaders in their respective businesses and have become investor favourites.
Google to launch mentorship program ‘Solve for India’ for tech startups
Google’s new mentorship project will focus primarily on startup products that demonstrate expertise in AI and machine learning.
Swedish investor Kinnevik downgrades Quikr valuation by 12% to $885m
Kinnevik, which holds an 18% stake in Quikr, said the fair value of its holding was marked at $159.29 million for the year ended December 2017.
India: Amazon provides $22m equity funding to digital lender Capital Float
The current funding from Amazon is part of Capital Float’s Series C round in August 2017 when it raised $45 million.
SaaS startup Fyle gets funding from Pravega, Beenext
The new funding round also saw participation from Girish Mathrubootham-led Freshworks, also one of Fyle’s enterprise clients
Insurance platform Coverfox raises $22m round led by IFC, return backer Transamerica
SAIF partners, Accel and Catamaran Ventures also participated in the current round.
Social commerce platform Meesho in funding talks with Sequoia, SAIF Partners
The company operates as an online marketplace, which connects resellers directly with raw material suppliers.
