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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Consumer

26 May, 2026

PE firm India SME Investments clocks partial exit from a fashion retailer

Private equity firm India SME Investments, which focuses on small and medium enterprises, has partly monetized its ......

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Finance

25 May, 2026

Dubai Future District Fund makes LP-style bet on US-based VC fund

The Dubai Future District Fund (DFDF), the region’s first evergreen venture capital fund-of-funds, has made a limited ......

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TMT

25 May, 2026

Elevation Capital pulls out $100 mn more from legacy VC bet

Domestic venture capital firm Elevation Capital, which typically makes early-stage bets but also forayed into late-stage......

Consumer

25 May, 2026

Copper Chimney operator's fund places first bet, backs Abcoffee

Homegrown quick-service coffee chain abCoffee has secured Rs 61 crore ($6.4 million) in its pre-Series B round led by ......

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Finance

25 May, 2026

Playbook Partners' Choudhury on consumer bets, AI-led investing, and fundraising

“Consumers will continue to buy different brands for different problems, but scale comes from building a house of ......

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General

22 May, 2026

Deals Digest: PE‑VC activity stays muted; M&As gather pace

Private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) deal activity remained flat during the five-day period through May 22, ......

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21 May, 2026

Clouted, Meta Fashion, ANSCER Robotics raise early-stage funding

Digital fashion platform Meta Fashion, industrial robotics company ANSCER Robotics, and US-headquartered startup Clouted......

TMT

21 May, 2026

General Catalyst leads $63 mn funding in Scapia

Scapia, a travel-fintech startup, has raised $63 million (about Rs 606 crore) in a round led by American venture ......

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20 May, 2026

Jordan's JCIF launches $70-mn fund to back local tech founders

Jordan Capital and Investment Fund (JCIF), one of the largest private-sector investment platforms backed by 16 lenders ......

Finance

20 May, 2026

Waaree Group-backed Solfin, entertainment firm Mythik raise fresh capital

Solfin Sustainable Finance, a green-asset-focussed non-banking lender that counts listed solar module maker Waree Group ......