India’s Sovereign Wealth NIIF Invests in FirstCry
The majority of the secondary financing of FirstCry is from NIIF and Premji, and a few other investors have also onboarded in this new funding round. February 11, 2022 India’s sovereign wealth fund – the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) — has made its first bet on FirstCry, India’s largest e-commerce firm for newborns, […]
Miko Raises USD 28 Million in Series B Round led by IIFL AMC
The raised funds will be utilized for product development and strengthen global alliances as the company is striving to build a strong global brand. The company has recently opened the Miko platform to allow child-focused content partners and developers to port their content. August 19, 2021 India-based robotics firm Miko has raised USD 28 million, […]
PlayShifu Raises USD 17 Million in Series B Funding Led by Inventus
The AR-based toy company plans to expand its product portfolio from 10 to 30 products to cover over 20 early-learning skills by 2022. April 07, 2021 Bengaluru-based PlayShifu has raised USD 17 million in a Series B fundraise from a number of investors led by Inventus Capital India with Inflexor Ventures joining as a new […]
Robotics Startup Emotix raises USD 7.5 million in a funding round led by Chiratae Ventures
The robot by emotix is called Miko which is the India’s first Companion Robot that is child-safe and emotionally intelligent, designed to stimulate development of children August 19, 2019 Mumbai-based Emotix, the robotics startup founded by IIT-Bombay graduates Sneh Vaswani, Prashant Iyengar, and Chintan Raikar, has raised USD 7.5 million, i.e. Rs. 53 crores approx. […]