Venture Capital
TMT
Ripplr hires banker for Series B fundraise, net sales set to grow six-fold in FY22
Ripplr, a tech enabled distribution platform focused on the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) space, has hired an investment bank...
Manufacturing
Is 'Uber for trucks' making a comeback?
Truck aggregator startups that have informally positioned themselves as ‘Uber for trucks’, appear to be finding favour...
TMT
Nykaa-backer Lighthouse bets $27 mn on gifting platform
Homegrown private equity firm Lighthouse has made its first transaction of the year by investing Rs 200 crore ($27 million) ......
TMT
Unacademy eyes IPO in two years; roll outs offline experience stores
Edtech platform Unacademy, owned and operated by Sorting Hat Technologies Pvt Ltd, has launched an experience store in New Delhi...
TMT
Tiger Global writes $20 mn cheque to edtech firm Cialfo
Singapore-based edtech startup Cialfo on Friday said it has raised $20 million (around Rs 150 crore) as a part of ......
Finance
Bessemer Venture Partners launches crypto focused $250 mn fund
US-based venture capital firm Bessemer Venture Partners said it has launched a $250 million fund dedicated to the cryptocurrency...
TMT
PE/VC investors should not look at "supernatural profits": Piyush Goyal
Private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) investors should look at more reasonable returns on their investments in India, Union...
TMT
Sequoia Capital-backed GoKwik set to raise $40 mn in Series B funding
E-commerce enablement platform GoKwik is set to raise $40-million (or ₹305-crore) in a Series B funding round led by Sequoia...
General
India's consumer digital economy seen growing tenfold to $800 bn by 2030: Report
India has witnessed its consumer digital economy market logging a tenfold jump over 2020 as it is poised to touch ......
Finance
Japan's MUFG Bank to float India-dedicated $300 mn startup fund
MUFG Bank, the banking subsidiary of Japan's financial group Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc (MUFG), on Thursday said...