Week in review🎪 (Jan 30 - Feb 04)
A quick look at the week's top stories. Stay informed and stay ahead of the game by keeping up with the latest developments in the Indian startup world.
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Quick Recap of the Week
➡️ Monday
Zoho India unit profit rises 43%📈
Razorpay’s forex service to help founders transfer funding to India💱
Chinese search giant Baidu to launch ChatGPT-style bot🤖
➡️ Tuesday
Byju’s tests at-home one-on-one tuitions for K12🧑🏻🏫
Tech Mahindra's net profit falls 5% YoY to Rs 1,297 crore but beats estimates📉
Fintechs ask RBI for clear First Loss Default Guarantee framework📜
➡️ Wednesday
FM Nirmala Sitharaman to present the last full budget today🧧
Economic Survey calls for simpler tax rules to bring startups back💫
Spotify's user growth beats estimates, expects 500M listeners next quarter🎧
➡️ Thursday
Budget 2023 Special💰
Concessions to startups
National Data Governance Policy
➡️ Friday
DigiLocker set to be digital health document repository🔒
Youtuber CarryMinati buys minority stake in esports firm Big Bang Esports🎮
ChatGPT sets record for fastest-growing user base📈
Let’s move on to the top funding deals from the week.
Funding Deals
Biotech company Enzene Biosciences has raised $50 million (or roughly Rs 408 crore) in fresh equity funding from Eight Roads Ventures and healthcare investor F-Prime Capital.
Electric scooter and swappable-battery company Bounce Infinity has secured $20 million (Rs 163 crore) in funding from Sequoia, Innoven Capital, Accel, B Capital, etc.
Gurgaon-based CapGrid, a B2B cloud manufacturing startup for precision parts and components, has raised $7 million (about Rs 57 crore) in a Series A round led by Nexus Venture Partners.
Real estate firm IndoSpace has secured an investment of $205 million led by Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CCP Investments) for its fourth fund.
Enterprise-class OKR platform Profit.co has raised $11 million in its first institutional funding round led by Elevation Capital.
Freight rate management SaaS platform Freightify has raised $12 million in its Series A round led by Sequoia Capital India with TMV and Alteria Capital participation.
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