Funding Rounds in Q1 2020
XpressBees: E-commerce focused end-to-end supply chain solutions provider XpressBees has raised $10 million from its existing investor Alibaba as a part of its Series D funding round.
GoMechanic: Automobile repairing service solutions startup GoMechanic has secured $14.7 million in a Series B funding round led by Chiratae Ventures and American Venture Capital Firm Sequoia Capital.
WealthBucket: Mutual fund investments platform WealthBucket has secured $3 million in a funding round from NorthStar, angel investor Vinod Khatumal and other High Net- worth Individuals.
Fashor: Online women apparel brand Fashor has raised $ 1 million in a pre-Series A funding round led by Sprout Venture Partners along with IP Ventures, Venture Catalysts, and other High Net- worth Individuals.
SuperSurfaces: Interior designing solutions startup SuperSurfaces has raised $0.5 million in an angel funding round from US-based investor Vishnu Reddy.
Quicko: Startup-focused tax filing platform Quicko has raised $0.28 million in seed funding from Indian FinTech Fund Rainmatter Capital.
Zomato: Online food delivery and restaurant service provider Zomato has secured $150 million in a funding round led by an existing Chinese investor Ant Financial.
Byju’s: Edtech unicorn startup has raised $200 million making a valuation of $8 billion in a funding round led by US Based Investment Firm Tiger Global. Edtech It has also raised another about $200 million from existing investors General Atlantic.
Mamaearth: Online baby and mother care startup Mamaearth’s parent entity Honasa have secured $18.3 million in a Series A funding round led by Sequoia India along with existing investors Fireside Ventures, Stellaris Venture Partners, and Sharp Ventures.
Testbook: Edtech startup Testbook has secured $8.4 million in a Series B funding round led by Iron Pillar Fund.
Elara Technologies: Elara Technologies, the parent company of Housing.com, PropTiger.com, and Makaan.com, has raised $70 million from its existing investors NewsCorp and REA group.
Rivigo: Logistics unicorn Rivigo firm has raised $3.5 million in debt funding from venture debt firm Trifecta Capital.
FabAlley: Noida-based women fashion brand FabAlley has raised $1.1 million in a venture debt funding round from Trifecta Capital.
Axio Biosolutions: Bengaluru-based Axio Biosolutions has raised $5.2 million in a Series B funding round led by Omidyar Network India together with existing investors Accel, and Chiratae Ventures.
Rheo: Online e-sports streaming and community platform Rheo has raised $2 million in a funding round from Lightspeed Venture Partners and Sequoia Surge, along with Gaurav Munjal, Roman Saini, Mahesh Narayanan, and Phanindra Sama (Founder of RedBus).
Rentomojo: Furniture, electronics, and appliance rental provider Rentomojo has raised $2 million in a debt funding round from Japan-based GMO Payment Gateway.
Generico: Mumbai-based pharmacy chain Generico has raised $1.4 million in a debt financing round from Alteria Capital.
HaikuJAM: Creative writing mobile platform HaikuJAM has raised $3.4 million in a funding round led by Lightbox and Social Capital, Dunce Capital.
Escrowffrr: Escrow-focused digital payments platform Escrowffrr has raised $0.15 million from Gurugram- based Inflection Point Ventures.
Chai Kings: Chennai based Chai Kings has raised $1 million in a funding round from The Chennai Angels (TCA), Hyderabad Angels, and TiE India Angels.
Ninjacart: Agritech Startup Ninjacart has secured $10 million in a Series C funding round led by Flipkart India and Singapore-based GEC3 along with participation from Minu Kataria.
Zinier: Field service automation startup Zinier has secured $90 million in a Series C round of funding led by investment firm ICONIQ Capital along with Tiger Global Management and existing investors, including Accel Partners, Founders Fund, NGP Capital, New fund Capital, and Qualcomm Ventures LLC.
Shuttl: Daily office commute transportation startup Shuttl has raised worth $8 million from SIG Global India Fund LLP.
EpiFi: Bengaluru-based neo banking startup EpiFi has secured $13.2 million in a seed round led by Sequoia Capital, Ribbit, and others.
