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India Tech Monthly Funding Report
India Tech Monthly Funding Report
INDIA TECH
JANUARY 2023
Contents
India Tech Snapshot 3
Investment Snapshot 4
List of Funding Rounds 5
New Investors 14
Top Funded Business Models - last 1 year 16
New Analyst Picks 17
Acquisitions 24
Recent News 26
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India Tech: Snapshot – January 2023
31 141 14 IPOs
Acquisitions
192
1,397
Series A+ rounds Active Investors IPOs Acquisitions Company Stage
Orowealth Unicorns 88
Drip Project Soonicorns 300
Minicorns 1,005
Monthly Leader Board Editor Picks 6,891
Top Markets Top Investors Series A+ 2,019
Top Funding Rounds Top Cities
Series C+ 457
$350M - Series D Payments Accel Bengaluru Acqui-Hires 117
PhonePe (2015, Bengaluru, $700M) PhonePe (5 Investments) (40 Rounds, $681M)
Deadpooled 19,018
$120M - Series D Alternative Lending Sequoia Capital Delhi NCR
Top Cities
KreditBee (2018, Bengaluru, $404M) KreditBee (3 Investments) (13 Rounds, $75.5M)
Bengaluru (6,733 Rounds, $68.0B)
$96.8M - Series C Higher Education Tech Y Combinator Delhi
Avanse (2013, Mumbai, $175M) Avanse (2 Investments) (8 Rounds, $27.8M) Delhi NCR (5,164 Rounds, $42.3B)
$40M - Series B Top Investors
Electric Vehicles LetsVenture Hyderabad
Log9 Materials (2015, Bengaluru, $81.1M) Log9 Materials (2 Investments) (7 Rounds, $8.1M) AngelList (358 Investments)
LetsVenture (355 Investments)
Note : "Investors" refers to "Institutional Investors" only
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India Tech: Investment Snapshot
Investment Snapshot
Investment Snapshot of India Tech as of January 2023
Investment Trend Top Investments (January 2023)*
PhonePe $350M - Series D General Atlantic
(2015, Bengaluru, $700M)
KreditBee $120M - Series D Advent International
(2018, Bengaluru, $404M)
Avanse $96.8M - Series C Kedaara Capital
(2013, Mumbai, $175M)
Log9 Materials $51.2M - Series B Amara Raja Batteries
(2015, Bengaluru, $81.1M)
InsuranceDekho $36.3M - Series C TVS Capital Funds
(2009, Haryana, $136M)
Mad Street Den $30.0M - Series C Sequoia Capital
(2016, Redwood City, $35.7M)
Ecozen Solutions $25.0M - Series C Nuveen
(2009, Pune, $58.6M)
Beaconstac $25.0M - Series A Telescope Partners
(2009, Bengaluru, $25.0M)
Sirion $25.0M - Series D Brookfield Asset Management
(2012, Seattle, $182M)
Bounce Infinity $20.0M - Series B Sequoia Capital
(2021, Gurgaon, $20.0M)
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India Tech: List of Funding Rounds
Note: Seed Stage (Seed, Angel), Early Stage (Series A, Series B), Late Stage (Series C+), PE
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India Tech: List of Funding Rounds
Note: Seed Stage (Seed, Angel), Early Stage (Series A, Series B), Late Stage (Series C+), PE
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India Tech: List of Funding Rounds
Note: Seed Stage (Seed, Angel), Early Stage (Series A, Series B), Late Stage (Series C+), PE
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India Tech: List of Funding Rounds
Note: Seed Stage (Seed, Angel), Early Stage (Series A, Series B), Late Stage (Series C+), PE
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India Tech: List of Funding Rounds
IPV
Note: Seed Stage (Seed, Angel), Early Stage (Series A, Series B), Late Stage (Series C+), PE
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India Tech: List of Funding Rounds
She Capital Stoffer Anko Norden, Doug Penny 3one4 Capital, Sanjeev Barnwal, Amit Damani, Rahul
Sharma, Manish Jethani, and 1 more
$368.8K - Seed $500.0K - Seed
Surgeup Technologies (2022, Delhi, $368.8K) Mindpeers (2020, Delhi, $755.8K) $980.6K - Seed
Online platform providing financial literacy for kids Provider of teleconsultation services for mental health PrivaSapien (2021, Bengaluru, $980.6K)
conditions Provider of a platform offering integrated risk
JCBL assessment solutions
Venture Catalysts, Goodwater Capital, Magic Fund,
Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology Omidyar Network India
$404.9K - Seed
Greenikk (2020, Thiruvananthapuram, $642.7K) $1.0M - Seed
Provider of an online marketplace platform for banana $613.1K - Seed Bull Spree (2020, Ahmedabad, $1.4M)
farmers meratractor (2015, Pune, $889.0K) Online fantasy sports-based stock market platform
Online auction marketplace for the sale and purchase
9Unicorns, SmartSparks, Manish Modi, Saurabh of used tractors Desai Family Office, IVY Growth Associates, Pai
Agarwal, Mayank Tiwari, and 1 more Ventures
Digital Futurists Angels, Vibhor Sahare
Note: Seed Stage (Seed, Angel), Early Stage (Series A, Series B), Late Stage (Series C+), PE
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India Tech: List of Funding Rounds
Note: Seed Stage (Seed, Angel), Early Stage (Series A, Series B), Late Stage (Series C+), PE
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India Tech: List of Funding Rounds
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India Tech: List of Funding Rounds
Note: Seed Stage (Seed, Angel), Early Stage (Series A, Series B), Late Stage (Series C+), PE
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India Tech: List of New Investors
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India Tech: List of New Investors
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Top Funded Business Models - last 1 year
Rank Business Model $ Funding # Rounds Top Funding Round
9 ▲42 Internet First Personal Loans Marketplace $383M 7 KreditBee | $120M | Series D
* Rank is based on $Invested in last 1 year in the Business Model. ▲- Indicates change in Rank from previous 1 year.
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India Tech: Analyst Picks
Peepul Tree (2022, Mumbai, $6.0M, Seed) ADDA (2009, Bengaluru, $253K, Seed)
Online retailer offering handcrafted products from local SaaS-driven community management solution for
artisans property owners & managers
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India Tech: Analyst Picks
Amicus Capital Partners, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Jawed EVBK Foresight, Kiran Beeravelli, Chemudugunta Rooman Technologies,People Strong,Lumis Partnersand
Zia and 1 other Investors Venkata Ramanamma and 7 other Investors
Fabriclore (2016, Jaipur, Undisclosed, Seed) Mystifly (2009, Singapore, $3.3M, Series A) ResellMe (2019, Delhi, $714K, Seed)
Online retailer offering fabrics B2B technology solutions for airline ticket booking App-based reselling platform offering multi-category
agencies. products
CDH Investments, Sequoia Capital, Volcanics Venture
and 10 other Investors Recruit Holdingsand Blume Ventures, Faad Network, Aditya Chakraborty and
20 other Investors
Impact (2016, Mumbai, $600K, Seed) WTI (2009, Gurgaon, Unfunded)
Provider of fitness-based application for fundraising Provider of vehicle transfer and tech enabled solutions SayF (2021, Bengaluru, $240K, Seed)
App-based savings and investment platform for
Ganesh Krishnan, Vaibhav Jain, Ravish Naresh and 3 Subinder Khuranaand individuals
other Investors
Titan Capital, Sunn91, Kunal Bahl and 2 other Investors
HairOriginals (2018, Gurgaon, $279K, Seed)
Orahi (2012, Delhi, $10.8K, Angel) Online internet first brand offering hair extension EduCBA (2008, Mumbai, $23.7K, Angel)
Provide app based solution that helps to Monitor products Online platform for professional courses
commute of school buses and locate your child easily
Anicut Capital, JITO Incubation & Innovation Mohit Tyagi, Devachal Jha, Neeraj Vaidya and 6 other
Makavi Ab, SPAR International, Celeste Consultants and Foundation, LetsVenture and 50 other Investors Investors
106 other Investors
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India Tech: Analyst Picks
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India Tech: Analyst Picks
TRIVEand Solverminds (2003, Chennai, Unfunded) AAJ Enterprises (2006, Sonipat, Unfunded)
Enterprise solutions for maritime transport Provider of tech-enabled 3PL services
