| Date | Title | Description |
| 26.09.2023 | 20-year-old Quddus Pativada built one of the hottest AI study tools while he was still in high school. He's now launching it for schools. | 20-year-old Quddus Pativada, the founder of ASI. ASI This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
Redeem now
Quddus Pativada built an AI-powered study guide generator while he was stil... |
| 28.07.2023 | ETtech Deals Digest: Weekly funding crashes to $41.5 million; early-stage funds hedge bets | ETtech
The funding drought for Indian startups sent growth- and late-stage rounds to zero with venture capital funds specialising in these stages continuing to remain cautious this week.
Early stage funds, on the other hand, made small depl... |
| 18.07.2023 | India Digest: Bureau closes Series A; Dunzo to raise $20m more from Reliance Retail | Fraud and identity management platform Bureau has raised an additional $4.5 million, completing its Series A funding round at $16.5 million, according to a press release. Separately, Google-backed delivery startup Dunzo is planning to raise... |
| 26.06.2023 | China Digest: Minism Coffee raises $62m; Huawei sets up robotics firm | Minism Coffee has raised $62.2 million in a Series B funding round. Separately, Huawei Technologies has invested $120.6 million to set up Jimu Robot. |
| 23.06.2023 | ETtech Deals Digest: Startups raise $103 million this week as funding drought persists | ETtech
Another week has gone by, and the funding drought persists across the Indian startup landscape, with new-age companies mopping up just $103 million across 17 rounds in the last seven days. The funding raised by these companies plunge... |
| 20.06.2023 | PH Digest: Shoppable nets $1.15m, Kickstart invests in UK biotech firm | Philippines-based startup Shoppable has raised $1.15 million in a pre-seed funding round while ACTIVE Fund, an investment company managed by Kickstart Ventures in the Philippines, has invested in biotech company Roslin Technologies. B2B e-c... |
| 16.06.2023 | ETtech Deals Digest: Indian startups raise $174 million this week, boosted by investment in Lenskart | ETtechIllustration by Rahul Awasthi
The ongoing funding winter for Indian startups looks unlikely to end anytime soon with new-age companies scooping up only $174 million, across 20 rounds, last week, according to data provided by market in... |
| 09.06.2023 | ETtech Deals Digest: Startups raised just $86 million this week | ETtechIllustration by Rahul Awasthi
While people across India are reeling under the heat of an intense summer, things have been no better for startups across the country, which continue to shiver amid a prolonged funding winter, with no sig... |
| 07.06.2023 | SE Asia Digest: Thunes raises $60m; Khazanah leads PolicyStreet’s $15.3m round | Singapore-based fintech startup Thunes and Malaysian insurtech firm PolicyStreet have announced raising a total of over $60 million and $15.3 million, respectively, confirming earlier reports by DealStreetAsia. Thunes raises over $60m total... |
| 23.05.2023 | Greater China Digest: Biomissile gets funds; Hashkey eyes up to $200m | Kequan Fund has led the Series B round for Biomissile Biopharma while HashKey Group is reportedly in “early-stage talks” to raise up to $200 million. Kequan Fund leads Biomissile’s Series B round
Biomissile Biopharmaceutical, a Suzhou-headq... |
| 19.05.2023 | ETtech Deals Digest: Indian startups raised $617 million this week | ETtech
Startups garnered around $617 million in funding from 26 rounds this week. The figure was a significant improvement over the previous week, according to data provided by market intelligence firm Tracxn.
