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| 01.08.2024 | Avoiding messy GenAI implementation with Catalynk and SearchUnify | Avoiding messy GenAI implementation with Catalynk and SearchUnify
The freshness of data and information grows ever-crucial for knowledge management, where today’s fast-paced, information-overloaded world makes traditional, hierarchical KM o... |
| 25.07.2024 | Snowflake and Mimecast: A New Era of AI and Security**
** | ** In the fast-paced world of technology, two giants are making waves. Snowflake and Mimecast are reshaping their respective landscapes. Snowflake is diving deep into AI with its Cortex AI platform, while Mimecast is fortifying its security... |
| 25.07.2024 | DuckDB: The New Powerhouse for Data Engineering**
** | ** In the vast ocean of data management tools, DuckDB emerges as a sleek, agile vessel. This columnar database is designed for analytical workloads, making it a go-to choice for data engineers. With its recent stable release, version 1.0.0,... |
| 25.07.2024 | EDB Envoy accelerates EDB journeys through natural language queries | EDB Envoy accelerates EDB journeys through natural language queries
EnterpriseDB (EDB), the leading Postgres data and AI company, is debuting a new, custom-built chatbot, EDB Envoy. Designed to accelerate time-to-value and the path to EDB s... |
| 24.07.2024 | Mimecast’s acquisition of Code42 expands human-centered security risk management | Mimecast’s acquisition of Code42 expands human-centered security risk management
Mimecast, the global Human Risk Management (HRM) platform, has acquired Code42, the insider threat management and data loss prevention company, with the goal o... |
| 23.07.2024 | Snowflake Cortex AI now supports Llama 3.1, debuting massive LLM inference and fine-tuning system stack | Snowflake Cortex AI now supports Llama 3.1, debuting massive LLM inference and fine-tuning system stack
Snowflake, the AI Data Cloud company, is announcing that it will host Meta’s Llama 3.1—a collection of multilingual open source large la... |
| 23.07.2024 | Sonatype’s platform debuts on AWS Marketplace, protecting the supply chain against open source risk | Sonatype’s platform debuts on AWS Marketplace, protecting the supply chain against open source risk
Sonatype, the end-to-end software supply chain security platform, is announcing the debut of two of its solutions—Sonatype SBOM Manager and ... |
| 15.07.2024 | Where GenAI fits and where it doesn’t: Examining implementation with Lucidworks | Where GenAI fits and where it doesn’t: Examining implementation with Lucidworks
Deeply researching and evaluating how the latest AI trends can serve your organization will differentiate those who adopt AI for AI’s sake, and those who achiev... |
| 07.05.2024 | Lendingkart: Revolutionizing SME Financing | Lendingkart, the Ahmedabad-based online financing company, has been making waves in the SME lending space. With a recent $10 million funding round from Saama Capital, Mayfield, and others, Lendingkart is set to expand its operations and pro... |
| 10.02.2024 | Вышел проект revert8plus для смены интерфейса Windows 8/10/11 на Windows 7 или Vista с помощью одной команды | Разработчик Tech Stuff опубликовал на GitLab экспериментальный проект Revert8Plus для смены интерфейса Windows 8/10/11 на Windows 7 или Vista с помощью одной команды в консоли (powershell irm revert8plus.gitlab.io | iex). В этом случае такж... |
| 22.03.2022 | We’re Turning Off The Comments… | Today, we will stop offering the option to comment on articles. This is a tough decision that has been discussed internally for some time.
We are thankful for all the insightful and helpful responses that many readers have provided over the... |
| 09.03.2022 | JAMstack — зачем, почему и за что | Доброго времени суток.
Сегодня поговорим о проектах, которые содержат в себе большое количество статического контента. К таким проектам могут относится, как новостные сайты, лендинги, так и магазины. Ожидаю закономерного вопроса: “Где в инт... |
| 19.11.2021 | President, UK trade envoy discuss agro-exports | Friday 19th November 2021
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President Yoweri Museveni has said that Uganda can produce anything as long as the people are well organized and guided.
