Funding Friday: Sachin Bansal's Love for E-mobility & Bira91 Gets Recharged Stay tuned to get every day updates in 60 seconds

By Aastha Singal May 31, 2019

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Sachin Bansal finds interest in e-mobility. The Flipkart co-founder has led a 51-million funding round for Bengaluru-based EV startup Ather Energy.

Funds are pouring for social commerce startup GlowRoad. Two months after raising its last round, the startup has pocketed $11.5 million from Korea Investment Partners & Singapore-based Vertex Ventures.

The craft beer business is picking up in India. Looking at the massive industry expectations, Sixth Sense Ventures India pumped in $4.3 million in Bira 91.

Agri-tech has also got a significant hold of investors' interest. Only one-year-old startup FreshVnF has raised $2 million in a funding round led by Equanimity Ventures.

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Aastha Singal

Entrepreneur Staff

Former Features Writer

A business journalist looking to find happiness in the world of startups, investments, MSMEs and more. Officially started her career as a news reporter for News World India, Aastha had short stints with NDTV and NewsX. A true optimist seeking to make a difference, she is a comic junkie who'd rather watch a typical Bollywood masala than a Hollywood blockbuster.

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