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IndiGo Ventures makes first close of maiden VC fund, invests in Jeh Aerospace

New Delhi, July 10 -- IndiGo Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of homegrown airline IndiGo, has made the first close of its maiden fund at Rs 450 crore ($52.6 million) and made its debut inv... Read More


VentureSoul backs toymaker in eighth bet from debt fund

New Delhi, July 10 -- Mumbai-based VentureSoul Partners has invested in an educational toymaker through its venture debt fund, marking the eighth investment from the fund to date. The firm has invest... Read More


Temasek-controlled Manipal snaps up Sahyadri Hospitals as Canada's OTPP exits

New Delhi, July 10 -- Manipal Hospitals, the Ranjan Pai-led hospital chain controlled by Singapore state investment firm Temasek, has agreed to buy a majority stake in Sahyadri Hospitals from Canada's... Read More


Clean Fanatics, Uravu Labs raise early-stage funding

New Delhi, July 10 -- Home services startup Clean Fanatics and climate-tech firm Uravu Labs have secured funding in separate early-stage investment rounds, the companies said on Thursday. Clean Fanat... Read More


ICICI Venture invests $12 mn in Arteria Technologies via maiden VC fund

New Delhi, July 10 -- Arteria Technologies, a supply chain SaaS and fintech platform, has raised Rs 100 crore (around $11.7 million) in its Series B funding round from ICICI Venture, one of India's ol... Read More


BlueFive Capital hits final close of debut PE fund at $2 bn

New Delhi, July 10 -- BlueFive Capital, an Abu Dhabi-based asset management firm founded by former Investcorp executive Hazem Ben-Gacem last year, said Thursday it has concluded raising its inaugural ... Read More


Investors discuss the changing shades of VC dealmaking at VCCircle's The Pitch

New Delhi, July 9 -- Venture capital deals at the Series A and Series B stages are seeing a slowdown while funding activity at the seed and growth stages is rising, investors said at a discussion duri... Read More


Belong, Chai Bisket, Green Aero, LdotR get early-stage funding

New Delhi, July 9 -- Fintech platform Belong, digital content startup Chai Bisket, aero engine developer Green Aero, and B2B brand protection company LdotR have raised funding in various early-stage r... Read More


ChrysCapital-backed Varthana Finance raises debt from BlueEarth Capital, others

New Delhi, July 9 -- Varthana Finance, a ChrysCapital-backed non-banking financial company (NBFC) focused on education, has secured debt funding from BlueEarth Capital, Franklin Templeton Alternative ... Read More


Africa-focused PE firm DPI to invest $190 mn in Egypt's Alameda Healthcare

New Delhi, July 8 -- Africa-focused private equity firm Development Partners International (DPI) has entered into an agreement with Alameda Healthcare to invest $190 million for a minority stake in th... Read More