Between May 13 and 19, 2023, f... |
| 12.05.2023 | ETtech Deals Digest: Indian startups raised $58 million this week | ETtechIllustration by Rahul Awasthi
The startup funding landscape continues to look bleak, with companies raising just $58 million over the last week, across 13 rounds, according to data provided by market intelligence firm Tracxn. Funding ... |
| 24.04.2023 | Asia Digest: Hitachi launches $300m CVC fund, S Korea's Grace scores $5m | Hitachi has launched its third corporate venture capital fund with $300 million in initial funding, while South Korean beauty startup Grace has raised $5 million in a Series B round. Japan’s Hitachi launches $300m third CVC fund
Japanese mu... |
| 21.04.2023 | ETtech Deals Digest: Indian startups raised $112 million in funding this week | ETtech
Funding for Indian startups remained muted this week, with companies raising $112 million across 11 rounds, according to data provided by market intelligence firm Tracxn.
ETtech
The funding raised by startups this week represents a 7... |
| 14.04.2023 | ETtech Deals Digest: Indian startups raised $206 million this week | ETtech
Investment activity in the Indian startup ecosystem remained subdued this past week, with $206 million being poured in, across 20 rounds, according to data provided by market intelligence firm Tracxn.
ETtech
Funding this week dipped ... |
| 11.04.2023 | Singapore Digest: NODWIN's SG unit buys Branded, Verz Design secures $2m from Meetsocial | Esports firm NODWIN Gaming said its Singapore subsidiary has acquired live media company Branded, while Verz Design announced raising $2 million from Chinese digital marketing group Meetsocial. NODWIN Gaming’s SG unit acquires Branded
Globa... |
| 10.04.2023 | Asia Digest: SmartRyde bags $3.4m; Travelio raises Series C funding | Japanese airport transfer marketplace SmartRyde has raised $3.39 million in a Series A+ funding round, while Indonesia-based online home-renting platform Travelio has raised funding in an undisclosed Series C round. NVenture leads SmartRyde... |
| 08.04.2023 | ETtech Deals Digest: Indian startups raised $491 million this week | ETtech
Funding activity in the Indian startup ecosystem saw a jump this past week largely because of a few deals that were announced including the fundraise at DMI Finance.
A total of $491 million of funding was raised across 18 rounds betw... |
| 28.03.2023 | India Digest: pi Ventures raises $2.6m; Artha India invests in BuuPass; Sequoia backs Nimbbl | pi Ventures has raised $2.6 million from Belgian conglomerate Colruyt Group’s IT arm while Artha India Ventures has joined the round for Kenyan B2B2C mobility marketplace BuuPass. Separately, Sequoia Capital India and Global Founders Capita... |
| 10.03.2023 | ETtech Deals Digest: startups pick up $140 million this week as funding nosedives 90% YoY | ETtech
Indian startups received $140 million in funding over the week across 20 rounds, 90% lower compared to the same period last year when $1.43 billion came in as across various companies, according to data from market intelligence firm ... |
| 08.02.2023 | Asia Digest: Japan's Baseconnect raises $50m Series B round; NZ-based Fabrum bags $23m in Series A | Japan-based corporate database and search engine Baseconnect has raised $50 million in a Series B funding round, while New Zealand-based composite cryogenic vessel maker Fabrum has bagged $23 million in a Series A funding round. Z Venture l... |
| 02.01.2023 | Asia Digest: Japan’s D Capital closes first fund at $238m; NSSK exits nursing care firm Welfare Suzuran | A couple of Japanese middle-market private equity firms made major announcements ahead of the new year. While D Capital closed its debut fund at $238 million, Nippon Sangyo Suishin Kiko (NSSK) made an exit from nursing care provider Welfare... |
| 01.12.2022 | Asia Digest: GoPizza secures $45m; Australian startups Vald and Morse Micro raise funding | South Korea-based pizza startup GoPizza closed its Series C funding round at $45 million, while Australian sports tech company Vald and semiconductor maker Morse Micro pocketed $25 million and $30 million, respectively. CJ Investment leads ... |
