Blume Ventures

Purplle raises $34 mn from Sequoia affiliate at more than $700 mn valuation

Consumer

17 January, 2022

Purplle raises $34 mn from Sequoia affiliate at more than $700 mn valuation

Online beauty products marketplace Purplle, operated by Mumbai-based Manash Lifestyle Pvt Ltd, has raised a little over $34 million...

Finance

12 January, 2022

Kaleidofin raises $10 mn from Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, others

Chennai-based Kaleidofin Pvt Ltd, which operates an eponymous neobanking platform focused on the informal sector, has raised $10...

TMT

11 January, 2022

Salon-focused startup Glamplus, No-Code platform PulsOps raise funds

Glamplus, the SaaS (software as a service)-enabled marketplace startup, has raised $700,000 in a pre-Series A funding round from...

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Consumer

10 January, 2022

How a Princeton University alum is helping India's kiranas take on the world's richest

Conglomerates promoted by the world’s richest families have all one thing in common ― be it Flipkart owned by Walmart...

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Finance

30 December, 2021

Sequoia retains most-active VC title; Alpha Wave Global new entrant

Sequoia Capital India retained its pole position as the most active venture capital firm this year while Tiger Global toppled...

People

14 December, 2021

Sequoia-backed Turtlemint ropes in Bajaj Allianz Executive as Chief Business Officer

Sequoia Capital backed-Invictus Insurance Broking Pvt. Ltd, which operates online insurance platform Turtlemint, has roped in...

Finance

24 November, 2021

Blume Ventures marks first close of fourth fund at $105 mn

Blume Ventures, an investor in startups such as edtech unicorn Unacademy, warehouse robotics firm GreyOrange and beauty marketplace...

TMT

22 November, 2021

Beauty marketplace Purplle raises $65 mn from Premji Invest as part of Series D round

Online beauty products marketplace Purplle, operated by Mumbai-based Manash Lifestyle Pvt Ltd, has raised $65 million as a part...

Finance

12 November, 2021

A91 Partners marks final close of new fund at $550 mn

A91 Partners, a venture capital firm floated by former Sequoia Capital executives, has marked the final close of its second ......

TMT

11 November, 2021

EV charging platform ElectricPe raises $3 mn in seed round from Blume Ventures, others

Electric vehicle (EV) charging platform ElectricPe, which enables users to discover charging points, has raised $3 million (Rs...