Venture Debt

Stride Ventures announces surpassing $1 billion in venture debt commitments

The firm said this milestone cements Stride Ventures' leadership as the first Indian fund in this segment to achieve this scale. It has also launched $300 mn Fund IV

Stride Ventures rolls out $300 mn 4th fund as venture debt gains traction

Deployments exceeding Rs 100 crore include companies like BlueStone, Upstox, Moneyview, Ather, among others

Venture capital firm CRV planning to do something rare: Give money back

The reason, four of the firm's partners said in a joint interview, is that market conditions have changed for the worse

India's private debt market to top $18 bn in 2024 as economy grows: Report

Country is leader in Asia Pacific for private debt, says investment data company

Alteria Capital announces final close of oversubscribed third fund

Its Venture Debt Scheme has been significantly oversubscribed with a final close at Rs 1,550 crore

Fundraise through venture debt up 50% in 2023; equity funding down 70%

Indian startups cumulatively raised $1.2 billion in venture debt investments across around 175-190 deals last year, a 50 per cent rise from $800 million raised across 170-180 deals in 2022

AIF commitments cross Rs 9.5 trillion till September 2023, shows data

The investment commitments are usually received in tranches from investors by the fund managers and are reflected in the total funds raised

Venture debt gains ground in Indian startups amid equity fund raising dip

Though demand for venture debt is rising, players are becoming more cautious. Many hope that 2024 will offer good opportunities

Stake sales by promoters, private equity investors 2.2 times of 2022

The Nifty Midcap 100 index has rallied 27 per cent, while the Nifty Smallcap 100 index has rallied 30 per cent

Stride Ventures announces first close of third venture debt fund at $100 mn

Firm invests in startups that exhibit robust business models and strong unit economics

User engagement platform CometChat Raises Rs 40 crore in venture debt

Funding round led by Utah-based Zions Venture Fund; CometChat offers a full-fledged messaging and communications platform within apps and websites to improve a brand's user engagement

Venture debt unperturbed by GoMechanic issues; 2023 a vital growth year

For investors, making a loss is part of business strategy, but for venture debt players, default is a risky proposition, yet, players in venture debt segment are unperturbed so far

Instant food brand Yu raises Rs 20 cr funding for business expansion

Company says it will 'aggressively expand' presence in US, Africa and West Asia

BlackSoil crosses $300 mn in venture debt deals, predicts robust market

Company that provides debt capital says its assets under management have grown 55% YoY

Startups increasingly raising venture debt as investors fear funding winter

Most investors are more cautious in deploying capital towards growth businesses, especially in late-stage startup investments, which are key drivers in a funding cycle

Indian venture debt platform 8vdX expands to UK, Singapore and Australia

An Indian technology-enabled venture debt platform for early stage start-ups on Wednesday announced its expansion to the UK market. 8vdX said its aim is to offer cross-border venture debt, or a type of finance, to start-ups through local entities in the new geography. By 2024, 8vdX said it aims to fund 100 start-ups with assets under management (AUM) of USD 200 million and also has plans to expand to other countries such as Singapore and Australia. We are delighted to announce the expansion of our operations in key markets like Singapore, UK and Australia within just eight months of launching 8vdX, said Ravi Chachra, Co-Founder of 8vdX. We aim to offer a cross-border venture debt solution to the start-ups in these countries so that founders can spend more time on their businesses and less time on chasing small ticket investors. Start-ups do not require the flip' process in order to raise cash. "We are working to solve a significant problem that start-ups and rapidly expanding ...

Investor Ravi Chachra launches $75-mn venture debt marketplace for startups

Part of Y-Combinator's winter 2022 batch, 8vdx has already disbursed $2.8 mn to 16 startups, including two from India

Blacksoil provides $4.5mn in debt funding to three startups

The three startups are Blu-Smart Mobility-an electric shared mobility platform, BigHaat-an agri inputs digital marketplace platform and LoanTap- a fintech offering personal loans

Trifecta Capital raises second venture fund in a year with $100-mn corpus

Trifecta Capital has committed Rs 3,500 crore in venture debt and equity investments across more than 85 start-ups till date

Venture debt player Stride Ventures launches Rs 1,000-cr second fund

Announces greenshoe option to raise an additional Rs 875 cr