Funding Friday: SaaS is The Hottest Market & Vedantu Raises Series B Fund Stay tuned to get every day updates in 60 seconds

By Aastha Singal Nov 30, 2018

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1. SaaS customer engagement automation provider, Verloop has raised $3 million in Series A funding round led by IDFC Parampara Fund.

2. SaaS seems like the hottest market this week. SaaS-based cybersecurity startup CloudSEK has raised close to $2 million in a Pre-Series A funding round led by Exfinity Venture Partners and StartupXseed.

3. IoT startup Gaia Smart Cities has also raised an undisclosed amount in pre series A funding from many of global investors including RV Capital Management, CEO, Ranodeb.

4. Another Byju's in making? Bengaluru-based tutorial startup Vedantu has raised $11 million in a series B funding round led by Omidyar Network and Accel Partners.

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Aastha Singal

Entrepreneur Staff

Former Features Writer

A business journalist looking to find happiness in the world of startups, investments, MSMEs and more. Officially started her career as a news reporter for News World India, Aastha had short stints with NDTV and NewsX. A true optimist seeking to make a difference, she is a comic junkie who'd rather watch a typical Bollywood masala than a Hollywood blockbuster.

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