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Last Week Funding & M&A Updates (15 - 20 July) 🚀 Funding Highlights: - 35 startups raised around $261.21 million. - 9 growth-stage deals and 22 early-stage deals. - 4 early-stage startups kept the transaction details undisclosed. 🌟 Growth-stage Deals: - 9 startups raised $168.63 million. - Urban Company spearheaded its $38 million in secondary funding round. - NBFC Auxilo, fintech firm Blacksoil, and BluSmart followed with $30 million, $24.8 million, and $24 million in funding respectively. 🌱 Early-stage Deals: - 22 startups secured $92.58 million. - Newme (Gen-Z-focused fast fashion D2C brand) led the list. - UptimeAI, Namma Yatri, NBFC Seeds Fincap, and Nurture Well followed. - Other mentions: FreshBus (EV bus startup), byteXL (Edtech platform), and Boon (water tech startup). 🏙️ City-wise Deals: - Bengaluru led with 12 deals. - Followed by Mumbai, Delhi-NCR, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Chennai, and Jaipur. 📈 Segment-wise Deals: - Fintech startups topped with 9 deals. - AI, E-commerce, Health tech, and Automotive tech followed. 🔍 Series-wise Deals: - Seed funding led to 14 deals. - Followed by 4 debt, 6 Series A, 3 pre-Series A, and 2 Series B deals. - Angel, pre-Seed, pre-Series B, Secondary, Series C, and Series J are next on the list. 📉 Funding Trend: - Weekly funding bounced back by 125% to $261.21 million compared to $116 million the previous week. - 8-week average: $358 million with 29 deals per week. 💡 Fund Launches: - PROMAFT Partners raised Rs 1000 Crore to invest in startups. - Yali Capital, targeting the deep tech space, has launched a fund of Rs 810 Crore. - Altern Capital (real estate investment firm), aims to raise Rs 250 crore through their first fund. 💼 M&A: - Nazara Technologies acquired Paper Boat Apps at Rs 300 Crore. - Collective Artists Network acquired galleri5 (AI-powered platform) 🔮 Potential Deals: - Moneyboxx aims to raise Rs 271 crore through preferential share issuance and warrants. 📰 News Flash: - Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal book 200X return from Urban Company. - Moneyview set to turn unicorn in Series F round. - Google Maps cuts prices by 70% for developers after Ola Maps' free offering. - Deepinder Goyal enters the billionaire club, his holding in Zomato touches $1 Bn. - Nazara’s subsidiaries receive Rs 1,120 Cr GST notice - Creditors may take over Byju’s as NCLT admits insolvency resolution - Crypto exchange WazirX hit by cyber attack, $230 Mn stolen Stay connected for more fundraising and M&A updates! #StartupFunding #IndianStartups #FundingNews #Investments #funding

Last Week Funding & M&A Updates (16 - 21 Sep) 🚀 Funding Highlights: - 36 startups raised around $628.24 million. - 14 growth-stage deals and 17 early-stage deals. - 5 startups kept the transaction details undisclosed. 🌟 Growth-stage Deals: - 14 startups raised $566.44 million. - PW (PhysicsWallah) spearheaded its $210 million funding round. - Whatfix raised $100 million - Followed by M2P Fintech, Redcliffe, iBUS, and Everest Fleet with $50 million, $42 million, $34 million, and $30 million in funding respectively. 🌱 Early-stage Deals: - 17 startups secured funding worth $61.8 million. - Kaleidofin led the list. - e6data, The WelLness Co (Rollins International), NowPurchase, and ELIVAAS followed. - Other mentions: VENTTUP, Kaatil, Salt Oral Care, Ticket9, and TraqCheck. 🏙️ City-wise Deals: - Bengaluru led with 12 deals. - Followed by Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, and more. 📈 Segment-wise Deals: - E-commerce, Saas, and Fintech startups topped with 5 deals each. - Edtech, Foodtech, Healthtech, HRtech, Proptech, and Telecom startups followed. 🔍 Series-wise Deals: - Seed funding led to 10 deals. - Followed by 7 Series A, 5 Series B, 3 Series C, and more. 