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India

Top 30 Open Indian Banking Influencers 2022 [Digital Fifth]

Open Banking in India has seen significant traction over the past two years. It received approximately USD 1.5 B across 2021 and 2022 till date (source: The Digital Fifth Analysis.) The Industry is driven by individuals who have contributed their knowledge and expertise to enrich the Open Banking and Digital...

Qoala

[The Sun Daily] Qoala aims to be top insurance intermediary in Malaysia

Originally posted on The Sun Daily By Gloria Harry Beatty Photo Caption: Teng says Qoala ventured into Malaysia, its first expansion destination outside Indonesia, as it is an advanced market and there is an opportunity to grow an online business model here. – HAFIZ SOHAIMI/THESUN KUALA LUMPUR: Qoala, through its Malaysian...

Person with cash in hand

[Business Standard] Mobile-based PoS app QueueBuster raises Rs 63.3 cr in series A round

Originally posted on Business Standard QueueBuster, a mobile-based POS application, has raised Rs 63.3 crore (about $8.16 million) in a Series A round led by Chiratae Ventures, Omidyar Network India and Flourish Ventures. DMI Alternative Investment Fund (the Sparkle Fund) and Unaprime Investment Advisors (an exclusive banker to QueueBuster) also...

Portfolio

Embedded Finance

Tech serves Tamil Nadu farmers

CHENNAI: Palani Muthu from Sirkazhi has been farming shrimp for the past 17 years. Three years ago, when he was struggling with poor survival of shrimp, he learned of Aquaconnect. A representative from the acquaculture startup visited his farm and helped him fix the problem. Now, the startup helps with...

[Reinsurance News] Qoala becomes SEA's fastest growing insurtech through $65m Series B funding

Originally posted on Reinsurance News By Jack Willard Indonesian insurtech start-up Qoala, has announced that it has successfully raised Series B funding of US$65 million, a thirty times growth since the company’s Series A round in April 2020. The Series B funding was led by by Eurazeo with participation from...

ApnaKlub

[Inc42] Wholesale Ecommerce Startup ApnaKlub Raises $10 Mn From Tiger Global To Take Its Platform To 20K Partners

Originally posted on Inc42 By Gunja Sharan Since 2020, ApnaKlub has welcomed more than 5,000 partners on its platform and is planning to expand its reach The startup raised about $4 Mn in funding from Sequoia India’s Surge, Blume Ventures, Whiteboard Capital and Flourish Ventures in August 2021 With ApnaKlub,...

Qoala founders

[PR Newswire] Qoala Raises US$ 65 Million in Series B, Clocking 30X Business Growth Since Series A

Originally posted on PR Newswire Qoala raised US$ 65 million in Series B funding led by Eurazeo with participation from several existing investors including Flourish Ventures, KB Investment, MassMutual Ventures, MDI Ventures, SeedPlus and Sequoia Capital India. In addition, BRI Ventures, Daiwa PI Partners, Indogen Capital, Mandiri Capital Indonesia and...

Neobank Kaleidofin rakes in $15 Mn in Series B [The Tech Portal]

Chennai based Neo-finance startup Kaleidofin Neobank has raised $15 Mn lead by Michael and Susan Dell foundation. The round also saw participation from Bill and Melinda Gates foundation’s Seattle based strategic investment fund, existing investors (OikoCredit, Flourish Ventures, Blume Ventures, Omidyar Network) and some minor contributions from angel investors. Kaleidofin,...

MyShubLife

[Entrackr] MyShubhLife raises Rs 100 Cr

Originally posted on Entrackr By Shashank Pathak MyShubhLife, a full stack financial services platform, has closed a funding of Rs 100 crore from Gojo & Company, Inc. The fresh investment will help MyShubhLife grow its NBFC book and increase disbursements through its co-lending partners, MyShubhLife will utilize the funds to...

Women Entrepreneurship in India

[Flourish Conversations] Women Entrepreneurship in India - What Does it Take to Succeed?

Flourish Conversations: Frank discussions with fintech leaders and ecosystem partners on what it takes to build financial health and a more equitable global economy In this lively, informative and timely discussion, investment director Anuradha delves deep with four successful women entrepreneurs to discover what’s working, what’s not in creating a...

Elephant in India

[Crowdfund Insider] Indian Neobank Fintech Kaleidofin Finalizes $10M Series B Round led by Dell Foundation

Originally posted on Crowdfund Insider India’s neobank Fintech Kaleidofin has acquired $10 million in capital via a Series B round that was led by the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation. The capital injection has now taken the total funding secured by Kaleidofin to $18 million. Existing institutional investors, Oiko Credit,...