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15.04.2025 | Eloelo raised $13.5 M Series B funding from Play Ventures | A Series B funding round led by Play Ventures has raised $13.5 million (Rs 114.3 crore) for the live social entertainment platform Eloelo.
Waterbridge Ventures, Courtside Ventures, Gameskraft Technologies, Griffin Gaming Partners, MIXI Inve... |
10.04.2025 | Eloelo's $13.5 Million Leap: A New Era for Social Entertainment | Eloelo, a Bengaluru-based startup, has just made waves in the tech world. The company announced it secured $13.5 million in Series B funding. This round was led by Play Ventures, with support from several other notable investors. The infusi... |
10.04.2025 | Eloelo secures $13.5M in Series B funding, plans global expansion in Indian diaspora markets | Live social entertainment platform, Eloelo on Wednesday announced that it raised $13.5 million in its Series B funding round led by Play Ventures.
The round also saw participation from Kalaari Capital, MIXI Investments, Gameskraft Technolog... |
10.04.2025 | Kalaari Capital-backed Eloelo snags Series B funding | Eloelo co-founder and CEO Saurabh Pandey
Eloelo, a Bengaluru-based startup that offers a platform for live social entertainment events, said Thursday it has raised Rs 114.3 crore ($13.5 million) in its Series B funding round led by venture ... |
10.04.2025 | Eloelo Raises USD 13.5 Mn Series B Led by Play Ventures to Scale Live Social Entertainment Platform With this round, Eloelo has now raised over USD 50 million in funding to date. | Eloelo, a leading multilingual live social entertainment platform, has raised INR 114.3 crore (USD 13.5 million) in its Series B funding round. The round was led by Singapore-based Play Ventures and saw participation from existing investors... |
08.04.2025 | BlueStone Gets the Nod to Go Public, Reports Increase in Operational Revenue The Bengaluru-based company filed its IPO papers with SEBI back in December 2024. | BlueStone Jewellery and Lifestyle has received confirmation from the capital markets regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), to raise funds through an initial public offering (IPO).
The Bengaluru-based company filed it... |
08.04.2025 | Eloelo to Raise INR 114 Cr in Series B Round to Fuel Growth The funds will be used to expand Eloelo's operations, support working capital needs, and strengthen its balance sheet. | Bengaluru-based social gaming and live entertainment startup Eloelo is set to raise INR 114 crore in a Series B funding round. The round is being led by Play Ventures, Gameskraft Technologies, WestBridge Ventures, and Kalaari Capital, accor... |
07.04.2025 | Social gaming co Eloelo to raise Rs 114 Cr from Play Ventures, Kalaari Capital, others | Eloelo is set to raise Rs 114 crore in a Series B funding round led by Play Ventures, Gameskraft Technologies, WestBridge Ventures, and Kalaari Capital, among others.
The social gaming and live entertainment startup will use the newly raise... |
20.02.2025 | Kalaari Capital, DS Group double down on consumer bet as valuation jumps | Premium
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Venture capital firm Kalaari Capital and privately held Dharampal Satyapal Group, a homegrown conglomerate that operates in food and beverages, confectioneries, agriculture, and luxury retail segments, have doubled... |
04.02.2025 | Priyanka Gill quits Kalaari for a new experiment: a lab-grown diamond brand | - |
04.02.2025 | India beats China to become second largest diamond market; Chinese luxury segment loses shine, says De Beers CEO | India overtook China to become the second-largest market for diamonds, UK-based diamond firm De Beers Group's Chief Executive Officer Al Cook said in an interview with Bloomberg. The Chinese luxury market is currently facing a slowdown, he ... |
04.02.2025 | Good Glamm Group co-founder Priyanka Gill quits Kalaari to start new venture | Priyanka Gill, founder and CEO, Coluxe
Priyanka Gill, the co-founder of the Good Glamm Group who had joined early-stage venture capital firm Kalaari Capital as a venture partner in February last year, has now left the VC firm to start her o... |
31.01.2025 | Tiger Global-backed Upstox’s FY24 adjusted profit jumps 8x, revenue grows 25% | Upstox CEO and co-founder Ravi Kumar
Wealth management platform Upstox said Friday its revenue rose almost 25% to Rs 1,311 crore in the financial year ended March 2024 and adjusted net profit increased nearly eight-fold to Rs 190 crore.