"We can produce any agro-product as long as the people are mobilized. Our people hav... |
| 12.10.2021 | Wagtail — лучшая CMS на python в нашей галактике | Wagtail - это популярная CMS на основе Django. Django предоставляет огромные возможности - с его помощью созданы не только сайты, но и, например, популярный веб-сервис комментариев disqus, веб-сервис хранения git репозиториев bitbucket и мн... |
| 11.10.2021 | Edtech startup ForeignAdmits raises funds from Unicorn India Ventures, others | ForeignAdmits, a Bengaluru-based edtech startup, said it has raised Rs 3.5 crore in a seed funding round led by Unicorn India Ventures.
The round also saw participation from Singapore based RiDiK Technology, Manoranjan Mohapatra, Kumar Sidd... |
| 11.10.2021 | TVS Supply Chain Solutions raises $80 mn in funding from Exor | TVS Supply Chain Solutions Ltd, the logistics arm of the TVS Group, has raised Rs 590 crore (around $80 million) from a fund managed by Exor.
The company said it will use the funds to grow its business and further strengthen its technology ... |
| 11.10.2021 | KKR elevates Joe Bae, Scott Nuttall as co-CEOs, founders to stay active as exec co-chairmen | Global private equity giant KKR & Co has elevated Joe Bae and Scott Nuttall as co-chief executive officers as part of the corporate reorganisation.
KKR's co-founders Henry Kravis and George Roberts will remain actively involved as execu... |
| 11.10.2021 | Sixth Sense Ventures in talks to invest in pet care startup Dogsee Chew | Consumer focused venture capital firm Sixth Sense Ventures, which is raising its third fund, has invested in dog food company... TO READ THE FULL STORY
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| 11.10.2021 | Salt, Ishitva, InnoDesigns raise funds | Salt, a cross-border payments platform focused on businesses, said it has raised $500,000 (Rs 3.7 crore) in a pre-seed funding round.
The investors including Prashant Pansare, founder of Backer Capital, Airmeet; Amit Goel, ex-MEDICI; Vishru... |
| 11.10.2021 | Fresh-to-Home, XpressBees in talks to raise capital at a unicorn valuation | Fresh-to-Home and XpressBees, two portfolio companies of Investcorp India, are in separate talks to raise capital that will catapult... TO READ THE FULL STORY
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| 11.10.2021 | Women-focused platform leap.club bags funding from Enzia, Kunal Shah, others | Konflake Tech Pvt. Ltd, which operates the women-focused networking platform leap.club, on Monday said it has raised $810,000 (Rs 6 crore) as part of its pre-Series A funding round led by Enzia Ventures, Kunal Shah, founder of Cred, and its... |
| 11.10.2021 | Investcorp may launch second India-focused $400 mn fund in early 2022 | Bahrain-based Investcorp is planning to launch a second India-focused fund early next year, even as it is sharpening... TO READ THE FULL STORY
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| 10.10.2021 | Blackstone may get 5x return on IPO-bound Fino Payments Bank investment | US private equity major Blackstone Group is likely to make an over five times return on its investment in Fino Payments Bank when... TO READ THE FULL STORY
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| 10.10.2021 | For Accel and Tiger Global, we have possibly clocked the largest value of returns: Girish Mathrubootham | Freshworks Inc. created history last month by becoming the first software-as-a-service (SaaS) startup from India to list on Nasdaq... TO READ THE FULL STORY
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| 08.10.2021 | Weekly Deals Wrap: Total transaction value jumps as M&As rebound and unicorns pop up | Overall deal value during the week rose by almost a fifth helped by the strong bounceback in mergers and acquisitions (M&As... TO READ THE FULL STORY
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| 08.10.2021 | Ola Electric set to raise $200 mn at $5 bn valuation | Ola Electric, the electric vehicle arm of Ola Cabs’s parent ANI Technologies Pvt. Ltd., is in the final stages of raising $200 million as a part of a fresh raise which could value the startup at over $5 billion, two individuals close to the... |
| 08.10.2021 | Crypto staking management startup Stader Labs raises $4 mn led by Pantera Capital | Stader Labs, a cryptocurrency staking management platform, has raised $4 million in its seed funding round led by Pantera Capital.