ProEves: Childcare discovery and booking platform ProEves has secured $0.5 million in a seed funding round led by 1Crowd along with angel investors, such as Japan Vyas, Swati Salgaocar, Lloyd Mathias, Apurva Chamaria and others.
Pando: Chennai-based logistics management software startup Pando has secured $9 million in a Series A round led by Chiratae Ventures. Next47, and also its existing investors Nexus Venture Partners, and Alok Mittal.
WYSH: Celebrity engagement and wishing platform WYSH has raised $2 million as part of its Series A round led by Kalaari Capital.
TechnifyBiz: B2B food commodity marketplace TechnifyBiz has raised over $2 million in its seed round from Omnivore and Insitor Impact Asia Fund.
Klub: Fintech startup Klub has raised $2 million in its pre-seed round led by Sequoia Capital India’s accelerator fund Surge.
ExtraaEdge: Edtech startup ExtraaEdge has raised $0.7 million in its pre-Series A round led by Bengaluru-based Sprout Venture Partners and the Indian Angel Network.
LogiNext: Transportation automation platform LogiNext has been funded with $39 million in Series B round led by Tiger Global and Steadview Capital, at a valuation of about $100 million.
Livspace: Online home decor startup Livspace has secured $60 million in funding from Hong Kong-based Tahoe Investment Group, Singapore-domiciled Mercer Investments, and EDB Investment. Kharis Capital and Venturi Partners’ managing director Nicholas Cator also participated in the round.
Park+: Delhi-based smart parking app Park+ has secured $11 million in a funding round led by Sequoia India and Matrix Partners India along with Marquee angel investors including Deep Kalra, Rajesh Magow, Ashish Hemrajani, Kunal Shah, Kunal Bahl, and Rohit Bansal.
Digit Insurance: Digital general insurance startup Digit Insurance has raised $84 million in its first external funding round from equity investors – A91 Partners, Faering Capital, and TVS Capital.
Zoomcar: Bengaluru-based car rental startup Zoomcar has raised $30 million as part of its ongoing $100 million Series-D funding round.
Eupheus: Delhi-based Edtech startup Eupheus has secured $4.3 million in a Series A round led by Yuj Ventures.
Samya.ai: Bengaluru-based SaaS platform Samya.ai has secured $6 million in a seed funding round led by Sequoia Capital along with Ashish Gupta, Deb Henretta, Kradle Ventures, Arijit Sengupta, and Sandeep Sugla.
Kristal.AI: Online asset management platform Kristal.AI has secured $6 million in a Series A round led by Chiratae Ventures and Desai Family Office.
Samosa Singh: Bengaluru-based Samosa Singh has raised $2.7 million in a Series A round led by SHE Capital along with Fireside Ventures, Equanimity Investments, Japan-based AET Fund, and the AL Trust.
Bounce: Two-wheeler rental startup Bounce has raised $105 million led by Accel Growth and B Capital Group. Existing investors Chiratae Ventures, Falcon Edge, and Sequoia Capital India, among others, also participated. It has also raised $97.5 million in a Series D round led by Accel Partners and B Capital along with existing investors, including Chiratae, Sequoia Capital, and Omidyar, and also has secured $6.5 million in a debt funding round from InnoVen Capital.
Invento Robotics: Robotics startup Invento Robotics has raised $0.28 million in a seed round led by ITI Growth Opportunities Venture Fund of Investment Trust of India.
ExtraaEdge: Edtech startup ExtraaEdge has raised $0.7 million in its pre-Series A round led by Sprout Venture Partners and the Indian Angel Network.
ProEves: Preschool and day-care center aggregator and booking platform, ProEves has raised $0.5 million in a seed funding round led by 1Crowd.
Doubtnut: Doubt clearing app Doubtnut has secured $15 million in a Series A round led by Tencent along with existing investors, Omidyar Network India, Japan-based AET Sequoia Capital India, and Ankit Nagori also took part.
Vogo: Scooter-sharing startup Vogo has raised around $35 million in a Series C round led by impact investment fund Lightstone Aspada along with participation from existing investors.
Oye! Rickshaw: App-based electric rickshaw hailing service Oye! Rickshaw has raised $10 million in a Series A round led by Chiratae Ventures along with the participation of Xiaomi and Pawan Munjal.
