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| Oct 16, 2024 | Everstage's $30 Million Leap: A New Era for Sales Performance Management | In the bustling world of SaaS, Everstage has made waves. The Chennai and Delaware-based startup recently secured $30 million in a Series B funding round led by Eight Roads Ventures. This infusion of capital brings its total funding to $45 m... |
| Oct 16, 2024 | SaaS startup Everstage raises $30 Mn led by Eight Roads Ventures | Everstage, a sales performance management software provider for enterprises, has raised $30 million in a Series-B funding round led by Eight Roads Ventures, with participation from existing investors Elevation Capital and 3one4 Capital.
Thi... |
| Oct 7, 2024 | Whatfix rolls out $58 Mn liquidity event for employees and investors | Whatfix, a digital adoption platform (DAP), has introduced a $58 million liquidity program for its employees and investors. This marks the company’s fourth buyback of employee stock options (ESOPs).
The Bengaluru-based company stated that e... |
| Jul 25, 2024 | The Rising Tide of ESOP Buybacks in India's Startup Ecosystem**
** | ** In the bustling world of Indian startups, a new trend is emerging: employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) buybacks. This financial maneuver is reshaping the landscape for employees and investors alike. Recently, Adda247, a Google-backed ed... |
| Jul 24, 2024 | ESOP buyback announced by Adda247 for over 130 employees | The first-ever employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) buyback for more than 130 employees in a variety of roles and functions has been announced by Google-backed edtech company Adda247.
For an undisclosed sum, the edtech company recently purc... |
| Jul 3, 2024 | VC funding into Indian startups rises by 45% in H1 2024 | In the first six months of 2024, venture capital (VC) funding into Indian startups showed all the signs of a steady upward trajectory, as it rose by 45% compared to the preceding six months between July and December 2023.
Indian startups ra... |
| Jun 20, 2024 | Pocket FM Partners GenAI Platform ElevenLabs To Help Writers Convert Text To Audio Series | SUMMARY
Under the collaboration, the two have launched a new feature called AI Audio Series, which help writers on Pocket FM convert their text narratives into audio shows
Pocket FM said that more than 30,000 hours of “audio series” has alr... |
| Jun 20, 2024 | Pocket FM and ElevenLabs Team Up to Streamline Script-to-Audio Conversion Using AI | By Quincy Jon
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Pocket FM has teamed up with voice-cloning company ElevenLabs to turn scripts into audi... |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Second ESOP buyback announced by Leverage Edu | The company Leverage.biz, which also owns Fly.Finance, Fly Homes, and the study abroad platform Leverage Edu, has declared the completion of its second ESOP buyback exercise.
The company’s more than fifty workers in various departments bene... |
| Apr 10, 2024 | Quick-Commerce Startups in India on the Rise | Indian quick-commerce startups like Zepto are skyrocketing in sales, with Zepto hitting $1.2 billion in annualized sales in just 29 months. Competing with giants like Zomato and Swiggy, Zepto is quickly gaining market share and is on track ... |
| Apr 9, 2024 | Income tax notices lead to stress among startups, executives and investors | This report has been updated
At a time when many startups, especially in the fintech industry, have received income tax notices recently, industry executives and investors said this has created anxiety in company circles.
They said such an ... |
| Apr 4, 2024 | Exclusive: Lenskart, Purplle, Healthkart may raise fresh funds as big-ticket startup deals gain momentum | ETtech
The Indian startup sector is seeing a return of big-ticket deals of $100 million or more for strong businesses that are growing fast and are on a path to profitability, according to industry executives who view this as a significant ... |
| Apr 3, 2024 | Bets from big global VC firms fall 80% in India in 2023 amid funding winter | Investments from large foreign investors, like Accel, Peak XV Partners, Tiger Global, and Softbank, fell by as much as 80 per cent on average in 2023, amid the Indian startup ecosystem’s so-called funding winter.
Regardless, many of them sa... |
| Apr 3, 2024 | Sachin Bansal’s fintech Navi seeks $2B valuation in its first major external fundraise | Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal is in talks to raise capital for his new startup, Indian fintech Navi. Bansal is talking to investors to raise at a valuation of around $2 billion, three sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. On... |
| Apr 1, 2024 | Pocket FM completes its $8.3 M first ESOP buyback | The $8.3 million first ESOP buyback has been completed, according to audio series platform Pocket FM. The stock buyback follows the Bengaluru-based company’s announcement of $103 million in Series D funding.
According to a press release fro... |
| Mar 22, 2024 | Pocket FM Eyes Unicorn Tag With Fresh Infusion From ADIA | SUMMARY
The audio entertainment startup is currently in discussions with the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) for its upcoming funding round
In the proposed ADIA-led round, there are plans for a secondary sale of shares by existing inv... |
| Mar 21, 2024 | Pocket FM Raises USD 103 Mn in Series D Led by Lightspeed The Bengaluru-based audio entertainment platform aims to deploy the new capital to power global expansion, strengthen content library, and advance generative AI initiatives. | |
| Mar 21, 2024 | Ultrahuman raises $35 mn to accelerate growth, research in health space | Wearable tech company Ultrahuman has raised a $35 million equity and debt investment round. The Series B funding round saw participation from venture capital firms Blume Ventures, Steadview Capital, Nexus Venture Partners, Alpha Wave, and Z... |
| Mar 21, 2024 | Misleading ads case: Patanjali MD Acharya Balkrishna submits apology to SC | Patanjali Ayurved and its Managing Director Acharya Balkrishna has submitted an official apology to the Supreme Court regarding its misleading advertisements targeting evidence-based medicine.
In an affidavit submitted to the Supreme Court,... |
| Mar 20, 2024 | Pocket FM's Melodic Rise: A Symphony of Success | Pocket FM, the audio entertainment platform, has struck a chord with investors, raising a harmonious $103 million in Series D funding led by Lightspeed. With a total funding of $196.5 million, the company is hitting all the right notes as i... |
| Mar 20, 2024 | Pocket FM raises $103 million in Series D round led by Lightspeed | Audio entertainment platform, Pocket FM, has raised $103 million in Series D funding. The round was led by Lightspeed while Stepstone Group also participated in this round. The platform has raised a total funding of $196.5 million till date... |
| Mar 2, 2022 | 🇮🇳 Roundup: Amazon may file criminal case against Future Group | InvestmentsNewsStartups
Kul Bhushan · 3 Mar 2022 · 1 min read🇮🇳 Roundup: Amazon may file criminal case against Future Group
Startups in India, including Pocket FM and Filo, raised at least US$88 million in funding today from international a... |
| Mar 1, 2022 | Tencent-backed Indian audio firm pockets $65m in series C money | InvestmentsNewsStartups
Kul Bhushan · 3 Mar 2022 · 1 min readTencent-backed Indian audio firm pockets $65m in series C money
India-based Pocket FM, an audio over-the-top (OTT) platform, has raised US$65 million in a series C funding round l... |
| Pocket FM | “Pocket FM is an audio series platform pioneering audio entertainment with over 80 million+ listeners worldwide.” |
