Tarush Bhalla
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Indian edtech unicorn Byju’s on M&A spree, buys Toppr and Great Learning
With this, Byju’s has acquired six startups in 2021, across India and the US.
Trucking platform BlackBuck becomes latest Indian unicorn with $67m funding
The round, which valued the startup at $1.02 billion, was led by Tribe Capital, IFC Emerging Asia Fund and VEF.
India: Edtech firm Simplilearn eyes global expansion after Blackstone funding
Simplilearn founder Krishna Kumar talks about future plans, and why it chose Blackstone as its majority stakeholder.
Fitness app HealthifyMe raises $75m Series C led by Leapfrog, Khosla Ventures
HealthQuad, Unilever Ventures, and Saudi's PIF's Elm also joined the round along with existing investors.
YouTube enters social commerce in India with acquisition of simsim
simsim allows creators to post video reviews about products from local businesses.
Indian foodtech major Swiggy raises $1.25b in Series J round at $5.5b valuation
Post the funding, Swiggy is expected to be valued at $5.5 billion, up from $3.6 billion as of April 2020.
India: Thrasio-style venture GlobalBees raises $150m in equity, debt
This marks the company's Series A round that has been led by FirstCry.
Indian payments unicorn Razorpay buys risk management startup TERA Finlabs
This year, Razorpay raised $160m from GIC and Sequoia India.
Lenskart raises $220m led by Temasek, Falcon Edge Capital at $2.5b valuation
Existing investors Bay Capital and Chiratae Ventures also invested.
India: Vernacular digital platform Pratilipi raises $48m led by Krafton
With its Series D raise, the total funding raised by Pratilipi stands at $78.8 million to date.
