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Blackstone, Bain, IFC portfolio firms and Zepto get SEBI nod for IPOs

New Delhi, May 8 -- Private equity firm Blackstone's industrial and logistics platform in India, an agrochemical company backed by the World Bank Group's International Finance Corporation, a wiring ha... Read More


Pronto snags $20 mn in extended Series B round as valuation doubles

New Delhi, May 7 -- Home-services platform Pronto has raised $20 million (about Rs 190 crore) in an extended Series B round from Lachy Groom, an angel investor and co-founder of AI robotics company Ph... Read More


Apis Partners collects $1.23 bn for new private equity fund, exceeds target

New Delhi, May 7 -- Apis Partners, a London-headquartered private equity firm that counts edtech startup Leap, insure-tech company RenewBuy and non-bank lender Hero Fincorp in its India portfolio, has... Read More


Freo to acquire IndiaLends, plans capital raise to fuel expansion

New Delhi, May 6 -- Digital banking platform Freo, operated by MWYN Tech Pvt. Ltd, has agreed to acquire a 100% stake in credit marketplace IndiaLends, whose backers include DSG Consumer Partners, Lon... Read More


Razorpay, Zetwerk backer Lightspeed floats fifth India-focused VC fund

New Delhi, April 30 -- Silicon Valley-headquartered venture capital firm Lightspeed Venture Partners, a backer of Indian unicorns such as Zetwerk, Razorpay, Udaan and Acko, has initiated the process t... Read More


GEF Capital leads Series B funding in energy-tech firm Kimbal

New Delhi, April 30 -- Kimbal Pvt Ltd, an engineering company that provides energy technology and smart metering products, has pocketed $22 million (Rs 209 crore) in a Series B round led by global sus... Read More


Oolka, Ctruh, Qubo, Ubiqedge bag early-stage cheques

New Delhi, April 30 -- An AI-agent platform, a deep tech company, a smart devices maker, and an IoT ecosystem-enhancing company have raised early-stage funding in separate rounds. Oolka Oolka, an AI... Read More


Oolka, Ctruh, Qubo bag early-stage cheques

New Delhi, April 30 -- An AI-agent platform, a deep tech company and a smart devices maker have raised early-stage funding in separate rounds. Oolka Oolka, an AI agent platform for consumer finance,... Read More


SportVot, Vikra Ocean Tech, Prithu raise early-stage capital

New Delhi, April 29 -- Sports-tech startup SportVot, deeptech firm Vikra Ocean Tech, and climate-tech company Prithu have raised early-stage funding, the companies said Wednesday. SportVot SportVot ... Read More


Broking platform Sahi raises Series B as valuation triples within a year

New Delhi, April 29 -- Sahi, a broking platform set up by former Swiggy CTO Dale Vaz and former Kotak Securities executive Manish Jain, has raised $33 million (around Rs 313 crore) in its Series B fun... Read More