ShareChatīengaluru-based vernacular social networking startup ShareChat was founded by three IIT-Kanpur alumni, Farid Ahsan, Bhanu Singh, and Ankush Sachdeva in 2015. It provides a vernacular social networking platform for users to share and discover images, songs, videos, and other content in their preferred regional language.Įarlier this month, ShareChat raised ₹720 crores in a fresh round of funding.
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In November 2016, Udaan first raised $10 million from Lightspeed Venture Partners in a series A funding round. Udaanīengaluru-based online B2B marketplace Udaan was founded by three former Flipkart executives Sujeet Kumar, Vaibhav Gupta, and Amod Malviya in 2016. It provides a network-centric B2B trade platform connecting small and medium businesses, manufacturers, traders, wholesalers and retailers.Įarlier this month, Udaan raised ₹1,590 crores from existing investors Lightspeed Venture Partners and DST Global, propelling it to the unicorn club. Lightspeed Venture Partners first invested $75 million in series C round, along with Sofina and Sequoia Capital India in March 2016. The edtech has further expanded into other competitive exams like CAT, GMAT, GRE, and NEET, among others. It provides an online learning platform for K4 to K12 students, using engaging video lessons and study materials provided by experienced educators. Byju’sīengaluru-based edtech startup Byju’s was founded by Byju Raveendran in 2008. The venture capital fund first invested in OYO in February 2014. Lightspeed has been with OYO since the very beginning of the hospitality startups journey. Recently, OYO raised ₹7,285 crores led by Softbank, along with participation from other investors including Lightspeed Venture Partners, propelling it to the elite unicorn club, with a valuation of $5 billion. In the last five years, OYO has grown to become India’s leading budget hotel provider and has also forayed into the international markets, further strengthening its global presence. Indian hotel chain OYO was founded by Ritesh Agarwal in 2013, with its headquarter in Gurugram.
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