Edtech, Fintech & more. From tackling competitive exams to enabling Indians to save more, here are the newsmakers from LetsVenture.  Dhurina Rakes In $ 1.2 Million Led by RVCF, LetsVenture Edtech platform, Dhurina, has concluded its second round of funding and has raised $ 1.2 million led by RVCF and other investors like LetsVenture, RBD Publication, … The post LetsVenture In The News(20-26 Dec) appeared first on Blog | LetsVenture ..read more

Startup Funding, Family Offices & more. From startups emerging as a popular alternative investment asset to disrupting the embedded credit market in India to making hiring a hassle-free process, here as the newsmakers from LV who made it to the headlines last week. Over 40% of family offices have doubled their allocation to private markets: … The post LetsVenture In The News(Dec 13-19) appeared first on Blog | LetsVenture ..read more

LV WIN is cohort-based learning program where women are exposed to the world of private markets to build their knowledge and skills and become active angel investors within the Indian ecosystem. “The idea of our programme is to introduce more women to angel investing, deal sourcing & evaluation, all the way to legal and financial … The post LV WIN | LetsVenture’s women investors connect across India appeared first on Blog | LetsVenture ..read more

Sharks offer small-town dreamers a shot at glory Judges, or so-called ‘Sharks’, who are part of the Indian version of the global Shark Tank show, have already funded close to 100 entrepreneurs from smaller towns in India, many of whom are women. The show will be telecast on weekdays, beginning 20 December. Sony Pictures Networks India has … The post LetsVenture In The News(Dec 6-12) appeared first on Blog | LetsVenture ..read more

This month, LetsVenture is proud to welcome the following startups to the LV Portfolio Family! We look forward to supporting and growing with them in their endeavour to take over the Indian Startup Ecosystem. Prodo – a B2B e-commerce platform that provides manufacturing of consumables Saara.io – Saara is an intelligent returns management platform solution … The post Welcome to the LV Portfolio Family! – November Edition appeared first on Blog | LetsVenture ..read more

Magenta will invest close to ₹250 crores and set up a manufacturing unit focused on the design, product development and architecture standards for EV technologies in the e-mobility space. The investment will be mainly for the R&D, manufacturing technologies and a broader set of choices in the e-mobility segment. It signed a Memorandum of Understanding … The post Magenta to infuse ₹250 crore in Tamil Nadu for EV unit appeared first on Blog | LetsVenture ..read more

Vineeta Singh talks fondly of her father. A scientist at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, 72-year-old Tej Singh has dedicated his life to the discovery of protein structures to enable the development of drugs for cancers and other diseases. “He worked 365 days of the year, including Sundays. As a kid, I’d see … The post Forbes India W-Power 2021| Vineeta Singh: Sugar Cosmetics, and the passion for the impossible appeared first on Blog | LetsVenture ..read more

Toppersnotes, an edtech start-up that operates in the test preparation industry, has raised $1 million (around Rs 7.4 crore) in a seed funding round led by Inflection Point Ventures, the company said in a statement. The round also witnessed participation from VC firms LetsVenture, PlanB Capital, Pulkit Agrawal, CEO of Trell, Ashish Sharma, MD of … The post Inflection Point Ventures backs edtech start-up Toppersnotes appeared first on Blog | LetsVenture ..read more

MentorKart, a Mentorship platform, has scooped up $100K in its extended round of funding from LetsVenture and actor Ashish Vidyarthi taking total funds raised to date to $250K. According to MentorKart, it will utilise the funds for its go-to Market plans, enhancing its platform, strengthening tech capabilities, building new products, and expanding teams across tech, … The post Mentorship platform MentorKart scoops up $100K appeared first on Blog | LetsVenture ..read more

IIT Madras incubated marine robotics company Planys Technologies has raised $1.6 million from a group of investors including investor network Kieretsu Forum, Lets Venture and Dutch oil and gas major Shell. Returning investors ONGC Startup Fund, Ranjan Pai’s family office MEMG, Infosys co-founder Kris Gopalakrishnan also participated in the round. Founded in 2015 by IIT Madras alumnus Tanuj Jhunjhunwala, Vineet Upadhyay, Rakesh Sirikonda, and faculty from the institute, Prabhu … The post [Funding alert] Marine robotics compan ..read more