Page 3 - Corporate Fundraising
Aqua Security raises $135 mn to hit $1 bn-valuation, to focus on India R&D
With about 50 employees in the country, India is Aqua's strategic centre and it is going to double its investment here in 2021
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Web Werks raises $150 mn from Iron Mountain to fuel India expansion
Iron Mountain will be majority stakeholder in the venture, deal will allow Web Werks to speed up expansion across Indian cities and build capacity
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Adani Ports raises $750 mn via issue of fixed rate senior unsecured notes
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) on Tuesday said it has raised $750 million (about Rs 5,600 crore) by issuing fixed rate senior unsecured notes.
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Sharechat in talks with Sequoia Capital to raise around Rs 1,500 cr
Indian social media app Sharechat is in talks with US-based venture capital firm Sequoia Capital to raise around Rs 1,500 crore, according to a source.
App-based consumer credit provider MoneyTap aims at Rs 5,000 cr loan book
Firm has raised Rs 500 cr in equity and debt. It was launched in Sept 2016 as India's first app-based consumer credit line three serial entrepreneurs
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Curbs on CICs could limit fundraising abilities of big corporate groups
The proposed curbs on core investment companies will make it tough for large corporate groups to funnel capital as they did in the past
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Freshworks valuation hits $3.5 bn after $150-mn Series-H fundraising
The financing, subject to customary closing conditions, including US antitrust regulatory clearance, is expected to close by year-end
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Continuos exits, struggle to raise new funds: Urban Ladder's uphill task
While it is not unusual for co-founders of startups to hang up their boots after some years - recently, Zomato co-founder Pankaj Chaddah also moved on - for Urban Ladder this is quite a blow
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Corporate fundraising shrinks in FY17 as capacities sit idle
Banks' incremental credit-deposit ratio at 22% in FY17; tepid numbers in bonds, ECBs and equities
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