Big boost to Byju’s, big blow for edtech
Online education startup Byju’s raised $500 million from a group of investors, including private equity firm Silver Lake Partners, sending the valuation…
After Cutting Ties With Zomato, TechEagle Set For Drone Delivery In Ethiopia
Gurugram-based drone startup TechEagle Innovations will begin drone delivery of healthcare and other essential items in Ethiopia by partnering with…
Nexus-Backed Hasura Raises $25 Mn In Series B Funding From Lightspeed, Others
The funding was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, Vertex Ventures US, Nexus Venture Partners, Strive VC and SAP.iO Fund The…
UiPath sees 20% YoY growth in India since February on increased demand
UiPath provides robotic process automation (RPA) technology which involves use of software robots (bots) to automate business processes that are…
StartupXseed Announces First Close Of INR 200 Cr Fund To Back Deeptech Startups
StartupXseed Ventures is looking to increase the corpus to INR 200 Cr over the next 6-9 months. It will focus…
Emobility Startup BluSmart Bags $7 Mn For Expansion
Existing investors Mumbai Angels, Inflection Point Ventures and others participated in this round The company had raised $2.2 Mn from…
Startup Street: Covid-19 Fails To Dampen Fintech Investments In India
This week on Startup Street, a look at how the Covid-19 crisis has impacted fintech funding in the first half…
WhatsApp improves Payments, adds new voice calling features for iOS users
WhatsApp’s latest iPhone beta release suggests that the messaging app is upgrading its UPI-based Payments feature. WhatsApp Messenger, or simply…
FAU-G, an Indian Alternative to PUBG, to Launch by October-End, Will Include a Level on Galwan Valley
nCore’s FAU-G aims to tap into patriotism and 20 percent of its net revenues will be given to a state-backed…
Indian Startups Pad Up For Powerplay In IPL 2020
The IPL and Indian cricket’s sponsors have changed over the years, from India’s family-owned corporate houses to nascent startups in…