Page 17 - Latest Updates on Venture Capital
Rise of risk capital
Private funding is bridging a crucial gap
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Private equity, VC investments rise 64% to $8.3 bln in March qtr: Report
266 deals took place in the period
6 start-ups join unicorn club this week; 150 likely by 2025, say experts
The pandemic is expected to accelerate big-ticket venture capital, private equity as well as consolidation related deals in unicorns and soonicorns in the country
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India's Trifecta Capital files for Rs 1,500 crore late-stage VC fund
Trifecta Capital is planning a Rs 1,500 crore-late stage venture capital fund that will invest in new economy companies that are likely to pursue an initial public offering in the medium term
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PE/VC firms' investments increase by 85% to $11.9 bn during Q1FY21
The value of investments in Q1FY21 was also over 58% higher compared to the immediate previous quarter (which saw $7.5 billion being invested across 231 deals)
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The start-up enemies of Wall Street are booming
Times are flush for young tech companies like Stripe and Coinbase, which are having a moment as they upend the financial establishment
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IPV and the science, art and psychology of early stage investments
The angel network plans to increase its investor base beyond 5,000; double the number of investee firms and corpus for 2021
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Dream11 parent touches $5-bn valuation after $400-mn secondary fund raise
This is the largest investment in the Indian sports tech ecosystem to date
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IPV leads seed round in FMCG startup Happy Jars
The startup currently has a turnover of Rs 2 cr in the Rs 250-crore market
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PE, VC partners in journey of new India towards new horizon: Piyush Goyal
Union Minister Piyush Goyal said new India is moving with a new energy towards a bright future, and Private Equity and Venture Capitalists are our partners in this new Journey towards a new Horizon
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India got VC investments worth $10 bn last year, 7,000 new startups: report
Consumer tech and SaaS saw 'continued momentum' despite lockdowns to contain Covid-19, says report.
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Venture debt player Trifecta Capital to set up Rs 1,500-crore fund 3
The venture debt fund launched in 2014 has so far invested in 72 companies, including nine unicorns, such as BigBasket, Rivigo, Cars24, and Urban Company
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Sharp rise in Micro VC investments as 566 startups get $341 mn in 3 years
With the startup ecosystem blooming in India, the number of such funds rose from 29 in 2014 to 88 funds last year
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PE/VC investments drop by 35% in January to $1.6 bn: EY-IVCA data
January 2021 recorded three large deals worth $680 mn compared to five large deals worth $1.4 bn in January 2019 and 12 large deals worth $6 bn in December 2020
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Small venture capital funds making a beeline for startups: Report
Investments into the startup ecosystem by micro venture capital funds (investments under 30 million) have jumped manifold to USD 341 million in the past three years
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Tips on raising funds from govt agencies and PE firms for your startup
Apart from central and state govt schemes that fund new ideas, you have PE/VC firms, angel investors and incubators to help your business see the light of day; just get your business model right
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India Quotient raises fourth fund worth $80mn for 'game-changing' startups
Venture capital fund has funded close to 70 startups over the last eight years.
Venture capital starts 2021 with a bang after record Q4: Goldman
The 130% surge in year-to-date funding was led by Robinhood, Cruise Automation, Lalamove, Didi Cargo and Databricks, which cumulatively have raised over $9.4 billion
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Alphabet's VC arm backs OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei's 'Nothing' company
The funding would help 'Nothing' to release its first smart devices in the coming months.
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Alphabet's VC arm backs OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei's 'Nothing' Company
The Nothing founder left OnePlus last year to focus on his new company
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