Teen Freelancing Startup Funngro Raises Funding From Shark Tank Judges Amit Jain, Namita Thapar
Round Type
Funding Round
MumbaiEducationE CommerceMarketplaceDescription
Funngro has raised an undisclosed amount in funding from Shark Tank judges, Amit Jain, CarDekho’s founder and Emcure Pharmaceutical’s Namita Thapar. Early-stage investment firm SucSeed Indovation Fund also participated in the round.Funngro, which offers teenagers an opportunity to earn money through real-life freelancing projects, was first incubated at India’s first fintech incubator Afthonia Lab in 2021 and has a network of four lakh teenlancers (teenagers who are freelancers) and over 1,000 companies.“Funngro's vision is to ensure that each teenager identifies their passion and makes it their profession. Funngro and Shark Tank have a common mission of introducing teenagers to new employment choices, encouraging them to pursue entrepreneurial objectives, teaching business skills, enhancing their financial literacy, and inculcating critical thinking," said Funngro’s founder Payal Jain.Yes!It's all happening.We finally got funding from top sharks in Sharktank season 2.It was an awesome journey wh... https://t.co/v1whBYWYR4— Funngro - Teenlancers (@funngro) 1677761839000Founded by Payal and Anik Jain, Funngro provides teenagers with paid freelancing opportunities to teach economic empowerment
Who else raised in Education and E Commerce around the same time
Companies in the same sectors as Funngro that raised within 45 days of this round, from Fundz verified event records.
- Equipme raised $3.8M (Seed) on April 17, 2023.
- Drink Monday, Inc raised $3M (Seed) on April 13, 2023.
- HUG raised $5M (Seed) on April 12, 2023.
- Nsure.com raised an undisclosed amount (Corporate Round) on April 11, 2023.
- Pharmacy Marketplace raised an undisclosed amount (Seed) on March 7, 2023.
- Agua Blanca raised $3.2M (Seed) on February 13, 2023.
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