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Consumer
FreshToHome in talks to raise fresh funds; L Catterton, Amazon eye investment
Direct-to-consumer meat delivery brand FreshToHome is in talks to raise as much as $100-125 million (Rs 798-998 crore) in a ......
TMT
Deals Digest: Only 1 new unicorn in April 2022 versus 8 during last April
Indian startups raised $766 million from VC and PE entities this week compared to $634 million in the preceding week, ......
TMT
Zappfresh revenue rebounds, cuts losses in FY22; eyes fresh fundraise
DSM Fresh Foods Pvt Ltd, which runs online meat brand Zappfresh, recorded a revenue growth in the recently ended financial ......
Finance
Bertelsmann doubles corpus for India VC investments
Bertelsmann India Investments, backer of startup unicorns such as Licious and Eruditus, has doubled its allocation for India to $500-600 ......
Finance
Deals Digest: Companies raise $875 mn this week, Amagi turns unicorn
Companies raised $875 million in venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) funding this week, and media software-as-a-service (SaaS) business ......
Consumer
Ex-ICICI Venture CEO Prashant Purker bets on seafood delivery startup
Prashant Purker, the former CEO at one of India’s oldest homegrown private equity firms ICICI Venture, has invested in a ......
Consumer
D2C space in India thriving; no post-pandemic blues
Direct-to-consumer (D2C) or digitally-native brands in India have matured over the last couple of years, and giving a stiff challenge ......
Finance
Startups have shelled out $440 mn to buy back employee Esops in 2021 till date
Startups are bending backwards to sweeten deals in a bid to hire and retain employees in this competitive market. In ......
TMT
Startups unveil new Esop structures to woo, retain talent
Indian startups are exploring creative ways to hire—and retain—staff, including expanding their employee stock option plans (Esops), as they battle ......
Finance
Companies raised over $7.5 billion in October, half a dozen unicorns pop up
Private equity and venture capital investors poured over $7.5 billion in Indian companies across technology startups, sports clubs, infrastructure, housing ......