Fireside Ventures raises $230 million for fourth fund

OZi Targets Rapid #Expansion After $3.3M Seed Round from #Investors and Angels Delhi NCR-based baby care quick-commerce #platform #OZi has raised $3.3 million in a seed #funding round led by Blume Ventures, marking a strong start for the #startup just a month after its #launch. The round also saw participation from Huddle Ventures, Bipin Shah’s Zeropearl VC, UNTITLED, and several high-profile #angelinvestors, including Abhinav Sinha, Gaurav Ajmera, Dhyanesh Shah, Gian singh, Ramakant Sharma, and Naman Mawandia, according to founder Amit Sah. Ashu Agrawal | OZi | Blume Ventures | Huddle Ventures | Bipin Shah| Zeropearl VC | UNTITLED | Abhinav Sinha | Gaurav Ajmera | Dhyanesh Shah | Gian singh | Naman Mawandia | Amit Sah #OZi #Funding #BabyCare #Startup

Startup Spotlight: Bengaluru-based Michezo Sports has raised $2.5 million (pre-Series A) led by Centre Court Capital with participation from Rainmatter by Zerodha. Founded by Maharishi (Rishi) Sridhar, @Deepak Nataraj , and Alok Agarwal, Michezo is building world-class sports infrastructure across India, from turfs to tracks to community playgrounds. Read more on Ascendants: https://lnkd.in/eHNCmETq #SportsInfrastructure #StartupFunding #MichezoSports #IndianStartups #SportsIndia

🌿💰 Wellness gets a power boost 🥤 Kapiva has raised $60 million in a funding round led by 360 ONE Asset and Vertex Growth 🚀. Can this fresh capital propel India’s ayurveda-based wellness revolution?👇 #Kapiva #Funding #Wellness #Business #Startups https://lnkd.in/gHzK_5S3

Kenyan agri-tech venture studio Pyramidia Ventures has raised US$1.5m in funding to expand its model of building and scaling climate-focused startups. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dWpB7uBp Join our Telegram Channel: https://lnkd.in/dehAYxsz Join Us on LinkedIn: https://lnkd.in/e-7fuNJW

How much money is actually raised in each venture round? 5 key stats around funding today: 1) Median VC round size has surpassed 2021 highs in early stages. Seed and Series A companies are now raising more money than they did even in the peak of our most recent boom. Yes, it's mostly AI startups. Yes, the "round names" are kinda meaningless and always shifting. But still, it's true. 2) If you want to raise at the 95th or 99th percentile, move to SF. Rounds of that size basically don't exist outside the Bay Area. A $100M Series A is an SF-phenomenon. 3) Bigger rounds don't always mean higher likelihood to raise the following one. I realize that's not ALWAYS the goal (although cmon, it usually is). But the biggest rounds don't always make it to the next fundraise. However a tiny round is more likely to flop than the very biggest (correlation is weak here). 4) Round sizes are as much a product of the needs of the fund vs the needs of the company. Why raise more than you need? There are some good arguments, but often the hidden reason is: because the VC wants to put in more money. 5) Comparison remains the thief of joy. Always true, but particularly so when it comes to dollars. #startups #founders #fundraising

Dharana Capital, an India-focused growth-stage investment firm, today announced it has led an Rs 137 crore funding round in Petpooja, a cloud-based SaaS platform for restaurants. The funding round, a mix of primary and secondary capital, also saw participation from Ashish Gupta, co-founder of Helion Ventures; Abhiraj Singh Bhal, Varun Khaitan, Raghav Chandra, founders of Urban Company; and Mukund Kulashekaran, Chief Business Officer at Urban Company. Read the full story here:👇 https://lnkd.in/dQK-6Bgc #restauranttech #funding #investors #investment #startup #indianstartupnews

Is raising $1M a success? Not if you don't have the growth to back it up. You've got to get the growth right first. Too many founders raise a seed round and become just one of many who raised half a million or two million dollars but never reached the next stage. The seed round isn't the goal. The Series A is the goal of everything. In today's market, a Series A requires somewhere between $5 and $10 million in annual revenue. Focus on hitting that milestone, and the rest will follow. Expert Dojo, Brian Mac Mahon #Startups #VentureCapital #Fundraising #Growth #SeriesA #Founder #Revenue

Barcelona-based VC firm IRIS Ventures, launched by Montse Suarez, has closed €100 million of its €200 million IRIS Fund II, aimed at supporting purpose-driven consumer brands in beauty, wellness, nutrition, longevity, and conscious living. Over the next four years, the firm plans 12 to 15 investments, focusing mostly on European companies while dedicating a smaller portion to US ventures. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dGwXwFyS #consumertech #fund #venturecapital #startups #Spain #Vestbee

The company raised 1 million dollars, the first thing the CEO did was buy a G-Wagon and spend N250 million on travel expenses in one year. This is the kind of behaviour that makes it harder for African startups to raise money. What happens to doing what the money was meant for, which is scaling the business, marketing, building more features and expanding the team. #startups #founders

Dineout founders raise $4.5 million for medical travel startup from Nexus Venture Partners, others https://lnkd.in/gDZzT3XV #Dineout #founders #medicaltravel #startup #NexusVenturePartners #funding #fundraise