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Top-funded Indian startups' ad & marketing spends more than doubled to $1.35 bn
Backed with venture money, India’s best-funded startups went aggressive in attracting and retaining customers -- so much so that a ......
General
Grapevine: SoftBank may back Mahindra Electric Mobility; Rebel Foods eyes funding
Mahindra Electric Mobility, after announcing that it would look for a private equity investor or a strategic investor to scale ......
Consumer
Venture Catalysts invests in former Pepperfry execs' startup Cub McPaws
Pochemuchka Kids Pvt. Ltd, which operates a children-focussed retail startup with augmented reality technology, has raised pre-seed funding from startup ......
Manufacturing
Goldman Sachs' India agri-commodity platform strikes debut deal
An India investment platform set up by US financial services giant Goldman Sachs to focus on agricultural commodities firms and ......
TMT
HomeLane secures bridge capital from JSW Ventures, Accel and Sequoia
Interior design solutions marketplace HomeLane has raised Rs 33 crore ($4.6 million at current exchange rates) in a bridge round ......
Finance
Temasek-backed InnoVen's venture debt investments in India jump 28% in 2018
Venture debt firm InnoVen Capital invested about Rs 600 crore across 36 companies in 2018, registering a 28% increase in ......
Consumer
IKEA set to open first India store, looks to lure cost-conscious shoppers
IKEA will do things differently in India after it opens its first store in the nation on Thursday, as it ......
TMT
Rajasthan Venture Capital Fund bets on furniture e-tailer Woodenstreet
Jaipur-based online furniture platform Woodenstreet has raised $1 million (around Rs 6.8 crore) in a Series A round of funding ......
TMT
Ad-for-equity investor BCCL backs interior design solutions marketplace HomeLane
Six months after raising $10 million, interior design solutions marketplace HomeLane has struck a $3.5 million (Rs 24 crore) deal ......
Consumer
With samosas and coconut-layered mattresses in cart, IKEA readies for India foray
IKEA is set to open its first store in India next month, and the world’s biggest furniture retailer is localizing ......