Why Artha Venture Fund is focusing on D2C, fintech, and B2B after closing debut fund at Rs 220 Cr

Mumbai-based venture capital firm Artha Venture Fund has announced the final close of its debut fund at Rs 220 crore as against a target of Rs 200 crore.  The thematic…

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Why these second-time entrepreneurs decided to start audio social media platform Swell

After their bootstrapped mobile commerce startup Skava got acquired by software giant Infosys for $120 million in 2015, Sudha K Varadarajan and Arish Ali were looking to bring audio to existing…

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Neobanking fintech Niyo acquires Bengaluru-based personal finance app Index

Digital banking fintech Niyo has announced the acquisition of Bengaluru-based personal finance startup, Index. This is Niyo’s second acquisition after acquiring Goalwise around mid-2020. The Index team including Anand Krishna…

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[Funding alert] Low-code interactive customer engagement platform CustomerGlu raises $320k led by Better Capital, others

US and Bengaluru-based low-code interactive customer engagement platform CustomerGlu has raised pre-seed funding of $320,000 led by Better Capital.The round also saw participation from angel investors like Ramakant Sharma (Founder…

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Amazon India vaccinates over 1 lakh frontline associates, staff, dependents

Amazon on Wednesday said it has completed vaccinating over one lakh people, including frontline associates, employees and their dependents.The ecommerce major had launched its first on-site vaccination event for frontline…

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