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Indian Logistics Tech Platform Becomes India’s 106th Unicorn After Raising $33.5 Million
Logistic enablement platform Shiprocket raised $32.6 million in the latest funding round from returning investors. The funding round was co-led by Singapore’s Temasek and Lightrock India. The firm was valued at around $1.2 billion with a fresh round of funding, joining India’s exclusive club of unicorn companies. Other investors that also joined the round include […]
Chinese Firm Raises $110 Million In A Funding Round Led By SoftBank And Sequoia
China-headquartered e-commerce SaaS platform Dianxiaomi has raised $110-million in Series D funding led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and Sequoia China. The funding round also participation from Tiger Global Management, GGV Capital, and Huaxing Growth Capital. The Series D funding brings the company’s total funding for the year 2022 to $210-million. The company plans to […]
Softbank Warns Of Longer Startup Winter Due To Unicorn Founders Unwilling To Cut Valuations
Softbank Group has recently reported a quarterly loss of more than $23 billion. The company said this net loss in the June quarter “was recorded mainly due to the monetization of investments in public portfolio companies.” As a result, this may cause a longer funding winter for startups. Masayoshi Son, the founder and chief executive […]
Xpressbees Raise $24.6 Million From Avendus’ Future Leaders Fund II
India-based Logistics unicorn Xpressbees has secured $24.6-million as a secondary investment from Avendus’ fund, Avendus Future Leaders Fund II. Before this latest development, Xpressbees’ parent company Busybees Logistics Solutions, reported a 33% growth in its operating revenue and narrowed the company’s losses by 36% in the financial year 2020-2021. Amitava Saha, the founder of Xpressbee […]
Malaysia-based TNG Digital Raises $168.3-Million From The Latest Equity Funding Round
Touch ‘n Go Group announced today that TNG Digital Sdn Bhd that the latest equity funding round has resulted in a fresh injection of RM750-million ($168.3-million) into TNG Digital. In a statement on Monday, TNG said the funding round was led by new investment in TNG Digital, the Lazada group, and a follow-on investment by […]