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West Asia war begins to stall capital flows into VC funds

Mumbai, April 3 -- Escalating tensions in West Asia are starting to delay fresh capital commitments into India-focused venture funds, with investors adopting a wait-and-watch approach, experts told Mi... Read More


Iran war begins to stall flows into India-focused VC funds

Mumbai, April 3 -- Escalating tensions in West Asia are starting to delay fresh capital commitments into India-focused venture funds, with investors adopting a wait-and-watch approach, experts told Mi... Read More


Iran war begins to stall flows into India-focused VC funds

Mumbai, April 3 -- Escalating tensions in West Asia are starting to delay fresh capital commitments into India-focused venture funds, with investors adopting a wait-and-watch approach, experts told Mi... Read More


West Asia's escalating crisis begins to stall capital flows into India-focused VC funds

New Delhi, April 2 -- Escalating tensions in West Asia are starting to delay fresh capital commitments into India-focused venture funds, with investors adopting a wait-and-watch approach, experts told... Read More


India Inc's R&D push faces a demand problem

New Delhi, March 31 -- MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: India Inc. is ramping up spending on research and development (R&D), but a lack of validation and assured demand is preventing many of those innovations from r... Read More


Starting a consumer brand is easier than ever in India. Scaling it is getting harder

MUMBAI, March 31 -- India's consumer startup boom is producing brands at record speed, but many are stalling just as quickly when it comes to scaling. "It's never been easier to start a business, but... Read More


Plum Insurance raises $20 million, offers partial exit to Incubate Fund Asia

Mumbai, March 26 -- Plum Insurance has raised $20 million ( Rs.193 crore) from existing investors Peak XV Partners and Tanglin Venture Partners, and a new investor, Japan-based GMO Venture Partners. ... Read More


LeapFrog drops continuation vehicle plans, eyes listings, block deals, M&A for exits

New Delhi, March 24 -- Global private equity investor LeapFrog Investments, which has backed InsuranceDekho and Healthify, has shelved plans to explore continuation vehicles as an exit option and will... Read More


upGrad signs term sheet to acquire Unacademy in all-stock deal

New Delhi, March 15 -- Edtech firm upGrad has signed a term sheet to acquire rival Unacademy in a 100% share-swap transaction, signalling a potential consolidation move in India's struggling online ed... Read More


While rivals retreat from default guarantees, Moneyview is doubling down

New Delhi, March 10 -- Fintech Moneyview is hunkering down on a lending model just as digital lending peers such as Paytm and KreditBee are either moving away from it or focusing on growth in other mo... Read More