| Date | Title | Description |
| 28.07.2026 | Rapido takes Ownly food delivery into its main app in Bengaluru | Rapido has folded its zero-commission food delivery platform, Ownly, into its main app in Bengaluru, putting food ordering alongside bike taxis, autos, and cabs.
The move gives Ownly direct access to Rapido’s monthly active user base while ... |
| 04.07.2026 | Meet The Top 10 Indian Startup Investors Of H1 2026 | SUMMARY
Indian startups raised $5.2 Bn in the first half of 2026, a 9% dip from from the same period last year, while number of deals went up 7% YoY to 501
Seed and growth stage investments continued to be popular with investors, even as la... |
| 14.06.2026 | magicpin scales AI assistant Vera, targets over 10 lakh merchants by 2026: CEO | - |
| 06.04.2026 | magicpin launches AI Assistant 'Vera' for restaurants, retailers | - |
| 04.04.2026 | Meet The Top 10 Indian Startup Investors Of Q1 2026 | SUMMARY
Stride Ventures retained its position as the most active startup investor in India, backing 38 startups including Branch, Magicpin, Gully Labs, and Swish
Other most active startup investors in the quarter included Black Soil, Peak X... |
| 08.03.2026 | Swiggy, magicpin, Zomato see food delivery regain growth momentum in Dec qtr | - |
| 24.11.2025 | Rapido Partners magicpin To Expand Ownly In Bid To Challenge Zomato, Swiggy | SUMMARY
As a part of this collaboration, Rapido will use magicpin’s 80,000+ pan-India restaurant base to expand Ownly’s footprint
Meanwhile, magicpin will have access to Rapido’s delivery fleet in certain locations
Currently, Ownly doesn’t ... |
| 23.11.2025 | magicpin, Rapido partner to challenge Zomato-Swiggy's food delivery duopoly | - |
| 31.10.2025 | Breaking Down Google's Decade of Supporting Indian Entrepreneurs In the last decade, Google has backed more than 230 startups across sectors, providing mentorship, infrastructure, technology, and more... | "Next Billion Users" headlined Google's events in India for the longest time. These billion users referred to the internet adopters who skipped the PC era and came online through smartphones. This also meant Google broadening its ... |
| 19.10.2025 | Festive Binge: Swiggy, magicpin see spike in food delivery orders | - |
| 01.08.2025 | Flexprice raises $500K Pre-seed funding from TDV Partners | TDV Partners sponsored a $500K pre-seed investment for Flexprice, an open-source invoicing and metering platform for AI and agentic businesses.
The money raised will go toward growing its open-source offering, adding payment connectors, and... |
| 01.08.2025 | Passprt Trips raises $500K Pre-seed funding from Aroa Venture Partners | Aroa Venture Partners is leading a pre-seed investment round for travel firm Passprt Trips, which has garnered $500K.
Over the next three months, the company plans to expand to 20 destinations in the Middle East and Asia, improve its produc... |
| 30.07.2025 | Flexprice Raises USD500K Pre-Seed to Build Open-Source Billing Stack for AI-First Companies Flexprice aims to eliminate the complexity and time burden of building usage-based and hybrid billing system... | Open-source billing platform Flexprice has secured USD500,000 in a pre-seed funding round led by early-stage investor TDV Partners, with participation from prominent angel investors and operators from companies like Magicpin, Zomato, Innova... |
| 30.07.2025 | Open-source billing and metering platform Flexprice raises $500,000 | Synopsis
The round also saw participation from angel investors including cofounder of Magicpin Brij Bhushan, cofounder of Innovaccer Sandeep Gupta and founder of Aftershoot Harshit Dwivedi, among others.
Agencies
Flexprice, an open-source b... |
| 08.07.2025 | PhysicsWallah Partners with YCMOU to Launch Digital Degree Programs and Expand Access to Higher Education | In a significant step toward modernizing distance education, PhysicsWallah, a prominent Indian edtech company, has entered into a strategic collaboration with Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU). The partnership aims to p... |
| 17.05.2025 | QSR chain Biryani Blues raised $5 M funding from Yugadi Capital | A new funding round led by Yugadi Capital, a new fund of Carpediem Capital, has raised $5 million (roughly Rs 42 crore) for the Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) chain Biryani Blues. The round ended with a valuation of Rs 250 crore, or about $... |
| 07.03.2025 | Prime Venture Partners Launches $100 Million Fund V: A New Chapter for Early-Stage Startups | In the bustling world of venture capital, Prime Venture Partners has made a significant move. The firm recently announced the launch of its fifth fund, boasting a hefty $100 million. This fund is not just a number; it represents a commitmen... |
| 06.03.2025 | Prime Venture Partners Closes USD 100 Mn Fifth Fund to Back Early-Stage Startups The fund will focus on 16-18 startups, with initial investments ranging between USD 2.5 million and USD 3 million, whil... | Venture capital firm Prime Venture Partners has successfully closed its fifth fund at USD 100 million, reinforcing its commitment to backing early-stage startups across fintech, artificial intelligence (AI), and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)... |
| 21.12.2024 | Velocity's ₹200 Crore Fund: A Game Changer for India's F&B Sector | In the bustling world of food and beverage (F&B) in India, a new financial lifeline has emerged. Velocity, a cash-flow-based financing platform, has announced a ₹200 crore fund aimed at revitalizing the restaurant and cloud kitchen ecos... |
| 19.12.2024 | Velocity launches ₹200 crore fund to boost restaurants on food platforms in India | Velocity, cash-flow-based financing platform, has earmarked ₹200 crore in 2025 to support and accelerate growth in the restaurant and cloud kitchen ecosystem across India.