| 23.11.2022 | India Digest: The Ayurveda Co raises $15m in Series A; RedBrick AI snags $4.6m | D2C omnichannel ayurveda brand The Ayurveda Co has raised $15 million in a Series A funding round, while health-tech AI platform RedBrick AI said it has raised $4.6 million in seed funding led by Sequoia India and Southeast Asia’s Surge. Th... |
| 17.11.2022 | Asia Digest: Filipino accelerator launches $10m fund; Choco Up, Dream Impact team up for $5m fund | While Philippine accelerator Archipelago Labs has launched a $10-million fund for Web3 startups, Hong Kong revenue-based financier Choco Up has partnered with Dream Impact for a $5-million fund to help social-impact startups. A-Labs launche... |
| 18.10.2022 | DigestAI’s 19-year-old founder wants to make education addictive | When Quddus Pativada was 14, he wished that he had an app that could summarize his textbooks for him. Just five years later, Pativada has been there and done that — earlier this year, he launched the AI-based app Kado, which turns photos, d... |
| 06.10.2022 | India Digest: RTAF launches $12m fund; SphitiCap floats $500m fund | Real Time Angel Fund (RTAF) on Wednesday announced the launch of its debut fund worth $12 million while SphitiCap has also launched its maiden venture fund with a total corpus of $500 million. RTAF launches $12m fund
Sector-agnostic, SEBI-r... |
| 04.10.2022 | The Startup Battlefield 200: Education, security and space edition | The collective creativity, ingenuity and technical prowess of the Startup Battlefield 200 presented by Capital Connect by JP Morgan is nothing short of amazing. Out of thousands of applications, only 200 early-stage startups made the final ... |
| 15.09.2022 | China Digest: Snack brand Xueji bags $86m; Nebula Graph raises Series A round | Chinese retail brand Xueji Chaohuo and open-source graph database Nebula Graph have secured new financing to expand operations. Snack brand Xueji Chaohuo closes $86m in Series A round
Xueji Chaohuo, a Chinese retail brand that sells roasted... |
| 05.09.2022 | China Digest: Biotech firm BoomRay bags $43m in Series B; E-commerce enabler Pook raises almost $29m | Chinese biotech firm BoomRay Pharmaceuticals has raised 300 million yuan ($43.4 million) in a Series B round led by Sequoia China. Meanwhile, brand enablement platform Pook has bagged 200 million yuan ($28.8 million) in a Series B round led... |
| 31.08.2022 | China Digest: Longneng raises $63m; Sequoia China backs Eaglechip's $41.5m deal | Chinese green energy company Longneng has secured about 435.4 million yuan ($63.1 million) in its pre-IPO round. Separately, Eaglechip, a nascent integrated circuit (IC) developer, has completed its angel round at 286 million yuan ($41.5 mi... |
| 19.08.2022 | China Digest: Healsun raises nearly $37m; Warburg, Macquarie near Bohao deal | Chinese contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) Healsun Biopharm has raised nearly 250 million yuan ($36.7 million) in a Series B round. Separately, Warburg Pincus and Macquarie Asset Management are reportedly close to ma... |
| 24.06.2022 | China Digest: Temasek leads Mojia round; Helixon nets $75m | Temasek Holdings has led a $80-million Series B funding round for Chinese biomanufacturing firm Mojia Biotech. Separately, Chinese drug discovery startup Helixon has completed its Series A funding round at almost 500 million yuan (about $75... |
| 21.06.2022 | India Digest: Immuneel raises $15m; Prosus may lead Acko's $200m round | Biotech startup Immuneel Therapeutics has raised $15 million in its Series A funding round co-led by Eight Roads Ventures, True North Fund VI LLP and F-Prime Capital. In another development, Acko is close to raising $200 million in fresh fi... |
| 17.06.2022 | Deals Digest: Companies raise $632 mn this week; ShareChat parent valued at $5 bn after closing $520 mn round | Companies raised $632 million in venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) funding this week, lower than last week’s... TO READ THE FULL STORY
SUBSCRIBE LOGIN
The only platform exclusively covering Private Investments in India. Exclusive... |
| - | DigestAI | “digest.ai” |
