Emergent's valuation triples; Wingify acquires AB TastySeven-month-old AI coding startup Emergent has racked up fresh funds as its valuation triples. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
20 Jan, 2026, 08.29 PM IST
ETtech Deals Digest: Startups raise $1.15 billion in October, up 59% on yearThe funding was raised by startups, mostly in the early and late stages, through 86 rounds.
30 Oct, 2024, 08.22 PM IST
ETtech Deals Digest: Startup funding rises 84% on-year to $534 million this weekThis week startups, across seed, early and late-stage rounds, raised funds through 28 deals, compared to 33 deals in the year-ago period.
18 Oct, 2024, 07.53 PM IST
ETtech deals digest: Startups raise $718.3 million in July 2024, marking a 4% on-year dropThe funds were raised by startups, largely in the early and late stages, through 72 rounds. Beauty retailer Purplle and ride-hailing platfo...
02 Aug, 2024, 08.05 PM IST
ETtech Deals Digest: Startup funding rises 97% YoY to $242 million this weekStartups mostly at the late and early stages, raised funds through 18 rounds, compared to 43 in the same period last year, when they raised...
05 Jul, 2024, 08.59 PM IST
Purplle’s Rs 1,000 crore funding; FirstCry, Unicommerce IPOs clearedOmnichannel beauty platform Purplle has closed a Rs 1,000 crore funding round. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
01 Jul, 2024, 07.59 PM IST
Funds make a beeline for beauty platforms; Purplle raises $100 millionADIA leads a $100-million financing round in Mumbai-based beauty retailer Purplle at a valuation of $1.2-1.3 billion. Creaegis, a PE fund, ...
12 Jun, 2024, 09.08 AM IST
Exclusive: Lenskart, Purplle, Healthkart may raise fresh funds as big-ticket startup deals gain momentumBig-ticket investments on horizon for companies that have emerged stronger after Covid. Indian startup sector witnesses a resurgence in big...
06 Apr, 2024, 01.08 PM IST
Manipal Group's Ranjan Pai invests in omnichannel beauty retailer PurplleIn May, ET had reported that JSW Ventures had partially sold its stake in Purplle to Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA). At the time, th...
30 Oct, 2023, 08.10 PM IST
Beauty etailer Purplle picks up $40-50 million in funding from ADIA at $1.1 billion valuationMumbai-based Purplle, which is backed by the likes of Sequoia Capital, Goldman Sachs, Blume Ventures and Premji Invest, had last year raise...
24 May, 2023, 07.03 PM IST
ETtech Deals Digest: Unicorn party on Venture StreetEdtech startup Physics Wallah and Purplle both turned into unicorn
10 Jun, 2022, 06.10 PM IST
Online beauty retailer Purplle raises $33 million funding, turns unicornExisting investors Premji Invest, Blume Ventures, and Kedaara also participated in the round.
09 Jun, 2022, 10.56 PM IST
Purplle seeks $100 million from an internal raise at $800 million valueThe Mumbai-based company, Purplle will raise the money largely from its existing investors Verlinvest, Kedaara Capital and Premji Invest, a...
27 May, 2022, 07.47 AM IST
Purplle raises $60 million from Premji Invest at $630-million valuationFounded in 2012 by Manish Taneja and Rahul Dash, Purplle has seven million monthly active users. The beauty etailer sells over 1,000 brands...
19 Nov, 2021, 07.02 PM IST
Purplle eyes controlling stake in Faces CosmeticsPremium cosmetics player Lotus Herbals was also in talks to buy out majority stake in Faces earlier but it didn’t materialise, one of the e...
18 Nov, 2021, 06.00 AM IST
Adani buys minority stake in Cleartrip; the Meta transformation of FacebookAs the travel and hospitality industry is witnessing a post-pandemic revival, the Adani Group today announced that it is acquiring a signif...
29 Oct, 2021, 08.05 PM IST
Purplle valuation jumps 4x in Kedaara-led funding roundThe Mumbai-based company's valuation has jumped more than four-fold to $630 million following the new round, cofounder and CEO Manish Tanej...
29 Oct, 2021, 07.07 PM IST