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BYJU'S Acquires K-12 Coding Platform Tynker

Opportunity India Desk Sep 20, 2021 - 3 min read

BYJU’S—the establishment in personalized learning with more than 100 million students on its platform—and K-12 creative coding platformTynker, recently announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for BYJU’S to acquire Tynker, further accelerating BYJU’S U.S. market expansion. The acquisition will enable Tynker to introduce its creative coding platform to even more kids, educators, ...

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Liquor Startup Boutique Spirit Brands Raises INR 80 Cr Funding

Opportunity India Desk Sep 20, 2021 - 2 min read

Liquor startup Boutique Spirit brands recently announced raising INR 80 crore in the combination of equity and debt by IIFL, Anicut Angel Fund, Kae capital, Narendra Madhusudan Murkumbi, and Vikramaditya Mohan Thapar Family Trust. TradeCred came in as a debt partner with INR 60crore. Five family offices on the TradeCred platform participated in the debt ...

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Vega Expands into Men's Grooming Category with Rohit Sharma as New Brand Ambassador

Opportunity India Desk Sep 20, 2021 - 2 min read

Leading personal care appliances and beauty care accessory brand Vega forayed into men’s category with the launch of Vega Men, while bringing onboard cricketer Rohit Sharma as the face of the brand. With evolving consumer needs for personalized grooming and styling, Vega Men has launched a range of four multi-grooming sets that are sure to ...

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Flipkart to have Over 4.2 lakh Sellers & MSMEs by December 2021

Opportunity India Desk Sep 20, 2021 - 2 min read

Flipkart, India’s homegrown e-commerce marketplace continues to strengthen its seller base and is on track to add 1.2 lakh, new sellers, to its platform by December 2021. Flipkart has already onboarded around 75,000 sellers on its platform over the last few months as MSMEs and small business entrepreneurs continue to be enthused by the potential ...

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Indya Onboards Shraddha Kapoor as its First Brand Ambassador

Opportunity India Desk Sep 20, 2021 - 2 min read

Fashion house High Street Essentials’ modern Indian wear brand Indya, has signed Bollywood actor and style icon, Shraddha Kapoor as its first brand ambassador. The star will be seen as the face of the brand, promoting its contemporary Indian wear in a variety of campaigns across media platforms. Indya, an omnichannel fast fashion brand, was ...

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Bella Vita Organic Crosses Rs 100 crore Annual Revenue

Opportunity India Desk Sep 20, 2021 - 2 min read

Gurugram-based online D2C personal care brand Bella Vita Organic has crossed Rs 100 crore ARR mark in just three years of the launch. Founded in 2018, Bella Vita Organic focuses on natural and Ayurveda-certified skin, hair, and personal care solutions. Bella Vita Organic has carved its space in the minds and hearts of millennials with ...

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CaratLane Launches its New Collection - DUNES

Opportunity India Desk Sep 17, 2021 - 1 min read

CaratLane, one of India's leading omnichannel jewelers, is set to astound you with their newest collection - Dunes, a story hidden in the golden sway of sand dunes! Each timeless design in the collection holds secrets of the eternal sand dunes and is sculpted after the ever-changing forms of dunes, its curves lined with mirage-like shimmering ...

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Parle Products Ventures into Cereals Category

Opportunity India Desk Sep 17, 2021 - 1 min read

India’s leading packaged foods company Parle Products has forayed into the cereals category. The company has extended its popular brand 'Hide & Seek' in the cereals category. Through 'Hide & Seek Fills', Parle Products aims to produce nutritious cereals for an energizing breakfast and strengthen its product portfolio for consumers in all age groups. "Our ...

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[Funding Alert] D2C Casual Sneakers Brand Flatheads Raises US$ 1mn in Pre-Series A Funding

Opportunity India Desk Sep 17, 2021 - 1 min read

Direct-to-customer (D2C) online casual sneakers brand Flatheads announced that it has raised US$ 1 million (around 7.3 crore) in a funding round led by start-up investment platform We Founder Circle and Dexter Angels. The pre-series A round also saw participation from other investors including Gaurav Kapur (TV presenter and founder, Oaktree Sports), Sahil Barua (cofounder, ...

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Hyperice Forays Into India; Onboards Virat Kohli As Its First Brand Ambassador And Athlete Investor

Opportunity India Desk Sep 17, 2021 - 3 min read

Hyperice, a global wellness brand, on Thursday announced Indian cricketer Virat Kohli as a Hyperice athlete-investor and new brand ambassador. Through the partnership, Virat Kohli will work collaboratively with Hyperice to further accelerate the wellness category as it begins its expansion into India and continues its growth throughout the globe. Virat Kohli joins an unmatched ...

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