The... |
25.01.2025 | The Rise of Insurtech and E-Waste Management: A New Era of Innovation | In the fast-paced world of technology, two sectors are emerging as champions of innovation: insurtech and e-waste management. Companies like Naked Insurance and Attero are not just riding the wave; they are creating it. Their recent funding... |
23.01.2025 | Deconstructing the Future of Skincare: A New Era for Indian Consumers | In the bustling world of skincare, where trends shift like sand, one brand is carving its own path. Deconstruct, a direct-to-consumer skincare brand, has recently secured INR 65 crore (approximately USD 7.7 million) in funding. This financi... |
23.01.2025 | Attero Targets Expansion and Projects Rs 11 Bn Revenue this Year | ECONOMY & POLICY Attero Targets Expansion and Projects Rs 11 Bn Revenue this Year
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Attero, an e-waste management company, is expecting to more than double its revenue this fiscal year, targeting Rs 11 billi... |
22.01.2025 | Deconstruct Secures INR 65 Cr Funding to Expand Skincare Innovations Deconstruct will use the funding to drive product innovation, strengthen sunscreen and serum offerings, dominate the gentle active ... | Direct-to-consumer (D2C) skincare brand Deconstruct has raised INR 65 crore (USD 7.7 million) in funding from L'Oréal's VC fund BOLD, V3 Ventures, and DSG Consumer Partners, with continued support from existing investors Kalaari Capital and... |
22.01.2025 | L’Oréal’s VC fund, Verlinvest's V3, DSG Consumer bet on skincare brand Deconstruct | Malini Adapureddy, founder, Deconstruct
Cosmetics giant L’Oreal’s venture capital fund BOLD, Belgian investment firm Verlinvest's VC arm V3 Ventures, and Indian early-stage investor DSG Consumer Partners have joined the cap table of Deconst... |
16.01.2025 | This Programme is Very Close to My Heart: PM on National Startup Day 2025 India's journey as a startup hub is a testament to the visions of the past, hard work of the present, and innovations for the ... | India has emerged as a global powerhouse of innovation and entrepreneurship, a transformation celebrated annually on National Startup Day. On January 16, 2025, the nation paused to reflect on the remarkable growth of its startup ecosystem, ... |
10.01.2025 | The Rise and Fall of Venture Capital in Emerging Markets | Venture capital (VC) is a fickle beast. It thrives in fertile ground but can wither in drought. Recent reports reveal a stark reality: VC funding in Emerging Venture Markets (EVMs) plummeted by over 40% last year. The numbers tell a soberin... |
09.01.2025 | Fuel Your Startup Journey: IIT Madras E-Cell's Elevate 8.0 Opens Registrations Participants in Elevate 8.0 stand to gain transformative opportunities. The competition offers an investment pool of over... | The Entrepreneurship Cell (E-Cell) of IIT Madras has launched Elevate 8.0, the 8th edition of its flagship national startup competition, aimed at fostering entrepreneurial spirit and nurturing groundbreaking ideas. Over the years, Elevate h... |
14.12.2024 | BlueStone DRHP: A Look At The Shareholding Pattern & Key Leaders | SUMMARY
Accel India is the largest shareholder in BlueStone, holding a 12.25% stake in the company on a fully diluted basis
Gaurav Singh Kushwaha, the founder and CEO of BlueStone, is the second-largest shareholder with a 17.81% stake in th... |
13.12.2024 | BlueStone Jewellery Files Draft Papers With SEBI, Eyes ₹ 3000 cr Listing The listing will be with shares with a face value of INR 1 and will consist of a fresh issue of shares close to INR 1,000 crore... | Contemporary lifestyle jeweler BlueStone Jewellery and Lifestyle, has filed its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with the market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for fundraising through an Initial Public Offering (... |
12.12.2024 | Kalaari Capital's CXXO Initiative Sheds Light on Women Entrepreneurs' Struggles The report highlights key findings on the gender funding gap, unconscious biases, and the resilience of women entreprene... | CXXO, an initiative by Kalaari Capital aimed at empowering women-led ventures, has released the CXXO State of Female Entrepreneurship in India report.
