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Loop AI, Neverinstall, others get funding; Japan's Horiba Group makes deeptech buy

New Delhi, Feb. 3 -- AI startup Loop AI, cloud computing platform Neverinstall, and two other firms have secured funding in separate early-stage rounds. Meanwhile Japan's Horiba Group has acquired an... Read More


Bain Capital-backed Dhoot Transmission confidentially files for $250 mn IPO

New Delhi, Feb. 3 -- Wiring harness maker Dhoot Transmission, which is backed by US buyout firm Bain Capital, has confidentially filed its draft papers with India's capital markets regulator for an in... Read More


EQT-backed GeBBS Healthcare names former Hexaware exec as CEO

New Delhi, Feb. 3 -- GeBBS Healthcare Solutions, the healthcare revenue cycle management company controlled by Swedish private equity firm EQT, said Tuesday it has appointed a new chief executive afte... Read More


QIA boosts VC fund-of-funds initiative to $3 bn

New Delhi, Feb. 3 -- Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), a sovereign wealth fund with more than $580 billion in assets under management, will expand its venture capital initiative by $2 billion, Qatar's... Read More


Blackstone controlled-IGI to buy US gemstone testing firm

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- Diamond certification firm International Gemmological Institute (India) Ltd has struck a deal to acquire US-based gemstone testing company American Gemological Laboratories (AGL) ... Read More


PremjiInvest bets nearly $33 mn on Bharat Forge subsidiary

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- PremjiInvest, the family office of Wipro founder-chairman and billionaire Azim Premji that invests in both privately held and publicly listed companies, has agreed to pump Rs 300 ... Read More


PE-backed aerospace parts maker JJG Aero raises $30 mn

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- Aerospace components manufacturer JJG Aero Pvt Ltd has raised $30 million (around Rs 274 crore) in Series B funding from private equity firm Norwest Venture Partners. VCCircle ha... Read More


Mumtalakat-backed BlueFive Capital closes $3 bn fund

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- BlueFive Capital, a UAE-based global alternative investment platform managing over $4.4 billion in assets, has closed its Onyx Fund I with a corpus of $3 billion, the firm said in... Read More


Budget 2026: Govt boosts data centres, REITs; affordable housing misses out

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The Union Budget 2026-27 stopped short of a broad-based push for real estate but introduced targeted measures that could have a lasting impact. Chief among these was a strong poli... Read More


Budget 2026: Govt to top up SRI Fund, launch $1.09 bn SME growth vehicle

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Presenting the Union Budget 2026-27 on Sunday, finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a slew of measures aimed at boosting economic growth, supporting micro, small and medi... Read More