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By Aastha Singal • Apr 26, 2019

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1. After a relative cold funding scene, startup space has once again picked up speed. Leading the game is online education platform Coursera which raised $103 million in Series E round of funding.

2. In its biggest funding, Bengaluru-based B2B agritech startup, Ninjacart has raised $90 million from the leading Indian investor Tiger Global. According to reports, the VC firm has picked up 26.5 per cent stake in the startup.

3. Serial entrepreneur Jyoti Bansal's B2B startup Harness has tapped $60 million in Series B funding. The delivery-as-a-service platform is using automation and Machine Learning to redefine the software delivery process.

4. Merely 7 months old, Mobile Premier League (MPL) is breaking barriers with its impeccable success and funding. The e-sports startup has raised $35.5 million in its Series A funding round, led by Sequoia India.

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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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