📉 Funding Trend: - Weekly startup funding slipped 174.59% to $628.24 million compared to $228.79 million the previous week. - 8-week average: $393 million with 28 deals per week. 💡 Fund Launches: - z21 Ventures announced the first close of its $40 million Fund II, with WestBridge Capital investing $20 million. - Capital A launched its second fund with a target of Rs 400 crore, focusing on manufacturing, deeptech, climate and fintech. - Shivalik Investment Fund has secured 50% of its Rs 150 crore target for its first fund, aiming to raise an additional Rs 150 crore. 💼 M&A: - Veefin acquired a 26% stake in EpikIndifi, while Stockal, Wondrlab, and Marsh Harrier made acquisitions in Acru, OPA, and AJA Vision Technologies, respectively. - OYO also made a major move by acquiring G6 Hospitality, owner of Motel 6 and Studio 6 brands. Need expert guidance for your next big funding or M&A deal? IBGrid offers complete investment banking solutions, with valuation reports in just 21 days, helping you close deals faster and smarter. Reach out to us at hi@ibgrid.com #StartupFunding #IndianStartups #Investments #weeklyupdates #mergersandacquisitions #fundraising #InvestmentBanking

Last Week Funding & M&A Updates (22-27 July) 🚀 Funding Highlights: - 22 startups raised around $113.39 million. - 5 growth-stage deals and 8 early-stage deals. - 9 early-stage startups kept the transaction details undisclosed. 🌟 Growth-stage Deals: - 5 startups raised $49.3 million. - Rays Power spearheaded its $15.1 million funding. - Auxilo, NeoGrowth, Ather Energy, and Neo followed with $12 million, $11.2 million, $7, and $4 million in funding respectively. 🌱 Early-stage Deals: - 8 startups secured $64.09 million. - Unimech Aerospace led the list. - Stable Money, Incuspaze, Charcoal Eats, and Nasher Miles followed. - Other mentions: Nhance, VOC Automotive, and Umwelt 🏙️ City-wise Deals: - Mumbai led with 6 deals. - Followed by Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad, Bareilly, Jaipur, Nashik, and Rupnagar. 📈 Segment-wise Deals: - Agritech and Fintech startups topped with 4 deals. - E-commerce, Manufacturing, and Proptech tech startups followed. 🔍 Series-wise Deals: - Pre-seed, Seed, and Series A funding led to 5 deals. - Followed by 3 debt, and 1 Angel, pre-Series A, Series B, and Series C deals each. 📉 Funding Trend: - Weekly startup funding slipped 56.6% to $113.39 million compared to $261.21 million the previous week. - 8-week average: $323 million with 27 deals per week. 💡 Fund Launches: - India Accelerator has launched a new vertical to support cleantech startups with substantial funding. - Former defense secretary Ajay Kumar's VC fund focused on defense, aerospace, and deeptech has successfully raised over its target corpus. - Fashion Entrepreneur Fund has secured investments from Ravi Jaipuria and Akshay Kumar to empower fashion entrepreneurs in India. 💼 M&A: - Riveron acquired Yantra. - Thyrocare Technologies Ltd. has acquired Polo Labs. - Acko has acquired OneCare - Captain Fresh acquired Koral 🔮 Potential Deals: - Kazam aims to raise $5 million. - Wingreens Farms seeks $4.3 million in debt financing. - Glance to raise $250 million - Leap Finance seeks to raise $70-100 million to achieve unicorn status. - Nykaa is securing Rs 125 crore through non-convertible debentures. - Emami Ltd is set to acquire a 100% stake in The Man Company. 📰 News Flash: - QIA seeks court injunction to halt sale or transfer of Byju Raveendran's assets. - PhonePe and Google Pay declined slightly in June, while Paytm showed flat growth. - Paytm fined for ESOP stamp duty lapses, gets NOD to invest in payments arm. - Ola Electric IPO set for 2nd August. - RBI fined Ola Financial Services for KYC & PPI violations. - Dunzo faces a new insolvency risk. - Manipal Group gets approval to increase stake in Aakash. - Cashfree Payments gets RBI's cross-border payment license. - Google Maps to offer metro ticket booking in Kochi and Chennai - Covrzy gets broking license from IRDAI Stay tuned for more fundraising and M&A updates! #StartupFunding #IndianStartups #FundingNews #Investments #funding #weeklyupdates #mergersandacquisitions

