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| 16.09.2026 | RTP Global elevates senior executive to COO of Asia operations | Smita Goel, chief operating officer, Asia operations, RTP Global
Early-stage venture capital firm RTP Global has elevated Smita Goel to chief operating officer of its Asia operations, expanding her mandate to include fund operations, global... |
| 27.08.2026 | Ringg AI Closes $15M Series A Funding | Ringg AI, a Bengaluru, India-based enterprise artificial intelligence and conversational automation startup, closed a $15m Series A funding.
The round was led by Peak XV Partners, with active participation from Arkam Ventures and Capital 2B... |
| 26.08.2026 | Ringg AI raises $10 million in funding from Peak XV Partners, others | Synopsis
Founded in 2023 by Siddharth Tripathi, Kali Charan Vemuru and Utkarsh Shukla, the startup counts Policybazaar, CRED, Flipkart, Groww and Practo among its customers.
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| 19.08.2026 | CRED launches Circle for one-on-one conversations with experts on careers, money, wellness and relationships | Fintech platform CRED has launched Circle by CRED, a members-only app offering paid one-to-one conversations with people who have experience across careers, money, wellness and relationships.
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| 15.08.2026 | CRED-Backed NewTap Finance’s FY26 Profit More Than Doubles To ₹2.4 Cr | SUMMARY
CRED-backed NewTap Finance more than doubled its FY26 net profit to ₹2.4 Cr, while total income surged 116% to ₹259 Cr.
The NBFC’s growing loan book gives CRED scope to expand its credit offerings through co-lending and other partne... |
| 14.08.2026 | ixigo parent Le Travenues to sell 17.39% stake in FreshBus for Rs 36.6 crore | Le Travenues Technology, the listed company that operates travel booking platform ixigo, has agreed to sell a 17.39% stake in electric intercity bus startup FreshBus to Twelve Stone LLP for Rs 36.6 crore.
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| 02.08.2026 | ‘I don’t want to miss out’: Why India’s youth are choosing debt over savings | Listen
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| 24.07.2026 | UPI In June: Navi, super.money Gain Ground As PhonePe, Google Pay Slip Slightly | SUMMARY
In June, players like Navi and super.money saw a marginal jump in their respective market share contrary to PhonePe and Google Pay losing it a bit
WhatsApp surpassed CRED in both UPI market share and transaction volume during the mo... |
| 01.07.2026 | Govt directs Meta to stall rollout of WhatsApp usernames over cyberfraud risks | The ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY) has directed Meta to not proceed with the rollout of the username feature on its messaging app WhatsApp over potential impersonation and cyberfraud issues, people aware of the m... |
| 29.06.2026 | Toys startup LiLLBUD raises Rs 6 Cr Seed funding from Zeropearl VC | In a seed fundraising round headed by Zeropearl VC, LiLLBUD, an early learning firm that targets children between the ages of 0 and 3, raised Rs 6 crore. Abhishek Bansal, CEO of Shadowfax, Kunal Shah, founder of CRED, and a syndicate of con... |
| 26.06.2026 | [Weekly funding roundup June 20-26] CRED fundraise helps VC inflow to cross $1B | The last week of June saw venture capital funding into Indian startups crossing the $1 billion mark on a weekly basis for the first time since 2023 and this was primarily due to the $900 million fund infusion into Kunal Shah-founded fintech... |
| 26.06.2026 | ETtech Deals Digest: Credâs mega round lifts startup funding to $1.09 billion this week, up 290% on-year | Synopsis
Indian startups secured a significant $1.09 billion in funding across 14 deals, with fintech giant Cred leading the charge with a massive $900 million round. This surge, primarily driven by late-stage investments, marks a substanti... |
| 25.06.2026 | WhatsApp eyes its next act: a global superapp | Kunal Shah, an Indian fintech founder with no engineering degree or Silicon Valley pedigree, has spent two decades building businesses around digital payments and consumer behaviour in India.
