Bangalore-based Ver Se Innovation Pvt Ltd, which owns mobile news aggregation platform NewsHunt has raised more than INR 100 Cr in its second round of funding led by Sequoia Capital India. Its existing investors Matrix Partners India and Omidyar Network also participated in this round which has now valued NewsHunt at over INR 900 Cr.
NewsHunt (earlier Eterno Infotech) was launched in 2009 by former Nokia employees Umesh Kulkarni and Chandrashekhar Sohoni and was later acquired by Ver Se in 2012. It had earlier raised undisclosed amount in funding from Matrix Partners, Omidyar Network and Darby Overseas Investments.