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SaaS platform LeadSquared raises $153 million, becomes the latest unicorn in India

SaaS platform LeadSquared raises $153 million, becomes the latest unicorn in India

LeadSquared, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform based in India has raised $153 million in its Series C funding round from WestBridge Capital, at a $1 billion valuation, making it the latest unicorn in India. * The fund will be used for growth investments in India and North America and building out in

Indian online beauty retailer Purplle becomes a unicorn after raising $33 million

Indian online beauty retailer Purplle becomes a unicorn after raising $33 million

Purplle, an India-based online beauty and personal products sales platform has raised $33 million in its new funding round, at a $1.1 billion valuation from Paramark Ventures. * The funding will be used to support its inorganic growth plans, the firm claims. * Purplle is an online beauty marketplace with over

Indian edtech firm PhysicsWallah becomes a unicorn, after raising $100 million

Indian edtech firm PhysicsWallah becomes a unicorn, after raising $100 million

PhysicsWallah, an India-based edtech firm has raised $1oo million in its Series A funding round from Westbridge and GSV Ventures at a $1.1 billion valuation, making it the latest unicorn in the country. * The firm will use the funds to scale its brand, expand the business, open new centres,

Indian unicorn fintech firm Slice raises $50 million in funding

Indian unicorn fintech firm Slice raises $50 million in funding

Slice, an India-based firm providing credit card alternatives has raised $50 million in its Series C funding backed by Tiger Global, Moore Strategic Partners, and Insight Partners. * Slice enables students and salary-earning professionals to access collateral-free products and services and build credit scores through its app. * The firm last raised

Brazilian fintech Dock clocks $1.5 billion in valuation, becomes a unicorn

Brazilian fintech Dock clocks $1.5 billion in valuation, becomes a unicorn

Dock, [https://www.linkedin.com/company/dock-community/?originalSubdomain=br] a Brazil-based fintech company has reached a $1.5 billion valuation after its new funding round led by the Lightrock and Silver Lake Waterman funds. * Dock provides bank-as-a-service (BaaS) for merchants in need of payment processing, proprietary credit cards, and other

Colombian proptech startup Habi raises $200 million, becomes a unicorn 🦄

Colombian proptech startup Habi raises $200 million, becomes a unicorn 🦄

Habi, [https://habi.co/] a Colombia-based property technology company has raised $200 million in its Series C funding round and is now valued at over $1 billion, making it a unicorn. * Habi becomes the second unicorn in Colombia after Rappi [https://www.rappi.com.br/], a delivery startup and the

Indian startup builder 9Unicorns raises $100 million

Indian startup builder 9Unicorns raises $100 million

9Unicorns [https://www.9unicorns.in/], an accelerator company based in India has raised $100 million in its fifth funding round and targets to increase it to $120 million. * 9Unicorns is an arm of Venture Catalyst that provides funding for startups from $300,000 to $1 million for startups in the

India's startup unicorns of 2022, in one chart

India's startup unicorns of 2022, in one chart

This week, India recorded its 100th startup unicorn, or privately held company with a value of $1 billion or more, its 15th since this year. Bangalore-based neobanking platform Open [https://open.money/], raised $50 million in a Series D funding round led by IIFL Finance at a valuation of $1

Asian startups raised $1.7B; LatAm startups raised $500M; African startups raised $300M

Asian startups raised $1.7B; LatAm startups raised $500M; African startups raised $300M

The biggest venture capital deals we tracked by region during the past week across emerging markets globally.

China's Jidu, Brazil's Creditas, Tunisia's Instadeep, and India's Ola Electric, Ninjacart, and DealShare raised over $1.2 billion

China's Jidu, Brazil's Creditas, Tunisia's Instadeep, and India's Ola Electric, Ninjacart, and DealShare raised over $1.2 billion

This week's most important technology news and venture capital deals across emerging markets globally from Techloy, all in one place.