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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Iron Pillar's Prasanna on investing in a downturn and why LPs need more convincing

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25 April, 2023

Iron Pillar's Prasanna on investing in a downturn and why LPs need more convincing

Growth-stage venture capital firm Iron Pillar, which is a backer of startups such as FreshToHome and Uniphore, recently ......

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General

21 April, 2023

Deals Digest: Funding activity drops to lowest in seven weeks

Funding winter seems to be getting harsher for Indian startups, with deal activity breaching the $100 million ......

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Finance

21 April, 2023

We have a high-risk portfolio but we are okay with it: Sharrp Ventures' Rishabh Mariwala

Sharrp Ventures, the family office of Marico founder Harsh Mariwala, has made 38 investments in the country, including ......

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Finance

19 April, 2023

Antler enters last leg to hit final close of first India VC fund

Antler India, the local arm of the global early-stage investment platform that invests mainly in pre-seed startups, is ......

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Finance

18 April, 2023

Former Robosoft executive floats gaming-focussed venture fund

Former Robosoft Technologies executive Shylaja Rao has set up a venture capital firm that is raising a maiden fund to ......

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Finance

17 April, 2023

Fairfax signing off from India portfolio firm with $250 mn

Canadian investment firm Fairfax, led by Indian-born billionaire Prem Watsa, has sold the bulk of its stake in an Indian......

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TMT

14 April, 2023

Deals Digest: Transaction value jumps this week; Max, SRL ink healthcare M&As

The total value of private equity and venture capital deals grew over four-fold this week from the previous five-day ......

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Finance

13 April, 2023

Iron Pillar plans another vehicle under new fund series after raising $129 mn

Venture capital firm Iron Pillar, which counts unicorns like FreshToHome and Uniphore in its portfolio, is mulling a new......

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Finance

12 April, 2023

How Mariwala family office Sharrp Ventures built a high-risk LP portfolio

Sharrp Ventures has backed mostly first-time fund managers and early-stage funds, a top executive told VCCircle, as the ......

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TMT

11 April, 2023

Tiger Global wraps up $250 mn exit from eight-year-old India bet

Tiger Global, one of the most active venture capital investors in the country over the past decade, has exited an ......