He now takes charge of Meta’s WhatsApp as the co... |
| 24.06.2026 | Meta Revamps WhatsApp Leadership, Fuels Indian Fintech Growth | Meta appointed Kunal Shah, Cred's founder, as WhatsApp's global head. This move follows a $900 million investment in Shah's Indian fintech startup, valuing Cred at $4.5 billion. Will Cathcart, the former WhatsApp head, transitions to Meta's... |
| 23.06.2026 | Kunal Shah is WhatsApp CEO as Meta leads $900 million financing in Cred | Synopsis
Meta enters the cap table of fintech co-valued at $4.5 billion post-money; Miten Sampat is interim CEO. The funding comprises about $400 million in secondary sale of shares by existing shareholders, while the remaining $500 million... |
| 23.06.2026 | Indian startup head Kunal Shah appointed as new WhatsApp boss | MUMBAI: Meta has tapped Indian fintech founder Kunal Shah to be the new head of WhatsApp, as the United States tech giant seeks ways to monetise the messaging app's massive user base.
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| 23.06.2026 | CRED Raises Approx. $900M in Series H at Post-Money Valuation of ~$4.5 Billion | CRED, a Bengaluru, India-based financial technology and reward platform provider, raised ₹8,550 crore (approximately $900m) in a Series H funding round at a post-money valuation of ₹43,239 crore (~$4.5 billion).
The round was led by Meta th... |
| 23.06.2026 | CNBC Daily Open: Tech-tonic shift or buying opportunity? | The technology sell-off on Wall Street triggered declines across global markets.
Circuit breakers were triggered after South Korea’s Kospi fell over 8%.
SpaceX slumped 16% in its third straight day of losses.
The U.S. Treasury issued a 60-d... |
| 23.06.2026 | How a $4 billion Indian startup won Meta’s backing but lost its founder to WhatsApp | Indian fintech startup Cred will raise $900 million in funding at a valuation of over $4 billion on Monday.
Meta led the funding round and will be a minority investor in Cred.
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| 22.06.2026 | Meta to invest $900 million in India's CRED, taps founder to lead WhatsApp | June 22 : Meta Platforms will invest $900 million in Indian fintech startup CRED, valuing it at $4.5 billion, while tapping CRED's founder Kunal Shah to head WhatsApp globally, the companies said on Monday.
India is WhatsApp's largest marke... |
| 22.06.2026 | Grapevine: Meta, Cred, Nuvama, PAG, Zypp in news | Premium
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| 22.06.2026 | CRED Raises ₹8,550 Crore Series H (About $900 Million) Led By Meta | CRED announced that it will raise ₹8,550 crore, or about $900 million, in a Series H round led by Meta. The financing is structured through a combination of primary and secondary share purchases.
The round values CRED at a post-money valuat... |
| 22.06.2026 | Meta’s WhatsApp head to step down, will be replaced by Indian fintech founder Kunal Shah | WhatsApp head Will Cathcart will step down from his role after more than seven years, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said.
Meta is tapping Kunal Shah, who founded Indian fintech startup Cred, to lead WhatsApp.
Cathcart will move into another role... |
| 22.06.2026 | Kunal Shah to lead WhatsApp as Meta takes a bite of Cred | Meta Platforms Inc. has named fintech entrepreneur Kunal Shah as the new global head of WhatsApp, pulling off an unusual executive crossover as part of a $900 million investment in his financial services startup Cred.
Shah, who has previous... |
| 22.06.2026 | Cred founder Kunal Shah to lead WhatsApp as Meta invests ₹8,550 crore in the fintech startup | Meta Platforms Inc. has appointed Cred founder Kunal Shah to lead WhatsApp as part of its ₹8,550 crore ($900 million) investment in the Indian fintech startup, according to an official announcement.
