{"id":2692,"date":"2021-10-25T07:15:43","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T07:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=2692"},"modified":"2021-10-25T07:15:44","modified_gmt":"2021-10-25T07:15:44","slug":"daily-markup-361-farmart-bags-us10m-for-unlocking-food-supply-chain-pandorum-closes-us4-8m-for-organ-repair-technology-doyobi-lands-us2-8m-to-serve-stem-educators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=2692","title":{"rendered":"Daily Markup #361: FarMart bags US$10M for unlocking food supply chain; Pandorum closes US$4.8M for organ repair technology; Doyobi lands US$2.8M to serve STEM educators"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/VPWpfestCMygdAlYDNctHt_UQX0gtUiO82w5W_GaWRRfOEPhqbyjd4mAhMMndAX1BHNzvultxixMX34Lg8tz7dmYsG4Q1xpuWHvpT8MxeSl2n0lPX6ZKi_cR-ZeuujaAS0EvHMoV=s1600\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption>Credit: The Economic Times<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Reaping the rewards<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>500-backed agritech startup <a href=\"https:\/\/www.farmart.co\/\">FarMart<\/a> has bagged <a href=\"https:\/\/sg.finance.yahoo.com\/news\/funding-alert-farmart-raises-10m-233000258.html\">US$10 million in a Series A funding round<\/a> led by Matrix Partners India. It had just raised <a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/tech\/funding\/farmart-bags-2-4-million-in-funding-led-by-omidyar-network-india-avaana-capital\/articleshow\/83000641.cms\">US$2.4 million in its pre-Series A round<\/a> in June 2021.<\/li><li>The startup\u2019s platform connects food businesses directly to farms, unlocking access to quality produce at cheaper prices and faster turnaround times.<\/li><li>The funding will be used by its distribution network across India as well as to scale product capabilities and grow the team.<\/li><li>To date, the startup has onboarded over 15,000 retailers and more than 100 B2B buyers. 750,000 farmers have shipped over 30,000 tonnes of produce on its platform so far.<\/li><li>Read the full story on Yahoo! Finance <a href=\"https:\/\/sg.finance.yahoo.com\/news\/funding-alert-farmart-raises-10m-233000258.html\">here<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/pbOqJGtGzt9eabuEALXrJkPQx2KYjI0K5ARD4zr6J5_7-1dSzfSAi9NABCF7lYHvrTqqRnt-BH9dcjnrakn_MAZsX7OJMN6RsQxg1XeBVDY5iU4RKraOXOohsDRBPnhkCzYx4rUv=s1600\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption>Credit: Inc42<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A growing success<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>500-backed healthtech startup <a href=\"https:\/\/pandorum.com\/\">Pandorum Technologies<\/a> has closed <a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/exclusive-heros-sunil-munjal-invest-4-8-mn-in-pandorum-technologies\/\">US$4.8 million in funding<\/a> from Indian business tycoon and chairman of Hero Motorcorp, Sunil Kant Munjal.<\/li><li>Founded by Arun Chandru and Tuhin Bhowmick, the ten-year-old startup focuses on tissue technology and regenerative medicine.<\/li><li>According to the Pandorum, its proprietary technology platform is designed to develop functional human tissues intended for medical research and therapeutic applications.<\/li><li>The startup shared that it is expanding into the area of cell-free therapies for tissue repair and regeneration. It is also developing a treatment to cure lungs that COVID-19 have damaged.<\/li><li>Read the full article on Inc42 <a href=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/exclusive-heros-sunil-munjal-invest-4-8-mn-in-pandorum-technologies\/\">here<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/C2jCIDBpXoTW3fQinng_p-h8HpCztQfEec28HBrvkhb-WTSZzFSz-RvCMdCgSsmJGDoRgLH7tLBuEQeWBm6rRbwmjNOjZMcgpWr6nlOeIAdKHqMAAwPDKvudhjLukdZ8L5Bgak_J=s1600\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption>Credit: Saturday Kids<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Learning unlocked<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>500-backed edtech platform <a href=\"https:\/\/www.doyobi.com\/\">Doyobi<\/a> has raised <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2021\/10\/20\/doyobi-a-singapore-based-edtech-startup-focused-on-teachers-gets-2-8m-seed\/\">US$2.8 million in a pre-Series A funding round<\/a> led by Monk\u2019s Hill Ventures.<\/li><li>While most learning platforms focus on students, Doyobi turns its attention to educators. The startup aims to equip them with new, more engaging ways of teaching STEM subjects.<\/li><li>According to the startup, its platform is used by about 2,000 teachers in more than 10 countries in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Africa.<\/li><li>Doyobi said the new funding will be used to create more courses for educators and teaching resources for their students.<\/li><li>Read the full story on TechCrunch <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2021\/10\/20\/doyobi-a-singapore-based-edtech-startup-focused-on-teachers-gets-2-8m-seed\/\">here<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reaping the rewards 500-backed agritech startup FarMart has bagged US$10 million in a Series A funding round led by Matrix Partners India. It had just raised US$2.4 million in its pre-Series A round in June 2021. 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