Malvika Maloo

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

Avenue Capital-backed ARCIL names new managing director and CEO

People

09 March, 2026

Avenue Capital-backed ARCIL names new managing director and CEO

Avenue Capital-backed Asset Reconstruction Company (India) Ltd, or ARCIL, has appointed Phanindranath Kakarla as its new......

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Finance

06 March, 2026

Deals Digest: PE-VC activity drops in holiday-shortened week; M&A picks up

Private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) dealmaking declined sharply in the week ended Friday, according to data ......

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TMT

05 March, 2026

Anchorage Capital joins PE, VC investors in big-ticket AI bet

Anchorage Capital Partners, backed by the family office of The Great Eastern Shipping Company’s promoter Sheth family......

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05 March, 2026

Cheerio AI, Peping secure early-stage funding

AI-based customer engagement platform Cheerio AI and gut health brand Peping have raised funding in separate early-stage......

Consumer

05 March, 2026

Prosus-backed Captain Fresh acquires Spanish tuna processor Frime

Seafood provider Captain Fresh, which has been on an acquisition spree to expand internationally in the last couple of ......

Consumer

03 March, 2026

Dabur's investment arm leads Series B funding in RAS Luxury Skincare

RAS Luxury Skincare, a direct-to-consumer skincare brand, has secured $7.5 million (about Rs 69 crore) in Series B ......

TMT

03 March, 2026

Pronto raises Series B, valuation surges to $100 mn

Home-services platform Pronto has secured $25 million (around Rs 230 crore) in its Series B round of funding at a ......

General

02 March, 2026

Quick-commerce enabler Inamo, EV-maker Bounce raise capital

Inamo, a full-stack quick commerce enablement platform, has raised $8 million (around Rs 73.2 crore) in a Series A round......

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General

27 February, 2026

Deals Digest: PE-VC volume improves but aggregate value slumps

The number of private equity and venture capital deals rose sequentially during the five-day period ending Friday but a ......

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Manufacturing

26 February, 2026

India SME Investments backs bootstrapped transformer maker

Private equity firm India SME Investments, which is focused on backing small and medium enterprises in the country and ......