Tripjack (2012, Mumbai, Unfunded)
Distribution solution for the travel businesses BusIndia (2006, Bengaluru, Unfunded) Dalmia Polypro Industries (2006, Mumbai, $5.1M,
Online-platform for booking bus tickets, hotels and Series A)
Afzal Pateland more Provider of plastic waste recycling services
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India Tech: Analyst Picks
Wonderslate (2015, Bengaluru, $387K, Angel) Dapps (2022, New Delhi, Undisclosed, Seed) Tactive Soft (2003, Erode, Unfunded)
Crowd sourced platform for educational content Decentralized app store for web3 applications ERP management solutions for construction industry
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India Tech: Analyst Picks
MAKSPay (2020, Hyderabad, $324K, Angel) Frigate (2021, Chennai, $182K, Seed) Padhai Help (2015, Jaipur, Unfunded)
AI-enabled platform for consumer & business loans Cloud-based on-demand manufacturing solutions App-based platform for the discovery of tutors
Sridhar Kotagiri, K Mohan Das Karamchand Gandhi, V N Vel Kanniappan, Srinath Ramakkrushnan, Abhishek Raj Ciron (1992, Mumbai, Unfunded)
Ranga Raju G and 13 other Investors Pandey and 12 other Investors CDMO focused on manufacturing ampoules, vials,
drops & lyophilized injections for the biopharma sector
Findyourkicks (2006, Ludhiana, $67.6K, Angel)
QuickMove (2003, Bengaluru, $299K, Seed) Online platform offering second hand sneakers
Solutions for moving and storage industry Synchronized (2007, Gurgaon, Unfunded)
Ashneer Grover, Peyush Bansal, Namita Thapar and 3 Tech-enabled 3PL service provider
MS Shoes East, Tomorrowland Technologies Exports, other Investors
Suresh Janardhanan and 3 other Investors
GOBIOM Biomarker (2008, Hyderabad, Unfunded)
HUMhain (2012, Ludhiana, Unfunded) Provider of biomarker database
App-based platform for on-demand hyperlocal
deliveries
Huddleand
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India Tech: Analyst Picks
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India Tech: Acquisitions
Acquisitions (1/2)
List of Acquisitions in India Tech in January 2023
Acq. Date Company Acquirer Deal Size
Orowealth(2015, Mumbai, $2.4M)
02 Jan 2023 InCred Capital
Platform to invest in direct mutual fund schemes
Drip Project(2021, Mumbai)
03 Jan 2023 Metaman $1.0M
internet first brand offering jewelry
Tekie(2017, Gurgaon, $1.6M)
04 Jan 2023 Uolo
Provider of digital learning solutions for students
Alcove(2018, Kolkata)
05 Jan 2023 Rendever
Virtual reality platform connecting family members
Jubi(2015, Mumbai, $0.2M)
05 Jan 2023 Servify
Develops a chatbot for multiple use cases
SMEcorner(2014, Mumbai, $48.4M)
05 Jan 2023 Ambit Finvest
Developer of an online marketplace for business loans
Rive(2022, Bengaluru)
12 Jan 2023 Xare
Provider of point-of-sale instalment financing platform
BungalowSpecials(2005, Chennai)
12 Jan 2023 Online platform for discovering and booking accommodations for Campings.com
travelers
Yoga Bar(2014, Bengaluru, $12.0M)
17 Jan 2023 ITC
Online platform that provides healthy bars
SecurTime(2012, Bengaluru, $1.0M)
18 Jan 2023 ADP
Attendance and workforce management solution provider
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India Tech: Acquisitions
Acquisitions (2/2)
List of Acquisitions in India Tech in January 2023
Acq. Date Company Acquirer Deal Size
Gramophone(2016, Indore, $23.1M)
24 Jan 2023 Online platform providing farm input products and information to $1.1M
the farmers
Zyoga(2020, Bhopal)
27 Jan 2023 Appointy
Mobile app offering yoga courses
Instalogist(2020, Bengaluru)
27 Jan 2023 App-based platform providing long-haul freight transportation Vahak
services
Transerve(2009, Panaji, $1.7M)
31 Jan 2023 Provider of a field data collection software for spatial and Precisely
non-spatial data
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India Tech:News
Recent News (1/2)
Recent News in India Tech in January 2023
Exit News ● LendClub selects six startups for incubator programme Finextra
. .
