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Magicpin, a hyperlocal platform, raises $20 million lead by Lightspeed

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Magicpin, a hyperlocal discovery and rewards platform, has raised $20 million, or Rs 142 crore, in a fresh round of funding led by venture capital firm Lightspeed Venture Partners.

Existing investors Lightspeed India Partners and WaterBridge Ventures also participated in the round, The Economic Times reported. Gurugram-based Magicpin has been valued at $100 million in the deal, it added.

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Magicpin founder and chief executive Anshoo Sharma confirmed the fundraise but did not divulge further details.

The development comes 18 months after Magicpin raised $7 million in a Series B round of funding from Lightspeed India, WaterBridge and others, it said.

Magicpin was founded in August 2015 by Sharma, a former venture partner at Lightspeed, and Brij Bhushan, former vice president at Nexus Venture Partners. The startup was incubated by Lightspeed.

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Sharma and Bhushan are graduates of Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad and IIM Bengaluru respectively.

Operating in NCR, Mumbai and Bengaluru it is a social network for local experiences. It enables users to discover restaurants, events, nightlife and fashion, among others, and helps them interact with merchants.

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