Last Week Funding & M&A Updates (12 - 17 Aug) 🚀 Funding Highlights: - 25 startups raised around $432 million. - 6 growth-stage deals and 16 early-stage deals. - 3 early-stage startups kept the transaction details undisclosed. 🌟 Growth-stage Deals: - 6 startups raised $350 million. - Oyo spearheaded its $175 million worth Series G round. - Ather Energy raised $71 million to join the unicorn club. - Followed by Wealth and Asset Management Firm Neo, @Syfe (wealth tech startup), Vayana (trade credit infrastructure platform), and Innoviti (PoS provider) with $48 million, $27 million, $20.5 million, and $8.5 million in funding respectively. 🌱 Early-stage Deals: - 16 startups secured $82.09 million. - Kinetic Green (Electric Vehicle Maker) led the list. - Fresh Bus, Beco, Kazam, 4baseCare followed. - Other mentions: Adukale, CricHeroes, and Flam 🏙️ City-wise Deals: - Bengaluru led with 9 deals. - Followed by Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Kochi, and Ahmedabad. 📈 Segment-wise Deals: - Fintech startups topped with 7 deals. - E-commerce, EV, AutomotveTech, Healthtech, Proptech, and Food & beverages startups followed. 🔍 Series-wise Deals: - Seed funding led to 8 deals. - Followed by 6 Series A, 2 pre-Series A, 2 Series B, and 2 Series G deals. - Pre-seed, pre-Series B, Series C, Series D, and Series E deals are next on the list. 📉 Funding Trend: - Weekly startup funding jumped 186% to $432.09 million compared to $151.18 million the previous week. - 8-week average: $232.42 million with 26 deals per week. 💡 Fund Launches: - 35North Ventures raised Rs 100 crore for its second AIF, focusing on early-stage investments. - Prudent Equity launched a new PMS fund targeting stable returns through a value investing approach. 💼 M&A: - Agritech firm Jai Kisan acquired Kushal Finnovation Capital. - Veefin took over Nityo Tech. - OYO acquired Checkmyguest. - Radio Mirchi's parent ENIL purchased Gaana. 📰 News Flash: - PhonePe and G Pay dominate UPI volume in July. - Ecom Express, ArisInfra, and Smartworks are next on the list to launch IPO. - Byju's closes half of its tuition centers, to cut costs. - Unicommerce and FirstCry.com (BrainBees Solutions Ltd.)'s IPO list at 118% and 40% premium. - Shadowfax and OfBusiness are planning to launch an IPO soon. - Paytm fined Rs 47.12 lakh for stamp duty non-payment. Stay tuned for more fundraising and M&A updates! #StartupFunding #IndianStartups #FundingNews #Investments #funding #weeklyupdates #mergersandacquisitions #fundraising

Startup Funding Updates: May 6 - May 11 2024 Investment in the Indian startup ecosystem was low as compared to the previous six days period. Startups raised around $220.2 Mn across 21 deals, a 30% decline from the last to last week's $316 Mn secured in 23 deals. Here are the details of all the 21 startups that got deals: 1. Atlan - Enterprisetech company in B2B business model raised $105 Mn in Series C funding. 2. GreenCell Mobility - In Travel Tech sector with B2B business model raised $36.7 Mn in Credit. 3. K12 Techno Services - Edtech company raised $27 Mn. 4. Superplum - Agritech startup dealing in B2B business model raised $15 Mn in Series A funding. 5. LendingKart - Fintech startup and raised around $10 Mn in Debt. 6. Poshn - Agritech company raised around $4 Mn in pre-Series A funding round. 7. Myelin - Enterprisetech company in Horizontal SaaS dealing in B2B business model raised around $4 Mn in Equity. 