[Funding roundup] Nestasia, HireQuotient, ShopConnect, FastBeetle, others raise early-stage investment

D2C home decor Nestasia raises $4 million in Series A roundNestasia, an online home decor and lifestyle brand that delivers home experience with its specially designed and curated line of…

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How LEAD is transforming affordable private schools by reimagining classrooms and digitising pedagogy

Nearly half (12 crores) of the students in India are educated in private schools. And parents pay a substantial part of their monthly household income to send their children to…

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Despite global chip shortage, how Ola was able to make its first deliveries

On Wednesday, Ola Electric's office in Bengaluru was bustling with the first 100 customers from Bengaluru and Chennai. The final production of the scooters had begun on October 15, 2021,…

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[Funding alert] Fintech startup Uni raises $70M at $350M valuation in Series A round

Fintech startup Uni on Wednesday announced that it has raised $70 million in Series A funding round from investors including General Catalyst, Eight Roads Ventures, Elevation Capital, Arbor Ventures, and…

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JioMart has half a million merchants: Akash Ambani

Reliance Industries (RIL) backed online grocery venture, JioMart, currently has half-a-million retailers or kirana owners on its platform, said Akash Ambani, Director of Jio Platforms Limitedat Meta’s (formerly Facebook Inc)…

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[Funding alert] Healthtech startup Pristyn Care becomes latest unicorn after raising $96M

Gurugram-based healthtech startup Pristyn Care has raised $96 million in its Series E round led by marquee investors such as Sequoia Capital Tiger Global Management, Winter Capital, Epiq Capital, Hummingbird Ventures ,…

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