The report offers actionable steps to systematically bridge entrepreneurial disparities a... |
05.12.2024 | Gen Z Powers Crypto Surge, Mature Investors Lead Market Activity: Report When it comes to the Web3 start-up ecosystem, India has emerged as the 2nd largest developer market and the 3rd largest founder... | Post Donald Trump's presidential campaign win, cryptocurrency has gained momentum, surging close to USD 100,000 for the first time. While India is still evaluating the pros and cons of the digital currency, blockchain has been a constant We... |
29.10.2024 | Finova Capital and ElasticRun: Navigating the Waters of Growth and Loss | In the ever-evolving landscape of Indian startups, two companies stand out: Finova Capital and ElasticRun. Each has carved a niche in its respective sector, but their journeys reveal the complexities of growth, funding, and market dynamics.... |
28.10.2024 | Softbank-backed ElasticRun trims loss as focus on regional brands improves margins | Sandeep Deshmukh, CEO, ElasticRun
Business-to-business e-commerce platform ElasticRun cut its losses by about half in the financial year ended March 2024, as a shift in focus to regional brands improved margins.
The Pune-based startup, whic... |
13.09.2024 | [Weekly funding roundup Sept 7-13] Debt shows highest traction this week | The month of September continued to remain modest in terms of venture capital (VC) inflow, and this week saw the debt component getting highest traction.
The total VC funding for the second week of the month came in at $242 million cutting ... |
11.09.2024 | Clean Electric Powers Up with Fresh Funding: A Game Changer in Energy Storage | In the bustling world of electric mobility, Clean Electric Private Limited has emerged as a beacon of innovation. The Pune-based startup recently secured ₹48.5 crore (approximately $6 million) in a Series A funding round. This investment wa... |
10.09.2024 | Clean Electric raises Rs 48.5 Cr led by Info Edge, Pi Ventures, and Kalaari Capital | Energy storage solutions company Clean Electric Private Limited has raised Rs 48.5 crore in a Series A funding round led by Info Edge, Pi Ventures, and Kalaari Capital, Clean Electric Co-founder and CEO Akash Gupta told YourStory in an in... |
10.09.2024 | India: Former Jio exec's growth stage fund Playbook Partners hits first close at $130m | Playbook Partners, a growth capital firm founded by a former Reliance Jio executive, on Tuesday said it has marked the first close of its maiden fund at $130 million.
The fund, which can grow up to $250 million, including a green shoe optio... |
02.09.2024 | Deals in brief: Didi takes stake in AutoAi, Validus secures USD 50 million debt facility from HSBC, Genesia Ventures backs LaLa, and more | Didi offloads smart cockpit assets for stake in AutoAi
Didi, China’s ride-hailing giant, is trading its smart cockpit division for a stake in AutoAi, a state-backed player specializing in intelligent cockpit software and hardware.
Details o... |
30.08.2024 | [Weekly funding roundup Aug 24-30] Zepto powers up VC inflow
Recommended Stories For You | The month of August has ended on a strong note, with venture capital into Indian startups getting boost from the large follow-on financing raised by quick commerce unicorn Zepto.
The last week of August saw total funding of $447 million cut... |
27.08.2024 | Convin raises $6.5M in Series A funding led by India Quotient
Recommended Stories For You | AI-based conversation intelligence platform Convinhas secured $6.5 million in a Series A funding round spearheaded by India Quotient, with participation from new investor JSW Venturesand existing backers Kalaari Capital, Titan Capit... |
02.08.2024 | Billion Dollar Valuations & Billion Dollar AUM’s on the court, at Bertelsmann Badminton Championship 2024 | Bangalore, August 2nd, 2024 – The 6th Annual Bertelsmann India Investments (BII) Badminton Championship held at the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy brought together venture capitalists and startups in a lively mix of competition and coll... |
19.07.2024 | [Weekly funding roundup July 13-19] VC inflows continue to show modest rise
Recommended Stories For You | The month of July continues to remain subdued for the Indian startup ecosystem as venture capital funding on a weekly basis remains modest with small upticks and no visible upward movements.
The total funding for the third week of July stoo... |
18.07.2024 | Kalaari Capital Leads USD 5.9 Mn Investment in ByteXL for Tech Education Expansion The new capital will be used for team expansion, product development, the introduction of new digital tools and techn... | byteXL, an edtech platform revolutionising engineering education, has raised USD 5.9 million in a Series A round led by Kalaari Capital, along with the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation.
