Fintech startup Kuhoo raises $20M in seed round from West Bridge
Student loan fintech platform Kuhoo said it raised $20 million in a seed round from West Bridge Capital. Named after the sweet sound of the bird Cuckoo, Kuhoo is the brainchild of former ICICI, HDFC Credila, and InCred executive and banking veteran Prashant A Bhonsle. The gap between the increasing cost of education and affordability […]
BNPL platform Snapmint raises $9M in Series A round from various investors
Mumbai-based fintech startup Snapmint on Tuesday said it raised $9 million in its Series A round led by Prashasta Seth, CEO and CIO of Prudent Investment Managers. The round also saw the participation of 9 Unicorns, Anicut Capital, Negen Capital, Livspace founder Ramakant Sharma, Usama Fayyad – Chairman of Open Insights and Head of Institute […]
Corporate expense management startup Volopay raises $29M in Series A round
Volopay, a Singapore-based corporate cards provider and expense management startup, raised $29 million in Series A round as a mix of equity and debt. The funding round saw participation from JAM Fund, Winklevoss Capital Management, Rapyd Ventures, and Accial Capital, along with fintech veterans such as Jeffrey Cruttenden, CEO of Acorns; Sweta Rau, Founder of […]
Locofast raises $15M from Chiratae, Stellaris, others
Locofast, a fashion supply chain platform, raised $15 million, in a Series A funding round, from Stellaris Venture Partners and Chiratae Ventures. The round, which is a mix of debt and equity, also saw participation from Kris Gopalakrishnan-led Axilor Ventures and angel investors including fintech firm Uni’s Nitin Gupta, and Suhail Sameer — BharatPe’s chief […]
Weee! delivers second big funding round in a year, this time backed by SoftBank
Coming off of a year where monthly active users grew 150% year over year, multicultural e-grocer Weee! secured $425 million in Series E funding toward its goal to be “the primary source for food at home,” Larry Liu, Weee!’s founder and CEO, told me. It’s been a few years since we dug into what the […]
Vedantu raises $100M, enters unicorn club
Edtech startup Vedantu announced that it has raised $100 million in a Series E round led by Singapore-based ABC World Asia. Existing investors Coatue, Tiger Global, GGV Capital, and WestBridge among others also participated in the round. With the fresh round, Vedantu’s valuation stands at $1 billion, making it the latest entrant in the unicorn […]