Ajay Ramanathan

Ajay writes on the banking, financial services, and insurance segment. He is keen on analysing the multi-fold impact of any news development, and putting it across in the long-form.

Ambak, BizLoan, Whizzo, Origin Fresh, four others grab funding

Finance

28 January, 2025

Ambak, BizLoan, Whizzo, Origin Fresh, four others grab funding

Fintech startup Ambak, non-bank lender BizLoan, fresh produce brand Origin Fresh, health-tech company MedMitra AI and ......

Finance

28 January, 2025

InsuranceDekho raises $14.5 mn in fresh round

InsuranceDekho has raised $14.5 million, or Rs 122 crore, in a fresh funding round from BNP Paribas associate C ......

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Finance

27 January, 2025

M&As may improve this year, IPO pipeline to stay strong: Kotak I-Banking's S Ramesh

Kotak Mahindra Capital topped the league tables for total investment banking fees in 2024. It raked in close to $93 ......

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TMT

23 January, 2025

Elevation Capital-backed fintech Skydo plans new funding round

Fintech startup Skydo, which counts venture capital firm Elevation Capital as an investor, is planning to raise a new ......

Finance

22 January, 2025

Namdev Finvest raises $38 mn in fresh capital from DFIs

Jaipur-based MSME lender Namdev Finvest, which is backed by Maj Invest and British International Investment (BII), ......

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Finance

21 January, 2025

Kedaara, Norwest eye above-par return in Veritas IPO but impact investors to steal show

Private equity firm Kedaara Capital and venture capital firm Norwest Venture Partners will likely beat the exit ......

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TMT

21 January, 2025

Bottomline: PE-controlled Perfios Software's profit, revenue surge again in FY24

Perfios Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd, a software-as-a-service company majority owned by private equity and venture ......

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Finance

17 January, 2025

Aditya Birla Housing taps offshore investor for fresh capital

Aditya Birla Housing has tapped an offshore investor to push lending to retail buyers of affordable housing and to ......

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Finance

17 January, 2025

WestBridge-backed Aptus Value's MD on growth plans, keeping NPAs in check and more

Aptus Value Housing Finance Ltd, a mortgage lender that counts private equity firm WestBridge Capital as its single-......

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TMT

16 January, 2025

Amazon buying fintech Axio but few VC investors emerging as winners

Ecommerce giant Amazon has agreed to acquire India's Axio in a transaction that will likely leave little on the ......