Funding Friday: Sachin Bansal's Love for E-mobility & Bira91 Gets Recharged Stay tuned to get every day updates in 60 seconds

By Aastha Singal May 31, 2019

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Sachin Bansal finds interest in e-mobility. The Flipkart co-founder has led a 51-million funding round for Bengaluru-based EV startup Ather Energy.

Funds are pouring for social commerce startup GlowRoad. Two months after raising its last round, the startup has pocketed $11.5 million from Korea Investment Partners & Singapore-based Vertex Ventures.

The craft beer business is picking up in India. Looking at the massive industry expectations, Sixth Sense Ventures India pumped in $4.3 million in Bira 91.

Agri-tech has also got a significant hold of investors' interest. Only one-year-old startup FreshVnF has raised $2 million in a funding round led by Equanimity Ventures.

Here's the "news that entrepreneurs can use". Know what's trending in the Indian business world in 60 seconds.

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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