The round also saw participation from Coinbase Ventures, True Ventures, Jump Capital, Proof Group, Hyperspher... |
| 08.10.2021 | Video-sharing platform Chingari raises $19 mn; to launch crypto token | Tech4Billion Media, which operates short video-sharing platform Chingari, has raised $19 million (around Rs 140 crore) in a new financing round from 30 venture funds and individual investors.
The round included Republic Crypto, Galaxy Digit... |
| 07.10.2021 | Micro-venture capital fund Upsparks to back 20-25 startups in 12 months | Upsparks, a tech-focused micro VC fund, plans to back 20-25 startups in the next 12 months, founding partner Mohamad Faraz told... TO READ THE FULL STORY
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| 07.10.2021 | Nazara to raise $42 mn from existing investors GIC and Plutus | Listed gaming firm Nazara Technology’s board, in a meeting held on Wednesday, approved the issuance of 1.43 million shares to Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC Pte Ltd and Indian asset manager Plutus Wealth Management LLP.
The transaction... |
| 07.10.2021 | Blackstone set to acquire VFS Global in third deal in three months | Blackstone Capital Partners has agreed to acquire a majority stake in visa outsourcing and technology service provider VFS Global Services in what would be its third deal in three months.
Blackstone will acquire the stake from EQT Private E... |
| 07.10.2021 | SaaS startup ProfitWheel raises $3 mn seed funding from Netcore Cloud and angels | ProfitWheel, a software as a service startup, raised $3 million (Rs 22.2 crore) in seed funding from Netcore Cloud and angel investors.
The round also saw participation from Vallabh Bhansali of Enam Group; KRS Jamwal of Tata Group; Dinesh A... |
| 07.10.2021 | IAN Fund-backed Phool.co raises funds from Bollywood actor Alia Bhatt | Phool.co, which uses floral waste to make patented organic fertiliser and incense sticks, said actor Alia Bhatt is now an investor in the company.
The company said it has expanded its operations and has consistently achieved 130% year on ye... |
| 07.10.2021 | Faasos parent enters unicorn club, raises funding from Qatar Investment Authority | Rebel Foods Pvt Ltd, the owner of online kitchen brands including Faasos and Behrouz Biryani, has raised $175 million (Rs 1,308 crore) in its Series F round of funding led by Qatar Investment Authority (QIA).
Existing investors Coatue Manag... |
| 07.10.2021 | MSME-focused Veritas Finance raises Rs 500 cr round led by Norwest and Kedaara Capital | Veritas Finance Pvt Ltd, focused on lending to micro, small, medium enterprises (MSMEs), on Thursday said that it has raised Rs 440 crore of primary investment through a Series F round led by existing investors Norwest Venture Partners, Ked... |
| 07.10.2021 | Thirty startups get unicorn tag in 2021 | A decade since the birth of its first unicorn—InMobi, a provider of advertising services for mobile phones—India has... TO READ THE FULL STORY
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| 07.10.2021 | Cold Love Ice Cream, IBSFINtech, Sunfox Technologies, Attentive raise funds | Cold Love Ice Cream on Thursday said it has raised Rs 2.5 crore in angel funding across two rounds.
The round saw participation from Tarun Sawhney, vice chairman and MD of Triveni Engineering & Industries Ltd, and Samir Sood, founder of... |
| 07.10.2021 | AC manufacturer EPACK Durable to raise $21 mn from ICICI Ventures | EPACK Durable Pvt Ltd is raising Rs 160 crore ($21.4 million) from private equity firm ICICI Ventures, the management of the second-largest contract manufacturer of room air conditioners (RACs) told Mint.