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| 22.06.2026 | Meta gets Kunal Shah to lead WhatsApp globally, but what's next for Cred? | Cred founder Kunal Shah on Monday stepped down as CEO of the fintech startup to take over as the global head of WhatsApp, marking a major leadership transition for the company as it also secures a ₹8,550 crore (approximately $900 million) i... |
| 19.06.2026 | Kunal Shah’s Cred scales biometric UPI users to near 10 million | - |
| 16.06.2026 | India's Sarvam AI Soars to Unicorn Status with $234 Million Investment | Sarvam AI secured $234 million in Series B funding. The Indian generative AI startup is now a unicorn, valued at $1.5 billion. HCLTech led the investment. This significant capital infusion fuels Sarvam's ambition to build sovereign AI. Its ... |
| 15.06.2026 | Equal AI Secures $30M Series B to Conquer India's Voice-First Consumer AI Market | Equal AI, a leading consumer voice AI platform, just secured $30 million in Series B funding. Prosus Ventures and Tomales Bay Capital co-led the round. This significant capital injection propels Equal AI's ambitious expansion. The company m... |
| 15.06.2026 | Sarvam raises $234 million led by HCLTech at $1.5 billion valuation | Synopsis
India's Sarvam AI has secured $234 million in a funding round led by HCLTech, valuing the homegrown AI startup at $1.5 billion. This investment fuels Sarvam's mission to develop sovereign AI solutions and large language models tail... |
| 12.06.2026 | AI call assistant startup Equal raises Series B funding | Credit: 123RF.com
Equal AI, an artificial intelligence-driven call assistant platform, has raised $30 million (around Rs 286 crore) in a Series B funding round to scale its technological infrastructure and expand its consumer digital servic... |
| 04.06.2026 | JSW Ventures appoints new partner, gears up for third fund | Vikas Chandak, partner, JSW Ventures
JSW Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of the diversified JSW Group, has appointed former fintech executive and angel investor Vikas Chandak as a partner as it prepares to launch its third fund.... |
| 21.05.2026 | Sadev Ventures ropes in Snabbit senior exec as co-founder, partner | (L to R) Dhruv Dhanraj Bahl and Ishan Kansal
Sadev Ventures, the early-stage venture capital firm founded by former BharatPe chief operating officer Dhruv Dhanraj Bahl, has appointed former Snabbit and CRED executive Ishan Kansal as co-foun... |
| 14.05.2026 | Scoop: Ex-Peak XV trio launches Mettle Capital, targets $350â400 million fund to back Indian startups | Synopsis
Three former Peak XV Partners, Ashish Agrawal, Ishaan Mittal, and Tejeshwi Sharma, have launched Mettle Capital. The new venture capital fund aims to raise $350-400 million. Mettle Capital will invest in Indian startups at Series A... |
| 24.04.2026 | ETtech Deals Digest: Startups raise $66 million this week, down 33% on-year | Synopsis
Startup funding saw a 33% year-on-year decline, with $66 million raised in the week to February 24, though this was a 43.8% increase from the previous week. Cheque sizes also reduced, with fewer deals this year. Top VCs included Ra... |
| 22.04.2026 | Dunzo’s Kabeer Biswas raises $11 million for AI startup from Peak XV, Blume, CRED | - |
| 22.04.2026 | Kabeer Biswasâs concierge startup 'M' raises Rs 102 crore from Peak XV, Blume, Cred | Synopsis
Kabeer Biswas, Dunzo cofounder, has launched a new AI concierge startup named M. The company secured Rs 102 crore in funding from Peak XV Partners, Blume Ventures, and Cred. M aims to automate household tasks using artificial intel... |
| 22.04.2026 | Kabeer Biswas’ M Raises ₹102 Cr From Peak XV, Blume | SUMMARY
Former Dunzo cofounder Kabeer Biswas’ new startup, M, is looking to net ₹102 Cr (about $11 Mn) from Peak XV Partners
As per MCA filings accessed by Inc42, Peak XV Partners led the funding round with a ₹46.4 Cr investment. While Blum... |
| 15.04.2026 | Proptech startup Helium raise Rs 5 crore from Kunal Shah, Albinder Dhindsa, others | Synopsis
The startup will use the fresh funds for product development and marketing. The tech-led real estate rental management startup leases homes directly from owners and pays the full security deposit upfront, allowing tenants to rent f... |
| 14.04.2026 | Govt notifies establishment of Rs 10,000 crore Fund of Funds 2.0 | Synopsis
This second tranche of the Fund of Funds will seek to mobilise venture capital and support deeptech, tech-driven, innovative manufacturing startups, and early-growth stage enterprises.
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| 07.04.2026 | CRED sharpens wealth play with Kuvera upgrade | - |
| 02.04.2026 | Kestra Secures $25M to Standardize Enterprise Workflow Orchestration | Kestra secured $25M Series A funding, elevating total investment to $36M. Its open-source platform orchestrates complex enterprise data, AI, and infrastructure workflows. Kestra achieved significant growth: 25x enterprise revenue increase, ... |
| 31.03.2026 | Kestra Raises $25 Million Series A to Become the Orchestration Standard for Enterprises | RTP Global leads the $25 million round as Apple, JPMorgan Chase, Toyota, Deutsche Telekom, BHP and Crédit Agricole turn to Kestra to orchestrate mission-critical workflows across data, AI and infrastructure.
