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January 29, 2024

D2C ECO-FRIENDLY HOME FASHION BRAND D’MOKSHA HOMES RAISES $575K IN SEED ROUND

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May 17, 2022

Twixor Raises $2.4 Million In Series A Funding Round

a Singapore-based low-code no-code (LCNC) conversational AI and process automation platform, has raised $2.4 million in Series A funding round from Season Two Ventures (an Indo-US corridor VC firm), Axilor Ventures and The Chennai Angels. The fund will be utilized to further the company’s innovation journey, to strengthen the strategic partnerships, global expansion and hire new talent.

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May 17, 2022

IoT-enabled agritech platform CultYvate raises Rs. 4.5 crore in funding

CultYvate, the IoT-enabled agritech platform by Farms2Fork Technologies, raised Rs. 4.5 crore in a pre-Series A round. The round was led by Sirius One Capital Fund, alongside other marquee investors including Sunicon, The Chennai Angels, LV Angel Fund, and Prodapt Technology Holding.

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May 17, 2022

Med-tech startup MedisimVR raises ₹3.5 Cr from Inflection Point Ventures – TCA Funding Alert

The round also saw participation from Chennai Angels and Jana Balasubramaniam (MedTech investor). The funds raised will be used for scaling up their product offering and adding more skill training content to their library.MediSimVR aims to make

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May 17, 2022

Mango Point raises ₹1.82 cr from investors led by The Chennai Angels

Mangopoint, which has been focussing on promoting high-quality mangoes and mango products from India, has mobilised a total fund of ₹1.82 crore from investors led by The Chennai Angels (TCA), an angel investment group.

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May 17, 2022

Backpacker hostel brand goSTOPS raises additional $1 m bridge round

The round witnessed participation from existing investors The Chennai Angels, Mumbai Angels, Yuj Ventures, Lead Angels, 1Crowd, Indian Angel Network, Chandigarh Angels Network in addition to new angel investors including Rohit Chanana of Sarcha Advisors.

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May 17, 2022

Mumbai Based Startup Nutrizoe Raises $200K In Seed Round

Mumbai based startup Nutrizoe has raised $200K in Seed round from ah! Ventures Angel Platform and Others including The Chennai Angels, India Accelerator, HEM Angels & Angel Bay. With 40 investments in 2021 and total 102 investments (in 81 Startups) till date, ah! Ventures total portfolio is of INR 250 CR (~33 MN USD) with 11 exits and 21 follow on rounds. ah! Ventures plans to do 45+ investments in 2021 totalling to INR 150+ CR (~20MN USD)

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May 17, 2022

The Chennai Angels invests in Jidoka

Angel investment network The Chennai Angels (TCA) has invested Rs 2.22 crore in cloth diapering brand Bumberry. With participation from Bumberry’s existing investors Konglo and Kerala Angels, the total investment stands at Rs. 3.11 crores. Bumberry was Kerala Angel Network(KAN)’s first investment after formation of the network, early last year.

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March 30, 2022

Building Trust With Clients and Prospects

Bringing clients into the fold and developing them into their full potential as clients is a trust-based process. You can go only so far without building trust with your clients or propsects. Some aspects of trust building are intuitive; we’ve all been around long enough to have been burned. We have a foundation from which to work.

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March 30, 2022

How to Decide If You Should Have a Business Partner

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March 30, 2022

How Successful Entrepreneurs Conquer and Avoid Anxiety

We’ve all heard the advice, “Work to live; don’t live to work.” I appreciate this sentiment. I’m as committed to this concept as I am to managing a successful business. After all, I’m working toward a win-win — making a great life for my family and myself and contributing to the success of my customers and my community.

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March 30, 2022

Mastering Productivity for Your Business

Many entrepreneurs are alone at the top, owning a clear majority or 100 percent of their businesses. And while they enjoy the fruits of their labor, this situation of sole responsibility can be stressful. If the stress is not well managed, it can lead to unproductive habits, which can be draining on your energy and enthusiasm.

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March 30, 2022

The Perils of Emotions in Investing

In many ways, emotions are life’s seasoning; they spice up what might be bland or dull. Like spice, they may get out of control before you know it.There are some things you just don’t add spice to, like ice cream. Or investing.

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February 3, 2022

Expanding Your Business: Delegate, and Grow Your Practice

Running any business is hard. Running one by yourself is demanding and draining. There’s never enough time to get everything done. Eventually all business owners, including financial advisors, face the daunting task of delegating.

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February 3, 2022

Why Should I Invest?

Regardless of economic background or walk of life, most individuals make money in two ways: earning it through work and investing. Though for the first-time investor, this second option can feel daunting and inaccessible.

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October 6, 2021

[Funding alert] AI-based edtech startup SP Robotic Works raises $3M in Series A round

The funding round witnessed additional participation from BCCL and its existing investors Indian Angel Network and multiple renowned Angel Investors like Ajai Chowdhry (Founder, HCL), Raman Roy (Chairman and Managing Director – Quatrro), and others.“SP Robotic Works believes in building a scalable and highly qualitative platform that can enable practical learning of concepts in a fun way.

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October 5, 2021

[Funding alert] MLOps platform NimbleBox.ai raises $1M in seed round led by Venture Catalysts

NimbleBox.ai, a Techstars portfolio company aiming to build and provide a complete toolkit for developers focused on artificial intelligence, on Tuesday raised $1 million in its seed round led by Venture Catalysts. The round also saw participation from The Chennai Angels, Nanavati Family, and Astarc Ventures.

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October 5, 2021

Mindler Raises $1.5 Million In Pre-series A Funding

Ecosystem Ventures, Inflection Point Ventures, nVentures Singapore and The Chennai Angels are prominent investors in the recent round of funding. Mindler provides a SaaS platform for educators and ed-tech partners along with a comprehensive career guidance platform for students.

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October 5, 2021

What’s Fueling The Rise Of Angel Investors From Smaller Cities

India’s startup ecosystem is going through a paradigm shift in many ways. One such shift is the rise of angels investors from places beyond major cities. This is despite the risks associated with this asset class. The trend goes hand-in-hand with the increasing number of founders starting out from smaller cities. Success stories of these founders have led to more angel investors from the hinterland and vice-versa.

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October 5, 2021

The Chennai Angels invests ₹2.61 crore in start-up Blaer Motors

The start-up has been working on hybrid and electric drive-train solutions for two-wheelers and three-wheelers and collaborating with multiple OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) for commercializing drive-train solutions.

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October 5, 2021

The Chennai Angels invests in Bumberry

With participation from Bumberry’s existing investors Konglo and Kerala Angels, the total investment stands at Rs. 3.11 crores. Bumberry was Kerala Angel Network(KAN)’s first investment after formation of the network, early last year.