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October 6, 2021

The Chennai Angels network gets its first CEO

The Chennai Angels (TCA), an angel investor forum which helps entrepreneurs and start-ups with funding, said that it has a new chief executive officer, Chandran Krishnan on board. TCA is a leading angel network head-quartered in Chennai. Over the years, it has funded over 50 start-ups with about ₹75 crore deployed. TCA’s exit rate is 20%

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October 6, 2021

The Chennai Angels fund uFony, School Diary

School Diary® is a user-friendly platform that caters to K12 schools, helping them engage students and conduct classes virtually without compromising on privacy. It is an integrated virtual classroom with online teaching, virtual PTMs, instant academic and non-academic updates, and even an online store where parents can shop for school product

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October 6, 2021

Brinc TechBlazers Accelerator Program

Brinc, one of the world’s leading global venture accelerators, and The Chennai Angels (TCA), a leading angel investor network, are launching an online acceleration program for AgriTech & FoodTech, HealthTech, and FinTech startups, for which applications are now open.

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October 6, 2021

[Funding alert] FMCG distribution platform Dropshop raises Rs 9.3 Cr in pre-Series A led by Inflection Point Ventures

FMCG distribution platform Drop shop will use the funds to strengthen its product and scale up operations to handle more brands and enter new markets like Chennai and Hyderabad. Bengaluru-based one-stop distribution platform for FMCG brands Dropshop

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October 6, 2021

[Funding alert] Backpacker hostel startup goSTOPS raises $1M in pre-Series A round led by IAN, Yuj Ventures

Backpacker hostel brand goSTOPS on Thursday said it raised $1 million in a pre-Series A round led by Indian Angel Network (IAN) and Yuj Ventures — the private investing arm of the family office of Xander Group founder Sid Yog. KRS Jamwal, Uday Chatterjee, and Mitesh Shah led this round at IAN.

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October 6, 2021

12 early-stage startups signalling Chennai’s rise as a key innovation hub in India

Between January and June 2021, Chennai attained the 6th spot among the eight Tier-I cities in terms of number of deals (17), as well as amount of funding ($73.8 million) raised, data by YourStory Research reveals.

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October 6, 2021

[Funding alert] AI-based edtech startup SP Robotic Works raises $3M in Series A round

The funding round witnessed additional participation from BCCL and its existing investors Indian Angel Network and multiple renowned Angel Investors like Ajai Chowdhry (Founder, HCL), Raman Roy (Chairman and Managing Director – Quatrro), and others.“SP Robotic Works believes in building a scalable and highly qualitative platform that can enable practical learning of concepts in a fun way.

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October 5, 2021

[Funding alert] MLOps platform NimbleBox.ai raises $1M in seed round led by Venture Catalysts

NimbleBox.ai, a Techstars portfolio company aiming to build and provide a complete toolkit for developers focused on artificial intelligence, on Tuesday raised $1 million in its seed round led by Venture Catalysts. The round also saw participation from The Chennai Angels, Nanavati Family, and Astarc Ventures.

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October 5, 2021

Mindler Raises $1.5 Million In Pre-series A Funding

Ecosystem Ventures, Inflection Point Ventures, nVentures Singapore and The Chennai Angels are prominent investors in the recent round of funding. Mindler provides a SaaS platform for educators and ed-tech partners along with a comprehensive career guidance platform for students.

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March 30, 2022

Building Trust With Clients and Prospects

Bringing clients into the fold and developing them into their full potential as clients is a trust-based process. You can go only so far without building trust with your clients or propsects. Some aspects of trust building are intuitive; we’ve all been around long enough to have been burned. We have a foundation from which to work.

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March 30, 2022

Using Subscription Services to Convert Prospects to Subscribers

Subscription services for products have been popular for many decades, everything from Amway detergents to Wen shampoo to Stitch Fix clothing boxes — and often, businesses will seek to convert prospects using subscriptions.

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March 30, 2022

How to Map Out Your Initial Business Plan

Founders start businesses fueled by a passion that makes them willing to invest a substantial amount of time and savings into getting it off the ground. At the same time, one of the very last things on the mind of someone just starting their new venture is financial planning of their new business.

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March 30, 2022

Small Business Start-up Series – What Does It Cost to Start a Business?

Start-up costs can add up quickly, but if you plan for them, you can launch with confidence and avoid running out of money before you make any. Some businesses are more cash intensive than others so analyzing the start-up costs at the beginning of your project can help you ensure that you’re starting a business that is attainable for you to get off the ground.

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March 30, 2022

Crypto’s Current Volatility

6 second take: Volatile assets will be volatile at times. People who cannot afford crypto’s volatility shouldn’t invest in it. 2It’s been a volatile start to the year for cryptocurrency. Scanning the news it would seem that the bottom fell out, with crash and plummet, among other dramatic words, describing the situation.

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March 30, 2022

How to Tell If It’s Time to Launch Your Business

Are you wondering if now is the right time to vet your business idea, even in these unprecedented times we’re experiencing? If your offering solves real problems that people need solving now, it may be the perfect moment

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May 27, 2024

Homegrown Beer Maker Proost Raises INR 25 Cr To Enter New Markets

Homegrown beer brand Proost Beer has raised INR 25 Cr (about $3 Mn) in its pre-Series A funding round, which was a mix of equity and debt.

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May 27, 2024

Flutrr, India’s 1st Multilingual Dating App, Raises INR 4 Cr in a Round Led by The Chennai Angels

Flutrr, India’s first vernacular dating app, has announced a fundraise of INR 4 Cr in a round led by The Chennai Angels.

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May 27, 2024

The Chennai Angels Funds Sugar Watchers in Round Led by ah! Ventures

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 29: Sugar Watchers, a health brand that specializes in Low Glycemic Index (Low GI) staples has announced a fundraise of INR 3.6 Cr in a recent round led by ah! Ventures. Among the list of investors are also The Chennai Angels who invested INR 75 Lacs.

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January 29, 2024

D2C ECO-FRIENDLY HOME FASHION BRAND D’MOKSHA HOMES RAISES $575K IN SEED ROUND

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May 17, 2022

Twixor Raises $2.4 Million In Series A Funding Round

a Singapore-based low-code no-code (LCNC) conversational AI and process automation platform, has raised $2.4 million in Series A funding round from Season Two Ventures (an Indo-US corridor VC firm), Axilor Ventures and The Chennai Angels. The fund will be utilized to further the company’s innovation journey, to strengthen the strategic partnerships, global expansion and hire new talent.

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May 17, 2022

IoT-enabled agritech platform CultYvate raises Rs. 4.5 crore in funding

CultYvate, the IoT-enabled agritech platform by Farms2Fork Technologies, raised Rs. 4.5 crore in a pre-Series A round. The round was led by Sirius One Capital Fund, alongside other marquee investors including Sunicon, The Chennai Angels, LV Angel Fund, and Prodapt Technology Holding.