According to the official release, this investment su... |
03.07.2024 | Koo, once hailed as desi Twitter-rival, shuts down | Vernacular microblogging platform Koo has shut down its operations as the company failed to find a buyer, according to the company’s co-founder and chief executive officer Apramyea Radhakrishna’s LinkedIn post.
The shut down was inevitable ... |
03.07.2024 | India’s Twitter Rival Koo Shuts Down After Acquisition Talks With Dailyhunt Fail | SUMMARY
The four-year-old startup’s decision to wind up was triggered after its likely acquisition by online media firm Dailyhunt failed
Despite raising over $50 Mn from prominent investors like Tiger Global, Accel, 3one4 Capital, Kalaari C... |
24.05.2024 | Digital fitness Startup Portl Secured $3 Million Funding | Portl, a Digital fitness and wellness technology startup has secured $3 million in a new funding round led by Bharat Innovation Fund.
This funding round also saw participation from existing investor Kalaari Capital and new investor T-Hub Fo... |
23.04.2024 | Exclusive: HealthPlix Axes 25% Workforce Due To Performance Issues, Role Redundancies | SUMMARY
A spokesperson of the healthtech SaaS startup said that around 55-60 employees were let go because of poor performance, while 40-45 employees were fired in a restructuring exercise
Sources told Inc42 that the number of employees imp... |
04.04.2024 | Centre Court Capital launches $42 million sports, gaming tech fund | ETtech
JSW Steel managing director Sajjan Jindal’s family trust has joined as the anchor investor for venture firm Centre Court Capital's maiden Rs 350 crore fund.
The gaming and sports-focused firm said it has already received Rs 200 crore... |
19.01.2023 | Soothing & personal content top draws for online audience in 2022 – Hybrid creators & communities to rule in 2023 | 65% of Gen Zs agree that content that’s personally relevant to them is more important than the content that lots of other people talk about, states YouTube.
Fandom also emerged as a popular trend in 2022, with fans actively communicating an... |
20.08.2021 | India’s AgNext banks $21m Series A funding, delivers 5x return for exiting investor | AgNext, a provider of food quality assessment technologies, has raised $21 million in a Series A round led by Alpha Wave Incubation – a $300 million early-stage fund managed by New York-based Falcon Edge Capital and backed by DisruptAD, the... |
08.07.2021 | High-Stakes: Kalaari Capital | High-Stakes is a unique series that focuses on dissecting the investments of venture capital and private equity firms to gain insights into the portfolio of companies they’ve invested in, industries they focus on, and their investment proce... |
15.01.2021 | SaaS management start-up Zluri secures $2M funding from Endiya Partners and Kalaari Capital | |
30.12.2020 | Sequoia Tops Indian Startup VC Charts In 2020 Amid Massive Unicorn Run | Despite the pandemic and the lockdown, the growth of Indian startups remained unfettered in 2020. The ecosystem grew up to be the third largest startup ecosystem in the world, with a new startup entering the unicorn club practically every m... |
05.09.2020 | Gaming startup WinZO raises US$ 18M in Series B funding | WinZO was founded in 2018. The startup is one of the most pioneering gaming startups based in India whose revenue is growing at 1500%. It has also witnessed 20 million new user additions in the last 12 months. Post the declaration of lockdo... |
27.12.2019 | Alibaba infuses USD 10 million in portfolio company Xpressbees | In what may be one of the last investments in India this year for Alibaba, the Chinese internet giant has infused USD 10 million in its logistics portfolio company, Xpressbees.
The Pune-based startup passed a board resolution on December 16... |
13.12.2019 | Indian logistics startups rev up funding in 2019 to tap growing demand | With the increasing number of products that are being sold online, from smartphones to clothes and accessories, to grocery and food, the demand for logistics services has reached an all-time high. This rise in demand has forced Indian logis... |
22.01.2019 | Indian supply chain sensor startup AgNext raises $2m pre-Series A round | Indian agrifood supply chain sensor startup AgNext Technologies has raised a $2 million pre-Series A round from early-stage, tech-focused VC firm Kalaari Capital to further expand its product portfolio and to aid in geographic expansion.
