Start-up Deals

Business bites: How have winners of Shark Tank India 1 fared so far

A year later as season 2 begins, start-ups that 'sharks' invested in vouch for marketing gains from it but only a few have raised funds subsequently

Betting early on multi-baggers: How Unicorn Ventures profit off start-ups

According to a PwC report, the Indian start-up ecosystem saw investments of over $10 billion in the third quarter of calendar 2021 from VCs

Small venture capital funds making a beeline for startups: Report

Investments into the startup ecosystem by micro venture capital funds (investments under 30 million) have jumped manifold to USD 341 million in the past three years

Start-up funding slows down in 2019 after a two-fold surge previous year

Major deals include $586 million by Tencent and others in Udaan this August, followed by $413 million by SoftBank Corp, Carlyle and Fosun Group in Delhivery

Mobile gaming firm Nazara Technologies acquires stake in Paper Boat Apps

This is the fifth acquisition by Westbridge Capital-backed firm

AI firm CleverTap raises $35 mn in funding round led by Tiger Global

Funds will be used to fuel team growth across engineering, sales, and marketing across the US, Latin America, Europe, and Asia

Niche advisory firm Eiliant bags three mandates to raise $12 mn for clients

The Bengaluru-based firm has also signed another 3 multi-year contracts in advisory services for upstarts in bakery, wellness and chocolate industries

Angel, seed stage deals down 40%

Angel investors don't see exits on the horizon as funding in the next stages is not as robust as it used to be