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Professional networking startup platform Medial raises $500,000 in a pre-Series A round

IndianStartupNews

IndianStartupNews · 1y ago

Professional networking startup platform Medial raises $500,000 in a pre-Series A round

Professional networking platform, Medial, has raised $500,000 in a pre-Series A funding round led by Ortella Global Capital. With a community of 100,000 entrepreneurs, startup enthusiasts, techies, and investors, Medial aims to provide a streamlined and productive experience by integrating learning, collaboration, and discussions all in one place. The platform offers a curated news feed, a social feed for discussions, and a Startup Showcase for idea pitching and feedback. Medial aims to eliminate the need for users to switch between multiple apps.

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Exclusive: Networking Platform Medial In Talks To Raise $5 Mn From OG Capital, Others

Inc42 · 9m ago

Exclusive: Networking Platform Medial In Talks To Raise $5 Mn From OG Capital, Others

Bengaluru-based professional networking platform Medial is reportedly in discussions to raise $5 million in a new funding round, with OG Capital and other investors participating. This follows their earlier pre-Series A round in December 2024, where they secured $500,000 led by OG Capital, and a pre-seed round of $120,000 in January 2024 led by FirstCheque VC

The Money Club, Terractive, Atmosphere, Medial score early-stage funding

VCCircle

VCCircle · 1y ago

The Money Club, Terractive, Atmosphere, Medial score early-stage funding

Fintech platform The Money Club has raised $2.5 million in a Series A round led by Prudent Investment Managers. The platform provides on-demand liquidity to new-to-credit users without physical paperwork. Terractive, a Mumbai-based startup selling active lifestyle products, raised Rs 8 crore in a pre-Series A funding round led by Fireside Ventures and DeVC. Atmosphere, a designer of retail and workspace fit-outs, secured Rs 5 crore in a seed round led by Artha Venture Fund. Professional social media startup Medial raised $500,000 in an investment round led by Ortella Global Capital.

Professional social media platform Medial raises $120K led by FirstCheque VC, angels

IndianStartupNews

IndianStartupNews · 2y ago

Professional social media platform Medial raises $120K led by FirstCheque VC, angels

Medial, a professional social media platform, has raised $120,000 in a pre-seed funding round led by FirstCheque VC. The round also saw participation from angel investors from Bengaluru, Mumbai, and the US. Medial aims to be a content and community-driven hub, offering startup news, industry updates, and professional advice in a straightforward manner. The funds raised will be used for product development, user acquisition, and testing core app features. Medial differentiates itself by offering both real identity and anonymous features and plans to officially launch by January 2024. MEDIAL TEAM NOTE: Hi guys, thanks for loving Medial. We are launching feed on 19th Jan. It will change the app forever and would make it way more useful and interesting. Stay tuned for crazy updates. Never thought, we'd be announcing our own funding news on our own app after announcing so many other. Cheers!

Medial raises $500K in pre-Series A led by OG Capital

Entrackr

Entrackr · 1y ago

Medial raises $500K in pre-Series A led by OG Capital

Professional social media platform Medial has raised $500K in a funding round led by Ortella Global Capital (OG Capital), a fund established by Rajvardhan Mohite and former IFC executive Sayan Ghosh. Medial is one of the few startups to have raised two funding rounds in 2024. The Bengaluru-based firm secured $120K in January during its pre-seed round, which was led by FirstCheque VC. The fresh proceeds will be used to create an integrated professional ecosystem focused on meaningful connections, career growth, and relevant content for the startup and tech community globally, Medial said in a press release. Founded and led by Niket Raj Dwivedi, Aishwarya Raj Pandey, Prateek Kaien, and Harsh Dwivedi, Medial is a content and community-driven platform with a vibrant community across diverse domains such as tech, product, and UI/UX. It serves as a hub of startup news, industry updates, banters, and advice in a non-clickbaity fashion to add value for its community, and enable transparent and inclusive workplace conversations. Medial started as an integrated platform for professionals in the startup sector and plans to grow into a job board and company profile with worldwide relevance. According to the company, the app is creating a community for product managers, UI/UX designers, product analysts, venture capitalists, business analysts, and aspiring entrepreneurs. It claims to have a community of 100,000 entrepreneurs, startup enthusiasts, techies, and investors and over 10,000 daily Active Users within a few months of its alpha launch. Medial is a professional network that incorporates real identities, similar to LinkedIn and GitHub, while also offering an anonymous feature as an additional layer to enhance the platform. It competes, directly or indirectly, with Grapevine, Hood (formerly Zorro), and, to some extent, with FishBowl, Blind, and Reddit.

