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Emversity raises $5 Mn in pre-Series A round led by Lightspeed and Z47

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Emversity raises $5 Mn in pre-Series A round led by Lightspeed and Z47
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Beyond Odds Technologies, the parent company of skill-training platform Emversity, has raised $5 million in its pre-Series A funding round led by Lightspeed and Z47, with participation from Alteria Capital and Innoven Capital. Vivek Sinha, the former Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Unacademy, launched Beyond Odds Technologies with an initial investment of $11 million in April 2024. The seed funding round was led by Matrix Partners India and Lightspeed. The company now operates across 36 campuses in 18 states. The platform focuses on building a skilled grey-collar workforce in key sectors such as healthcare, travel, and hospitality. It plans to expand to over 75 campuses by the end of the financial year. Under the Emversity School of Allied Health Sciences, students are trained for roles like nurses, paramedics, lab technicians, caregivers, and other healthcare positions. The recently introduced Emversity School of Hospitality has partnered with major hotel chains to provide training in food and beverage service, room operations, and culinary skills. Emversity integrates industry-based training into higher education. Its model includes employer-sponsored stipends and industry-designed curriculum to improve job readiness and accessibility. The company runs two programs – SMART and EDGE – offering vocational and honors degree options in partnership with higher education institutions. Both programs include training, internships, and job placements.

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Stable Money raises $20 Mn led by Fundamentum

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Stable Money raises $20 Mn led by Fundamentum
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Bengaluru-based wealthtech platform Stable Money has raised $20 million (Rs 173 crore) in a funding round led by Fundamentum Partnership and participation from existing investors Z47, RTP Global, and Lightspeed. Aditya Birla Ventures also joined the round. The company had previously raised $20 million across Series A and Seed rounds. The proceeds will be used to expand its product suite, onboard new banking partners, and scale distribution. The company aims to add at least eight more banks and NBFCs in 2025. Founded in 2022 by Saurabh Jain and Harish Reddy, Stable Money enables users to invest in fixed-return products like fixed deposits (FDs), recurring deposits, secured credit cards, and bonds. It currently partners with eight banks and two NBFCs, including IndusInd Bank, South Indian Bank, Slice SFB, Ujjivan SFB, Unity SFB, and Suryoday SFB. The platform has over 150,000 users and more than Rs 3,000 crore in assets under management. For the fiscal year ended March 2024, it reported an operating income of Rs 35.3 lakh and a net loss of Rs 12.29 crore.

Spacetech startup SatSure raises $15 Mn in Series A funding

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Spacetech startup SatSure raises $15 Mn in Series A funding
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SatSure, a satellite Earth observation data and analytics provider, has secured $15 million in a Series A round led by Baring Private Equity Partners (BPEP) and Promus Ventures, with participation from Omidyar Network India and xto10X, alongside existing investors. The funding will support the launch of four high-resolution satellites by Q4 2025 and expand the company's presence in the US and Asia-Pacific regions. SatSure leverages satellite imagery and AI to provide decision intelligence for industries like agriculture and banking, aiming to enhance profitability and operational efficiency. The funding follows a $5 million pre-Series A round in February 2022 and strategic funding from ICICI and Kotak Mahindra Bank.

Ice cream brand Go Zero raises $1.5 Mn

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Ice cream brand Go Zero raises $1.5 Mn
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Ice cream brand Go Zero has raised $1.5 million in its follow-on pre-Series A funding round from DSG Consumer Partners, Saama, and V3 Ventures, among others. The round also saw participation from notable angel investors such as Arjun Purkayastha. Earlier in August last year, the startup had raised $1 million in its pre-Series A funding round led by DSG Consumer Partners, Saama, and V3 Ventures. Founded by Kiran Shah, Go Zero has a diversified product portfolio featuring low-calorie, high-protein, and vegan ice creams. The startup claims that all its products are sweetened with plant-based sweeteners, which are low in calories. Currently present in 16 cities and over 125 dark stores, Go Zero ice cream brand is available on both quick commerce and e-commerce platforms in less than two years of launch. In FY24, Go Zero claims to have grown 4X compared to FY23 and while it saw 7X growth on quick commerce in just 5 months this summer. Go Zero competes with Hocco and NIC. Last year, NIC had raised $11 million in a growth funding round led by Jungle Ventures whereas Hocco recently raised $12 million from Chona family and others.

Exclusive: Wealthtech startup Stable Money raises $15 Mn in new round

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Exclusive: Wealthtech startup Stable Money raises $15 Mn in new round
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Wealthtech startup Stable Money has raised over Rs 123 crore nearly $15 million in a new round from RTP Capital, Lightspeed India, and Matrix Partner. The Bengaluru-based company has become one of the few startups to close two rounds within a year, especially during the so called funding winter. The board at Stable Money has passed a special resolution to issue 77,135 CCPS at price of Rs 16,019 each to raise Rs 123.56 crore or $14.74 million, its regulatory filing accessed from the Registrar of Companies (ROC) shows. RTP Capital led the round with Rs 54.26 crore ($6.5 million) while Lightspeed India and Matrix Partners India pumped in Rs 34.64 crore ($4.15 million) each in this round. In August 2023, Stable Money scooped up $5 million in its first equity fundraise led by Matrix Partners and Lightspeed. Titan Capital, Mar Shot Ventures and a clutch of prominent angel investors also participated in the round. As per startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, Stable Money will be valued at around $60 million post money. This is nearly four fold jump in valuation from $16.5 million in the last round. Founded in late 2022 by Saurabh Jain and Harish Reddy, Stable Money is building a fixed-return investment platform to provide financial consultation services to investors. The platform will also publish financial literacy content on its online platform to create awareness among investors. A clutch of wealthtech startups have managed to score decent funding in the ongoing calendar year. Recently Deserv raked in $32 million in its Series B round led by Premji Invest. In May, wealth management platform Wealthy raised $5.4 million in a new round led by Alpha Wave Incubation Fund.

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