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| 26.03.2026 | CRED rolls out biometric authentication for UPI payments up to ₹5,000 | - |
| 26.03.2026 | Health insurance platform Plum raises $20 million led by Peak XV | Synopsis
Plum has raised $20 million (Rs 193 crore) led by Peak XV Partners, with participation from existing investor Tanglin Venture Partners and new investor GMO Venture Partners. The funds will be used in talent, technology, and AI inno... |
| 24.03.2026 | Fintech Unicorns: How Over 300 Companies Achieved Billion-Dollar Valuations | Share
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More than 300 fintech companies worldwide have reached valuations of $1 billion or more’ Global Unicorn Tracker. In 2015, there were fewer than 20 fintech unicorns. The number tripled between 2019 and 2021 alon... |
| 11.03.2026 | CRED Gets RBI’s Final Nod To Operate As Payment Aggregator | SUMMARY
The licence allows the fintech major to onboard merchants, collect payments on their behalf across instruments, and handle settlement and refunds
CRED secured the in-principle approval from the central bank for its PA licence applic... |
| 27.02.2026 | Deepinder Goyalâs wearable startup Temple raises $54 million from Steadview, Peak XV, others | Synopsis
Deepinder Goyalâs startup Temple, which is building a device to measure cerebral blood flow, raised $54 million (Rs 493 crore) in seed funding, valuing the company at $190 million. Investors include Peak XV Partners, Steadview Ca... |
| 24.02.2026 | Top 100 private cos clock valuation of ₹28.5 lakh crore | - |
| 21.02.2026 | NPCI’s BHIM Overtakes CRED In January UPI Rankings | SUMMARY
NPCI’s BHIM surpassed Kunal Shah-led CRED as well as FamApp in terms of UPI transaction volume by recording 17.2 Cr transactions in January
PhonePe recorded a slight surge in its transaction volume to 991.3 Cr in January
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| 12.02.2026 | Fundamentum, Nandan Nilekani's venture fund, targets more fintech investments as ecosystem matures | - |
| 09.02.2026 | Food delivery startup Swish in talks to raise $30-35 million from Bain Capital Ventures, Accel: Sources | Synopsis
Swish is discussing a $30-35 million fundraise from Bain Capital Ventures along with existing investors including Accel, people in the know told ET. Swishâs latest round will value it around $100-120 million, almost double the $6... |
| 05.02.2026 | Fashion quick commerce startup Zilo raises $15.3 million led by Peak XV Partners | Synopsis
The funding round also saw participation from angel investors including Groww founder and CEO Lalit Keshre, Cred founder Kunal Shah and Ayyappan R, founder of FirstClub. Founded in February last year by Padmakumar Pal and Bhavik Jh... |
| 05.02.2026 | How startups are turning India’s home interiors into a DIY marketplace | - |
| 04.02.2026 | Venture Capital Shake-Up: Peak XV Partners Sees Senior Exodus, New Fund Emerges | Three influential managing directors have departed Peak XV Partners. Ashish Agrawal, Ishaan Mittal, and Tejeshwi Sharma are now forming a new venture capital entity. This marks a critical shift in the venture ecosystem. Their exit follows e... |
| 03.02.2026 | Three Peak XV Partners execs quit to start new VC firm | Ashish Agrawal, Tejeshwi Sharma and Ishaan Mittal
Three managing directors from Peak XV Partners have left the firm to start a new venture capital outfit, marking the latest round of leadership departures at one of the most prominent startu... |
| 03.02.2026 | Matchmaking Startup Juleo Shuts Down Due To Capital Crunch | SUMMARY
The startup's cofounder Varun Sud took to LinkedIn to announce that the startup is “pausing” its services after failing to raise further capital
Founded in 2023, Juleo raised $2.5 Mn in 2024 from angel investors like Livspace cofoun... |
| 23.01.2026 | XED Takes a Major Step Forward as NSE International Exchange Grants In-Principle Approval for India's First GIFT City IPO | MUMBAI, India, Jan. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- XED, a globally integrated executive education enterprise, has received in-principle approval from NSE International Exchange (NSE IX) for its proposed initial public offering of USD 12 million a... |
| 21.01.2026 | Voice AI startup Ringg AI raises $5.5 million in round led by Arkam Ventures | Synopsis
Voice artificial intelligence (AI) startup Ringg AI has raised $5.5 million (Rs 48 crore) in a funding round led by Arkam Ventures, with participation from Growwâs Founder Fund, Cred founder Kunal Shah, White Venture Capital and ... |
| 21.01.2026 | Voice AI Startup Ringg Bags $5.5 Mn From Arkam Ventures | SUMMARY
The funding round saw participation from Groww’s Founder Fund, CRED founder Kunal Shah, White Venture Capital, and existing investor Capital2B
Ringg plans to deploy the funds to expand its presence in international markets and incre... |
| 17.01.2026 | From build to buy: Indian startups chase scale through overseas acquisitions | - |
| 08.01.2026 | Voice AI startup Arrowhead raises $3 M Seed funding from Stellaris | Stellaris Venture Partners led a $3 million seed funding round for Bengaluru-based voice AI startup Arrowhead.
