Artium Academy, Goofy Tails, raise early stage deals

Chiratae Ventures leads $3M financing spherical in Artium Academy

Artium Academy a web based music studying and neighborhood platform, has raised $3 million from Chiratae Ventures, together with different early-stage traders like Anicut Capital, Jet Synthesis, Whiteboard Capital, in addition to a number of high-profile entrepreneurs like Madhusudhan R (Co-founder, M2P Finance), Priyamvada Balaji (Government Director – Lucas Indian Service), Varun Alagh (Co-founder, Mamaearth), Piyush Shah (Co-Founder, InMobi Group), Vikas Dosala (Co-founder, Fraazo) have additionally participated on this spherical of funding for Artium Academy. 

Co-founded by Ashish Joshi, Vivek Raicha, and Nithya Sudhir, Artium Academy affords gold normal in Music Schooling utilizing trendy pedagogy mixed with know-how to ship elevated studying and performing expertise to learners. 

Agri-bio startup BioPrime Agrisolutions raises Rs 9 Cr in a spherical led by Inflexor Ventures

Tech-focused VC fund Inflexor Ventures had led the Pre-Collection A spherical of Rs 9 Crore in Agbiotech startup, BioPrime(BioPrime Agrisolutions). The present spherical of funding additionally noticed participation from its current investor, Omnivore.

The corporate goals to utilise the funds for its SNIPR Biologicals registrations, advancing the invention platform, constructing a powerful IP portfolio, rising manufacturing capabilities, and enlargement.

BioPrime, based by Dr Renuka Karandikar, Dr Amit Shinde, and Dr Shekhar Bhosle, develops inexpensive agribiologicals that modulate the fundamental physiological responses in crops utilizing small biomolecules. These merchandise enhance crop resistance to bugs/pests and assist crops handle abiotic stress akin to excessive temperature, extreme water, drought, and so on. These merchandise will not be chemical based mostly, are residue-free, natural, and are cheaper than chemical-based fertilisers and pesticides; thereby lowering the general farm enter bills.

Authorized tech platform Oddr raises $2M in Seed spherical led by Saama Capital, Twin Ventures

Authorized tech platform Oddr has raised $2 million in a seed spherical led by Saama Capital and Twin Ventures. The spherical additionally noticed participation from angels within the US, Singaporem and Germany. The corporate, which is predicated within the Silicon Valley and India, is gearing to launch its companies in North America, the UK, and Australian market with a R&D heart to be arrange in India.

Oddr is at present in a workforce enlargement mode in India and has additionally introduced senior key rent Eric Newman as Chief Architect. The funds raised will probably be used to construct the flagship product–AI-powered bill to money platform–for Skilled Providers (regulation companies, accounting companies, consulting companies and monetary companies companies).

Oddr goals to automate the billing course of, which is primarily handbook as we speak, resulting in bill delays, greater write-offs, cost delays and excessive overhead prices for collections for skilled companies companies. 

Vitamin centered pet care D2C firm Goofy Tails raises $500,000 seed funding

Pet care D2C firm Goofy Tails has secured seed funding of $500,000 led by BeyondSeed, a Singapore-based investor group, and The Chennai Angels, with participation from different abroad angel traders.

The corporate plans to make use of the funding to broaden its portfolio of wholesome pet meals and pet equipment.  Delhi-based Goofy Tails will step up buyer acquisition efforts and broaden the workforce and warehouse presence throughout India for a greater buyer expertise and quicker supply. Goofy Tails may even use the funds for intensive analysis, suggestions, and new product growth to broaden its pet meals and treats class.

Co-founded by Karan Gupta, Kartik Gupta, Kunal Gupta, and Ashish Kaushal in 2019, Goofy Tails’ present pet care product vary consists of contemporary and wholesome meals, interactive toys, equipment, and grooming merchandise. Goofy Tails plans to enter different South Asian and European markets by the center of subsequent yr.

Flickstree raises $5M in Pre-Collection B funding spherical led by Enterprise Catalysts, 9 Unicorns

Flickstree, a content material and advertising know-how startup, secured funding led by Enterprise Catalysts Group and 9 Unicorns in its pre-series B spherical of funding.

Flickstree is a content-led video commerce platform that allows transactions for its model companions, leveraging in home video content material, created utilizing patented AI. The platform makes use of AI voiceover, AI script, and auto-generates branded video content material. These movies are distributed by way of its personal apps and web sites akin to PlusYou Membership, and a community of greater than 150 writer companions. Flickstree at present has an energetic consumer base in India, Center East, South-East Asia, UK, Australia, and USA.

Reflecting on main the funding spherical for Flickstree, Dr Apoorva Ranjan Sharma, Co-founder, Enterprise Catalysts & 9Unicorns, mentioned, “Flickstree makes use of the facility of Synthetic Intelligence to create essentially the most compelling branded video content material at scale, at no-cost for manufacturers. Furthermore, they use their information engine to advertise these movies that retains churning transactions on an auto-pilot mode. In sum, Manufacturers get movies for gratis and customers love watching these movies and purchase their services and products. This makes it a win-win platform for all manufacturers globally.”

Flickstree plans to utilise the funds for international enlargement, together with strengthening its product and know-how. Additionally it is backed by Samsung Ventures, Orbit Startups (SOSV), LionRock Capital, FULD & Co., Lets Enterprise, AB Claymore, and Angelbay, amongst others.

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