startups
Finance
Inside the dirty tricks division at startups
An employee in a big hurry, quality checks being given a miss, payments rushed through. Something was wrong. A closer ......
TMT
Blume Ventures set to hit final close for fourth fund
Blume Ventures, an investor in unicorns like Unacademy and Purplle, is targeting the final close of its fourth fund at ......
People
Jafco Asia looks to double down on India bets, hires former IAN exec
Early-stage venture capital fund Jafco Asia has appointed former Indian Angel Network’s (IAN) investment executive, Shahan...
Consumer
Kids footwear startup Plaeto snags Series A funding from Florintree, others
Bengaluru-based Plaeto, a direct-to-consumer (D2C) footwear brand for children, has raised Rs 40 crore (nearly $5 million) in...
TMT
Sanjay Nayar's maiden tech fund marks first close at $100 mn
Sorin Investments, a tech fund co-founded by private equity veteran Sanjay Nayar and Angad Banga of Hong Kong-based Caravel group,...
Finance
Deals Digest: Companies rack up $405 mn this week; OneCard, 5ire join unicorn race
Companies raised $405 million in venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) funding this week, a significant jump from last...
TMT
Tiger Global-backed Wow! Momo eyes fundraise at over $300 mn vln
Quick-service restaurant (QSR) chain Wow! Momo is in advanced stage of discussion to raise a fresh round of funding at ......
TMT
Ex-Google exec, Saama Capital, others back fashion discovery platform Shouto
Shouto Technologies Pvt Ltd, which runs fashion discovery firm Shouto.app, has secured pre-seed funding of $1.6 million (around...
TMT
Ex-Uber exec Amit Jain's new Web3 venture raises $25 mn led by Sequoia
Amit Jain – who recently quit as a managing director at Sequoia Capital India – has raised about $25 million ......
TMT
5ire raises $100 mn in Series A
Level-1 blockchain network, 5ire, has raised $100 million at a valuation of $1.5 billion in a Series A round of ......