Ka... |
15.11.2016 | ACTIVE.AI Raises USD 3 Million From Kalaari Capital & IDG Ventures India | Active.ai, a Singapore based fintech startup, using artificial intelligence (AI) to deliver virtual assistant banking services, announced today that it has raised $3 million in funding from IDG Ventures India and Kalaari Capital. This inves... |
23.08.2016 | Romulus Capital Leads $14M Series C for Vyome Biosciences | Vyome Biosciences, a clinical-stage specialty biopharmaceutical company developing novel medicines for treating skin diseases caused by resistant microbes, announced today that it has closed a $14 million Series C financing round. This fina... |
23.08.2016 | Perceptive Advisors Leads $14M Series C for Vyome Biosciences | Vyome Biosciences, a clinical-stage specialty biopharmaceutical company developing novel medicines for treating skin diseases caused by resistant microbes, announced today that it has closed a $14 million Series C financing round. This fina... |
12.02.2016 | Daily funding roundup - February 12, 2016 | payleven received $10M; RKSV raised $4M; Jisto closed a $2.45M Seed funding
LetterOne, a Luxembourg-based private equity and venture capital firm headed by Mikhail Fridman, invested $200 million in Uber. This new investment is a drop in the... |
04.02.2016 | India: VC firm Kalaari Capital eyes seed-stage investing, to sprinkle $20m in 40 startups in 2 years | Premium
Venture capital firm Kalaari Capital plans to invest about $20 million in 40 startups over the next two years as a part of its seed and incubation programme, according to a report in The Economic Times.
Continue reading this story w... |
31.01.2016 | India VC: Kalaari Capital, the e-commerce bulwark | Premium
Kalaari Capital commands a somewhat envious position in the Indian venture capital industry. It is a stakeholder in two of the country’s most valuable start-ups—etailers Flipkart and Snapdeal. Based on the current valuations of thes... |
29.01.2016 | India: Online marketplace for used cars Truebil raises $5m from Kalaari, Inventus, others | Premium
Truebil, an online marketplace to buy and sell second-hand cars, has raised nearly $5 million (Rs 35 crore) in a Series-A round of funding from venture capital firms Kalaari Capital, Inventus Capital and San Francisco-based Tekton V... |
29.01.2016 | Daily funding roundup - January 29, 2016 | BloomReach announced $56M funding; BirdEye raised $8M; Sonovate closed $7.15M Series A funding
Velo Labs, a San Francisco, CA-based creator of Skylock, a Bluetooth connected bicycle lock, raised $1 million in funding. The round was led by D... |
18.11.2015 | Daily funding roundup - November 18, 2015 | Ola bagged $500M; Joyable raised $8M; Test IO landed $5M
TestCloud, a self-service crowdtesting platform for app and Web developers, has a new name and a big new round of funding, the company announced on Wednesday, all to facilitate a big ... |
18.11.2015 | India: News start-up ScoopWhoop Media secures $4m funding from Kalaari Capital | Premium
Internet media and news start-up ScoopWhoop Media Pvt. Ltd raised $4 million from Kalaari Capital, the company said on Wednesday. The funds will be used to fund the expansion of ScoopWhoop talkies, its video production unit.
Continu... |
16.11.2015 | Daily funding roundup - November 16, 2015 | Signostics secured $35M; LoveCrafts raised $20M; Varentec landed $13M
Wellmo, a Helsinki, Finland-based mobile solution to run digital health programs, raised €1 million (approximately $1.8 million) in seed funding. The backers remained und... |
22.09.2015 | India: Financial services portal Bestdealfinance raises $3m in Series A funding | Premium
Bestdealfinance.com Pvt Ltd, a financial services portal raised $3 million in Series A funding led by Kalaari Capital and participation by other investors like YourNest Angel Fund, Globvestor & Dexter Angel Circle.
