FEBRUARY 20239MTA e-MobilityElectric mobility startup MT Autocraft has raised Rs.100 crore as seed funding. The latest funds would be used as part of the launch of the electric mobility company MTA e-Mobility Pvt Ltd (MTA EV).Karan Sehgal, Co-Founder of MTA EV said, "We have planned an initial investment of Rs.100 crore which will be funded by MT Autocraft, the Sehgal family and a few high-net-worth individuals (HNIs)". The latest cash injection will also allow the EV startup to hire two hundred more people for the newly built plant based in Palwal, Haryana. The plant, which is spread across three acres in the national capital region, will enable the company to become a complete electric mobility solutions provider. As part of the latest move, MTA EV has named Vivek Jakhmola as the Co-Founder of the new EV setup. Vivek is an industry veteran with over twenty-five years of experience and former president at JBM Group. He also counts Lumax Group as his previous employer.ChirataeHomegrown tech-focused venture capital firm Chiratae Ventures has launched its first growth fund and marked its first close at Rs.759 crore ($92.6 million), with an option to raise another Rs.750 crore. It is aiming to make the final close of the fund by December. Chiratae chairman and founder Sudhir Sethi said that he expects the final fund size to be oversubscribed, by about 30-50 percent. "We have a large portfolio and our companies raised $1 billion last year, and almost $1 billion this year. We have three companies which are reaching a revenue of $1 billion each and several reaching the $50 million to $750 million mark. So, when they raised capital, we realized that we needed a growth fund to back them", Sudhir said in a face-to-face interaction.MedikabazaarCreaeg is backed soon icorn Medikabazaar, has announced two top level appointments - Sandeep Gandhi as Chief Human Resource Officer and Manish Gahlaut as the company's Chief Operations Officer. The move will aim to strengthen its leadership in the healthcare supply chain, grow in the emerging market segment, aid in institutional linkage, and create new strategic partnerships globally, said a statement.Gandhi, has over two decades of experience in companies including PepsiCo, Aircel Maxis, Vodafone, and Telenor, and will support the company's people-first culture and human resources strategy. Gahlaut will spearhead supply chain management and has experience in the healthcare sector in multinationals such as Novartis, Abbott, and Bausch & Lom."To accelerate the business momentum and reach ambitious growth targets, we have been building up the workforce strength, market presence, and technological capabilities. We are working to assemble a potent multinational leadership team to help us achieve our global ambitions". Medikabazaar, CEO, Vivek Tiwari said. Bold Finance, a finTech startup, has raised $1.5 million in seed funding and Chiratae Ventures, a homegrown tech-focused venture capital firm, which has launched its first growth fund with a first close of Rs.759 crore we saw it all
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