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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Deals Digest: PE/VC funding momentum slows; M&A activity subdued

General

16 May, 2025

Deals Digest: PE/VC funding momentum slows; M&A activity subdued

The number of private equity and venture capital transactions slipped during the five-day period ending Friday from the ......

TMT

16 May, 2025

Proptech firm Square Yards turns operationally profitable as FY25 revenue jumps 40%

Real estate marketplace Square Yards, which is backed by venture capital firm Kae Capital and Times Group among others, ......

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Finance

16 May, 2025

Mayfield India makes partial exit from six-year-old bet

The domestic arm of US-based early-stage venture capital investor Mayfield, which boasts over $3 billion in assets under......

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TMT

14 May, 2025

Decoding Cleartrip Middle East's game plan after checking out of Flipkart via MBO

Online travel marketplace Cleartrip’s Middle East business intends to ramp up its offerings and raise external ......

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Finance

13 May, 2025

General Catalyst hires JPMorgan veteran for early-stage fund

US-based venture capital firm General Catalyst, which last week led the seed round of Mumbai-listed company PB Fintech......

Consumer

13 May, 2025

L Catterton leads $40 mn investment in Farmley

Farmley, a nuts and dry fruit brand, operated by Connedit Business Solutions Pvt. Ltd, has raised $40 million (about Rs ......

Infrastructure

08 May, 2025

Logistics unicorn Porter gets Series F cheques from Kedaara, Wellington Management

Intra-city logistics services provider Porter, which entered the coveted unicorn club last year after completing an ......

Infrastructure

06 May, 2025

Cold chain marketplace Celcius Logistics closes Series B funding round

Celcius Logistics, a domestic aggregator offering end-to-end cold-chain solutions, has raised Rs 250 crore ($29.7 ......

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Finance

05 May, 2025

Will prefer to list in US; ready for opportunistic AI acquisitions: Icertis' Darda

SaaS unicorn Icertis, backed by marquee investors like PremjiInvest (family office of billionaire Azim Premji), US-based......

Finance

05 May, 2025

QED plans $300 mn investment in Asia-Pacific, expand focus to mid-stage rounds

Fintech-focused global investment firm QED Investors, which started investing in Asia in 2020, expects to deploy nearly......