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By Aastha Singal

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1. Trucking its way to that billion-dollar mark, BlackBuck has pocketed another $150 million. This equity funding led by Goldman Sachs Investment Partners and Silicon Valley-based Accel has reportedly taken the startup's valuation to over $950 million.

2. Enterprises are all getting tech-savvy, so is the investor focus. Hyderabad-based enterprise cloud platform provider, Zenoti has raised $50 million in a Series C round of funding led by Tiger Global Management.

3. Artificial intelligence-led lending seems like an interesting business opportunity. Leveraging the concept is the digital lending startup Happy which has raised $20 million to grow its loan portfolio.

4. Seems like the entire cricket fraternity is moving interests. After Dhoni and Sachin, Harsha Bhogle has gotten fascinated by the startup up world. The celebrated commentator has invested an undisclosed amount in fintech startup, Chqbook.

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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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