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Finance
Kaleidofin raises $10 mn from Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, others
Chennai-based Kaleidofin Pvt Ltd, which operates an eponymous neobanking platform focused on the informal sector, has raised $10...
Finance
SME-focused digital lender Indifi raises $45 mn in Series D equity and debt funding
Small business-focused digital lender Indifi Technologies Pvt Ltd has raised Rs 340 crore (around $45 million) in a mix of ......
TMT
Ankur Capital ropes in American investor as LP to bump up tech bets
Early-stage investor Ankur Capital, focused on tech-driven businesses in India, has roped in a US-based charity as a Limited Partner...
Finance
Flashback 2020: Few surprises among top VCs but Sequoia zooms ahead in Black Swan year
On December 19, Shailendra Singh, a managing director at Sequoia Capital, tweeted: “Founders, we are open for business...if...
Finance
How social-impact investments shaped up in India last year
The number of social-impact investments in India dropped in 2019 and the deal value grew at a slower pace last ......
Finance
ChrysCapital-backed Varthana raises debt funding from US development bank
The US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has disbursed a loan of $15 million (about Rs 113.25 crore) to Bengaluru-based...
TMT
Tencent leads Series C funding in self-publishing startup Pratilipi
Nasadiya Technologies Pvt. Ltd, which operates vernacular self-publishing firm Pratilipi, has raised Rs 70.68 crore (approximately...
TMT
B2B agri-tech startup Bijak raises Series A funding
Bijak, a business-to-business agricultural-technology startup, has raised Rs 90.76 crore (nearly $12 million at current exchange...
TMT
Vedantu pockets $13 mn in extended Series C round
Interactive online tutoring platform Vedantu Innovations Pvt. Ltd has secured $13 million (nearly Rs 99 crore) in an extended...
Finance
Omidyar to invest in projects, startups to tackle coronavirus
Omidyar Network India Advisors Pvt. Ltd, the domestic arm of the US-based impact investment firm, has committed $1 million (Rs...