According to industry reports, founders and executives of fintech companies like CRED, M2P, Turtlemint, and Kissht participated i... |
| 07.01.2026 | Voice AI firm Arrowhead raises $3 million in a round led by Stellaris Venture Partners | Synopsis
Arrowhead has raised $3 million in a funding round led by the early-stage venture capital firm Stellaris Venture Partners. The round also saw participation from angel investors such as Cred founder Kunal Shah and M2P founder Madhus... |
| 07.01.2026 | Antinorm, Arrowhead, Flent, RoadGrid, Be Clinical snag early-stage funds | Devyani Gupta and Vengadanathan Srinivasan, founders of Arrowhead
Two personal care brands, an EV charging infrastructure startup, a renting platform and a AI-based sales-agent provider have raised between $670,000 and $3.3 million each in ... |
| 25.12.2025 | Startups turn concierges as India’s affluent are ready to pay to have life play to their tune | - |
| 08.12.2025 | SSO, Conscious Chemist, Lumov, others raise fresh capital | Robin Gupta (left) and Prakher Mathur, co-founders, Conscious Chemist
Cancer treatment hospital chain Specialty Surgical Oncology Hospital (SSO), direct-to-consumer (D2C) cosmetics brand Conscious Chemist, healthtech startup Lumov, fintech ... |
| 01.12.2025 | Account aggregator Finvu secures $15 million from WestBridge Capital, existing investors | Synopsis
Finfactor, parent of account aggregator Finvu, has secured $15 million in a funding round led by WestBridge Capital. The capital will fuel product scaling, analytics enhancement, and Finvu's transition to a full-stack technology pr... |
| 12.11.2025 | RBI Approves SRPA’s Application For Becoming A Fintech SRO | SUMMARY
Self-Regulated PSO Association (SRPA) has emerged as the third RBI-recognised SRO over a year after the apex bank floated an omnibus framework for recognition
The SRO plans on operationalising its governance, compliance and supervis... |
| 31.10.2025 | Snapmint Raises USD 125 Mn in Series B Round Led by General Atlantic The company plans to use the fresh funds to expand its EMI-on-UPI offering and strengthen its merchant network across India. | Mumbai-based buy now pay later platform Snapmint has secured USD 125 million in its Series B funding round led by General Atlantic, with participation from Prudent Investment Managers, Kae Capital, Elev8 Venture Partners, and existing angel... |
| 31.10.2025 | SaveSage raises $1 M debt and equity Pre-seed funding | In its pre-seed funding round, which was led by Bhavesh Gupta and included new investors N.R. Narayanan, Lalit Wadhwa, DSP Family Office, Venture Catalysts, and Suvrat Sehgal, SaveSage raised $1 million in a combination of debt and equity.