Web3 startup Fetcch, social media app Medial raise early-stage funding

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VCCircle · 2y ago

Web3 startup Fetcch, social media app Medial raise early-stage funding

Web3 infrastructure platform, Fetcch, has raised $1.5 million in a pre-seed funding round, led by AppWorks Venture and Hashkey Capital. Fetcch offers secure deposit functions to institutional platforms and has integrated with 23 wallets. Social media app, Medial, has raised around $120,000 in a pre-seed funding round led by FirstCheque VC. Medial aims to be a platform for professionals and plans to launch an integrated platform for professionals in startups.

Biotech startup Mestastop raises $500K for cancer drug discovery and repurposing technology

IndianStartupNews

IndianStartupNews · 2y ago

Biotech startup Mestastop raises $500K for cancer drug discovery and repurposing technology

Indian biotech startup Mestastop Solutions has secured $500,000 in a pre-Series A funding round led by a consortium of 92 angel investors and Malpani Ventures. The funds will be used to further the company's cancer metastasis platform, which utilizes wet lab biology and predictive analytics for drug discovery and patient treatment. Mestastop aims to generate proof of concept data and progress drug repurposing efforts to delay metastasis. The round follows a previous angel round in which the company raised INR 2 crore.

Sportstech Platform KheloMore Raises $2 Mn in Funding

Inc42 · 1y ago

Sportstech Platform KheloMore Raises $2 Mn in Funding

Indian sportstech startup KheloMore, with 500,000 users, has raised $2 million in a Pre-Series A funding round. The funding will be used to expand its platform into new cities and launch cricket academies. KheloMore offers AI-powered coaching and venue bookings, aiming to make sports more accessible in India. The investment was led by Clear Bridge Ventures and Ashwin Damera, founder of edtech unicorn Eruditus. The startup plans to expand into cities like Delhi, Ahmedabad, and Rajkot, and establish a network of training centers.

Hyper-personalized & data driven wellness platform Answer Genomics raises $500K

IndianStartupNews

IndianStartupNews · 2y ago

Hyper-personalized & data driven wellness platform Answer Genomics raises $500K

Bengaluru-based wellness platform Answer Genomics has raised $500,000 in a pre-series A funding round led by Inflection Point Ventures. The investment will be used to enhance sales and marketing efforts, expand the team, and accelerate innovations in genomics. Answer Genomics aims to provide personalized health insights by analyzing genetic blueprints, microbiome data, and physiological parameters. The startup is working towards sequencing 10,000 genomes in the coming year and building a database of genetic information from consenting individuals to offer personalized health recommendations.

Ladies Who Lead raises $1 Mn led by Nithin Kamath's Rainmatter

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Entrackr · 1y ago

Ladies Who Lead raises $1 Mn led by Nithin Kamath's Rainmatter

Members-only platform Ladies Who Lead (LWL) has raised $1 million in a pre-Series A funding round led by Nithin Kamath's investment firm, Rainmatter, along with participation from the Family Office of Jayant Davar. The funding will enable LWL to expand its ecosystem for women professionals and leaders across multiple sectors, offering them resources and mentorship, the platform said in a press release. Co-founded in 2021 by Aabha Bakaya and Aditya Ghosh, Ladies Who Lead (LWL) is a members-only platform designed to support and amplify the voices of women in leadership. The platform provides women access to mentorship, exclusive networking, and professional development opportunities through its Titan and LWL Members clubs. It aims to foster an equitable professional ecosystem where women can thrive and drive change. LWL asserts that it has been actively shaping an inclusive space for women entrepreneurs, professionals, and veterans across industries, creating professional growth opportunities through curated workshops, networking, mentorship programs, upskilling programs, and social events. It addresses key barriers to leadership advancement, such as pay disparity, networking limitations, inaccessibility to mentors, and the need for better work-life balance for women professionals. According to market research, only 35% of Indian women participate in the workforce, compared to the global average of 50%, and they hold just 18% of senior leadership roles in India. LWL states that it is currently active in Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, and Bangalore, with plans to expand to a wider audience across the country and further diversify its membership. The platform claims to have over 1,200 members spanning more than 50 industries.

Cardiotrack, two others raise early-stage funding

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VCCircle · 1y ago

Cardiotrack, two others raise early-stage funding

Indian healthtech startup Cardiotrack, AI-based dubbing solutions platform dubpro.ai, and cryptocurrency startup Onramp Money have announced early-stage funding rounds. Cardiotrack raised $2m in a pre-Series A round led by angel investor Girish Narasimhan. The Bengaluru-based company provides healthcare screening technology and services to insurance providers. Dubpro.ai secured $500,000 in a seed round to develop its AI-driven dubbing solutions, while Onramp Money raised an undisclosed amount to expand its fiat-to-crypto platform for trading cryptocurrencies in more than 30 countries.

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