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Startup economy can generate 100 million new jobs in India: Rajan Anandan
India’s burgeoning startup economy has generated lakhs of jobs. Rajan Anandan, managing director of Sequoia India &...
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Unacademy makes second senior appointment in a fortnight
Softbank-funded Unacademy on Tuesday appointed former Airtel executive Navneet Sharma as chief business officer – new initiatives,...
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LeadSquared turns unicorn with $153 mn fundraise from WestBridge Capital
Sales automation software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform, LeadSquared run by MarketXpander Services Pvt. Ltd has become India’s...
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Bueno co-founder steps down following shareholder dispute
Sandeep Arora, co-founder of Bueno Finance, has quit the gig economy-focussed fintech firm he had floated three years ago, following...
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Powerhouse Ventures, GSF Fund, others back proptech startup Settlin
Bengaluru-based proptech platform Settlin on Monday said it has secured pre-Series A funding of $1 million...
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A91 Partners leads $15 mn round in fintech startup FinBox
Moshpit Technologies which operates business-to-business (B2B) credit infra-focused fintech startup, Finbox on Monday said it...
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Kotak plans to enter venture capital, debt, buyout space
Kotak Investment Advisors Ltd (KIAL), the alternate assets arm of Kotak Mahindra Group, plans to expand into venture capital,...
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BlackBuck eyes consumables e-commerce vertical
Truck aggregator unicorn BlackBuck is adding a consumables e-commerce vertical as part of a strategy to grow and monetize its...
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Deals Digest: Companies raise $632 mn this week; ShareChat parent valued at $5 bn after closing $520 mn round
Companies raised $632 million in venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) funding this week, lower than last week’s...
Finance
Sequoia India grapples with fallout from governance snafus
Sequoia Capital's India partners, caught out early this year by governance scandals at startup companies in its portfolio,...