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

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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......

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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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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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15 May, 2026

Deals Digest: PE‑VC activity steady; AI, tech deals drive value

Private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) deal activity remained largely flat during the five‑day period ending May......

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13 May, 2026

Peak XV, two other VCs score blockbuster returns in $556 mn exit move from fintech bet

Domestic venture capital firm Peak XV Partners, which had a strong 2025 marked by multiple exits including listings of ......

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08 May, 2026

KKR set to boost harvest from Indian firm after pulling out over $100 mn

New York-headquartered private equity firm KKR and its co-investors–an Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund and a US ......

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01 May, 2026

Deals Digest: PE-VC deal value recovers; Sun Pharma's Organon buy boosts M&As

Private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) deal value recovered sharply this week, even as activity cooled. Meanwhile......

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30 April, 2026

Razorpay, Zetwerk backer Lightspeed floats fifth India-focused VC fund

Silicon Valley-headquartered venture capital firm Lightspeed Venture Partners, a backer of Indian unicorns such as ......

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30 April, 2026

Early-stage VC Exfinity Ventures clocks another exit from Fund II

Early-stage venture capital firm Exfinity Ventures, which backs business-to-business (B2B) technology and deep-tech ......

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20 April, 2026

Avataar Venture Partners' Mohan Kumar on third fund, investment strategy, and more

Avataar Venture Partners, a growth-stage venture capital firm, is doubling down on high-growth sectors such as physical ......