Unicorns
TMT
Blackstone exploring over $100 mn deals in Indian tech startups
The Blackstone Group plans to invest "sizeable" amounts of money Indian tech startups from its global...
Consumer
Deals Digest: Companies raise $2.75 bn this week; DealShare, Darwinbox turn unicorns
Companies raised $2.75 billion in venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) funding this week, helped by two massive investments...
Finance
General Atlantic eyes SaaS firms for its India portfolio
PE firm General Atlantic hopes to make its debut Indian investment in a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) firm this...
Finance
Deals Digest: Companies raise $1.2 bn this week, IRB Infra's $715 mn fundraise leads
Companies raised a little more than $1.2 billion in venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) funding this week, a ......
Finance
Sequoia retains most-active VC title; Alpha Wave Global new entrant
Sequoia Capital India retained its pole position as the most active venture capital firm this year while Tiger Global toppled...
Finance
Startups have shelled out $440 mn to buy back employee Esops in 2021 till date
Startups are bending backwards to sweeten deals in a bid to hire and retain employees in this competitive market. In ......
TMT
Startups unveil new Esop structures to woo, retain talent
Indian startups are exploring creative ways to hire—and retain—staff, including expanding their employee stock option...
Finance
Companies raised over $7.5 billion in October, half a dozen unicorns pop up
Private equity and venture capital investors poured over $7.5 billion in Indian companies during the month of October alone, as...
TMT
Investors uncork the bubbly with 33 unicorns amid valuation doubts
Investors including marquee names such as Softbank, Tiger Global, Temasek, Capital and Falcon Edge are bending over backwards...
TMT
Indian unicorns born in 2021 burnt over Rs 3,000 cr in cash during FY20
Fifteen of the 27 startups that turned unicorns this year reported an aggregate net loss of over Rs 3,300 crore ......