2023年4月25日

YourStory了每日新聞綜述從印度創業生態係統。這是周二的摘要,2023年4月25日。從Speciale InspeCity提出150萬美元投資InspeCity, spacetech創業公司表示,它已經籌集了150萬美元計劃資金輪由早期風險資本公司Speciale投資。鹿茸和印度吠陀經VC共同圓而Anicut首都DeVC印度和其他參加了一輪。啟動將使用資金來發展自己的技術堆棧和招聘人才。InspeCity成立於202年,是試圖建立第一個城市在一個合適的軌道在地球和月球之間解決“地球上的資源稀缺的問題”。“我們的願景是創建一個新的經濟空間和構建人類棲息地超越我們目前的行星係統的局限性,“Chowdhury Arindrajit說,首席執行官Inspecity,在一份聲明中。在過去,它收到了Rs 1500萬授予國際防務展平台“micropropulsion立方體衛星係統的發展”,微微衛星的一種。此外,它還獲得了一個Rs 100萬從TIH基金會的資助,IIT-Bombay設立的非營利性公司,“技術支持開發一個inter-satellite鏈接”。Menhood提出2.35盧比從男性修飾品牌Menhood表示,速度提高了2.35盧比在多個部分的速度,收入為目標的金融家。 The funds would help the company expand its product lines and enter new markets besides allowing it to budget more for inventory and marketing purposes. Menhood claims it has a 15% repeat customer rate every month while three-fourths of its customers opt for prepaid orders. The company is looking to expand its presence on major e-commerce platforms such as Amazon, Nykaa, TataCliq, Myntra and Flipkart, besides strenghtening its own website. Haqdarshak Empowerment Solutions raises undisclosed funding in pre-Series A1 round Haqdarshak Empowerment Solutions, a welfare delivery service provider, said it has raised an undisclosed amount in pre-Series A1 round on Tuesday. Innovating Justice Fund and Village Capital-managed Financial Health Innovation Fund are some of the new institutional investors it has onboarded, besides other new investors like Abhishek Rungta, Founder and CEO of Indus Net Technologies, Deep Bajaj, Co-founder of Sirona Hygiene, Bhavin Pandya, Co-founder and CEO of Games 24X7 and independent investors such as Girish Kulkarni and Mohit Bajaj. The current Shark Tank India panel members–Namita Thapar, Executive Director of Emcure Pharmaceuticals, Peyush Bansal, Co-founder and CEO of Lenskart and Aman Gupta, Co-founder and CMO of boAt–were also part of the new cohort of investors in the company. Existing investors such as The Deepak Group, Acumen Fund, Beyond Capital Fund and 3i Partners also participated in the round. Other news Nruthya Madappa now Partner at 3one4 Capital Venture capital firm 3one4 Capital has elevated Nruthya Madappa, who leads growth and capital development team, as Partner. The company said she has been “instrumental in driving the consistent success of 3one4 Capital's impressive portfolio of startups”. Madappa, who joined the Bengaluru-based firm in 2020, has helped portfolio companies in raising capital, driving revenue growth and making successful exits. “Her expertise in technology, finance, and economic policy has helped her identify and support some of the most promising companies that include Open, BetterPlace, and Kapiva in India's dynamic startup ecosystem,” 3one4 said in a statement. Klay Preschool to expand to 400 centres in 2023 Klay, a preschool and daycare chain, will set up around 250 new daycare centres in 2023, marking an annual growth of 33%. This would include expansion in tier-II towns as well. Currently, it has over 2,000 educators in more than 150 centres in India. In 2022, the company increased the number of centres under its fold by 15% in major cities such as Bengaluru, Mumbai, Hyderabad and the National Capital Region. It has partnered with 430 companies such as HCL, Visa and Godrej and expects a 20% increase in onboarding more such firms in 2023-24. RenewBuy to increase headcount by 10% by next quarter Insurtech firm RenewBuy said it will increase its workforce by 10% by August across tech, product development, sales and insurance advisory functions. It is looking to hire sales experts, tech developers, product managers and application support developers. The Gurugram-based company is looking to add to its headcount at its head office as well as its key branches in metro cities. Founded in 2015 by Balachander Sekhar and Indraneel Chatterjee, the company offers health, life and motor insurance products through a network of over 100,000 insurance advisors. Edited by Akanksha Sarma