8. Ecozen - Cleantech startup that raised around $2.9 Mn. 9. Parseable - Enterprisetech company in B2B business model raised $2.75 Mn in seed funding round. 10. BharatRohan - Deeptech Drontech company that raised around $2.3 Mn pre-IPO. 11. Cornext - An Agritech startup that raised around $2.2 Mn in seed round. 12. REGRIP - Cleantech waste management startup dealing in B2B - B2C business model raised around $2 Mn. 13. ICON - eCommerce Luggage Bag startup that raised around $1.2 Mn in seed funding round. 14. Atomgrid - Ecommerce startup dealing in B2B business model raised $1.2 Mn in seed funding round. 15. Eternz - eCommerce D2C startup that raised around $1.15 Mn in pre-seed round. 16. Knit - An Enterprisetech Horizontal SaaS startup raised $1 Mn in seed round. 17. Centriti - A new Logistics Supply Chain startup that raised around $719K in pre-Series A funding round. 18. 50Fin - A Fintech startup that raised around $550 K. 19. Treacle - Enterprisetech company dealing in B2B business model raised around $479 K in pre-seed funding round. 20. GyanLive - An Edtech test preparation startup raised at an undisclosed value. 21. QUE - An e-commerce solutions startup that raised at an undisclosed value. To know more about funding and venture capitalists, don't forget to follow IBU Advisory #fundingnews #ibuadvisory #breakingnews #indianstartups #latestfunding #fundraise #startups

Top News Of the Week :- 1. Key Startup Funding Highlights Of The Week - Buoyed by Whatfix's mega funding round, enterprisetech emerged as the investor favourite sector of the week. Besides, the sector witnessed the highest nine deals materialise via which startups raised $188.4 Mn. -Fintech was a distant second, seeing M2P Fintech raising $101 Mn only. Venture Capital firm Peak XV was the most active investor this week, backing two startups. -Seed funding picked up dramatically this week. Startups at this stage raised $44.5 Mn as against the $2.3 Mn raised during the past week. 2. Startup Fund Launches Of This Week - SaaS startup Kissflow's founder and CEO Suresh Sambandam launched a new VC firm MudhalVC, which aims to invest around INR 125 Cr in 25 to 50 early stage startups, with average ticket size ranging between INR 25 Lakh and INR 1 Cr. - VC firm Tribe Capital has partnered with investment firm Oister Global to launch 'Oister Tribe Ace Fund 1. With a target corpus of $500 Mn, the fund will serve as the first alternative investment fund dedicated to secondary transactions. -Bengaluru-based AIF Optimistic Capital rolled out a maiden fund INR 200 Cr (around $23.9 Mn) to invest in India's microbrewery space. 3. Updates On Indian Startup IPOs -Fintech unicorn MobiKwik secured approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for its INR 700 Cr initial public offering (IPO). The offer will entirely comprise a fresh issue of equity shares, with no offer for sale component. - Foodtech major Swiggy filed updated IPO papers with the SEBI for an INR 3,750 Cr ($450 Mn) IPO. Swiggy's public issue will comprise a fresh issuance of shares worth INR 3,750 Cr and an offer for sale (OFS) component of 18.53 Cr equity shares. -Online furniture rental startup RentoMojo's founder and CEO Geetansh Bamania will be looking to file its IPO within the next 18 months. -SaaS unicorn Fractal is considering filing papers for a $500 Mn IPO with SEBI in November. The IPO will value the startup at $3.5 Bn. 4. Other Developments Of The Week -Seekho is eyeing to raise $8-10 Mn in its Series A round to be co-led by Lightspeed and Elevation Capital. -Fintech SaaS startup Zaggle announced the acquisitions of two companies this week- Span Across IT Solutions and Mobileware Technologies. It bought 98.32% stake in Span Across IT Solutions and 26% in Mobileware.

