Funding

Freshdesk just became the first (and only) Indian company to get backed by Google Capital. In a new round of funding led by existing investors such as Tiger Global and Accel Partners, Freshdesk's global expansion plans have received a major…

Sequoia Capital has invested $15 million or about Rs 90 crore into an Indian mobile gaming company: Octro, developers of mobile games like Teen Patti, Tambola and several other popular Indian games. Market watchers are estimating that to…

Bangalore based Foradian Technologies today announced that they have raised USD 2 million funding from Mr. William Bissell, MD, Fabindia. Foradian offers enterprise software solutions to the education Industry. The funds raised will be…

With a new trend among leading manufacturers around the world, showing interest in the wearable device segment, the demand for hardware that’s more suited to the purpose is growing. Although the market for the segment still in its early…

For the oblivious, Kickstarter is website that acts as a platform for creators (ranging from hardware to cartoons) to showcase their work and ask for money regarding the project. While the concept of crowdfunding is relatively new, many…

Bangalore based mobile payment solutions company Ezetap has announced that they have raised USD 8 million in funding, led by Helion Advisors. Silicon Valley based Social+Capital Partnership and Berggruen Holdings have also participated in…

Uniken has announced that it has raised $4.85 million funding from Nexus Venture Partners. This is the second round of funding for Uniken, a leading digital  security technology company is based out of Pune, India and Odessa, Florida.…

MySmartPrice.com, the leading Indian price comparison site has raised Rs. 6 Crore (about $1 Million) from their existing investors Accel Partners and Helion Ventures. Though the announcement was made today, they had raised this round in…

Looks like online grocery store as a segment is attracting lot of VC money. Close to the heels of Ekstop raising funds, another online grocer, LocalBanya has also announced Series A funding. Interestingly both these startups are Mumbai…

Portea Medical Raises Rs. 48 crore funding from Accel Partners and Ventureast Bangalore based Portea medical has raised Rs. 48 crore in series A funding, which is largest investment till date in a home healthcare company in India. Accel…