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Deals Digest: PE-VC activity gains momentum; M&As rise

New Delhi, June 12 -- Private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) deal activity picked up after several weeks of sluggishness, with early-stage investments dominating the charts, data collated by VCC... Read More


Meesho acquires Kirana Club in $21 mn cash deal

New Delhi, June 12 -- Listed e-commerce company Meesho has approved the acquisition of the Singapore-incorporated Kirana Club Pte. Ltd. and its Indian subsidiary Retail Pulse Labs Pvt. Ltd. for Rs 202... Read More


Motilal Oswal's investment banking arm ropes in senior exec from Ambit

New Delhi, June 12 -- Motilal Oswal Investment Banking, the investment banking arm of the domestic financial services conglomerate, has hired a senior executive from Ambit group, which offers various ... Read More


PE-backed Forus Health eyes accelerated growth, larger international presence

New Delhi, June 12 -- Forus Health Pvt Ltd, the maker of eye-screening devices, is charting aggressive expansion plans and has set higher growth targets for the next five years, a top executive told V... Read More


Unicorn India-backed QubeHealth-Pay nears break-even; eyes acquisition opportunities

New Delhi, June 12 -- QubeHealth-Pay, backed by Unicorn India Ventures and CanBank Ventures, is on track to break even soon. QB Health Technologies, which operates under the QubeHealth-Pay brand, par... Read More


Fireside-backed Ace Blend in advanced talks for Series B fundraise

New Delhi, June 12 -- Aces Intact Pvt Ltd, the operator of nutrition brand Ace Blend, is in advanced discussions to secure investments for its new funding round, according to two people familiar with ... Read More


AI call assistant startup Equal raises Series B funding

New Delhi, June 12 -- Equal AI, an artificial intelligence-driven call assistant platform, has raised $30 million (around Rs 286 crore) in a Series B funding round to scale its technological infrastru... Read More


Yali Capital-backed 4baseCare extends Series B round with a cheque from GrowX

New Delhi, June 11 -- Precision oncology startup 4baseCare has secured an additional Rs 38 crore (nearly $4 million) as part of an extended Series B funding round, which included participation from ne... Read More


Avataar Ventures leads Series B funding in Ethereal Machines

New Delhi, June 11 -- Precision manufacturing startup Ethereal Machines has secured $28.5 million (about Rs 272.7 crore) in its Series B funding round led by growth-stage venture capital firm Avataar ... Read More


Agri-tech impact investor PeakBridge VC in talks to strike maiden India bet

New Delhi, June 11 -- Global impact venture capital fund and agri-tech investor PeakBridge VC, which is a member of the Edmond de Rothschild Private Equity partnership, is evaluating its maiden invest... Read More