● PE firm Carlyle Group buys majority stake in India’s VLCC shareandstocks.com People News
. .
● RateGain enters into an agreement to acquire Adara and form the World's ● Swiggy layoffs coming soon, expected to fire nearly 600 employees India Today
Most Comprehensive Travel-Intent and D... PR Newswire .
. ● Sequoia-backed GoMechanic to cut 70% jobs amid 'serious errors' in financial
● TPG to acquire Poonawalla Housing Finance in $417m deal Private Equity Wire reporting The Bharat Express News
. .
● Mamaearth parent files IPO papers; Sofina, Stellaris, Kunal Bahl, Shilpa Shetty ● Indian edtech startup UpGrad’s CEO Mohan quits Financial Post
to sell stake Moneycontrol .
. ● CARS24 Layoffs: Pre-Owned Vehicle Platform Says Will Hire Over 500 After
● Easy Trip acquires 55% stake in cheQin through primary route VCCircle Firing Around 600 Employees Latestly
. .
● Itc To Acquire 100% Of Sproutlife Foods' 'Yoga Bar' Over 3-4 Years Livemint ● IPO-bound BharatPe appoints three top execs amid legal battle with Ashneer
. Business Standard
● CUBE acquires The Hub to extend further its Automated Regulatory .
Intelligence (ARI) technology ACROFAN ● ShareChat Begins Layoffs; Around 500 Full-Time Employees To Be Sacked, CEO
. Ankush Sachdeva Tells Staff Latestly
● JetSynthesys acquires former Twitter India head's creator monetization .
platform Livemint ● ShareChat Co-founders Farid Ahsan, Bhanu Pratap Singh step aside from their
. active roles YourStory Media
.
Fund News ● Nykaa ropes in P Ganesh as Chief Financial Officer Livemint
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● Advent Raises $25 Billion For Buyout Fund dailyadvent.com
.
● VC firm Z3Partners closes Rs 550 cr fund to invest in early-growth startups
Business Standard
.
● Mt K Kapital raises $43 mn realty fund for Mumbai Metropolitan Region The
Capital Quest
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India Tech:News
Recent News (2/2)
Recent News in India Tech in January 2023
Company News
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● Cityfurnish Launches its Offerings in Hyderabad Business Wire
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● US FDA Grants Breakthrough Designation for Blood Test to Help Diagnose
Inaccessible Brain Tumors Asian News International
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● Meat & seafood startup TenderCuts sets foot in Bengaluru Nuffoods Spectrum
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● Meatigo Forays into Chennai Indian Retailer
.
● Hindustan Unilever completes acquisition of 51% stake in Zywie Ventures
Business Standard
.
● Udman Hotels by Ferns N Petals launches 46-key hotel in Haridwar Livemint
.
● Fire-Boltt announces its venture in South East Asia market Fresherslive
.
● Thinkerbell opens in NZ AdNews
.
Regulatory News
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● The government appoints DRDO to investigate Ola Electric and Okinawa
scooter fires EVO India
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