The fund is specifically designed to address the challenges faced by... |
| 04.12.2024 | Bijnis, CityMall backer WaterBridge plans third VC fund with higher corpus | Premium
(From left) WaterBridge partners Manish Kheterpal, Anjali Sosale and Ashish Jain
Homegrown venture capital firm WaterBridge Ventures is gearing up to start raising its third fund that will be bigger than its second vehicle, a person... |
| 04.11.2024 | magicpin Cuts Platform Fee By 29% To Drive Growth In Daily Orders | SUMMARY
Magicpin reduced platform fee to INR 5 from INR 7, while competitors Zomato and Swiggy increased their charges to INR 10
The company recorded 500K food orders during the festive weekend, doubling its year-on-year numbers, and proces... |
| 29.08.2024 | Wow! Momo Celebrates 15 Years with a Birthday Bash @99 | Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Wow! Momo, India’s favorite momo brand, is celebrating a milestone - 15 glorious years of serving delectable momos. As a special treat for our beloved customers, we’re offering all momos at just Rs. 99 on 29th &a... |
| 23.08.2024 | Magicpin’s Cofounder Brij Bhushan Returns As Venture Partner, Joins Prime Venture Partners | SUMMARY
Magicpin’s cofounder and former COO Brij Bhushan has joined early stage venture capital firm Prime Venture Partners as its full time venture partner
Bhushan founded Magicpin along with Abhishek Awasthi and Anshoo Sharma in 2015
The ... |
| 15.07.2024 | Magicpin sees 100% yearly rise in brand partnerships
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Magicpin, an offline fashion discovery and savings platform, announced a significant milestone with a 100% year-on-year increase in bra... |
| 09.07.2024 | Exclusive: Now, KFC Marks ONDC Foray With Pilot In Gurugram | SUMMARY
KFC has roped in Magicpin to help it with tech integration, catalogue assortments, and logistics capabilities, and a pilot programme is currently underway in Gurugram
Over 1,000 KFC stores are expected to go live on ONDC within a mo... |
| 01.07.2024 | CyberPeace Hosts Jharkhand’s Inaugural eSports Championship | On Sunday, CyberPeace and CyberPeace Cafe organized Jharkhand’s first-ever eSports championship, the CyberPeace eSports League, in celebration of World Social Media Day. The event took place at Level 7-CyberPeace Café, located near Reliance... |
| 28.06.2024 | Ola To Launch Grocery Delivery Via ONDC Soon, Eyes Major Share Of Food Orders On Network | SUMMARY
Bhavish Aggarwal led ridesharing unicorn Ola Mobility is now all set to roll out its grocery delivery over the next few days
The report also added that Ola is already the second largest buyer-side platform after Magicpin in the food... |
| 10.06.2024 | New Balance expands presence in Mumbai | Image Courtesy: magicpin.in
After the successful launch of its store at Linking Road earlier in May, sports brand New Balance recently opened its newest store in Mumbai at Infiniti Mall, Malad. This is the brand’s second launch in Mumbai in... |
| 25.05.2024 | magicpin launches "Abki baar 40% paar" campaign for Election 2024 | New Delhi, Delhi, India
Introduces “Abki baar 40% paar” to offer upto 40% discount on 1,000+ offline food restaurants, local eateries and fashion outlets in Delhi-NCR on voting day
magicpin with ONDC launches social media movement ‘“Show th... |
| 19.03.2024 | DS Group's Pulse Candy Shines a Light on Local Heroes this World Compliment Day | New Delhi, Delhi, India
In celebration of World Compliment Day, Pass Pass Pulse, a prominent hard-boiled candy brand from the DS Group, a multi-business corporation, and FMCG conglomerate, commemorated the occasion with a heartfelt campaign... |
| 11.03.2024 | Magicpin launches delivery service to enter logistics aggregation segment | Hyperlocal delivery startup Magicpin announced the launch of its delivery-as-a-service vertical Velocity, which the company plans to scale to 100,000 orders daily.