EPACK has facilities in Dehradun wh... |
| 07.10.2021 | Blackrock, Nomura in talks to invest in Paytm IPO as anchors | US-based asset management major Blackrock Inc and Japanese financial services group Nomura are in talks to invest in the upcoming... TO READ THE FULL STORY
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| 07.10.2021 | LetsVenture's new entity Trica raises seed funding from Accel, Kunal Shah, others | Trica, a new business entity of dealmaking platform LetsVenture, has raised $3 million (Rs 22.33 crore) as part of its seed funding round from a clutch of institutional and individual investors including venture capital firm Accel and Kunal... |
| 06.10.2021 | SaaS platform Qapita raises $15 mn funding led by East Ventures and Vulcan Capital | Qapita, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform focused on equity and transaction management for the private market, said it has raised $15 million (Rs 111 crore) in its Series A funding round.
The round was led by East Ventures through its... |
| 06.10.2021 | CoinSwitch becomes second Indian crypto unicorn after funding led by a16z, Coinbase Ventures | India has its second crypto unicorn in less than two months after getting its first. Bengaluru-based CoinSwitch Kuber today announced a Series C funding round worth over $260 million led by American venture capital firm a16z (Andreesen Horo... |
| 06.10.2021 | Cloud comms service provider Ozonetel raises $5 mn from Stakeboat Capital | Ozonetel, a cloud communication service provider, has raised $5 million (Rs 37 crore) in a Series A funding round from Stakeboat Capital.
The company said funds will be used to expand US operations and double headcount in the coming year. O... |
| 06.10.2021 | Nazara board okays fundraising worth $42 mn from institutional investors | Listed gaming company Nazara Technologies Ltd has announced that its board has approved a fundraising of Rs 315.3 crore ($42 million) from marquee institutional investors.
The fundraising is subject to shareholders’ approval. The Rakesh Jhu... |
| 06.10.2021 | Sunstone Eduversity raises $28 mn in Series B funding led by WestBridge Capital | Higher learning startup Sunstone Eduversity has raised $28 million as part of its Series B funding round led by WestBridge Capital.
The round also saw existing investors Saama Capital, Alteria Capital and Work10m.
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| 06.10.2021 | PE fund Somerset invests in Gujarat-based bulk drug firm in first pharma bet | Somerset Indus Capital Partners has picked up a minority stake in Gujarat-based Globela Pharma Pvt Ltd, marking the healthcare-focused... TO READ THE FULL STORY
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| 06.10.2021 | Companies raised $4.5 bn in private equity in September | Companies raised close to $4.5 billion in capital in the month of September, which included the birth of three unicorns in jobs... TO READ THE FULL STORY
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| 06.10.2021 | kWh Bikes raises $2 mn in seed funding from LetsVenture, others | Bengaluru-based electric scooter startup kWh Bikes raised $2 million (around Rs 14.8 crore) in a seed round led by LetsVenture and joined by Better Capital and Cloud Capital.
Several existing angel investors also took part in the round incl... |
| 06.10.2021 | We are focused on building global brands from India: Mensa founder Ananth Narayanan | Former Myntra and Medlife chief’s Mensa Brands is off to a quick start as competition in the space heats up. Since its launch... TO READ THE FULL STORY
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| 05.10.2021 | Credit card service startup Hyperface raises funds from Kunal Shah, others | Cred founder Kunal Shah, Better Capital and GFC (Global Founders Capital), along with early investors have invested $1.3 million in Bengaluru-based credit card service startup Hyperface.
