Venture Capital
General
Gulf Digest: VC funding rises this week; Xpanceo snags $40 mn in seed money
Deals activity in the Middle East for the week-ended Friday was led by fintech startup Cashin’s acquisition of Saudi-......
TMT
Deals Digest: PE/VC funding activity grows, but M&As slump
Private equity and venture capital deals continued to be on an upward trajectory, though the week saw only a slight ......
People
Logistics service provider Ecom's co-founder TA Krishnan dies at 60
TA Krishnan, the founder and former chief executive officer of logistics startup Ecom Express, died on Wednesday after a......
Finance
Pentathlon Ventures' founding partners on AI in pitch decks, SaaS valuations and more
Venture capital firm Pentathlon Ventures recently began raising its second fund with a target corpus of Rs 450 ......
TMT
Lightspeed, Florintree's bet on Freight Tiger shines as new investor joins cap table
Early venture capital investor Lightspeed among other private equity investors are sitting on a neat upside on their bet......
Finance
Dubai Future District Fund makes LP-style bet on regional VC fund
The Dubai Future District Fund (DFDF), the region’s first evergreen venture capital fund-of-funds, has made a limited ......
TMT
Showroom B2B, five others raise early-stage funding
Business-to-business platform Showroom B2B, agritech startup BharatAgri, fintech platform HiWi, biotechnology startup ......
Consumer
PE-backed apparel brand The Souled Store kicks off Series D funding talks
The Souled Store Pvt. Ltd, a direct-to-consumer pop culture apparel startup, is planning to raise a fresh round of ......
TMT
Early-stage startups Tap Invest, Madsto, Alwrite raise funding
Fixed income platform Tap Invest and fashion retail brand Madsto have secured early-stage funding, the companies said on......
TMT
Peak XV signs $35 mn cheque to former Edelweiss executive's firm
New-age wealth and asset management firm Neo Asset Management Pvt Ltd, on Wednesday, said it has raised $35 million (......