InterviewBit: Income-sharing agreement (ISA) startup InterviewBit has secured $20 million in a Series A round led by Sequoia Capital India and New York-based hedge fund Tiger Global.
MoneyTap: Fintech consumer lending startup MoneyTap has secured $70 million in a Series B funding round led by Aquiline Technology Growth (ATG), RTP Global, and Sequoia India.
Bizongo: B2B marketplace for providing packaging solutions for e-commerce, logistics, cosmetics, and others, Bizongo has raised $30 million in its Series C round led by Switzerland-based hedge fund Schroder Adveq.
AdOnMo: Indian digital out-of-home (OOH) advertising startup AdOnMo has raised $3 million in a new funding round led by Alibaba-backed BAce Capital along with Astarc Ventures and Mumbai Angels Network.
Zetwerk: B2B platform for custom manufacturing Zetwork has secured $2.2 million from InnoVen Capital.
WizKlub: Edtech startup WizKlub has secured $1 million in a seed funding round led by Incubate Fund India along with Insitor Impact Asia Fund.
Kisan Network: Agritech startup Kisan Network has raised $3 million in a seed round led by Mistletoe.
Yolo: Inter-city transportation and mobility platform Yolo has raised $0.6 million in a seed round from an undisclosed VC firm.
CureSkin: Consumer healthcare startup CureSkin has raised $0.5 million in funding led by Gurugram-based SenseAI Ventures.
Unotech Software: Enterprise technology startup Unotech Software has raised $2 million in Series A round from Manish Choksi.
WayCool: Agritech startup WayCool Foods has secured $32 million in equity and debt funding round led by Lightbox Ventures along with Dutch development bank FMO and existing investor LGT Lightstone Aspada.
Dot: Payments platform Dot has secured $7.8 million in a Series A funding round led by PayU Fintech Investments and Ruizheng Investments at a valuation of around $20 million.
Fleetx.io: Fleet management and predictive analytics platform Fleetx.io has received $2.8 million (Rs 21 crore) as part of its Series A round led by Singapore-based venture capital firm Beenext alongside existing investor India Quotient.
Embibe: Online education portal Embibe has secured about $12.6 million as part of share capital from its existing shareholder, Reliance Industries Limited.
Rebel Foods: Cloud-kitchen brand Rebel Foods has secured $4.9 million in a venture debt funding round led by Alteria Capital.
SuperMoney: Mumbai-based fintech platform SuperMoney has raised $1 million in a pre-Series A round of funding from Unitus Ventures.
Entri: Local language learning app Entri has secured $1.4 million in a seed funding round led by Good Capital along with some US and China-based investors.
Kuku FM: Online audio platform Kuku FM has raised $5.5 million in its Series A funding round led by Vertex Ventures alongside existing investors Shunwei Capital, India Quotient, and 3one4 Capital.
1mg: Healthtech startup 1mg, has raised around $10 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
WorkIndia: WorkIndia — an online and mobile-based platform that connects companies with blue-collar employees has been funded with $6 million by Xiaomi.
Qyuki: Multi-channel broadcast network Qyuki Digital Media has secured $3.5 million from Info Edge Venture Fund (IEVF).
Simsim: Social commerce platform Simsim has secured around $8 million in a Series B funding round led by its existing investors including China-based Shunwei Capital and Accel Partners.
Vedantu: Edtech startup Vedantu has raised $24 million in extended Series C round led by GGV Capital along with existing backers.
MoEngage: Customer analytics and cross-channel engagement platform, MoEngage has raised $25 million in Series C funding round led by Eight Roads Ventures along with participation from F-Prime Capital, Matrix Partners India, and Ventureast.
Furlenco: Online furniture rental firm Furlenco has secured $2.25 million as a part of Series C equity funding round from existing investors, Dabur family’s asset management firm Chowdry Associates, at an estimated valuation of Rs 692 crore.
Chaayos: Tea café chain startup Chaayos has secured $21.5 million in a mix of equity and debt funding round led by Silicon Valley-based Think Investments.
