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NABARD's venture capital arm marks first close of second flagship fund

New Delhi, Oct. 9 -- The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has marked the first close of its second flagship fund, launched through its venture capital arm Nabventures. NAB... Read More


Fireside Ventures leads Series B in kitchen tech company Beyond Appliances

New Delhi, Oct. 6 -- Beyond Appliances, a smart kitchen appliance maker, has raised Rs 110 crore ($11.4 million) in a Series B funding round led by existing investor Fireside Ventures. Existing backe... Read More


EV maker Simple Energy closes Series C round

New Delhi, Sept. 30 -- Simple Energy, an electric two-wheeler maker, has raised Rs 1,750 crore (around $180 million) in its Series C round, four months after closing its Series B round in June. The e... Read More


TDK Ventures-backed EV motorcycle maker Ultraviolette bags funds, eyes US market

New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- Electric motorcycle maker Ultraviolette Automotive has raised $85 million (around Rs 814 crore) in a fresh funding led by deeptech-focussed venture capital firm Yali Capital and... Read More


Demoverse, TimBuckDo, Definedge, Prime Industries secure capital

New Delhi, Sept. 22 -- Co-creation platform Demoverse, on-demand convenience startup TimBuckDo, fintech and brokerage firm Definedge Securities, and Mumbai-listed securities trading and real estate ma... Read More


Demoverse, TimBuckDo, Definedge, others secure capital

New Delhi, Sept. 22 -- Co-creation platform Demoverse, on-demand convenience startup TimBuckDo, fintech and brokerage firm Definedge Securities, among other companies, have raised capital. Demoverse ... Read More


Bima Sugam powerful but won't solve demand problem: Panellists at VCCircle summit

New Delhi, Sept. 22 -- Bima Sugam, launched by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) last year, is a powerful infrastructure layer but will not, by itself, create demand ... Read More


B2C can create much larger value but carries higher failure risk: Panellists at VCCircle summit

New Delhi, Sept. 21 -- Building a business-to-consumer (B2C) company in the financial services sector offers a much larger value-creation opportunity but requires significantly more capital and carrie... Read More


Fintech rails turning competition into forced collaboration: Panellists at VCCircle summit

New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- India's financial "rails" have turned competition into forced collaboration, industry executives said during a panel discussion at the VCCircle Finserv Investment Summit 2026 in... Read More


QED Investors leads Series B in AI content platform Flam

New Delhi, Sept. 15 -- Flam, an AI-native interactive content platform, has secured $40 million (Rs 383 crore) in its Series B funding round led by global venture capital firm QED Investors. Claypond... Read More