Bollywood star Alia Bhatt invests in D2C startup Phool.co
Bollywood actress and entrepreneur Alia Bhatt, last week invested an undisclosed amount in Phool.co, a D2C startup that focuses on flower-cycling technologies.
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Village Capital’s Sustainability MENA 2021 Accelerator selects 4 startups for investment
Four startups tackling some of the MENA region’s most pressing sustainability challenges were selected to each receive $20,000 in funding.
[Opinion] Arrogant startup investors – are they really worth it?
Investors really don’t bother to invest in the founders even though we’ve been hearing this narrative "investors not invest in companies but founders"
[Shots] Vedantu enters unicorn club with fresh $100 Mn Series E funding
Edtech startup Vedantu has reportedly raised a $100 million Series E funding round on Wednesday from a clutch of investors, becoming a unicorn.
VRO Hospitality raises $3 Mn Series A funding round led by CreedCap Asia
Bengaluru-based VRO Hospitality, on Monday raised $3 million in a mix of equity and debt funding in Series A funding led by CreedCap Asia Advisors.
Wherehouse.io raises seed funding led by Better Capital
Delhi, India-based Wherehouse.io has raised an undisclosed amount in a seed funding round led by Better Capital.
KBW Ventures invests in mission-led French startup Furahaa Group
KBW Ventures, founded by CEO Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed, on Tuesday, announced its investment in a mission-led French startup, Furahaa Group.
UAE’s fintech Foloosi raises $2 Mn Pre-Series A funding
Dubai, UAE-based fintech startup Foloosi, on Monday, raised $2 million in its Pre-Series A funding round led by some angel investors from Abu Dhabi.
Shark Tank Season 13 casting moves online
Shark Tank Season 13 casting has begun online. Entrepreneurs can apply for shark tank season 13 online. Mindy Zemrak is still the supervising Casting Producer.
[Shots] Kam Davis, CEO & founder of Nylah’s Naturals – nails it on Dragons’ Den
A very smooth and emotional Dragons' Den pitch from Kameese Davis, founder & CEO of Nylah's Naturals, founded in 2018.
[Shots] Sharon Keegan, Founder & CEO of Peachylean – Emotional pitch at Dragons’ Den
The session ended up with Dragons, Sarah Davies, Touker Suleyman, and Tej Lalvani - sharing the £100,000 equally for 30% equity in Peachylean.
The biggest challenges for startup growth in 2021
The combination of financial and market understanding is at the core of building a reliable path for growth. Startup founders need to consider long-lasting covid consequences too.