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Reliance
Mukesh Ambani: The Man Who Earned INR 90 Crore Every Hour Since March Lockdown
Mukesh Ambani for the ninth consecutive time has managed to remain on top of IIFL Wealth Hurun India List 2020 with personal wealth of INR 6,58,400 crore
Funding
Travel Experience Platform KKday Raises $75 Mn In Series C Round
The investment round was led by Cool Japan Fund and National Development Fund with participation from existing investors Monk's Hill Ventures and MindWorks Capital
Funding
Taiwan-Based Healthtech Company iWEECARE Extends Pre-Series A Funding with $2.4 Mn
iWEECARE will utilize the fresh capital to accelerate marketing activities to address the demand for remote patient monitoring technologies in the United States and China
Funding
SquadStack Raises $5 Mn In Series A Round Led By Chiratae Ventures
Company said it will utilize the fresh capital to accelerate its product growth and expand its engineering and data science team in the US and India
Funding
In Its First India Investment, US-based Joyance Partners Bets on Oga Fit
The fitness tech startup has secured an undisclosed amount in pre-series A funding
Ecommerce
Amazon Extends Support To Artisans and Weavers By Launching Handicrafts Mela
Ahead of the festive season, Amazon India announced the launch of 'Handicrafts Mela' to showcase over 55,000 unique products across 270 art and crafts forms from various parts of the country
Funding
Stock Investment Platform Smallcase Raises $14mn In Series B Funding Led By DSP Group
The company stated it will utilize the fresh capital to enhance the smallcases infrastructure stack, add more products and partners and advance its technology infrastructure
Acquisitons
Unacademy Acquires UPSC Preparing Startup Coursavy
As a part of the deal, Coursavy educators, including Vimal Singh Rathore (chief executive officer CEO, Coursavy), will now teach on Unacademy and will also mentor existing educators on enhancing discipline amongst aspirants
EdTech Startup
This Ed-tech Startup Helps Working Professionals, Students Upskill
Great Learning has till date impacted the lives of over 500,000 learners across the world
Collaboration
Facebook Joins Hands With Matrix Partners To Helps Early-Stage SMBs Scale
With this collaboration, Facebook's VC Brand Incubator Program has completed one year during which it has tied-up with six VC funds and scaled 150 small businesses
Funding
KKR Invests INR 5,550 Crore In Reliance Retail
The investment will value Reliance Retail at a pre-equity value of INR 4.21 lakh crore
Funding
Jewellery Startup Melorra Bags $12.5 Mn From Symphony Asia, Lightbox Ventures and Alteria Capital
The company said it will utilize the funds for technological innovations, product innovations and brand marketing to grow awareness and position Melorra as the choice of a new generation
Funding
After-Sales Services Firm Onsitego Extends Its Series B Round To $30 Mn After Investment From IFC
The company said the fund will be utilized for consolidating its market position in the after-sales services industry, and strengthening its B2C offerings
Farm Bill
While Farm Bills Face Backlash In Parliament, Agritech Startups Hail the Move
The two bills were passed by voice vote in the Upper House during high drama and uproar on September 20
Technology
Dear Indian App Developers, Patriotism Is Fine But Don't Be Complacent
The ban on Chinese apps is temporary and out there, Western companies are encircling the Indian market, just like sharks do before attacking