“Along with early investors that include founders and... |
| 05.10.2021 | Licious joins unicorn club, pockets $52 mn from IIFL | Meat brand Licious, operated by Delightful Gourmet Pvt Ltd, has raised $52 million from IIFL AMC’s Private Equity Fund at a billion dollar valuation, making it the 29th such startup to enter the unicorn club since January this year.
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| 05.10.2021 | Video infrastructure platform 100ms raises $4.5 mn seed funding round led by Accel | Video infrastructure platform 100ms has raised $4.5 million (around Rs 33.3 crore) in seed funding round led by Accel with participation from Strive.vc.
“Being a video engineer all my life, I understand the complexity of adding live video a... |
| 05.10.2021 | Last four years has seen India move closer to more mature PE markets | Over the last decade, the Indian PE/VC industry has come of age, growing at a CAGR of 19% and aggregating over $230 billion in investments and we expect the coming decade to be an even better one for the industry. The start of this decade h... |
| 05.10.2021 | Kaar Technologies raises $4 mn from BlackSoil Capital | Chennai-based Kaar Technologies, a pure-play SAP consultancy company, on Tuesday said it has raised $4 million (around Rs 30 crore) from Mumbai-based alternative credit platform BlackSoil Capital.
The company said it will use the funds rais... |
| 05.10.2021 | SaaS platform LeadSquared, smart kitchen startup Karat Farms raise funds | Marketing automation and customer-relationship platform LeadSquared on Tuesday said it has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from International Finance Corporation (IFC).
The software as a service (SaaS) platform will use the capital ... |
| 05.10.2021 | Investcorp eyes India private equity growth and capital boost for online retailer | Bahrain-based Investcorp aims to more than double its private equity investments in India over the next few years and is currently looking to raise new capital for online retailer FreshToHome, in which it invested last year, an executive sa... |
| 05.10.2021 | Tekion Corp. raises capital at $3.5bn valuation | California-based based Tekion Corp., which operates a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform for the automative sector, said it had raised $250 million in its Series D round, at a valuation of over $3.5 billion.
Tekion, which was founded in ... |
| 05.10.2021 | Dunzo, Infra.Market backer Evolvence India eyes $300 mn for fourth fund | Evolvence India Fund has initiated the process to raise its fourth fund that is eyeing a target corpus of $300 million (Rs 2,227.5... TO READ THE FULL STORY
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| 05.10.2021 | Faasos owner Rebel Foods seeks $1.5 bn valuation, in fundraising talks with marquee PEs | Rebel Foods Pvt Ltd, the owner of online kitchen brands including Faasos and Behrouz Biryani, is in advanced discussions with... TO READ THE FULL STORY
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| 05.10.2021 | 3one4 Capital appoints finance chief Siddarth Pai as ESG officer | Early stage venture capital firm 3one4 Capital on Tuesday announced the appointment of Siddarth Pai as its environmental, social and governance (ESG) officer.
Pai is a founding partner and chief financial officer at 3one4 Capital. As the ES... |
| 05.10.2021 | Public transport-tech company Chalo raises $40 mn led by Lightrock and Filter Capital | Chalo, a public transport-tech company, on Tuesday said it has raised $40 million (Rs 296 crore) in its Series C funding led by Lightrock India and Filter Capital.
The startup raised the money from existing investors WaterBridge Ventures; U... |
| 05.10.2021 | CCI approves Carlyle's $3 bn bid for Hexaware | The Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Tuesday approved global private equity firm Carlyle Group’s bid to acquire Baring Private Equity Asia's (BPEA) Indian portfolio Hexaware Technologies. The deal is expected to be in the range of $... |
| 05.10.2021 | One Oyo exec might make ₹1,100 cr on IPO | The top six managerial personnel stand to create additional wealth of more than $200 million for themselves through the vested options... TO READ THE FULL STORY
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| 04.10.2021 | Indian investors flock to invest in alternative funds with digital tokens | Indian investors are among the top five of 27 nationalities making tokenised investments in venture capital funds on private digital... TO READ THE FULL STORY
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| 04.10.2021 | Tiger Global, Creation Investments lead $30 mn Series C funding in Progcap | Retailer-focused financing provider Progcap on Monday said it has raised $30 million (Rs 221 crore) as part of its Series C funding round led by Tiger Global and Creation Investments.
