๐Ÿš€ Medial Secures Investment on Shark Tank India - Fueling the Future of Professional Social Networking. ๐Ÿ”ฅ
Login

News on Medial

Unicorn India Ventures leads Rs 12 Cr pre-Series A round in agritech startup Cropcoin

EntrackrEntrackr ยท 6h ago
Unicorn India Ventures leads Rs 12 Cr pre-Series A round in agritech startup Cropcoin
Medial

Unicorn India Ventures leads Rs 12 Cr pre-Series A round in agritech startup Cropcoin Agritech startup Cropcoin (Pehle Jaisa) has raised Rs 12 crore in a pre-Series A funding round led by Unicorn India Ventures, with participation from existing investor Climate Angels. The Gurugram-based company had previously secured $300K in the same round co-led by Pantnagar Capital and Climate Angels in June last year, along with $169K in an earlier seed round. The fresh capital will be used to expand operations from 10 districts to all 66 districts across Bihar and Jharkhand. Founded in 2022 by Pankaj Pandey and Ehtesham Farooqui, Cropcoin focuses on agricultural waste management and soil health. The company converts animal waste into organic fertilisers and bio-stimulants at the source, enabling poultry and dairy farms to turn waste into value while improving farm hygiene and profitability. Cropcoin promotes sustainable farming practices by reducing dependence on chemical fertilisers, improving soil health, and lowering greenhouse gas emissions. Its solutions also support the production of chemical-free food, contributing to safer and more nutritious output. The startup has introduced a range of bio-products aimed at restoring soil health and biodiversity, while reducing farmer input costs. Cropcoin has grown its revenue 3x over the past year and expanded its farmer network from 20,000 to 70,000 across Bihar, Jharkhand, and Manipur. It is on track to achieve an ARR of Rs 10 crore with minimal burn. Over the next 12โ€“18 months, the company plans to complete its 66-district rollout in Bihar and Jharkhand, expand its farmer base to over 1.5 lakh, and strengthen its presence in the Northeast.

Related News

Finsall raises Rs 15 Cr led by Unicorn India Ventures and Seafund

EntrackrEntrackr ยท 1y ago
Finsall raises Rs 15 Cr led by Unicorn India Ventures and Seafund
Medial

Insurance-first BNPL startup Finsall has raised Rs 15 crore ($1.8 million) in a bridge round led by Unicorn India Ventures and Seafund with additional involvement from other institutional investors. In January 2022, Unicorn India Ventures and Seafund had led Rs 12 crore ($1.45 million) pre Series A round in Finsall. The proceeds will be used for setting up an NBFC to scale lending operations and deliver more value to its customers in insurance premium financing, the company said in a press release. Finsall has launched credit as a service (CaaS) platform, which is a plug and play model designed to help its customers benefit by simply choosing the insurance products they need to offer credit for without the complexity of building separate credit or lending software systems. Finsall claims to have seen a 9X revenue growth over the last two years. The firm is serving customers across 8,000 locations in India and has seen major growth in the non-life insurance segments. In FY24, Finsall grew at an average M-O-M growth rate of 18% in insurance premiums. As per the company, it is on track to achieve a 4X increase in revenue for the fiscal year 2025.

Unicorn India Ventures closes Fund III at Rs 1,200 Cr

EntrackrEntrackr ยท 1m ago
Unicorn India Ventures closes Fund III at Rs 1,200 Cr
Medial

