Page 10 - Latest Updates on Venture Capital
Private equity, venture capital funds' investments decline 4% in March
In terms of number of deals, there were only 82 transactions in March 2023 as against 125 in the year-ago period, as per the report by industry lobby IVCA and consultancy firm EY
 "Private equity, venture capital funds' investments decline 4% in March")
Zepto CFO Jitendra Nagpal quits, plans to launch a venture capital firm
Meanwhile, Zepto has announced the appointment of crypto firm CoinSwitch's chief financial officer Ramesh Bafna as its new CFO. Bafna is an ex-CFO of Myntra and an early member of the Flipkart team
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Fasten your seat belts: The switch to Fintech 2.0 has just begun
A shakeout among fintech firms is very likely, as the stress on governance and compliance is set to go up many notches
 "Fasten your seat belts: The switch to Fintech 2.0 has just begun")
Recovering from Silicon Valley Bank's fall
The solutions lie with the Fed, VCs, in-house management, and Silicon Valley itself
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Speciale Invest announces new Rs 200 crore fund for deep tech start-ups
Speciale Invest, a venture capital firm that has funded space and technology startups such as Agnikul Cosmos and QNu Labs, announced a new fund with a Rs 200 cr corpus to provide funding in deep-tech
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V3 Ventures plans to invest 30 mn euros in Indian start-ups
V3 Ventures, Co-Founder and Investment Partner, Arjun Vaidya said that the company plans to invest the rest of the fund in the US and Europe
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A year of reality checks for start-up valuations amid fall in funding
With a dramatic fall in venture capital and private equity funding, Indian start-ups are pulling up their socks, cutting losses, and trying to turn profitable
 "A year of reality checks for start-up valuations amid fall in funding")
SVB collapse exposes rifts in typically chummy venture capital world
There's no clear consensus on whether to celebrate or blame VCs who told founders to pull out their money
 "SVB collapse exposes rifts in typically chummy venture capital world")
Amid SVB crisis, SIDBI's FoF gets into action to support start-ups
Fund of Fund for start-ups (FFS) managed by SIDBI's venture capital arm has given money to AIFs, which are in turn supporting over 800 start-ups
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As cost of capital rises, VC funding for new-age firms drops to $26 bn
The global economic downturn has made investors reconsider their commitments towards the deployment of capital into new-age firms
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Where will startups turn to now that the Silicon Valley Bank is gone?
Silicon Valley Bank became the financier to tech stars by offering an array of products tailored to their needs, that few other institutions dared
 "Where will startups turn to now that the Silicon Valley Bank is gone?")
SVB fallout: Fintech, venture capital companies come to the rescue
Razorpay is offering domestic start-up clients to move their money into their Indian current accounts as FDI through the firm's partner banks
 "SVB fallout: Fintech, venture capital companies come to the rescue")
Dealing with next-gen listings
Investors are starting to realise that new-age companies are a completely different animal
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RPSG Capital Ventures expands D2C portfolio, invests in oral care brand
RPSG Capital Ventures on Tuesday announced USD 2.5 million in an oral care brand to expand its consumer D2C portfolio
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B2B could be India's top sector for venture debt funding in 2023: Report
71% of founders of early-stage companies plan to raise venture debt this year
 "B2B could be India's top sector for venture debt funding in 2023: Report")
Top VC firms reduce investments in India amid macroeconomic uncertainty
With late-stage funding rounds becoming tougher, they are focusing more on due diligence, profitability path, governance and early entry into companies at lower valuations
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PE/VC investments dip 29% YoY to $54.2 bn in 2022 amid funding woes
Despite this decline, 2022 marks the second-best year for PE/VC investments in India to date; dip largely due to smaller deal sizes amid stable volumes
 "PE/VC investments dip 29% YoY to $54.2 bn in 2022 amid funding woes")
Venture capital investments in Indian start-ups plunge 38% in 2022: Report
India accounted for 5.1 per cent and 6.3 per cent share of global VC funding value and volume, respectively, in 2022
Facebook co-founder's investment fund closes third series at $2.1 bn
Firm will invest in financial services, healthcare tech, enterprise software space
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VC firm Z3Partners closes Rs 550 cr fund to invest in early-growth startups
Leading global and domestic institutions and family offices, including HDFC Life and SIDBI, participated in the fund
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