Malvika Maloo

Malvika is a senior correspondent at VCCircle. She writes about India's bustling startup ecosystem and the investors fueling it.

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How Deepu Sebin co-created India's most profitable edtech venture

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11 April, 2023

How Deepu Sebin co-created India's most profitable edtech venture

In 2018, a 21-year-old medical student, found out about an edtech platform from his seniors that they said helped them ......

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06 April, 2023

Fairfax-backed IIFL Finance rakes in $100 mn in debt funding

IIFL Finance Ltd, which counts Canadian billionaire Prem Watsa-led Fairfax as an investor, has secured $100 million in ......

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06 April, 2023

Deals Digest: Funding activity rebounds as mid, small deals take front seat

Driven by a big-ticket transaction and a host of mid to small-sized deals, capital invested by private equity (PE) and ......

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05 April, 2023

VC-backed healthtech firm Portea, SaaS fintech Zaggle get nod for IPOs

Two venture capital-backed companies – healthcare technology firm Portea and software-as-a-service fintech firm Zaggle......

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05 April, 2023

Uniphore backer Iron Pillar collects $129 mn to back SaaS companies

Venture capital firm Iron Pillar, which has invested in companies such as FreshToHome, Uniphore, Servify, and CureFoods......

General

04 April, 2023

InsuranceDekho acquires Sequoia-backed SME insurance firm Verak

Investcorp-backed InsuranceDekho, which raised $150 million in one of the largest Series A rounds across the country, on......

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04 April, 2023

Check out India's top cash-guzzling startups

India’s top technology startups spent billions of dollars raised from alternative investment firms in the year through......

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04 April, 2023

Why deal flow into non-bank lenders offering small-ticket MSME loans may jump

Non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) that provide small-ticket loans to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) ......

Finance

03 April, 2023

Rabo, others back Avanti Finance with $24 mn cheque

Technology-led non-bank finance company (NBFC) Avanti Finance raised $24 million (about ₹197 crore) in funding from ......

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Consumer

29 March, 2023

Xponentia Capital makes its biggest investment in consumer sector so far

Xponentia Capital, a backer of companies like dining chain Barbeque Nation, has made its largest investment in a consumer company ......