Sequoia Capital India also participated in the funding r... |
| 04.10.2021 | Temasek to invest $73 mn in pharma platform Integrace, True North to part-exit | Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings has signed a definitive agreement to invest Rs 540 crore ($73 million) in pharmaceuticals-focused platform Integrace Pvt Ltd in which private equity firm True North holds a significant majority stak... |
| 04.10.2021 | GlobalBees acquires Matrix Partners-backed andMe | GlobalBees Brands Pvt Ltd, a Thrasio-style venture that aggregates and invests in e-commerce brands, has acquired Matrix Partners-backed andMe in its second acquisition in less than two months.
The acquisition marks its entry into the femte... |
| 04.10.2021 | Sixth Sense Ventures eyes up to Rs 2,400 cr for third fund, a 60% jump from target | Sixth Sense Ventures, co-founded by Nikhil Vora, is set to close its third fund at Rs 2,300-2,400 crore ($309-323 million), which... TO READ THE FULL STORY
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| 04.10.2021 | Homegrown private equity firm ChrysCapital buys ResultsCX from One Equity Partners | Homegrown private equity player ChrysCapital has acquired ResultsCX, a customer experience partner to Fortune-100 and Fortune-500 companies globally, from middle market private equity firm One Equity Partners (OEP).
The announcement comes w... |
| 04.10.2021 | Workforce manager Smartstaff raises $4.3 mn from Blume Ventures, Nexus, others | Blue-collar workforce management platform Smartstaff (previously Qikwork Services Pvt Ltd) has raised $4.3 million in funding from existing investors Blume Ventures, Nexus Venture Partners and Arkam Ventures, as well as Gemba Capital and so... |
| 04.10.2021 | Esper raises $60 mn Series C funding led by Insight Partners | India and US-based Esper on Monday said it has raised $60 million (Rs 443 crore) as part of its Series C funding led by Insight Partners.
Existing investors including Scale Venture Partners, Madrona Ventures and Root Ventures also participa... |
| 04.10.2021 | Mobileware, ANS Commerce, D’Moksha Homes raise funds | Mobileware Technologies Pvt Ltd, an application programming interface (API) banking and digital payments company, on Monday said it has raised $4.75 million (Rs 34.7 crore) from Denmark’s Kvanto Payment Services.
The company will use the fu... |
| 04.10.2021 | Edtech firm Byju's bags $297 mn in Series F funding led by Oxshott Capital Partners | Edtech unicorn Byju's has raised Rs 2,200 crore ($297.5 million) in fresh capital, underlining increasing investor faith in India's most-valued startup despite its widening losses. The latest funding was led by New York-based Oxshott Capita... |
| 04.10.2021 | Insurtech startup GramCover raises $7 mn funding led by Siana Capital, Inflexor | GramCover Insurance Brokers Pvt Ltd, which runs rural insurtech startup GramCover, announced a Series A fundraising of $7 million co-led by Siana Capital, a Bengaluru-based fund that invests in companies during their early to middle stages ... |
| 03.10.2021 | Festive sales kick-in with e-commerce firms reporting higher demand from smaller towns | Bengaluru: E-commerce companies including Flipkart, Amazon India and Snapdeal, which kickstarted their annual flagship sales during the weekend, reported increased demand from smaller towns and cities this year.
Both Amazon and Flipkart beg... |
| 03.10.2021 | InMobi unicorn unit Glance goes 'Live' to lure more users on its lock screen | SoftBank Group-backed advertising tech unicorn, InMobi's business-to-consumer (B2C) unit 'Glance' is betting big on its just-launched 'Live' feature that is being made available on its lock screen. Senior executives at the unicorn believe t... |
| 02.10.2021 | Ajay Relan, doyen of Indian Private Equity, is no more | Ajay Relan, one of the pioneers of private equity investing in India, died late Friday night.