Pepperfry: Furniture retailer Pepperfry has secured $40 million in a Series F round led by adhesives manufacturing company Pidilite Industries alongside existing investors Goldman Sachs, Norwest Venture Partners, Bertelsmann India, and State Street Advisors also participated in the round.
Clover: Bengaluru-based greenhouse Agritech startup Clover has secured $5.5 million in a funding round from Omnivore, Accel, and Mayfield.
Coding Ninjas: Online Education Company Coding Ninjas has secured $5.1 million in a Series A funding round led by InfoEdge.
Classplus: Edtech startup Classplus has bagged $2.5 million in a pre-Series A round led by Blume Ventures and Sequoia Capital India’s accelerator fund Surge.
PetPooja: B2B e-commerce platform Udaan has invested $2 million in the Ahmedabad-based restaurant billing platform PetPooja.
Yap: Banking and payment products-focused API platform Yap have raised $1.4 million in angel funding led by Amrish Rau, Kunal Shah, and Jitendra Gupta.
Innoviti: Bengaluru-based payments solution firm Innoviti has raised $5 million in debt funding from FMO, the Dutch development bank.
Hempstreet: Cannabis research-to-retail venture, Hempstreet has raised $1 million in its pre-Series A round led by Pharmacon Holdings, with participation from Romain Barberis.
BigBasket: B2B arm of BigBasket has raised $3.5 million in debt funding from Trifecta Capital.
Brick&Bolt: Real-estate startup Brick&Bolt has raised $1.5 million in Pre-Series A round led by Sequoia India’s accelerator fund Surge.
Oga: Bengaluru-based fitness startup Oga has raised $0.3 million from Inflection Point Ventures.
BharatPe: Private equity firm Coatue has led $75 million (Rs 535 crore) Series C round along with existing investor Ribbit Capital in BharatPe.
Swiggy: Food delivery startup Swiggy has raised $113.3 million in Series I round led by South African multinational Internet Group Naspers.
Whatfix: Digital guidance and engagement platform Whatfix have secured $32 million in a Series C round led by Sequoia Capital India.
Unacademy: Edtech startup Unacademy has now scored $110 million in a fresh round led by General Atlantic along with Social media networking giant Facebook.
Shuttl: Daily office commute transportation startup Shuttl has secured $3.3 million as a part of Series C round led by Japan-based Sojitz Corporation.
Onsitego: After-sales services firm Onsitego has secured $19 million in a Series B funding round led by Zodius Growth Fund.
Zvesta: Gurugram-based Prop-tech startup Zvesta has secured $5.5 million in a Series A funding round from Hindustan Media Ventures.
Dunzo: Hyper-local delivery startup Dunzo has secured $11 million in a venture debt funding round from Alteria Capital.
Digit Insurance: Digital general insurance startup Digit Insurance has been funded $0.35 million by Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma.
MaxWholesale: B2B e-commerce platform for Kirana stores, MaxWholesale has secured $3 million in a Series A round led by IAN Fund-I and AI Falaj Investment Company.
Carbon Clean: Cleantech startup Carbon Clean Solutions has raised $16 million in a fresh funding round from US-based WAVE Equity Partners and Chevron Technology Ventures, and Japan’s Marubeni Corporation.
Genius Corner: Edtech Company Genius Corner has secured $0.25 million in a funding round from Singapore-based Individual Investors.
InVideo: Video production and editing platform InVideo has raised $2.5 million in a funding round led by Sequoia Capital’s Surge.
Prayaan: MSME-focused Fintech startup Prayaan has raised $1.2 million in a seed funding round led by Accion Venture Lab.
AvalonMeta: Edtech startup AvalonMeta has raised $0.42 million in a funding round led by Peerplays.
PlanetSpark: Gamified learning solutions startup PlanetSpark has raised $0.44 million in its pre-Series A round of funding.
Near.store: Plug and play e-commerce platform for offline stores Near.store has raised $0.3 million seed round from Sauce.vc.
GO DESi: Foodtech startup GO DESi has raised $0.62 million from Delhi-based Rukam Capital.
Qure.ai: Healthcare AI firm Qure.ai has secured $16 million in a fresh funding round led by Sequoia Capital India.
