Jobs App For Poor Workers Used By Amazon, BigBasket Raises $8 Million

Apna, an app startup that aims to connect millions of bottom-of-the-pyramid workers to employers amid the devastation of India's lockdown, has raised $8 million from a clutch of investors. The funding, from new investors Greenoaks Capital, Rocketship VC as well as existing backers Lightspeed India and Sequoia Capital, will help the app expand to more cities, Apna said in a statement published on Tuesday. It also wants to grow across ...