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Decoding the 'myth' and the 'math' behind supply of available NPAs to ARCs

New Delhi, Oct. 19 -- India's banking sector has made significant progress in improving asset quality, with gross non-performing assets (NPAs) at a decadal low. However, the stressed-asset market (whi... Read More


Zen Technologies to acquire majority stake in Cogknit Semantics

New Delhi, Oct. 19 -- Defence technology company Zen Technologies Ltd has approved the acquisition of a 51.98% stake in Cogknit Semantics Pvt. Ltd for up to Rs 135.15 crore ($14.2 million) in cash, ex... Read More


Sorin Investments-backed The Pant Project raises Series B round

New Delhi, Oct. 19 -- The Pant Project, a direct-to-consumer fashion brand that sells custom-made pants, has raised Rs 109 crore (around $11.5 million) in a Series B funding round led by Mirae Asset V... Read More


OrbiMed hits $1-bn mark for sixth Asia-focussed PE fund, exceeds target

New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- Healthcare-focussed private equity firm OrbiMed has exceeded the amount targeted for its sixth Asia-centred vehicle after rolling out the vehicle last year. OrbiMed, which has b... Read More


Peak XV-backed RapidCanvas raises Series B funding led by Vertex Ventures

New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- RapidCanvas, an enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) company, has raised $29 million (Rs 275 crore) in a Series B funding round led by Singapore-headquartered early-stage vent... Read More


Mankind Pharma to buy Belgian biotech firm for cancer-care innovation

New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- Mankind Pharma has entered the cell- and gene-therapy segment to treat cancer by acquiring a European biotech company that has developed therapies for treating certain lymphomas ... Read More


SEBI may lean towards pausing closing auction method for derivatives for a year

New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- The Securities and Exchange Board of India is likely to pause the closing auction session (CAS) rollout in equity derivatives for a year, and retain the previous volume weighted ... Read More


Shamrock AI, AdGraam, Formial Labs, three others bag early-stage cheques

New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- Shamrock AI, an enterprise AI company, has raised $5 million (around Rs 48 crore) in seed funding led by Endiya Partners in its first institutional round. Capria Ventures also p... Read More


Shamrock AI, AdGraam, Formial Labs, Vitonnix bag early-stage cheques

New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- Shamrock AI, an enterprise AI company, has raised $5 million (around Rs 48 crore) in seed funding led by Endiya Partners in its first institutional round. Capria Ventures also p... Read More


Accel-backed Scimplify snags funding from Hitachi's VC arm

New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- Scimplify, a specialty chemical manufacturing startup backed by venture capital firms Accel and Bertelsmann India Investments, has raised $25 million (about Rs 238 crore) in a fu... Read More