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| 08.10.2025 | Meolaa Raises $6 Mn To Launch 2 New BPC Brands | SUMMARY
The funding round was led by General Catalyst, with participation from Ranjan Pai’s family office Claypond Capital, Colossa Ventures, CRED’s Kunal Shah, among others
Meolaa plans to launch two new brands in the beauty and personal c... |
| 06.10.2025 | EcoEx, Finarkein, and Affluense AI Raise Early-Stage Funding The below brands have announced their latest funding rounds. |
EcoEx Raises USD 4 Mn in Seed Round
Sustainable waste management startup EcoEx has raised USD 4 million in a seed funding round co-led by Dovetail Global Fund PCC, Navbharat Investment Fund, and Narnolia Velox Fund, along with participatio... |
| 01.10.2025 | Ignosis and Climaty AI Raise Funding for Growth The below brands have announced their latest funding rounds. | Ignosis Secures USD 4 Mn in Pre-Series A Funding
Ignosis, an enterprise-first Account Aggregator (AA) infrastructure and financial data intelligence platform, has raised USD 4 million in a pre-Series A funding round.
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| 30.09.2025 | Fintech startup Ignosis raises $4 million from PeakXVâs Surge, others | Synopsis
Ignosis, an Account Aggregator and financial data intelligence startup, has successfully raised $4 million in a funding round led by Peak XV Partnersâ Surge program. Founded in 2022, the company aims to address credit underserved... |
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| 15.09.2025 | CRED Adds Gold, Credit Card, Members-Only ‘Sovereign’ Club To Its Super App | SUMMARY
CRED has rolled out a new set of services and products for its users, including a co-branded credit card, an expanded personal finance management feature, and an invite-only membership programme called Sovereign
Among the new financ... |
| 15.09.2025 | Refrens Launches Embedded Invoicing & Accounting Suite, Cutting Back-Office Overhead by 90% | New Delhi, Delhi, India
Refrens, a global leader in invoicing and accounting solutions, today announced the launch of its next-generation Embedded Invoicing & Accounting Suite, designed to help software platforms and digital marketplace... |
| 26.08.2025 | L&T Finance Ltd. Partners with Google Pay to Offer Personal Loans to its Eligible Users | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
L&T Finance Ltd. (LTF), formerly known as L&T Finance Holdings Limited, one of the leading Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) in the country, has forged a partnership with Google Pay to offer Personal... |
| 20.08.2025 | Travel-tech startup Teleport acquired by StampMyVisa | StampMyVisa, a business-to-business (B2B) visa platform, has purchased Teleport, a cutting-edge travel technology startup based in South India and supported by prominent Indian startup founders such as Phanindra Sama (RedBus), Vidit Aatrey ... |
| 13.08.2025 | StampMyVisa Acquires Travel Tech Startup Teleport Teleport has been backed by well-known entrepreneurs including Kunal Shah of CRED, Vidit Aatrey of Meesho, and Phanindra Sama of RedBus. | StampMyVisa, a B2B visa platform, has announced the acquisition of Teleport, a travel technology startup with a strong footprint in South India. Teleport has been backed by well-known entrepreneurs including Kunal Shah of CRED, Vidit Aatrey... |
| 01.08.2025 | Passprt Trips raises $500K Pre-seed funding from Aroa Venture Partners | Aroa Venture Partners is leading a pre-seed investment round for travel firm Passprt Trips, which has garnered $500K.
Over the next three months, the company plans to expand to 20 destinations in the Middle East and Asia, improve its produc... |
| 31.07.2025 | CRED adds Bajaj Allianz, Tata AIG, United India to motor insurance lineup | - |
| 24.07.2025 | EduFund Secures $6 Million to Revolutionize Indian Education Finance | EduFund secured $6 million in Series A funding from Cercano Management and MassMutual Ventures. This brings total capital to $12 million. The investment fuels expansion. It targets AI-powered financial advisory. Loan offerings will grow. Pr... |
| 21.07.2025 | EduFund Mops Up $6 Mn From Cercano, MassMutual | SUMMARY
The capital will be used in launching its customised planning engine that caters to customers’ savings and loan needs tailored to their financial goals
Also, some funds will be allocated for expanding its loan offerings and outreach... |
| 01.07.2025 | AppsForBharat raises Series C led by Susquehanna Asia Venture Capital | Prashant Sachan, founder, AppsForBharat
AppsForBharat, the owner of the devotion platform Sri Mandir, has raised Rs 175 crore ($20 million) in a Series C funding round led by its existing investor Susquehanna Asia Venture Capital, a venture... |
| 25.06.2025 | Skippi and Sahi: The Rise of Innovative Brands in India’s Competitive Landscape | In the bustling marketplace of India, two brands are carving their paths with innovation and ambition. Skippi, an ice popsicle brand, and Sahi, a broking platform, are not just chasing success; they are redefining their industries. Both com... |
| 24.06.2025 | Skippi Raises INR 12 Cr in Extended Pre-Series A to Boost Expansion and Innovation The fresh capital will be used to enhance brand visibility, support working capital, drive product innovation, onboar... | Hyderabad-based ice popsicle brand Skippi has raised INR 12 crore in an extended pre-Series A funding round, led by Dubai-based strategic family offices of Surya, who invested INR 10 crore. The remaining INR 2 crore came from various angel ... |
| 24.06.2025 | Creative agency One Hand Clap Media receives investment from Nikhil Kamath | One Hand Clap Media, a creative firm established by former AIB heads Aakash Shah and Naveed Manakkodan, has received investment from Nikhil Kamath, a co-founder of Zerodha.