Continue read... |
16.09.2015 | India Dealbook: Unilog secures funds from Kalaari Capital, Prozo closes its seed round | Premium
India’s e-commerce space is fast-growing and abuzz with fund raising activities. B2B e-commerce platform Unilog has secured funding from Kalaari Capital, while Prozo, an aggregator and marketplace for all types of exam preparation, ... |
11.09.2015 | Daily funding roundup - September 11, 2015 | EverStream Solutions received $50M; Unified secured $30M; Abra raised $10M
European data science-as-a-service provider Big Data For Humans has secured a $1.2 million seed funding round led by EC1 Capital with further investment from Firesta... |
10.09.2015 | Kalaari Capital raises $290m third India fund; ropes in ex-Microsoft India chairman Ravi Venkatesan & ex-Casitron CEO Ram Gupta as advisors | Premium
Venture capital firm Kalaari Capital has raised a fresh $290-million (Rs 2,000 crore) fund from the same group of investors as its earlier funds to meet the rising investments needs of early-stage ventures in India, according to a r... |
03.09.2015 | Daily funding roundup - September 3, 2015 | Prospa landed $60M; Netskope secured $75M; Zivame raised $40M
Netskope,a company monitors and enforces policy over the sensitive data shared across the thousands upon thousands of cloud apps in use at businesses today, announced $75 million... |
07.08.2015 | Daily funding roundup - August 7, 2015 | JenaValve completed $26.5M; Dinner Lab raised $7M: Lemonade Lab secured $5.8M
Rebagg, a frictionless luxury resale service, announced the close of a $4.0 Million Seed round of funding led by General Catalyst. Metamorphic Ventures, Crosslink... |
23.04.2015 | Simplilearn Raises $15M in Series C Venture Capital Funding | Simplilearn, a San Francisco, CA-based edtech startup providing certification courses to professionals, raised $15m in Series C venture capital funding.
The round was led by Mayfair, with participation from existing investors Kalaari Capita... |
31.03.2015 | TripHobo Raises $3M in Series B Funding | TripHobo, a Pune, India-based platform for discovering user-generated travel itineraries, raised $3m in Series B funding.
The round, which followed a Series-A round closed in July 2014, was led by Kalaari Capital and Mayfield.
The company i... |
17.09.2013 | Simplilearn Raises $10M in Series B Funding | Simplilearn, a Houston, Texas-based online learning platform for working professionals, raised $10m in Series B funding.
Backers included Helion Venture Partners and Kalaari Capital.
The company intends to use the funds to diversify and exp... |
02.07.2013 | Robosoft Receives Funding from Kalaari Capital | Robosoft, an India-based developer of mobile apps and games, received funding from Kalaari Capital (formerly IndoUS Venture Partners).
The amount of the transaction was not disclosed.
The company intends to use the capital to continue to ex... |
- | Indian Startup Hubs: Bangalore Ecosystem Builders That You Should Know About | As a part of our series Indian startup Hubs, we have covered some of the amazing startups from the Bangalore startup community. This time we bring you the list of people/organisations who are behind the amazing Bangalore startup ecosystem.A... |
- | Weave Capital Launches $75 Mn Fund For Early-Stage Tech Startups | The total corpus of $75 Mn also includes a green shoe option of $25 Mn
Weave Capital aims to build a portfolio of 15 to 20 startups with an average ticket size of $3 Mn to $3.5 Mn
Weave Capital is a sector-agnostic fund with an inclination ... |
- | Kalaari Bets On Mumbai Based Food Tech Startup Holachef, Invests $3.1Mn | Mumbai-based Holachef, a food tech startup has raised $3.1 Mn in venture capital funding led by Kalaari Capital with participation from its existing investor India Quotient. The funds raised will be used to invest in modern infrastructure, ... |
- | Sequoia Tops Indian Startup VC Charts In 2020 Amid Massive Unicorn Run | Despite the pandemic and the lockdown, the growth of Indian startups remained unfettered in 2020. The ecosystem grew up to be the third-largest startup ecosystem in the world, with a new startup entering the unicorn club practically every m... |
- | YouTube Bullish On Growing Business Via Vernacular Content In India | Google owned video sharing platform YouTube is reportedly looking forward to grow its business in India via its vernacular content as it expects viewership to grow by 40% for the contents produced in Marathi, Tamil, Telugu and Bengali in ne... |
- | Here Are The Top 10 Active Venture Capital Firms In India | This article on the most active venture capital firms in India compiled by Inc42 Plus based on investments made between January 2014 and first half of 2020. It is not meant to be a ranking of any kind and is simply a list of venture investo... |