Uniken, a digital security firm, has raised Rs 12 crore from Exfinity Venture Partners, a Bengaluru-based venture capital fund formed by veterans T V Mohandas Pai, V Balakrishnan, Girish Paranjpe and Deepak Ghaisas. Uniken's digital connectivity and access platform, REL-ID, enables growth of digital connections, securely.
Beenos, Kris back BuyHatke.com
Price-comparison website BuyHatke.com has raised $1 million from Infosys founder Kris Gopalakrishnan and Japanese e-commerce company Beenos. The Bengaluru-based start-up had developed a Chrome-web browser extension, an online plug-in mechanism, to help buy Xiaomi phones faster in flash sales when the Chinese handset maker started selling in India last year
Box8 raises $3.5 mn from Mayfield
Mumbai-based food-delivery company Box8 has raised $3.5 million in a Series-A funding from Mayfield, headquartered in Silicon Valley. With about 50 per cent of Box8's orders coming through mobile phones, the fund raised will be used to build a seamless customer experience across its mobile and web platforms, the company said
TalentPad acquires OptimizedBits
TalentPad, a curated marketplace for technology talent, has acquired Bengaluru-based tech recruitment platform OptimizedBits for an undisclosed price. It will retain the entire team of OptimizedBits, including the founders, who will now operate out of the TalentPad office in New Delhi. TalentPad works with a little over 200 companies, including Housing.com, FlipKart, Zomato, Myntra and InMobi
Toppr.com raises $10 million
Mumbai-based tech start-up Toppr.com has raised $10 million in a financing round led by Fidelity Growth Partners India, SAIF Partners and Helion Ventures. Toppr.com provides a learning platform for middle and high school students preparing for IIT-JEE and medical entrance exams.
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