The platform is currently witnessing an average of 5,000 orders per day. Wit... |
| 18.12.2023 | magicpin named fastest growing technology company in Deloitte Technology Fast 50 India 2023; attributes its success to rapid growth | New Delhi, Delhi, India
magicpin-local savings super-app and India’s largest hyperlocal startup, today announced that it featured on the list of the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 India 2023, which awards the 50 fastest growing technology comp... |
| 28.07.2023 | magicpin Announces "Magic Fashion Frenzy" in-store Sale from 28th July; up to 60% off on Top 100 Fashion Brands Across India | New Delhi, Delhi, India
India's largest hyperlocal Super-App, magicpin’s fashion carnival ‘Magic Fashion Frenzy’ will be live from 28th July. This fashion sale will witness magicpin offering access to more than 150+ brands and 10,000 stores... |
| 11.11.2021 | India: Magicpin secures $60m in Series D funding led by Zomato | Magicpin said it has raised $60 million (about ₹446 crore) in funding round led by Zomato on Wednesday. The Series D round also saw participation from existing investors, including Lightspeed Venture Partners, a statement said.
Magicpin, a ... |
| 10.11.2021 | Zomato invests $60 mn in hyperlocal discovery startup Magicpin | Samast Technologies Pvt. Ltd, which operates hyperlocal discovery startup Magicpin, on Wednesday said it has raised $60 million (Rs 443 crore) as part of its Series D funding round led by the Mumbai-listed food delivery firm Zomato.
Existin... |
| 10.11.2021 | Magicpin bags $60 million in its Series D round led by Zomato | Magicpin, India’s largest platform for discovery and savings in
offline retail, has raised a Series D round of $60 million led by food delivery platform Zomato. The round also saw participation from existing investors including Lightspeed V... |
| 10.11.2021 | magicpin raises $60 million in Series D round led by Zomato | magicpin, a leading platform for discovery and savings in offline retail, has raised a Series D round of $60 million led by Zomato. The round also saw participation from existing investors including Lightspeed Venture Partners.
magicpin dri... |
| 10.11.2021 | magicpin raises $60 million in Series D round led by Zomato | - |
| 31.08.2021 | Magicpin Has Raised USD 3 million In a New Tranche Led by Oyo’s Founder Ritesh Agarwal | Offline discovery and reward platform Magicpin has raised around $3 million in a new tranche led by Oyo’s founder Ritesh Agarwal through his personal special purpose vehicle (SPV) RA Holdings. Existing investors Lightspeed, The Bunting Fami... |
| 20.07.2020 | Magicpin raises Rs 22.5 crores in Series C Funding | Mumbai: Hyperlocal discovery platform Magicpin has raised nearly $3 Mn ( INR 22.5 Cr) in Series C funding round from Samsung Venture Investment Corporation.
Magicpin’s parent company Samast Technologies has allocated 11 equity share and 510... |
| 16.07.2020 | [Funding alert] magicpin raises $7M from Samsung Venture, existing investors | Hyperlocal discovery platform magicpin on Wednesday said it has raised $7 million (Rs 52 crore) from Samsung Venture Investment Corporation (SVIC), and saw participation from existing investors Lightspeed and WaterBridge.
The latest funding... |
| 13.05.2020 | [Funding alert] Magicpin raises Rs 29.3 Cr from Lightspeed Venture Partners, others | Gurugram-based local discovery, rewards, and commerce platform Magicpin has raised funding of Rs 29.3 crore led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, along with the participation of Moonstone Investments, WaterBridge Venture, The Bunting Family P... |
| 13.05.2020 | Hyperlocal discovery startup Magicpin valued around $150 mn in new funding round | Samast Technologies Pvt. Ltd, which operates hyperlocal discovery startup Magicpin, has raised fresh funding from a clutch of investors led by Lightspeed Venture Partners.
According to the regulatory filings, the company has raised Rs 29.27... |
| 13.05.2020 | Lightspeed leads $3.9 mn funding round in hyperlocal discovery platform Magicpin | Shashank Didmishe 13 May, 2020
Gurugram-based Samast Technologies, which owns and operates hyperlocal discovery platform Magicpin, has raised $3.89 million (Rs 29.3 crore) in a funding round led by returning investors Lightspeed Venture Par... |
| 18.07.2019 | MagicPin eyeing gross merchandise value of Rs 24,000 crore in 2 years | - |
| 23.11.2018 | With $20 Mn fresh capital from Lightspeed VP, Magicpin now a $100 Mn valued startup | Local discovery, rewards, and commerce platform Magicpin has raised $20 million in a fresh round of funding led by Lightspeed Venture Partners US. Existing investors Lightspeed India Partners and WaterBridge Ventures also participated in it... |
| 06.03.2018 | Magicpin grabs $1 Mn venture debt from Trifecta Capital | Local discovery, rewards, and commerce platform Magicpin has raised about $1 million venture debt from Trifecta Capital. This is the first round of venture debt funding for the Gurugram-based company.
