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ixigo-backed Fresh Bus raises $10.5 Mn in Series A round
Entrackr
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11m ago
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All-electric intercity bus startup Fresh Bus has raised Rs 87.5 crore ($10.5 million) in Series A funding round led by international early-stage transportation-focused VC fund Maniv, with participation from Shell Ventures, Alteria Capital, and existing investor Riverwalk Holdings. Last month, Entrackr exclusively reported about Fresh Bus’ new round. Fresh Bus will utilize the new funds to add 15 routes and deploy 150 new electric buses, the firm said in a press release. Besides scaling ops, the funds will also be deployed towards raising technological capabilities, and strengthening its team. Fresh Bus was previously backed by notable industry leaders such as CRED founder Kunal Shah, TVS Motors MD Sudarshan Venu, and Rivigo CEO Deepak Garg. Earlier, the firm also secured Rs 16 crore ($2 million) from public company ixigo. FreshBus, which offers ticketing, real-time tracking of buses, loyalty program, among other services, was founded by Sudhakar Reddy Chirra. Chirra had built bus aggregator Abhibus which was acquired by ixigo in August 2021 in a cash and stock deal. The Bengaluru-based company claims to have ferried over 4 lakh passengers to date. According to Chirra, the firm expects to scale to 1000 electric buses pan-India over the next four years. As per startup data intelligence platform TheKrediblle, FreshBus was a pre-revenue stage firm with a loss of Rs 2.1 crore during FY23. The company is yet to file its annual financial results for FY24. Fresh Bus competes with IntrCity SmartBus, ZingBus, Yolobus, and gogoBus, among several organized travel agencies across regions.
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Exclusive: Ixigo-backed FreshBus kicks off Series A round
Entrackr
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12m ago
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Ixigo-backed EV bus startup FreshBus has raised Rs 43.7 crore (approximately $5.3 million) in its Series A round. This is the first round of funding for the Bengaluru-based company this year. The board at Fresh Bus has passed a special resolution to issue 2 equity shares and 63,825 CCPS at an issue price of Rs 6,845 each to raise Rs 43.7 crore or $5.3 million, its regulatory filing accessed from the Registrar of Companies (RoC) shows. Maniv Mobility led the round with Rs 35.68 crore while the remaining sum has been invested by Riverwalk Holdings during the Series A round. The company was in discussions to raise Rs 100 crore in its Series A round. This appears to be an ongoing fundraising and the company is likely to mop up more funds in this round. According to the startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, Fresh Bus has been valued at around $20 million (post-allotment) in this round. The valuation may vary with the further capital injection. FreshBus has raised around $9 million to date including Rs 7.5 crore from Kunal Shah, TVS Motors MD Sudarshan Venu, and Rivigo CEO and founder Deepak Garg in October last year. FreshBus was founded by Sudhakar Reddy Chirra, who earlier built bus aggregator Abhibus which was acquired by ixigo in August 2021 in a cash and stock deal. According to the startup data intelligence platform TheKrediblle, the company was still in pre-revenue stage with a loss of Rs 2.1 crore during the fiscal year ending March 2023. The company is yet to file its annual financial results for FY24.
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Fresh Bus raises INR 43.9 Cr, closes series A at INR 87.5 Cr
Inshorts
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11m ago
Medial
Bengaluru-based inter-state electric bus service provider Fresh Bus has raised an additional INR 43.9 Cr (about $5.2 Mn) in its Series A funding round led by Maniv Mobility. The round also saw participation from Shell Ventures, Alteria Capital and existing investor Riverwalk Holdings.
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Fresh Bus, Fashor, Kazam, MiClient, others raise early-stage funding
VCCircle
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11m ago
Medial
Fresh Bus, Fashor, Kazam, MiClient, EyeROV, and Ziptrrip have all recently raised early-stage funding. Fresh Bus, an electric intercity bus startup, secured Rs 87.5 crore in its series A funding round. Kazam, an e-mobility enabler, raised $8 million in its series A3 funding round. Fashor, a contemporary ethnic wear brand, received $5 million in funding. EyeROV, a marine robotics deeptech startup, raised Rs 10 crore in a pre-series A round. MiClient, an AI-driven B2B sales enablement platform, secured Rs 3.9 crore in seed funding. Finally, Ziptrrip, an AI-powered corporate travel and expense management platform, closed its pre-seed funding round with Rs 2 crore.
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Ixigo IPO: Retail portion oversubscribed within hours of launch
Economic Times
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1y ago
Medial
Ixigo, the parent company of online travel platform Ixigo, has seen its initial public offering (IPO) oversubscribed by retail subscribers 2.22 times within hours of its launch. Retail investors bid for 17.6 million shares compared to the 7.9 million shares available. The non-institutional segment subscribed 0.47 times. The IPO includes a fresh equity issue of Rs 120 crore and an offer for sale of up to 66.6 million shares, with existing shareholders partially offloading their stakes. Ixigo offers services for booking train, flight, and bus tickets, along with utility tools and personalised recommendations.
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Fresh From Farm raises $2 Mn in pre Series A round
Entrackr
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1y ago
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Fresh From Farm, a B2B2C platform for fresh fruit demand, has raised $2 million in its pre-Series A round led by Ashish Kacholia, founder of Lucky Investments. Inflection Point Ventures also participates in the round. The proceeds will be used for team expansion, tech enhancement, and to introduce new product lines. Fresh From Farm has also provided a partial exit to early investors offering more than 400% returns. Its early investor IPV led Rs 3 crore seed round in the company in November 2022. Founded by Rohit Nagdewani, Fresh From Farm uses a proprietary tech interface to predict and create a demand-supply equilibrium to minimise wastage of fresh produce. Its falgship product F3 converts fruit vendors into mini-franchises and sources, grades and handles fruit for them allowing them to focus on only sales. Fresh From Farm claims to have an ARR of Rs 40 crore with an aim to touch Rs 100 crore by this calendar year end. Other notable startups in the same space include Vegrow and Ninjacart.