Rupeek: Rupeek has raised another $30 million from Flipkart co-founder Binny Bansal, GGV Capital, and Korea’s KB Investments.
RailYatri: Intercity RailYatri has raised $14 million in a fresh round led by Nandan Nilekani and Samsung Venture Investment.
Ummeed Housing: Ummeed Housing Finance has secured $23 million in a Series D equity round from a fund managed by Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia.
Josh Talks: A local language youth skilling and guidance platform Josh Talks has secured $1.5 million in a pre-Series A funding round led by Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF) at a valuation of over Rs 100 crore.
Pepper: Online content marketplace platform Pepper has secured $0.3 million in a seed funding round led by Kunal Bahl and Titan Capital.
Vogo: On-demand mobility company Vogo has closed $20 million round led by LGT Lightstone Aspada, along with existing investors Matrix Partners India, Kalaari Capital, and Stellaris Venture Partners.
Flickstree: AI-based video publishing network, Flickstree has raised $3 million in its Series A round led by the Samsung Venture Investment.
Hasura: Developer tooling products startup Hasura has raised $9.9 million in its Series A round led by Vertex Ventures US.
iMerit: IT startup focused on data labeling and annotation, iMerit has raised $20 million in a Series B funding round led by CDC Group Plc.
AjnaLens: AR/VR startup AjnaLens has raised $1.5 million in a Pre-Series-A funding round led by Maharashtra Defense and Aerospace Venture Fund (MDAVF).
Spinny: Full-stack pre-owned car retailing platform Spinny has raised $43.7 million in Series B funding round led by Nandan Nilekani and Sanjeev Aggarwal-backed The Fundamentum Partnership.
SMEcorner: SMEs-focused digital lending platform SMEcorner has raised $30 million in a mixed round of equity and debt led by private equity firm Paragon Partners.
Tricog: AI-based healthcare analytics startup Tricog has secured $10.5 million in a Series B round from The University of Tokyo Edge Capital, Aflac Ventures, TeamFund, and Dream Incubator.
Innerchef: Cloud kitchen platform Innerchef has secured $1 million in a debt funding round from its existing investor- Japanese venture capital firm Mistletoe.
Chqbook: Gurugram-based fintech startup Chqbook has secured $6 million in a Series A round from Aavishkar Capital.
Strata: Tech-enabled commercial real estate investment platform Strata has secured $1.5 million in a seed funding round led by SAIF Partners and Mayfield India.
Saleskan: Bengaluru-based Saleskan has secured $8 million in a Series A funding round led by Sequoia Capital India.
Arya: Agriculture technology startup Arya has secured $6 million in a pre-Series A round from Omnivore and existing investor LGT Lightstone Aspada.
Leap Finance: Fintech startup Leap Finance has secured $5.5 million in a funding round led by Sequoia India. Angel investors- Bhupinder Singh and Kunal Shah also participated.
Neeman: Hyderabad-based footwear startup Neeman has secured $1 million in a pre-Series A round led by Anicut Angel Fund.
Flixstock: Fashion-focused image technology startup, Flixstock has raised $2.5 million funding led by Wavemaker Partners with participation from Seeds Capital.
Singularity Automation: IoT technology provider Singularity Automation has raised $1.18 million in pre-Series A round from IvyCap Ventures.
MultiLiving: Mumbai-based real estate platform MultiLiving has secured $6 million in a funding round from Lodha Ventures along with launching its operations in Mumbai.
FamPay: Family-friendly digital payment app FamPay has secured $4.7 million in a seed funding round from Y-Combinator, Sequoia India, and Global Founders Capital.
Ola Electric: Ola Electric Mobility has received $1 million from the family trust of Pawan Munjal, Chairman of Hero MotoCorp.Airmeet: Bengaluru-based online events hosting platform Airmeet has raised $3 million in a pre-Series A funding round led by Accel India. Venture Highway, Global Founders Capital, Cloud Capital, Better Capital, 100x Entrepreneur Fund, and Sequoia Scout also participated.
Lal10: B2B artisan startup Lal10 has secured a $1.1 million funding round led by Sorenson Impact along with Amit Ranjan, Mekin Maheshwari, and Pravin Gandhi among others also participated.
