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Karan Bajaj raises funds for a new healthtech venture, years after $300 mn WhiteHat Jr exit

New Delhi, May 14 -- Four years after selling WhiteHat Jr to Byju's in a high-profile deal worth $300 million, founder Karan Bajaj has raised $16 million in seed funding for his new healthtech startup... Read More


K Balakrishnan's Kriscore Capital raises Rs.50 crore in commitments for new micro-VC fund, targets early-stage startups

New Delhi, May 14 -- Kriscore Capital, the micro-venture capital fund started by former Lazard India chairman K Balakrishnan, has raised Rs.50 crore in commitments from prominent family offices and hi... Read More


Alibaba Group's Antfin to sell 4% stake in Paytm

New Delhi, May 12 -- Antfin, an Alibaba Group entity, will divest a 4% stake in Indian fintech firm Paytm through a block deal on 13 May, according to a term sheet. The transaction, valued at about R... Read More


Sharma sees Paytm turning profitable from this quarter

Mumbai, May 7 -- Paytm's parent One97 Communications Ltd is expected to turn profitable from the ongoing quarter, said its founder and chief executive officer Vijay Shekhar Sharma, after the fintech f... Read More


Info Edge's startup bets have shrunk over the past two years

New Delhi, May 7 -- Consumer internet firm Info Edge has made fewer investments in terms of volume over the last two fiscal years. The size of its investment cheques has also been declining since FY22... Read More


Vijay Shekhar Sharma forecasts Paytm to turn profitable in Q1FY26

New Delhi, May 6 -- Paytm's parent One97 Communications Ltd is expected to turn profitable from the ongoing quarter, said its founder and chief executive officer Vijay Shekhar Sharma, after the fintec... Read More


Vijay Shekhar Sharma forecasts Paytm to turn PAT positive in Q1FY26

New Delhi, May 6 -- Paytm's parent One97 Communications Ltd is expected to turn profitable from the ongoing quarter, said its founder and chief executive officer Vijay Shekhar Sharma, after the fintec... Read More


Why small-ticket lending startups are seeing a wave of CFO exits

New Delhi, April 19 -- India's small-ticket digital lending space is facing more than just regulatory pressure-it's seeing an exodus of finance chiefs. Over the past four months, at least three chief ... Read More


On your marks: Fintech soonicorns fast-track IPO plans, preparing for market jitters to end

New Delhi, April 15 -- Strike while the iron is hot - that seems to the mantra of a cohort of mid-stage fintech startups that is getting IPO-ready in a jittery stock market, hoping to seize the moment... Read More


Edtech firm Lido's founder Sahil Sheth onto his next act, but the last one is far from over

New Delhi, April 14 -- Three years after Lido Learning's collapse, its founder Sahil Sheth is quietly building again-this time, an artificial intelligence (AI) platform for healthcare. "Currently, he... Read More