Magicpin uses location intelligence to ... |
| 31.05.2017 | Term Sheet — Wednesday, May 31 | CRYPTO BUBBLE, DIVERSITY, JOBS, BURNOUT
Good morning. Many, many private equity deals this morning, including two notable acquisitions for Vista Equity Partners and a $13.5 billion Blackstone exit that isn’t an IPO. Plus a new health-tech u... |
| 31.05.2017 | Hyperlocal startup MagicPin raises $7 million from Lightspeed, Waterbridge | Hyperlocal rewards and cashback platform MagicPin has raised USD 7 million in Series B funding from Lightspeed India Partners and Waterbridge Ventures. Angel investors Srivatsan Rajan (Chairman, Bain & Co India) and Sahil Barua (CEO, De... |
| 31.05.2017 | Hyper-local discovery app Magicpin raises $7 million | For the second time in a year, hyper local discovery startup MagicPin has raised $7 million in series B from its existing investor Lightspeed India Partners, Waterbridge Ventures. The startup uses location intelligence to deliver discovery,... |
| 31.05.2017 | India’s Magicpin raises $7M to connect consumers and local businesses | Magicpin, an India-based company that combines elements of Foursquare with offline-to-online services, has closed a $7 million Series B round. The money comes from existing backers Lightspeed India Partners, Westbridge and undisclosed overs... |
| 31.05.2017 | India: Hyperlocal discovery platform magicpin raises $7m from Lightspeed, others | Premium
Gurgaon-based hyperlocal discovery platform magicpin has raised $7 million funding from existing investor Lightspeed India Partners, Waterbridge Ventures, and two global family offices.
Continue reading this story with a subscriptio... |
| 22.02.2016 | Hyper-local discovery app Magicpin raises $3 million | Magicpin offers features where users can take pictures and selfies to avail of offers and discounts at neighbourhood stores.
Hyper-local discovery app Magicpin raises $3 million 2 min read . Updated: 22 Feb 2016, 01:50 AM IST Shrutika Verma... |
| 22.02.2016 | Daily funding roundup - February 22, 2016 | Qubit landed $40M Series C investment; Taskbob secured $4.5M; Chainalysis raised $1.6M funding
Topgolf Entertainment Group (TEG), a parent company of Topgolf, Topgolf Media and Topgolf International, secured a sizable minority investment by... |
| 22.02.2016 | Lightspeed invests $3M in hyperlocal discovery platform Magicpin | Lightspeed India has put in $3 million (around Rs 20.6 crore) in former principal Anshu Sharma's hyperlocal discovery platform Magicpin in a Series A round of funding.
Magicpin, run by Samast Technology Pvt Ltd, is a platform where users ca... |
| - | Local Shopping & Savings Startup magicpin Raises $60 Mn From Zomato, Lightspeed | Gurugram-based savings platform magicpin has raised $60 Mn in a Series D funding round. The round was led by food aggregator Zomato along with magicpin’s existing investor Lightspeed Venture Partners.
Interestingly, Zomato’s founder Deepind... |
| - | Exclusive: Magicpin Bags $3 Mn In Series C From Samsung’s Venture Fund SVIC | Gurugram-based Samast Technologies, which runs hyperlocal discovery platform Magicpin, has raised INR 22.5 Cr (nearly $3 Mn) in Series C funding round from Samsung Venture Investment Corporation.
According to the ministry of corporate affai... |
| - | Magicpin Parent Raises $20 Mn From Lightspeed Venture Partners US | Gurugram-based Samast Technologies which runs hyperlocal discovery platform Magicpin has reportedly raised $20 Mn (INR 141 Cr) in a round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners US. Following this deal, the platform is now valued at $100 Mn.
The... |
| - | Magicpin Raises $7 Mn Series B From Lightspeed, Others | Gurugram-based hyperlocal discovery platform magicpin has raised $7 Mn Series B funding from existing investor Lightspeed India Partners, Waterbridge Ventures, and two global family offices.
The round also saw participation from Srivatsan R... |
| - | Magicpin Raises $3.8 Mn Funding From Lightspeed, Others | Gurugram-based Samast Technologies, which runs hyperlocal discovery platform Magicpin, has received INR 29.18 Cr ($3.8 Mn) in a fresh funding round.
According to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs filings accessed by Inc42, the company has r... |
| - | Exclusive: Zomato-Backed magicpin Expands ESOP Pool, Worth Rise By 120% | Gurugram-based savings platform magicpin has increased its ESOP pool by 2.2X. As per the latest regulatory filings accessed by Inc42, Samast Technologies Private Limited, which operates magicpin has increased its ESOP Scheme of 2015 from 1,... |
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