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Bike rental start-up Bounce raises $105 million Series D funding
Bounce (formerly known as Metro Bikes), a Bengaluru-based start-up that provides last-mile connectivity solutions, has raised $105 million in a Series D round of funding.
Pay back time: OYO is making its early-stage investors rich
The general partners (GPs) at Lightspeed Venture Partners and Sequoia Capital have raked a huge payout from India's leading hotel chain OYO Hotels & Homes.
Marketing intelligence start-up Slintel raises $1.5 million seed funding
Slintel, a San Francisco-headquartered SaaS start-up which provides lead intelligence and sales enablement support to businesses, has raised $1.5 million in a seed round of funding.
Online insurance provider Acko raises $16 million from Ascent Capital
Mumbai-based insurance-tech start-up Acko General Insurance, a digital first platform which primarily offers two-wheeler and four-wheeler insurance, has raised $16 million in funding from Ascent Capital.
Biotechnology start-up Zumutor Biologics raises $4 million: Details here
Zumutor Biologics Inc., a biotechnology start-up founded in Bengaluru, has raised $4 million in a fresh round of funding.
Logistics start-up BlackBuck raises Rs. 56 crore from Trifecta
BlackBuck, a Bengaluru-based logistics start-up, has raised Rs. 56 crore (approximately $7.83 million) in debt and equity round from venture debt firm, Trifecta Capital.
Bounce raises $3 million from venture debt firm InnoVen Capital
Two-wheeler rental service provider Bounce today said it has raised $3 million from leading venture debt firm, InnoVen Capital.
Metro Bikes raises $12.2 million funding; rebrands as 'Bounce'
Bike rental startup Metro Bikes today said it has raised $12.2 million in a Series-A funding round led by Sequoia India and Accel Partners and has rebranded itself as Bounce.
Health start-up Cure.Fit raises $120mn in Series C funding
Bengaluru-based health and fitness start-up Cure.Fit has raised a massive $120mn (around Rs. 825cr) in its Series C round of funding led by existing investors IDG Ventures, Accel Partners, and Kalaari Capital.
Hrithik Roshan invests $878,200 in fitness start-up Cure.Fit
Bengaluru-based fitness start-up Cure.Fit has raised $878,200 (Rs. 6cr) from Bollywood heart-throb Hrithik Roshan.
Swiggy raises Rs. 642cr in its biggest funding round
Bengaluru-based food delivery start-up Swiggy has raised $100mn (a little over Rs. 642.5 crore) in a Series F funding round led by South African media conglomerate Naspers joined by Chinese e-commerce platform Meituan-Dianping.
Zomato will charge zero commission from restaurants on food orders
Zomato is having a good run.
Top venture capital firms and their successful strategies
With the end of the year nearing, the top three biggest venture capital funds in India have scripted big numbers this year, reports find.
Jet.com to be acquired by Walmart for $3bn in cash
Walmart will be acquiring Jet.com — an online-only shopping site for $3 billion in cash, plus up to $300 million in shares.