🌟 Weekly Funding Report: 09 – 14 Sep 2024 🌟 This past week, the Indian startup ecosystem showcased its resilience, with 24 startups raising approximately $228.79 million in funding. While this represents a significant decline of 45.7% from the previous week’s total of $421.29 million. 🏦 Growth-Stage Deals: Among the 6 growth-stage deals, key players include: InMobi: Spearheaded the week with a massive $100 million debt funding round. FlexiLoans: Secured $35 million, enhancing its position in the MSME-focused fintech space. Onsurity, AppsForBharat, Moneyview, and HROne followed with funding ranging from $4 million to $21 million. Notably, Moneyview has now entered the unicorn club with this fresh capital. 🚀 Early-Stage Success: In the early-stage segment, 13 startups collectively raised $46.14 million. Leading the pack are: Centricity in wealth management, Nestasia in D2C home decor, Track3D focusing on AI-driven insights, Dharaksha Ecosolutions in biotech, and Futwork, a sales outreach platform. City and Segment Breakdown: Bengaluru emerged as the hub for innovation with 8 deals, followed by Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Kolkata. E-commerce startups dominated the segment-wise deals with 5 transactions, closely followed by fintech, healthtech, cleantech, HRtech, adtech, and AI startups. Series Breakdown: 9 Seed funding deals took the lead, alongside 4 Series A, 3 pre-seed, and 2 Series B deals, indicating a healthy pipeline for nascent ideas. New Funds and Acquisitions: Three new funds launched this week: Playbook Partners raised over $130 million, Proparco invested $5 million in agritech-focused Omnivore, Arka Investment Advisory Services launched its second alternative investment fund targeting real estate. In terms of acquisitions: Nazara Technologies made headlines with a controlling stake in Moonshine Technology for Rs 982 crore ($100 million), alongside acquiring a stake in Stan. Other notable acquisitions include GoKwik’s purchase of Return Prime and Moneyview acquiring Jify. co Challenges in the Ecosystem: On a sobering note, InsurStaq.ai has shut down its operations, highlighting the tough competition within the generative AI sector. Looking Ahead: Despite the funding dip, the startup ecosystem is abuzz with potential. Upcoming deals include: Slice aiming to raise over $35 million, Finova Capital seeking Rs 800 crore, and Flipkart’s Super.money planning to raise external funds. Industry Updates: MobiKwik Xtra has faced user backlash due to withdrawal policy changes. Noteworthy financial results include Purplle trimming losses and NPCI posting robust revenue and profits. #IndianStartups #FundingNews #VentureCapital #StartupEcosystem #Entrepreneurship #InvestmentTrends #GrowthFunding #EarlyStageInvesting #MergersAndAcquisitions #Fintech Check out the full article here for more insights: https://lnkd.in/etMrPX8Q

Part -11 : Startup Accelerator Scams [Follow for the whole series] Why are they targeting Bengaluru based/south founders because for south based Startup founders are very liberal and not aggressive and also studious so easy to be scammed with no tension of being punched or harmed. Think if they do such a scam with any Jat in Delhi by sitting in Gurgaon, their asses will be broken. Now the whole summary says this  -  1. We should never join an accelerator program which is started by random idiots who never build anything real in their lives. 2. If you are building an accelerator then you should know that cohort members are your customers, you are not their papa or class teacher to abuse/threaten them. 3. You should never take competitors in the same batch. 4. You should never have fishy mandates and agreements for founders. 5. Try to not have fees and have a strict selection procedure where you get right startups and be brutal with startup ideas which are too lame and give them straight forward feedback that change it this will not work. Do not take their three months because you need their money and are not willing to refund. 