Unicorn
Consumer
GlobalBees, Lenskart's D2C arm, in talks to raise funds at unicorn valuations
The planned direct-to-consumer (D2C) platform of online eyewear retailer Lenskart and Thrasio-style investment venture GlobalBees...
Finance
Weekly Deals Wrap: Companies raise $1.89 bn this week, MobiKwik, Cardekho turn unicorn
Companies raised $1.89 billion in venture capital and private equity funding this week that also witnessed the creation of two...
Finance
Investcorp may launch second India-focused $400 mn fund in early 2022
Bahrain-based Investcorp is planning to launch a second India-focused fund early next year, even as it is sharpening...
TMT
For Accel and Tiger Global, we have possibly clocked the largest value of returns: Girish Mathrubootham
Freshworks Inc. created history last month by becoming the first software-as-a-service (SaaS) startup from India to list on Nasdaq, making ......
TMT
Thirty startups get unicorn tag in 2021
A decade since the birth of its first unicorn—InMobi, a provider of advertising services for mobile phones—India has...
Finance
Companies raised $4.5 bn in private equity in September
Companies raised close to $4.5 billion in capital in the month of September, which included the birth of three unicorns ......
Consumer
Will wait to turn profitable before floating IPO: Licious cofounder Vivek Gupta
Meat brand Licious, which became India's 29th unicorn this year after raising fresh capital from new investor IIFL, expects to ......
TMT
PE/VC firms pump in $27 bn in Indian startups since April; gave birth to 20 unicorns
The first five months of this financial year have already brought a lot of cheer to the startup ecosystem. ...
TMT
Ola Electric in talks to raise up to $1 bn to fund expansion in EV market
ANI Technologies, the parent of electric two-wheeler maker Ola Electric Mobility, is in talks to raise up to $ 1 ......
TMT
Grofers hits unicorn status, targets express deliveries under 10 minutes
Grofers became the 25th startup to enter India’s unicorn club this year after recently getting over $120 million from food...