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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Finance

16 January, 2026

Deals Digest: PE-VC deal count picks up pace, M&A activity cools

Private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) dealmaking activity picked up during the week ending January 16, with more companies ......

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Finance

15 January, 2026

ICICI Venture marks close of debut VC vehicle with oversubscription

ICICI Venture, the alternative investment arm of  private equity and real estate investment arm of ICICI Bank, has marked the ......

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TMT

14 January, 2026

TPG's secondaries arm scoring spectacular returns in swift partial exit

TPG NewQuest, the secondaries investment arm of US-based private equity firm TPG, is set to clock a quick partial exit ......

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Consumer

12 January, 2026

India SME Investments clocks fifth exit from maiden PE fund

Private equity firm India SME Investments, which bets on domestic small and medium enterprises, has sold its entire stake in a ......

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General

09 January, 2026

Deals Digest: PE-VC dealmaking, M&A pick up pace

Private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) dealmaking picked up pace as the number of companies raising PE-VC money returned ......

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09 January, 2026

Xponentia Capital acquires stake in travel services firm ASEGO Global

Mid-market private equity firm Xponentia Capital, which backs companies such as Barbeque Nation, The Souled Store and Easy Home Finance, ......

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TMT

08 January, 2026

General Atlantic's investment underwater as Indian SaaS firm losing unicorn status in IPO

US-based private equity firm General Atlantic is sitting on a sharp loss on its investment in an Indian software-as-a-service (SaaS) ......

Consumer

08 January, 2026

Nitro Commerce, Aivar, Spector.ai, five others pocket early-stage cheques

Nitro Commerce, an AI-powered growth platform for digital consumer economy, AI services companies Aivar and Spector.ai as well as five ......

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TMT

07 January, 2026

Arali Ventures clocks another blockbuster exit from first fund portfolio

​Early-stage venture capital firm Arali Ventures, which is investing out of its second fund, has clocked another blockbuster exit from ......

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07 January, 2026

Antinorm, Arrowhead, Flent, RoadGrid, Be Clinical snag early-stage funds

Two personal care brands, an EV charging infrastructure startup, a renting platform and a AI-based sales-agent provider have raised between ......