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VC funding rises 44% to $9.2 billion in the first 10 months of 2024

Country continues to rank among top five markets globally for VC funding activity: Report

Updated On: 29 Nov 2024 | 11:27 PM IST

AI deals lift US venture capital funding to highest level in two years

Some are expecting the M&A market for AI startups to pick up in the second half, as tech companies with capital or sought-after stock, from Nvidia to Databricks, have been acquisitive

Updated On: 04 Jul 2024 | 8:30 AM IST

Artha Venture announces second exit at 19-fold return from mobility firm

Company says Fund 1 drawing to a close after investing in 31 firms

Updated On: 04 Oct 2023 | 4:02 PM IST

Gaming-focused VC firm Lumikai launches second fund worth $50 mn

Fund will take bets in pre-seed to series A start-ups with an average ticket size ranging between $200,000 and $1.2 mn

Updated On: 22 Jun 2023 | 5:35 PM IST

Venture capital investments down 70% across globe in Q1CY23: KPMG study

Despite the current slowdown, macro factors in India remained stronger than elsewhere, driving optimism that the country will see a bounce back in VC investment in H2 of 2023

Updated On: 21 Apr 2023 | 5:51 PM IST

VCs focusing more on due diligence amid startup funding slowdown: Report

According to data by Venture Intelligence, the aggregate venture funding fell from $11.34 billion between January and March 2022 to $2.19 billion in the same period this year

Updated On: 10 Apr 2023 | 4:32 PM IST

M&M buys out VC firm Omnivore's stake to acquire agri-tech firm MITRA

Deal size not disclosed, will make MITRA a wholly-owned subsidiary of M&M; is in sync with Mahindra's plan to grow revenues from farm machinery 10 fold in next five years

Updated On: 20 Mar 2023 | 11:03 PM IST

Suhail Sameer to start VC fund with two former co-founders: Report

On Tuesday, BharatPe announced that Sameer was stepping away from his post and will serve as the Strategic Advisor effective January 7

Updated On: 04 Jan 2023 | 12:10 PM IST

Variable capital firms to boost India's fund management space, says Sahoo

Such entities have a variable capital base as they issues and redeems shares on an on-going basis. With every issue or redemption, the capital base of the VCC changes

Updated On: 06 Dec 2022 | 10:46 PM IST

We back companies where tech is an enabler, not the hero: C4D Partners CEO

Our crucial thesis is that the business model is woven around a societal problem, said CEO Agarwal

Updated On: 24 Aug 2022 | 4:24 PM IST

Multiply Ventures raises Rs 260 cr via maiden fund focused on consumer tech

The Bengaluru-based VC fund said it exceeded its target of Rs 250 crore

Updated On: 14 Jun 2022 | 11:24 PM IST

VC investments jump 4 times to hit record $28.8 billion in 2021

In comparison, VC and start-up investments were hit hard in 2020, declining 38 per cent YoY

Updated On: 19 Jan 2022 | 1:04 AM IST

Bengaluru outstrips Chinese cities in tech VC funding in 2021: Report

Global tech VC investment into startups hit a record level of $675 billion in 2021, doubling the previous all-time high of $340.6 billion in 2020

Updated On: 13 Jan 2022 | 10:55 PM IST

We have enough risk capital, says InfoEdge's Sanjeev Bikhchandani

That's InfoEdge founder's response to critics saying it should reduce stake in Zomato to invest in new start-ups

Updated On: 27 Nov 2021 | 6:10 AM IST

India sees venture capital investments surge to $8 billion in Q2: KPMG

The Asia Pacific region saw solid VC investment in H1 2021 despite a dip from 42.8 billion dollars across 2,066 deals in Q1 2021 to 38 billion dollars across 1,998 deals in Q2 2021.

Updated On: 27 Jul 2021 | 3:23 PM IST

Elevation Capital leads seed round in women's activewear brand BlissClub

India is the world's fastest growing activewear market with women's segment contributing to most of the growth

Updated On: 20 May 2021 | 7:25 PM IST

Former Reliance Infrastructure CEO Lalit Jalan to head VC firm in India

Jalan has a career spanning over four decades in diverse sectors like finance, infrastructure, power, telecom, healthcare, defence and entertainment

Updated On: 13 Jan 2021 | 12:32 AM IST

Elevation Capital to invest in a dozen startups from $400-mn new fund

The firm, earlier known as SAIF partners, will be deploying the full fund in the next 2-3 years

Updated On: 12 Dec 2020 | 8:42 PM IST

VC firm Bertelsmann India to invest in up to four startups in next 12 mths

Average ticket size of these investments is expected to be $10 mn

Updated On: 13 Nov 2020 | 7:22 PM IST

IPL 2020: Dream11 in talks with several PE, VC firms to raise $50 million

Upcoming funding round may dilute Tencent's stake

Updated On: 22 Aug 2020 | 6:05 AM IST