Unicorn India Ventures closes Fund III at Rs 1,200 Cr Deeptech-focused venture capital firm Unicorn India Ventures has closed its third fund at Rs 1,200 crore, surpassing its initial target of Rs 1,000 crore. LPs in Fund III include HNIs, UHNIs, family offices, and institutions. Backers include Sidbi, SBI, Nabard, and the state governments of Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, and Odisha. According to Unicorn India Ventures, the fund focuses on investments in semiconductors, spacetech, and AI infrastructure. The VC firm claims to have already seen strong early traction, with seven to eight portfolio companies witnessing substantial follow-on rounds. The fund will make 20 investments with an average ticket size of 10-15 crore. It plans to announce four investments in the coming months across quantum sensing, agritech, and spacetech. Across its three funds, the VC firm has built a portfolio of nearly 50 companies, with a total portfolio valuation of about $5 billion. The firm says that it is largely staying away from AI applications (SaaS) and focusing on AI infrastructure such as semiconductors, data centres, power, and enabling technologies. It is also actively exploring nuclear micro power generation as an enabler for AI. Another major trend playing out in the fund is the growing presence of academicians as startup founders. Four to five companies in Fund III are led by academicians, with one of them being a teaching academic. Unicorn India Ventures (UIV) is a Mumbai-based, SEBI-registered Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) launched in 2015 by Bhaskar Majumdar and Anil Joshi. It acts as an early-stage venture capital firm investing in technology-led startups, focusing on seed to pre-Series A rounds with investments ranging from Rs 1 to 10 crore. The firm supports B2B, SaaS, and DeepTech sectors, aiming to build, support, and scale companies, with over 60 investments to its credit.

ProcMart raises Rs 25 Cr in pre-Series B round

EntrackrEntrackr ยท 2y ago
ProcMart raises Rs 25 Cr in pre-Series B round
Medial

Business-to-business procurement marketplace ProcMart has raised Rs 25 crore ($3 million) in its pre-Series B round from Sixth Sense Ventures India. The board at ProcMart has issued 5,933 pre-series B CCPS at an issue price of Rs 42,127 each to raise Rs 25 crore, its regulatory filing soured from the RoC shows. Previously, the startup had raised $10 million in its Series A round led by Sixth Sense Ventures in November 2022. Following the fresh proceeds, Sixth Sense became the largest external stakeholder with 30% stake in ProcMart while its founder and chief executive officer Anish Popli will command 41.76% of the company. As per the startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, the latest capital injection has been done at a valuation, which is Rs 275 crore. Founded in 2015 by Anish Popli, the IndiaMART-backed startup provides supply chain solutions and infrastructure to businesses including services such as purchase order management, contract administration, master data management, e-catalogue management and market intelligence. ProcMartโ€™s clients include Colgate, Mondelez, Harman, and Vedanta. It has 13 offices in India and one in Malaysia. The company also launched white-label in 2022 to provide construction equipment. The Noida-based company recently announced a strategic collaboration with local vendors in the biomass briquettes and pellets manufacturing sector. It competes with Lightspeed Ventures-backed Udaan in the B2B supply chain space.

StampMyVisa raises Rs 4 Cr in bridge round led by Unicorn India Ventures

EntrackrEntrackr ยท 5m ago
StampMyVisa raises Rs 4 Cr in bridge round led by Unicorn India Ventures
Medial

Snippets StampMyVisa raises Rs 4 Cr in bridge round led by Unicorn India Ventures B2B visa processing platform StampMyVisa (SMV) has raised Rs 4 crore in a bridge round led by existing investor Unicorn India Ventures (UIV). The fresh capital will be used for growth, marketing and to support the companyโ€™s recent acquisition of Kunal Shah backed Teleport, which expands its operations in South India. Unicorn India Ventures had earlier invested Rs 6.6 crore in StampMyVisa during its seed round last year. The company aims to use this bridge round to achieve key milestones before raising a larger Series A round in the next financial year. StampMyVisa said it has achieved 4 times growth in revenue while maintaining a 99.5% visa success rate, processing more than 75,000 visas in the past six months. Its proprietary AI engine Nucleus automates and validates visa documentation for over 80 countries. The company recently introduced new products including SMV Insure, which refunds the booking value if a visa is rejected, and SMV Global, an eSIM service offering international connectivity at lower cost than regular roaming. It plans to expand into GCC markets and build fintech infrastructure with embedded credit and payment solutions for small and medium businesses. The platform targets to process 80% of visa applications within five minutes, compared to the current industry average of two days. In August 2025, StampMyVisa acquired travel tech startup Teleport, a consumer facing player backed by founders including Kunal Shah, Vidit Aatrey and Phanindra Sama. It competes with Atlys, Visa2Fly and StampThePassport.

Download the medial app to read full posts, comements and news.