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What is Venture Capital (VC)?

Venture Capital

About Venture Capital

What is Venture Capital (VC)?

Venture Capital is a financing tool for companies and an investment vehicle for wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Wealthy investors like to invest their capital in startups with a long-term growth perspective. This capital is called venture capital and the investors are called venture capitalists, in other words, it is a way for companies to receive money in the short term and for investors to grow wealth in the long term.
 
Venture Capitals tend to focus on emerging companies and such investments are risky as they are illiquid, but also have the potential to provide impressive returns if invested in the
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Latest Updates on Venture Capital

Speciale Invest plans ₹1,400 cr Growth Fund II for India's deep-tech scale

The deep-tech-focused venture firm plans to raise ₹1,400 crore for its second growth fund to back companies from Series A, betting India's ecosystem is shifting from research to execution

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Updated On : 18 Dec 2025 | 6:05 AM IST

GVFL leads $12 million round in renewable-energy firm Soleos Solar Energy

Funding to support expansion into storage, group-captive projects as Soleos pushes toward round-the-clock clean-power solutions

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Updated On : 11 Dec 2025 | 7:10 PM IST

BYT Capital launches ₹180 crore deep-tech fund to back frontier innovation

BYT Capital has launched a ₹180 crore Category II AIF focused on deep-tech, targeting 18-20 startups with ₹3-6 crore initial cheques and a 55 per cent follow-on reserve

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Updated On : 11 Dec 2025 | 6:02 AM IST

PE/VC investments highest in a decade, says Equirus Capital report

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Updated On : 09 Dec 2025 | 10:45 PM IST

Indian Angel Network announces final close of $100 million fund

Since its launch, the fund has already invested in 10-12 startups, with several being led by first-generation founders in Tier-II and Tier-III cities, according to the firm

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Updated On : 10 Dec 2025 | 6:10 AM IST

Nexus raises $700 million fund to back AI, consumer, fintech startups

Nexus Venture Partners has closed its $700-million Fund VIII to invest in early-stage AI, enterprise software, consumer and fintech startups across India and the US

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Updated On : 04 Dec 2025 | 6:48 PM IST

Private equity, venture capital investments hit $5.3 bn in October: EY-IVCA

Pure-play PE/VC investments hit a 13-month high of USD 5 billion - an 81 per cent increase over October 2024 - while real estate and infrastructure investments fell sharply by 86 per cent

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Updated On : 30 Nov 2025 | 4:06 PM IST

PE/VC investments touch $5.3 billion in Oct, up 8%: EY-IVCA report

However, indicating that investors wrote larger cheques for fewer companies, the number of deals fell sharply, dropping to 102 compared to 112 deals in the corresponding period last year

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Updated On : 28 Nov 2025 | 6:39 PM IST

Karnataka govt, VCs to launch ₹1,100 cr fund for deeptech, AI startups

According to IT Minister Priyank Kharge, Karnataka is set to make a major push in emerging technologies during the first Future Makers Conclave on November 20 at the 28th edition

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Updated On : 18 Nov 2025 | 7:08 PM IST

Hyderabad Angel Fund launches ₹100 crore VC initiative for Indian startups

On its radar are areas such as generative AI, gaming, SpaceTech, drones, HealthTech, consumer tech, FinTech, enterprise SaaS, and sustainability

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Updated On : 13 Nov 2025 | 5:49 PM IST

Porter, HealthKart deliver multi-fold returns on Kae Capital's first fund

Maiden Fund I achieves more than 3x distribution to paid-in capital, establishing one of India's strongest early-stage track records

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Updated On : 11 Nov 2025 | 10:21 PM IST

Blume Ventures secures $175 million in first close for its fifth fund

Early-stage VC firm Blume Ventures has announced an initial close of $175 million for its fifth fund, targeting $250-275 million by early 2026, with continued LP support

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Updated On : 29 Oct 2025 | 1:16 PM IST

Unicorn India Ventures to close ₹1,200 cr Fund III by December 2025

The VC firm has raised over ₹1,000 crore and plans to invest 80% of Fund III in deep-tech, defence, and semiconductor startups across 20 companies

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Updated On : 24 Oct 2025 | 7:29 PM IST

Venture funding slowed in September quarter; exit activity at 7-year high

Geopolitical uncertainty weighs on new investment, but strong IPO activity drives record exit value, says KPMG report

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Updated On : 23 Oct 2025 | 10:39 PM IST

AI boom pushes 10 loss-making startups close to $1 trillion valuation

US venture capitalists have invested $161 billion into AI this year, making up two-thirds of their total spend, with most funding going to just 10 top AI startups

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Updated On : 16 Oct 2025 | 5:24 PM IST

Who is Deedy Das, Kolkata-born techie now Partner at Menlo Ventures?

Deedy Das has been promoted to Partner at Menlo Ventures just 18 months after joining, cementing his reputation as a rising force in AI

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Updated On : 16 Sep 2025 | 12:40 PM IST

Generalist VCs in India bet big on deep-tech, innovation-driven companies

Deep-tech now forms over half of VC portfolios in India as firms like Cornerstone, Unicorn India Ventures and All in Capital back startups combining research with scalable models

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Updated On : 14 Sep 2025 | 11:42 PM IST

Best of BS Opinion: India's new-age economy gets a data reset

Today's Opinion pieces explore a new data framework, the Bima Sugam initiative, the real impact of the GST rate cuts, and what the startup ecosystem really needs

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Updated On : 08 Sep 2025 | 6:15 AM IST

All in Capital targets closing its second fund in next three months

With an estimated corpus of $25 million, the VC firm plans to invest in 45-50 startups over the next three years in sectors like consumer-tech, artificial intelligence, and deeptech

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Updated On : 03 Sep 2025 | 2:52 PM IST

Deeptech terrain is one of big promises, small cheques: Tracxn data

PE/VC funds pledge $1 billion, but average deal sizes remain below industry needs

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Updated On : 02 Sep 2025 | 11:36 PM IST