Education

EduFund raises $6 million in Series A funding

EduFund raises $6 million in Series A funding

22 Jul 2025, 12:37 PM

The company also aims to boost its loan portfolio and strengthen its presence in secondary and tertiary cities across India.

Varthana raises Rs 75 crore in debt funding from OfBusiness, others

Varthana raises Rs 75 crore in debt funding from OfBusiness, others

20 Apr 2025, 20:27 PM

OfBusiness and Oxyzo invested Rs 27.5 crore each, while Ambium Finserve and IKF Finance contributed the remaining Rs 20 crore.

Student lending platform Leap Finance raises $100 million debt from HSBC

Student lending platform Leap Finance raises $100 million debt from HSBC

05 Mar 2025, 22:41 PM

Leap Finance will use the funds to expand its presence across US, expand university partnerships, and strengthen its presence in India.

Education financing startup Lorien Finance raises $2.25 million led by FlatIronX

Education financing startup Lorien Finance raises $2.25 million led by FlatIronX

28 Feb 2025, 15:53 PM

Additional investors include Seedstars International Ventures, Ahimsa Capital, ex-Paytm COO Bhavesh Gupta, ex-BharatPe MD Ashneer Grover, others.

Fintech Highlights

  1. BeyondSquare Solutions secures $4 million in Series A funding led by Avant Global Corp

  2. Pelocal bags $5 million in Series A funding

  3. Pine Labs gets SEBI nod for IPO

  4. RBI imposes Rs 21 lakh penalty on PhonePe for compliance lapses

  5. PhonePe rolls out ESOP buyback of Rs 700-800 crore ahead of IPO
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AI/Emerging Tech

  1. Micro1 raises Series A funding led by VC firm founded by former X executives

  2. OpenAI set for restructure under non-binding deal with Microsoft

  3. Mistral AI attracts $2 billion in Series C led by ASML

  4. Cognition AI raises $400 million in new funding led by Founders Fund

  5. Former Scale AI executive founded AI startup Isotopes AI bags $20 million in seed funding
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Money & Machines

  1. What India's Gaming Ban Reveals About UPI; Why RBI wants AI to Fix Finance

  2. Journalism was already dying — AI wasn't the culprit

  3. IRCTC enters payments where giants bleed; RIP of RIP in AI

  4. Fintech founders shaping policy; India on AI map?

Editor's Pick

  1. Jio’s third attempt at payments: Can Mukesh Ambani finally crack the merchant code?

  2. Exclusive: ICICI Bank breaks zero-fee UPI model, starts charging payment aggregators

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