An alumni of IIM-Ahmedabad, 67-year-old Relan was serving as the managing partner at homegrown private equity fund Xponentia Capital, which he co-... |
| 01.10.2021 | Softbank Group eyes part exit as OYO files for Rs 8,430 crore IPO | Oravel Stays Pvt Ltd, which operates the hospitality unicorn Oyo Hotels and Homes, has filed for a Rs 8,430 crore ($1.1bn) initial public offering (IPO) which will see some of its investors including Softbank Group book a partial exit.
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| 01.10.2021 | Alteria raises ₹1,800 cr for venture debt fund | Alteria Capital has hit the final close of its second venture debt fund at ₹1,800 crore, making it the largest venture debt fund in India. This is also one of the largest fundraises by a startup-focused investor from domestic investors.
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| 01.10.2021 | Weekly Deals Wrap: Big fundraises by Meesho, Ola Electric, Vedantu offset subdued M&A activity | Overall deal value during the week declined as mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity was subdued unlike the preceding week... TO READ THE FULL STORY
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| 01.10.2021 | 3i-backed BVG India files draft papers to raise funds via IPO | BVG India Ltd, the country’s largest pure-play facility management player, has filed a draft red herring prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Board of India to raise funds via an initial public offering.
The IPO of the Bharat Vikas G... |
| 01.10.2021 | Serum Institute to sell bulk of its stake as Wellness Forever files for IPO | Wellness Forever Medicare Ltd, an omni-channel retail pharmacy chain backed by Adar Poonawalla, has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) which will see its shareholder Serum Institute of India sell most of its shares.
The IPO will con... |
| 01.10.2021 | Wellversed, PumPumPum, Fantasy Akhada, others raise funds | D2C wellness startup Wellversed, which offers nutrition guidance to consumers, has raised Rs 11 crore (about $1.5 million) from Jubilant FoodWorks which runs the Indian unit of Domino's Pizza.
Founded by Aanan Khurma, Aditya Seth, and Ripun... |
| 01.10.2021 | IIFL Fintech Fund backs AI startup Data Sutram | Extrapolate Advisors Pvt Ltd, which runs the Kolkata-based AI startup Data Sutram, has raised funding for an undisclosed amount from the IIFL Fintech Fund.
In August, IIFL Group, backed by Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., launched a dedicat... |
| 30.09.2021 | Meesho raises $570 mn; valuation more than doubles to $4.9 bn | Social commerce platform Meesho on Thursday said it has raised $570 million led by Fidelity Management & Research and Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin’s B Capital Group, catapulting the Bengaluru-based startup’s valuation to $4.9 bil... |
| 30.09.2021 | Ola Electric raises over $200 mn from Falcon Edge, SoftBank, others; valued at $3 bn | Ola Electric, the electric vehicle arm of ride-sharing startup Ola Cabs, said on Thursday it has raised over $200 million in a round led by Falcon Edge, SoftBank and others, pushing its valuation to $3 billion.
Ola plans to use the funds to... |
| 30.09.2021 | DMI Alternatives hits final close of The Sparkle Fund focused on digital finance | DMI Alternatives, the investment manager of DMI Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) and an associate company of DMI Finance, has announced the closure of a $40 million (about Rs 300 crore) fundraise for The Sparkle Fund.
“So far, Sparkle has ... |
| 30.09.2021 | Carlyle to part-exit as Medanta hospital chain files for IPO | Global Health Ltd, which operates and manages hospitals across India under the Medanta brand, has filed draft papers for an initial public offering which will see private equity investor Carlyle Group make a part-exit.