KarbonCard: Bengaluru-based fintech startup KarbonCard has raised $2 million from Kunal Shah, Amrish Rau, and Jitendra Gupta.
UnboxRobotics: Automation tech platform UnboxRobotics has raised $0.5 million in a seed funding round led by Arali Ventures and CIIE.CO.
Shop101: Social commerce startup Shop101 has raised $3.8 million from existing investors.
Cure.fit: Fitness startup Cure.fit has raised $115 million in a round led by Temasek. Existing investors Accel and Chiratae also participated.
Oyo: Online hospitality firm Oyo has raised $807 million as part of its $1.5 billion fundraises from SoftBank and RA Hospitality.
SmartCoin: Bengaluru-based micro-lending platform SmartCoin has secured $7 million in a fresh funding round led by LGT Lightstone Aspada.
Agnikul: Space tech startup Agnikul has raised $3.19 million in a pre-Series A round from Pi Ventures. The round also saw the participation from Hari Kumar, Artha Ventures, LetsVenture, Globevestor, and existing investor Speciale Invest.
CoverStack: Cloud governance technology startup, CoverStack has secured $8.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Naya Ventures along with other investors.
Pitstop: Bengaluru-based doorstep car service startup Pitstop has secured $2.5 million in a Series A funding round led by TPG Growth backed- Group Landmark along with other existing investors.
Fintso: Fintech startup Fintso has secured $2.6 million from angel investors including Rajeev Juneja, Pratul Shroff, and Dilip Khandelwal.
ImStrong: Online and live video-streaming platform, ImStrong, that allows trainers and fitness enthusiasts to connect and engage in interactive online classes, has raised $0.4 million in a seed funding round led by Rainmatter.
ZunRoof: Home-tech startup ZunRoof has raised $3 million in a Series A funding round from the Godrej Investments office.
Univariety: Info Edge has invested $1.06 million in an education services startup Univariety.
Nimesa: Cloud-focused data protection software startup, Nimesa has raised $0.8 million from venture capital fund Ideaspring Capital.
CoreStack: Enterprise technology startup CoreStack has raised $8.5 million in its Series A round of funding led by Naya Ventures.
The Indus Valley: Healthy kitchen product-focused cookware brand The Indus Valley has raised $0.3 million from The Chennai Angels (TCA).
Design X: Modulor Capital had led a $0. 2 million seed round in Industrial IoT Company Design X via its investment vehicle ThinkNext LLC.
Unbox Robotics: Early-stage startup Unbox Robotics has received its first round of funding of $ 0.5 million led by CIIE.CO & Arali Ventures.
CoinDCX: Mumbai-based cryptocurrency exchange CoinDCX has secured $3 million in a Series A funding round from Bain Capital Ventures, Ploychain Capital, and HDR Global trading.
Excess2Sell: B2B e-commerce platform Excess2Sell has raised $1 million in a round from Gautham Madhavan and others.
NuNu TV: Youtube channel NuNu TV has raised $0.06 million from Delhi-based conglomerate Risers Accelerators.
QTalk: Smartphone dialer designed to make phone calls stress-free; QTalk has raised $1.6 million seed round from Accel India and Lightspeed Venture Partners.
Shadez: Inflection Point Ventures has invested in $0.1 million in home interiors startup Shadez.
Those who did not disclose their funding round are:
FarmER, Ripplr, Harappa Education, RageCoffee, CricZone, UnoLigo, Skilancer, PayMart, Numocity, Toddle, Power Gummies, Zimyo, CricZone, FitPhilia, GoFloat, Dealberg, Pine Labs, Nupay, GetVantage, Instoried, Keito, MultiplyMyLeads, SEAL Professional, Frog Cycle, RACEnergy, CamCom, Altor, Friyey, HooLiv, Sanfe, ElecTorq, MinionLabs, Flutin, LetsShavedid, ABL Workspaces, Multibhashi, Sleepy Owl, gogoBus, Cross Border Kitchens, OM Bhakti, KhataBook, Anaxee, Rupifi, SnackAmor, and Mansonly
By T. Aswini Patro