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Zee invests in Flutrr; Datazip, three others pocket early-stage cheques

VCCircleVCCircle · 10m ago
Zee invests in Flutrr; Datazip, three others pocket early-stage cheques
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- Zee Akaash News Pvt. Ltd is investing Rs 3.75 crore in Flutrr Digimate Pvt. Ltd, a vernacular social media website and mobile app. - AI startup Wokelo has secured $4 million in seed funding from Array Ventures and KPMG Ventures. The funding will support the development of its technology that streamlines due diligence. - Data engineering startup Datazip raised $1 million in seed funding from Equirus Innovatex Fund. Their platform offers data ingestion, storage, transformation, and visualization solutions. - Social Hardware, a startup specializing in assistive devices and field robotics, raised Rs 3.2 crore in a seed round led by Inflection Point Ventures. - Onlygood.ai, a platform simplifying carbon management and sustainability reporting, raised Rs 4 crore in a seed funding round from IITMIC, Goel Group, and Daimler India Commercial Vehicles. The platform plans to expand its operations across India, the Middle East, and Europe.

Exclusive: Anant Goel’s Handpickd raises fresh funds

EntrackrEntrackr · 2m ago
Exclusive: Anant Goel’s Handpickd raises fresh funds
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Exclusive: Anant Goel’s Handpickd raises fresh funds Fresh produce startup Handpickd (formerly Sorted) is raising Rs 21.7 crore in an extended seed round led by Nitin Gupta and Genesia Ventures, with participation from BEENEXT and others. Fresh farm produce and supply chain startup Handpickd (previously Sorted) is raising Rs 21.7 crore in an extended seed round led by Nitin Gupta and Genesia Ventures with the participation of BEENEXT, Stargazer Ventures, Eximius Ventures, Sunrise Sunset Family Trust, and others. The Handpickd’s board passed a resolution to approve the issue of 10,547 Series Seed B CCPS at an issue price of Rs 20,566 to raise Rs 21.7 crore or around $2.5 million, according to recent filings accessed from March 2025 from the Registrar of Companies (RoC) shows. Nitin Gupta, Partner at GG Enterprises and Genesia Ventures, led the round with an investment of Rs 6.48 crore and Rs 6 crore, respectively, followed by existing investor BEENEXT, which is contributing Rs 2.16 crore. Sunrise Sunset Family Office will invest Rs 2 crore, while the remaining amount will be covered by Infinyte Club Angel Fund and Eximius Ventures, Stargazer Ventures and Ankit Agarwal. As per filings, the company has already received around Rs 10.16 crore, with the remaining amount expected to follow shortly. The Blume Venture-backed company will be valued at around Rs 300 crore or $35 million, according to Entrackr’s estimates. Founded by Anant Goel along with Nitin Gupta and Sahil Madan, Handpickd operates on a B2B2C model, delivering fresh fruits and vegetables through a tech-enabled supply chain. The company sources produce directly from local farmers and vendors, leveraging a network of micro-entrepreneurs for efficient last-mile delivery. According to startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, Handpickd has raised around $9 million from investors including BEENEXT, Blume Ventures, Kunal Bahl, Rohit Kumar Bansal. The company recorded over 2.3X year-on-year growth in operating revenue, rising to Rs 17.5 crore in FY24 from Rs 7.4 crore in FY23. Its losses remained flat at Rs 2.1 crore during the fiscal year ending March 2024. Handpickd competes with other farm-to-fork funded startups including Otipy ($49 million), Fraazo ($61 million), Deep Rooted ($20 million) which shut their operations. Handpickd also competes with Kareena Kapoor-backed startup Pluckk which is set to raise $10 million.

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