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Top News of the Week: 1. Funding: - On a weekly basis, startup funding surged 85% to $444 million as compared to around $239.7 million raised during the previous week. - Deals include 5 growth-stage deals and 14 early-stage deals. Meanwhile, two early-stage startups did not disclose the amount raised. - Last week, about 26 early and growth-stage startups collectively raised around $240 million capital. - 5 startups raised $394.21 million in funding this week. Horizontal e-commerce major Flipkart led the list with $350 million infusion by Google. - Followed by financial services platform Navi which scooped $18 million in debt and, managed accommodation provider Stanza Living, rural financial services company Save Solution, and NBFC operating in remote rural parts, Dvara KGFS, also raised funding during the week. - 14 early-stage startups scooped funding worth $49.6 million during the week. SaaS startup UnifyApps spearheaded the list followed by solar energy platform Soleos Solar Energy, NBFC Varthana, and producer of high-quality Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes (SWCNTs) NoPo Nanotechnologies. - The list of early-stage startups also includes five startups that kept the funding amount undisclosed: Collective Artists Network, 8chili, Agrilectric, Fix My Curls, and Infinx. 2. Mergers & Acquisition: - Nazara has acquired an additional 28.12% stake in Nextwave for INR 21.6 Cr. This comes after Nazara previously acquired a majority stake in Nextwave in January 2018. - CashFlo, a finance automation and payments platform, is set to acquire LogiTax, a tax compliance management solution provider. Meanwhile, Noise, backed by Bose, has acquired SocialBoat to develop AI for wearables. 3. Key Hires & Exits: - Mathew George has been appointed as CFO by Captain Fresh, CarDekho appointed Neelesh Talathi as CFO, while Anuj Rathi and Pratyusha Aggarwal have been appointed as the CEOs by ClearTrip and Flipkart’s Shopsy, respectively. - Rahul Chaudhary, Investor of Matrix Partners, has resigned from his position to start his own venture. Additionally, Rajnish Kumar and T V Mohan Das Pai are set to leave the advisory council of BYJU’s. Stay Updated. Stay Informed. Stay Ahead. Share the Medial App with your network, colleagues, and friends. Let's brainstorm, discuss together and help each other achieve our goals. And don't forget to rate us on the iOS App Store and Google Play Store to help us reach even more amazing people like you.