The deal’s conditions are still unknown.
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| 24.06.2025 | GIC, Bain Capital lead anchor investment in Kalpataru ahead of IPO | Credit: 123RF.com
Real estate major Kalpataru Ltd, set to launch its initial public offering (IPO) on June 24, has secured the backing of GIC Singapore and Bain Capital, among other prominent global investors, in its anchor investment round... |
| 20.06.2025 | Zerodha's Nikhil Kamath Invests in Creative Agency One Hand Clap Media One Hand Clap Media focuses on digital-first storytelling, producing ad films, creative campaigns, and managing digital mandates. | Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath has invested in One Hand Clap Media, a creative agency started by former AIB heads Aakash Shah and Naveed Manakkodan. The financial details of the deal have not been disclosed.
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| 19.06.2025 | Pico Xpress, One Hand Clap secure early-stage funding | Credit: 123RF.com
Quick commerce startup Pico Xpress has secured funding from a Japanese venture capital firm, while creative agency One Hand Clap has raised funding from Nikhil Kamath, the companies said.
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| 13.06.2025 | Yupp launches with $33M to build crypto-incentivized AI evaluation platform
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| 11.06.2025 | Top 10 Startup and Tech Funding News – June 11, 2025 | It’s Wednesday, June 11, 2025, and we’re back with your daily tech funding roundup, tracking where capital is flowing and which startups are defining what’s next in fintech, AI, fusion energy, crypto infrastructure, robotics, and beyond.
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| 10.06.2025 | The Fintech Frontier: CRED and Walmart's New Credit Ventures | In the fast-paced world of fintech, two stories emerge that highlight the evolving landscape of consumer finance. CRED, a rising star in India, has secured a hefty $72 million in funding, while Walmart is rekindling its partnership with Syn... |
| 10.06.2025 | Kunal Shah’s Cred raises funding from GIC, others in down round | A man walks next to Cred's logo during the Global Fintech Fest in Mumbai, August 29, 2024 | Credit: Reuters/Francis Mascarenhas
Fintech unicorn Cred has secured fresh funding from its existing investors including Singapore sovereign wealth ... |
| 10.06.2025 | Rapido raises fresh capital to build war chest for food delivery expansion | Ride-hailing platform Rapido is in the process of raising Rs 125 crore ($14.6 million) from US-based venture capital firm Nexus Ventures, nearly five months after it secured Rs 250 crore from global technology investor Prosus, VCCircle has ... |
| 09.06.2025 | CRED raises $72M from GIC, RTP, and others | Fintech unicorn CRED has raised $72 million (Rs 617 crore) in fresh funding from multiple investors, according to regulatory filings sourced from the Registrar of Companies (RoC).
According to the filings, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund ... |
| 09.06.2025 | GrowthCap leads Spense’s Pre-seed round with $1.85 M | GrowthCap Ventures led the $1.85 million pre-seed round for Spense, a Bengaluru-based startup developing programmable banking and card infrastructure.
Other participants include Ravi Sudhakar (Director, AI Global Business Strategy, Microsof... |
| 02.06.2025 | Spense, Ringg AI, Moving Brahma get early-stage funding | The Spense team
Fintech startup Spense, conversational AI startup Ringg AI, and marketing agency Moving Brahma have secured funding in separate early-stage rounds from venture capital firms and angel investors, the companies said.
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