Category: NewCrop

Education platform, LearnVern, raises $1 mn investment round

LearnVern receives a new investment round worth around $1 million for its e-learning platform focused on helping its students prepare for employment.  Since the startup’s founding in 2016, LearnVern has grown to offer over 50 free courses and certificates in a variety of local languages on its platform, so far.  The Ahmedabad-based startup also has […]

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FinanZero raises $7 mn investment round for its lending platform

São Paulo-based fintech startup, FinanZero, raises a new investment round worth $7 million for its digital lending-focused platform.   The startup provides a platform where users can apply for various loans without a credit score, from a list of financial services companies. FinanZero’s platform processes the applications and provides quick answers online.  Investors in the round […]

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Space tech startup, Astrome Technologies, builds new wireless internet product

Bengaluru-based internet and telecommunications startup, Astrome Technologies, creates new wireless internet solution called GigaMesh.  The product uses meshed wireless networking technology to bring higher-speed wireless internet connections to areas that don’t have access to high-speed fiber internet connections.  The startup was founded in May 2015 by Neha Satak and Prasad Horabailu Laxminarayana Bhat and went […]

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Brazilian retail startup, Nuvemshop raises Series D investment round

Direct-to-consumer e-commerce startup, Nuvemshop, raises $90 million in a new investment round.  The startup’s digital retail platform provides an opportunity for smaller and medium-sized businesses to sell products directly to customers or new shoppers. In addition to small businesses, third-party companies are also able to sell products on the company’s website.  “With us, businesses can […]

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Fintech startup, Cred, in talks to raise $200 mn and reach unicorn status

Bengaluru-based financial services startup, Cred, may be set to raise a new investment round worth $200 million. Cred provides a digital fintech platform allowing customers to use their service to pay credit card bills, among others, and receive rewards points in return. The startup also provides an online store known as Cred Store, where users […]

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