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Finance
Deals Digest: Companies raised much lesser funds this week compared to last
The value of fundraising this week fell 45.8% compared to last week despite a rise in the number of deals, ......
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, ......
Finance
Deals Digest: Companies rack up $823 mn this week; Swiggy leads Rapido's $180 mn round
Companies raised $823 million funding from venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) this week, as more than half of ......
TMT
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...
Finance
‘Shark Tank India' judges have already funded close to 100 entrepreneurs
The judges, or so-called 'Sharks', who are part of the Indian version of the global 'Shark Tank' show, have already...
Consumer
GlobalBees, Lenskart's D2C arm, in talks to raise funds at unicorn valuations
The planned direct-to-consumer (D2C) platform of online eyewear retailer Lenskart and Thrasio-style investment venture GlobalBees...
Finance
Bay Capital founder on riding the tech wave, plans for India AIF
Public markets investor Bay Capital has invested over $1.2 billion across 70-80 investments in India since 2006. The investment firm ......
TMT
Why a small fund from Avendus stable built up stakes in unicorns
A fund floated by Avendus Asset Management Ltd -- with an aim to make late-stage investments in mature companies -- ......
Finance
Weekly Deals Wrap: Adani catapults total value way past April's dizzying heights
Dealmaking gave birth to a unicorn and surged to new heights this week as $4.28 billion changed hands across venture ......
TMT
Chiratae takes another crack at health-tech with Series A deal for fertility platform
Chiratae Ventures has taken another bet on health-tech with the venture capital firm formerly known as IDG Ventures India backing...