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Grapevine: Meesho may upsize funding round; Dorf Ketal plans IPO
Several VC firms are showing interest in Meesho's latest funding round, which is now expected to raise $500-$650 million (Rs 4,175-5,428 crore), ......
General
Grapevine: Lenskart, Purplle eye fresh funds; Blackstone changes tack for PGP Glass sale
are engaged in early discussions for fresh funding, indicating a resurgence in big-ticket deals exceeding $100 million, a media report said. Lenskart ......
General
Grapevine: Meesho set to snap up $300 mn; Carlyle weighs options for Hexaware
E-commerce platform Meesho is set to secure a $300-million (Rs 2,500 crore) investment from Tiger Global, SoftBank and others, a ......
TMT
SoftBank's biggest India bet turning out to be its worst nightmare
Japanese tech investment goliath SoftBank, known for its big-ticket private equity investments in Indian internet companies and who was on ......
TMT
PremjiInvest sets course for nearly $200 mn exit with a multi-bagger
PremjiInvest, the family office of Wipro’s Azim Premji, has pressed the sell button on one of its most profitable bets, ......
TMT
SoftBank headed for a big haircut from one of its showcase India bets
Japan’s SoftBank, known for its big-ticket private equity investments in new age tech companies in the country and who was on ......
TMT
How one of SoftBank's smallest India bets is faring as Unicommerce gets $80 mn pre-IPO tag
Japanese technology investment goliath SoftBank, which has either exited or is in the process of exiting several of its portfolio ......
General
Deals Digest: 2023 ends on a sombre note as funding activity slows in last week
Private equity and venture capital deal flow continued to drop with the year coming to an end, as deal value ......
Finance
Flashback 2023: Early-stage funding slips as mid, late-stage deals fall off a cliff
Fewer startups raised funding in 2023 than in the previous two years of euphoria-driven dealmaking as angel investors, venture capital ......
Consumer
Who will be the real winners in Ola Electric's IPO as it eyes over $6.4 bn valuation?
Ola Electric, the electric two vehicle company started by Ola Cabs co-founder Bhavish Aggarwal with the backing of several existing venture ......
