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Lightspeed-backed Pocket FM snags $103 mn in Series D funding

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20 March, 2024

Lightspeed-backed Pocket FM snags $103 mn in Series D funding

Audio entertainment platform Pocket FM Wednesday said it has raised $103 million (Rs 857 crore) in Series D funding, led ......

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Grapevine: Binny Bansal ups Curefoods bet; ADIA may back Pocket FM

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18 March, 2024

Grapevine: Binny Bansal ups Curefoods bet; ADIA may back Pocket FM

Binny Bansal, co-founder of Flipkart, is ramping up his investments in Curefoods, while concurrently doubling down on his investment activities ......

Grapevine: Bain Capital, Platinum Equity plan pharma bets; Mastek eyes PE funding

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29 January, 2024

Grapevine: Bain Capital, Platinum Equity plan pharma bets; Mastek eyes PE funding

Bain Capital is the likely frontrunner to acquire stake in TPG Capital-backed Sai Life Sciences, a Hyderabad-based contract research, development, ......

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Heavyweight investors' bets go underwater as Byju's valuation slumps to $1 bn

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12 January, 2024

Heavyweight investors' bets go underwater as Byju's valuation slumps to $1 bn

Some of the world’s biggest private equity firms, asset managers, pension funds and sovereign wealth funds are now sitting on ......

Lightspeed-backed Udaan converts debt into equity, pushes back listing plan

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14 December, 2023

Lightspeed-backed Udaan converts debt into equity, pushes back listing plan

Business-to-business unicorn Udaan has converted some debt into equity as part of its Series E funding round and pushed back ......

GIC leads $46 mn funding in fruit marketplace Vegrow as early investors exit

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13 December, 2023

GIC leads $46 mn funding in fruit marketplace Vegrow as early investors exit

Vegrow, a business-to-business agritech platform, said Wednesday it has concluded its Series C round of funding led by Singapore sovereign ......

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Deals Digest: PE/VC capital flow rises on a low base

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08 December, 2023

Deals Digest: PE/VC capital flow rises on a low base

Private equity and venture capital deal flow continued an upward trajectory during the week-ended Friday as it regained $100-million mark ......

Lightspeed leads Sarvam AI's $41 mn Series A round

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07 December, 2023

Lightspeed leads Sarvam AI's $41 mn Series A round

Sarvam AI, a homegrown startup in the generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) segment, said Thursday it has raised $41 million (about ......

Lightspeed, Silver Lake exit IIT alumni's AI startup via strategic buyout

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23 November, 2023

Lightspeed, Silver Lake exit IIT alumni's AI startup via strategic buyout

Venture capital firm Lightspeed Venture Partners and private equity firm Silver Lake have exited an India- and US-based company that ......

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SoftBank-backed Oyo may get two new investors as IPO wait stretches

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05 October, 2023

SoftBank-backed Oyo may get two new investors as IPO wait stretches

Global private equity firms General Atlantic and Norwest Venture Partners are in talks to pick a secondary stake in Oravel ......