Indian creator commerce platform Wishlink has raised $17.5 million in Series B funding led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India. The platform, which connects 40,000+ creators with major e-commerce players like Amazon and Flipkart, facilitates over ₹350 crore in monthly sales through social-first discovery.
Music licensing startup Hoopr has raised undisclosed Pre-Series A funding from The Chennai Angels to expand its creator and enterprise platforms. The investment will accelerate the development of its proprietary copyright detection technology and scale its 'Hoopr Smash' Bollywood licensing engine.
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