Fundings, funds and acquisitions in January 2019 Company Name: Manch Amount raised: Rs 5 crore Type: Unspecified Sector: Indic language social platform Date announced:...
Airtel Africa has received $200 million in funding (through primary equity issuance of Airtel Africa Limited, UK) from Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), the sovereign...
Tamil Nadu has released a Startup and Innovation Policy 2018-23 to provide an ‘innovative’ system for startups registered in the state. It also plans...
Ola has raised $74 million from Steadview Capital in a Series J round, reportedly valuing the company between $5.5-$6 billion, according to the Economic...
CarDekho has raised $110 million in a Series C funding round from existing investors Sequoia India, Hillhouse Capital, Alphabet’s growth investment arm Capital G,...
Investments made in December 2018 Company Name: Guiddo Amount raised: Rs 6 crore Type: Pre-Series A Sector: Travel Date announced: December 3 Investors: Rennie...
Facebook has donated $1 million to the Wikipedia Endowment, which backs the online encyclopedia Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects. Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales said...
Swiggy has raised $1 billion in funding led by Naspers, with participation from new investors Tencent, Hillhouse Capital and Wellington Management Company, and existing...
Payments company Suvidhaa Infoserve has acquired a 5% equity stake in e-commerce platform Infibeam.com for Rs 25 crore. A BSE regulatory filing (pdf) from...