Tech giant Microsoft has launched its ‘Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub’ in India. The aim is to empower startups’ vision and fuel innovation to drive economic and societal progress for India and beyond. Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub is a new digital inclusive platform for startup founders in India. The platform offers over $300,000 worth … Read more
After Zivame and Amante, Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL) has now announced acquiring Clovia, another direct to consumer (D2C) women lingerie brand. Key points to note – Founded in 2012, Clovia has previously raised a total of $22 mn from various investors. Last round was in December 2020, when it had raised Rs 14.3 crore … Read more
After investing $100 mn (Rs 750 cr) for a minority stake in Blinkit (Grofers) last year, Zomato now approves a further investment upto $150 mn (approx Rs 1,150 cr) into the Company. Key points to note: The subject investment is in the nature of loan to be disbursed in one or more tranches. Rate of … Read more
The founders Yashish Dahiya and Alok Bansal are together selling 2.3% of their stake into the Company. Key points to note – After sale, the founders’ cumulative stake will reduce from 10.33 % to 8.01% percent on a fully diluted basis. Sale will be executed on February 11, 2022 through block deal. Expected realisation from … Read more
Moglix, the industrial business-to-business startup for manufacturing, has raised $250 million in its latest Series F funding round, at a valuation of $2.6 billion. This investment was led by Tiger Global and Alpha Wave Global with Hong Kong based-investment firm Ward Ferry coming on board as a new investor. In 2019, Moglix was the … Read more
Zomato continues to make more investments into start-ups/ emerging companies. 1. Rs 112.2 crore for 19.48% into Adonmo Private Limited Founded in 2016, Adonmo is focused on outdoor digital advertising. The Company reported a revenue of Rs 3.3 crore in FY 21. Investment by Zomato is cash consideration and values Adonmo at Rs 576 crore. … Read more
Indiamart has recently announced a series of acquisitions/ investments. 1. Rs 500 crore for 100% buyout of Busy Infotech Private Limited Consideration is entirely paid in cash. The company provides ‘BUSY Accounting Software’ – a web based business accounting solution for the companies. The solution also offers GST billing & return filing, TDS/TCS, configurable GST … Read more
Food delivery platform Swiggy on Monday announced that it raised $700 million in a new funding round led by Invesco. The funding round saw participation from new investors such as Baron Capital Group, Kotak, among others. Swiggy said existing investors like Alpha Wave Global, Qatar Investment Authority, Ark Impact, Prosus also participated in the round. Economic … Read more