funding Alert

First Cheque@Jungle, a programme to invest at least $2 million as seed funding in early-stage startups, has been launched by Singapore-based Jungle Ventures.

InsuranceDekho, a marketplace for insurance, secured $60 million in its current Series B funding round from Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and BNP Paribas Cardif, two of Japan's largest financial services companies.

The seed funding round for the e-commerce company Meolaa was led by Turbostart and was a total of $2 million. The company that hosts e

SaaS startup AuditCue has secured $1.5 million in a seed funding round led by Kalaari Capital. Java Capital and San Francisco-based angel investors were among the additional investors who took part in the round.

Oyela, a platform for collaborative commerce, secured Rs 14.4 crore in a seed funding round that was spearheaded by Prime Venture Partners.

The founders of Meesho, Vidit Aatrey, and Sanjeev Barnwal, as well as Cred's Kunal Shah and Fynd's Farooq Adam contributed USD 2.5 million to Pep, an online content marketplace that prioritises social media and mobile devices.

The World Bank's International Finance Corporation led a $24 million Series B funding round for the insurtech startup Onsurity. Existing investors Quona Capital and Nexus Venture Partners took part in the round as well.

Aampe, a platform for AI messaging and user engagement, secured $7.5 million as part of new funding led by Matrix Partners India and Peak XV Partners (previously Sequoia Capital India).

Answer Genomics, a hyper-personalized and data-driven health startup, secured a $500K pre-series A round of funding from Inflection Point Ventures