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D2C ECO-FRIENDLY HOME FASHION BRAND D’MOKSHA HOMES RAISES $575K IN SEED ROUND
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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The Investment Paradox
Some key factors that influence investors’ evaluation of startup s potential include detailed business plans, competitive advantage, previous knowledge and experience, personal preference, and an array of other non-financial considerations.
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2020: A change in the world of Start-ups and Investment
Seven unicorn start-ups emerged and four were publicly listed. 2020 started with immense expectations for the industry but funding took a major hit in May as the COVID-19 pandemic took over the country.
Funding in the start-up sector plunged by 81.1% in March, 84% in April and 57% in May according to data by Tracxn.
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What do Angel Investors look for before investing in a start-up?
Angel Investors are high net worth individuals who provide private, early-stage capital for businesses. They function individually, or in groups and networks. No two Angel Investors operate the same way and investment varies from the type of deal, industry, company stages, to investment sum.
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What is Angel Tax?
Angel Tax is one term that the start-up Industry is most skeptical about. The tax was introduced in the year 2012, but the Government had promised to exempt start-ups from it. In 2019, the government did not completely scrape the tax but made certain amendments giving some breathing space to start-ups.
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Steps in the Angel Investment Process
New entrepreneurs find it increasingly difficult to seed credit from the market, and therefore the concept of Angel Investment came into being. As an entrepreneur or businessman, it is pertinent that you identify the needs and wants of the customers and solve their problems. In the process of angel investment, the investors are your customers, who have certain expectations from your Business Model, your product, and even you as an entrepreneur.
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The Chennai Angels network gets its first CEO
The Chennai Angels (TCA), an angel investor forum which helps entrepreneurs and start-ups with funding, said that it has a new chief executive officer, Chandran Krishnan on board.
TCA is a leading angel network head-quartered in Chennai. Over the years, it has funded over 50 start-ups with about ₹75 crore deployed. TCA’s exit rate is 20%
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The Chennai Angels fund uFony, School Diary
School Diary® is a user-friendly platform that caters to K12 schools, helping them engage students and conduct classes virtually without compromising on privacy.
It is an integrated virtual classroom with online teaching, virtual PTMs, instant academic and non-academic updates, and even an online store where parents can shop for school product
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Brinc TechBlazers Accelerator Program
Brinc, one of the world’s leading global venture accelerators, and The Chennai Angels (TCA), a leading angel investor network, are launching an online acceleration program for AgriTech & FoodTech, HealthTech, and FinTech startups, for which applications are now open.
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[Funding alert] FMCG distribution platform Dropshop raises Rs 9.3 Cr in pre-Series A led by Inflection Point Ventures
FMCG distribution platform Drop shop will use the funds to strengthen its product and scale up operations to handle more brands and enter new markets like Chennai and Hyderabad.
Bengaluru-based one-stop distribution platform for FMCG brands Dropshop
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[Funding alert] Backpacker hostel startup goSTOPS raises $1M in pre-Series A round led by IAN, Yuj Ventures
Backpacker hostel brand goSTOPS on Thursday said it raised $1 million in a pre-Series A round led by Indian Angel Network (IAN) and Yuj Ventures — the private investing arm of the family office of Xander Group founder Sid Yog. KRS Jamwal, Uday Chatterjee, and Mitesh Shah led this round at IAN.
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12 early-stage startups signalling Chennai’s rise as a key innovation hub in India
Between January and June 2021, Chennai attained the 6th spot among the eight Tier-I cities in terms of number of deals (17), as well as amount of funding ($73.8 million) raised, data by YourStory Research reveals.
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