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Blackstone exploring over $100 mn deals in Indian tech startups
The Blackstone Group plans to invest "sizeable" amounts of money Indian tech startups from its global...
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Lightspeed eyes more bets on new themes like agritech, healthtech
Lightspeed, known for its bets on Byju’s, Oyo and ShareChat, expects to sharpen its focus on startups in the agritech ......
Consumer
‘We should be profitable by FY24:' LEAD co-founder Smita Deorah
LEAD, formerly known as LEAD School, owned and operated by Leadership Boulevard Pvt Ltd, turned unicorn on Thursday...
Finance
Byju's backer Owl Ventures closes over $1 bn in new funds
Silicon Valley-based edtech focused venture capital firm Owl Ventures, which has invested in Indian companies such as Byju's...
Consumer
Edtech firm LEAD joins unicorn club with $100 mn funding from WestBridge, others
School edtech platform LEAD has raised $100 million as a part of its Series E funding round led by WestBridge ......
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Soonicorns: The 22 startups waiting in the wings to become unicorns in 2022
If last year saw India spawn 44 unicorns, or those startups with over $1 billion valuation, this year will see ......
Consumer
SoftBank-backed edtech unicorn Eruditus may invest up to $1 bn in acquisitions in 2022
SoftBank-backed edtech unicorn Eruditus Education Pvt Ltd plans to deploy as much as $1 billion (Rs 7,500 crore) for mergers ......
Finance
General Atlantic eyes SaaS firms for its India portfolio
PE firm General Atlantic hopes to make its debut Indian investment in a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) firm this...
Finance
After blockbuster year, will the Indian startup boom continue?
It’s ironic that unicorns, which are supposed to be extremely rare, mythical beasts, are now so commonplace. This time around,...
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India overtakes UK to host third-largest number of unicorns in the world: Hurun report
India has overtaken the UK to rank third with 54 unicorns, according to a new Hurun India report. The report, ......