6. Never have people make fake promises like - “30 days me funding”, and so on. 7. Be a mentor in the cohort as a founder if you know and build things of your own back in time. 8. There should be an intent to help startups but not to just make dream money from the cohort 15K * 55 = Above 8 Lakhs every batch. Startup accelerator is a very respectful work and seems like some God and all. I mean don't play with it for the sake of scamming and looting money.  9. Don’t make fake promises when you don't have any VC or mentor with you and you are simply spamming investors with your startups portfolios. 10. Do not give false hopes to startups because most of these startups have stopped operations and are thinking that they will continue when they get funding and I am damn sure 90% people will not get funding and you yourself have not built anything so far to get funding. 11. Do not ask them to learn only from fellow founders which is a waste of time when the fellow founders are from different domains. Rather hire domain expert previous founders to help.  12. Accelerator is not for everyone. For people with only Idea there should be an incubation and you should teach them properly rather than just letting them hang with fellow founders. My request to all founders and government officials is to open up on these topics and help aspiring founders by saving them from such scams and introduce some legality or standards for the same. #startups #accelerator #programs #startupaccelerator

Last Week Funding & M&A Updates (5 - 10 Aug) 🚀 Funding Highlights: - 29 startups raised around $117.68 million. - 8 growth-stage deals and 19 early-stage deals. - 2 early-stage startups kept the transaction details undisclosed. 🌟 Growth-stage Deals: - 8 startups raised $104.8 million. - Telehealth and Visit Health spearheaded its $30 million Series B round. - Neo Wealth and Asset Management, ShareChat, Country Delight, and ShopDeck (Previously NuShop) followed with $26.5 million, $16 million, $8.45 million, and $7.85 million in funding respectively. 🌱 Early-stage Deals: - 19 startups secured $9.8 million. - Agrizy led the list. - Scimplify, kindlife.in, Punch, Metadome.ai followed. - Other mentions: IppoPay and FlexiBees 🏙️ City-wise Deals: - Bengaluru led with 11 deals. - Followed by Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Chennai, Pune, Udaipur, and Chandigarh. 📈 Segment-wise Deals: - Agritech and Fintech startups topped with 4 deals. - E-commerce, Manufacturing, and Proptech tech startups followed. 🔍 Series-wise Deals: - Series A funding led to 10 deals. - Followed by 7 seed, 4 Series B, 3 pre-Series A, and 3 Debt deals. - Series C and Angel round deals are next on the list. 📉 Funding Trend: - Weekly startup funding slipped 46.81% to $177.68 million compared to $334.04 million the previous week. - 8-week average: $297.56 million with 29 deals per week. 💡 Fund Launches: - Sauce VC closed its third fund at Rs 365 crore. - O'Neil Capital Management India launched a new quant fund aiming for stable returns. - Pantomath Capital Management also secured a significant initial close for its second fund, focusing on value investing. 💼 M&A: - Nazara acquired Fusebox Games. - Instawork took over Able Jobs. - Nazara's Absolute Sports acquired DeltiasGaming.com - Shobitam, Inc acquired IsadoraLife - Exicom acquired Tritium - Apax Partners picked up 52% stakes in greytHR 📰 News Flash: - UPI daily transactions cross 500 Mn mark. - No appraisal for Unacademy employees in 2024. - Namma Yatri expands zero-commission cab service to Delhi-NCR. - Ola Electric's share price surged 20%. - Tech IPOs subscription: Unicommerce 168X and FirstCry.com (BrainBees Solutions Ltd.) 12X. - Astroyogi accuses Astrotalk of trademark infringement. - Saas unicorn Postman's valuation takes a hit. Stay tuned for more fundraising and M&A updates! #StartupFunding #IndianStartups #FundingNews #Investments #funding #weeklyupdates #mergersandacquisitions #fundraising