The IPO consists of a... |
| 30.09.2021 | Electric taxi platform BluSmart raises $25 mn in Series A funding led by BP Ventures | BLU Smart Mobility Pvt Ltd, which operates electric taxi-hailing and riding platform BluSmart, has raised Series A funding worth $25 million (Rs 185 crore) led by BP Ventures.
BP Ventures invested $13 million (around 96 crore). Others in th... |
| 30.09.2021 | B2B ecommerce platform OfBusiness raises $150 mn Series F funding from Tiger Global | Business to business (B2B) ecommerce platform OfBusiness has raised $194 million in its Series F funding round led by Tiger Global which picked up a 5% stake, said the co-founder and chief executive of the recently born unicorn.
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| 30.09.2021 | InnoVen Capital launches debut India venture debt fund, marks first close | Temasek Holdings-backed InnoVen Capital has marked the first close of its debut venture debt fund at Rs 740 crore, the company said on Thursday.
The venture debt provider, which has so far been lending capital to startups through a non bank... |
| 30.09.2021 | Insurance startup Loop Health raises $12 mn led by General Catalyst, Elevation Capital | Insurance startup Loop Health has raised $12 million (about Rs 90 crore) in a Series A funding led by General Catalyst and Elevation Capital.
The funding round saw Vinod Khosla (investing through Khosla Ventures), US-based Tribe Capital and... |
| 30.09.2021 | Mutual fund backend processor CAMS hands 174% annualised return to IIFL Private Equity | IIFL Private Equity sold its remaining stake in Computer Age Management Services Ltd (CAMS) racking up 174% annualised return... TO READ THE FULL STORY
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| 30.09.2021 | Fintech firm Homeville raises $7 mn from 9Unicorns, Varanium NexGen Fund, others | Homeville Consulting Pvt Ltd, a housing credit enablement network, has raised $7 million (around Rs 52 crore) from 9Unicorns, Varanium NexGen Fund, an alternative investment vehicle operated by Varanium Capital Advisors, and others.
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| 29.09.2021 | Diagnostics-focused startup ConnectedH raises seed funding led by Kalaari and Incubate Fund | Leading Bird Web Services Pvt Ltd, which operates diagnostics-focused startup ConnectedH, raised $2.3 million (around Rs 17 crore) in seed funding led by Kalaari Capital and Incubate Fund India.
The round also saw participation from Anicut ... |
| 29.09.2021 | KKR to sell 6.6% stake in Max Healthcare Institute for $300 mn | American private equity major KKR is selling a 6.57% stake in Max Healthcare Institute Ltd worth $300 million or Rs 2,220 crore in a block trade, according to deal terms seen by Mint.
KKR affiliate Kayak investments Holdings Pte Ltd is sell... |
| 29.09.2021 | Venture firm gradCapital launches fund to back women founders | Bengaluru-based gradCapital has announced a $500,000 (Rs 3.72 crore) student-focused venture capital fund directed towards women founders - named Entreprenher. It will also help college graduates grow their ideas into businesses.
The firm s... |
| 29.09.2021 | HR-tech startup Leena AI raises $30 mn in Series B funding led by Bessemer | HR-tech startup Leena AI said on Wednesday it has raised $30 million (about Rs 222 crore) in a Series B funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners.
The round also saw existing investor Greycroft and Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin's... |
| 29.09.2021 | Acceldata raises $35 mn Series B funding from Insight Partners, Lightspeed, others | Acceldata, a data observability platform, has raised $35 million (Rs 260 crore) in Series B funding led by private equity firm Insight Partners.
This round also saw new investor March Capital and existing investors Lightspeed, Sorenson Vent... |
| 29.09.2021 | Vedantu becomes fifth Indian edtech unicorn after Series E round led by ABC World Asia | Vedantu Innovation Pvt Ltd, which operates a live tutoring platform, became the fifth digital learning startup in India to hit unicorn status after raising $100 million (Rs 740 crore) in its Series E round led by Singapore-based impact inve... |