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InstaAstro raises $2.3 Mn led by Artha Venture Fund
Entrackr
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1y ago
Medial
Online astrology platform InstaAstro has raised Rs 18.50 crore in its pre-Series A round led by Artha Venture Fund. The round also saw participation from LogX Ventures, Singularity Ventures, IR Capital Partners, Blume Founders Fund and Aloke Bajpai, MD & CEO of Ixigo. In November 2021, InstaAstro had raised Rs 3.2 crore in a seed round led by Artha Venture Fund along with Ramakant Sharma’s LogX Ventures. With fresh funds, InstaAstro is launching new spiritual e-commerce, daily pooja, and reiki healing services. As per the company, these offerings would deepen the platform’s user engagement and provide access to a comprehensive spiritual and astrological guidance ecosystem. Founded by Nitin Verma, InstaAstro claims to have over 200,000 monthly app installs, 50,000 minutes per day in consultations, and an ARR of $5 million. It offers horoscopes, tarot readings, and numerology in English, Hindi, and various regional languages. The startup has a total user base of over 5 million users and provided a cumulative consultation of more than 2 crore (20 million) minutes to its subscribers in FY24. The firm has 1,500 astrologers on its platform. It competes with GaneshaSpeaks, AstroTalk, Click Astro, and Bodhi. In the past 12 months, a clutch of astro and spiritual tech startups raised funds. The list included AstroTalk, Vama, Utsav, DevDham (previously DevDarshan), and Melooha. As per Entrackr’s sources, Bodhi is also in talks to raise a new round. AstroTalk had raised the largest funding ($20 million) among the astro and spiritual tech startups.
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Captain Fresh raises $25 Mn in ongoing funding round
Entrackr
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1y ago
Medial
Captain Fresh, a fish and seafood tech startup, has raised $25 million as part of a continuing larger funding round. The extension of the series C round is joined by Nekkanti seafoods group and British International Investment (BII), a UK-based development finance institution and impact investor, and a few family offices. Proceeds will be used to fuel its distribution presence in the US and Europe, and enhance multi-origin vertically integrated seafood platform, among others, the company said in a press release. With this, Captain Fresh has raised a total of $45 million across multiple tranches in its Series C extended round with $20 million raised in September last year. Strategic Business Innovators (SBI) and Evolvence fund led the first tranche with participation from Tiger Global, Prosus, Accel and Matrix Partners India. The firm also raised $13 million in January this year and will close the extended Series C at $48 million. As per startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, Captain Fresh was valued at around $480 million when it raised $13 million and is likely to close the ongoing round at $500 million. Five-year-old Captain Fresh’s product portfolio encompasses over 100 species of fish and seafood, sourced from over a dozen countries globally and catering to customers in more than 30 countries. Captain Fresh has offices in India, the US, Dubai, Paris, Oslo, Amsterdam and Madrid. The firm claims that it handles over 80,000 metric tonnes of seafood annually with India constituting 90% of this. Some percentage of demand also comes from Southeast Asia. Captain Fresh recently completed the acquisition of a 40-year-old, Paris-based, shrimp cooker and distributor, Senecrus, as part of its EU expansion strategy. As per TheKredible, Captain Fresh’s gross revenue surged nearly 4X to Rs 817 crore in the fiscal year ending March 2023 while its losses also shot up 2.6X to Rs 294 crore in the same period.
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Fresh Bus Bags Funding From Kunal Shah, Others
Inshorts
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1y ago
Medial
Bangalore-based inter-state electric bus service provider Fresh Bus has raised INR 7.5 Cr ($1 million) in its second seed funding round. The funding was led by marquee investors including Kunal Shah, founder and CEO of CRED, Sudarshan Venu, the MD of TVS Motors, and Deepak Garg, founder and CEO of Rivigo. Fresh Bus aims to use the funds for tech development and team expansion as it plans to deploy about 70 buses on eight to ten routes by March 2024. The startup currently operates 20 buses on two routes.
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Captain Fresh snags additional $25 mn under ongoing Series C round
VCCircle
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1y ago
Medial
Indian B2B seafood provider Captain Fresh has raised $25m in an ongoing Series C funding round. The funds were secured from Nekkanti Seafoods Group, British International Investment, and several family offices. Captain Fresh has also acquired French shrimp distributor Senecrus as part of its EU expansion plans. The company aims to strengthen its distribution presence in the region through further acquisitions and joint ventures. Captain Fresh previously raised $20m in September 2023 and $50m in its initial Series C funding round in 2022. The latest funds will be used to improve distribution in the US and Europe.
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ixigo-Backed Fresh Bus Nets INR 43.6 Cr In Series A Funding
Inc42
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12m ago
Medial
Fresh Bus, an online bus aggregator and operator, has passed a resolution to issue equity and convertible preference shares to raise INR 43.68 Cr. This follows a successful seed funding round last year which raised INR 7.5 Cr from investors including Kunal Shah, Sudarshan Venu, and Deepak Garg. The company faces competition from IntrCity SmartBus, ZingBus, and gogoBus in the market.
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