Binu Paul

TMT

02 February, 2021

Budget 2021: No agritech focus, startups pin hopes on agri-infra, credit allocations

In the absence of specific initiatives for agritech businesses in the latest budget, startups in the sector hope to leverage ......

TMT

21 January, 2021

Zomato acquires sports startup Fitso: Report

Food delivery and restaurant aggregation platform Zomato has reportedly acquired Jogo Technologies, which operates sports facilities provider Fitso. Zomato has bought ......

Consumer

21 January, 2021

Rebel Foods extends accelerator programme to established local, global brands

Cloud kitchen company Rebel Foods has expanded the scope of its accelerator programme to support established Indian brands and license ......

People

20 January, 2021

FirstPrinciples VC founder Nitin Sharma joins Antler India

FirstPrinciples VC founder Nitin Sharma has joined Singapore-based venture capital firm Antler as a partner. Sharma, according to a statement, will ......

People

19 January, 2021

Former Facebook exec Amit Aggarwal joins Elevation Capital as VP

Venture capital firm Elevation Capital has strengthened its investing team with the appointment of former Facebook executive Amit Aggarwal as ......

TMT

19 January, 2021

Kerala opens up govt market for startup consortiums, mulls state VC fund

Kerala is looking to set up a venture capital fund for startups in the state, even as it opens the ......

Finance

13 January, 2021

Caspian partners with Villgro to provide debt to impact startups

Caspian Debt, the lending arm of India-focussed impact firm Caspian Impact Investment Adviser, has partnered with Chennai-based social enterprises incubator ......

TMT

04 January, 2021

Cred raises Series C funding; buys back ESOPs worth $1.2 mn

Dreamplug Technologies, which owns and operates credit card payment platform Cred, has raised $81 million (Rs 591 crore) in a ......

TMT

29 March, 2019

Ed-tech startup eShiksa gets new investor

eShiksa, a startup which helps educational institutions manage their digital operations, has raised an undisclosed amount from Mumbai-based investment firm ......

TMT

28 March, 2019

Mirae Asset leads $150-mn investment round in BigBasket

SuperMarket Grocery Supplies Pvt. Ltd, which owns online grocer BigBasket, is raising $150 million (about Rs 1,040 crore) in a ......