Page 21 - Latest Updates on Venture Capital
Venture capital firm Jungle Ventures raises $240 million for third fund
Jungle is scouting for companies in India which have an opportunity to scale their business into Southeast Asia and globally
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Social commerce player DealShare raises $11 mn from Matrix Partners, others
The start-up, focused on middle- and lower-income clientele in grocery and home categories segments, in Tier-II and -III cities, currently has over 300,000 customers and services 15,000 orders per day
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Groww raises $21.4 mn in Series B funding from Ribbit Capital, Sequoia
Groww, an investing platform offering direct mutual funds on its platform, has more than 2.5 million registered users
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JLL's VC arm Spark invests undisclosed sum in co-working platform Qdesq
Deal will help investor provide a more comprehensive solution to its clients in 35 Indian cities
August PE/VC flows up 13% YoY to $4.4 bn; infra, realty grab 35% share
16 large deals with value over $100 mn each were recorded, aggregating to $3.3 bn, compared to six such deals worth $3.3 bn a year ago
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UP to create Rs 200 crore venture capital fund for MSME start-ups
SIDBI will manage the venture capital corpus
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Venture Catalysts launches Rs 300-cr fund for early stage startups
Started with a dedicated fund allocation of Rs 300 crore, the accelerator VC 9Unicorns Fund plans to invest in 100 start-ups in three years
Private equity, venture capital exits drop 86% in Q2
41 profitable exits compared to 77 a year ago
We want to bridge gap between angels and $100 mn funds: Artha Venture Fund
Artha Venture Fund was originally known as Artha India Ventures
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Lightspeed Ventures looks to cash in on cloud-based businesses
Lightspeed doesn't disclose its investments but officials say that as an early stage fund, it makes seed and series A investments that are in the range of $1-$3 million and $3 million-upwards
VC investments in auto-tech companies up 250%, trucking platforms lead race
Nearly half of the money was received by trucking platforms including BlackBuck and Rivigo. This segment alone attracted $265 million across 10 deals
VC investment in India is expected to be buoyant throughout the year: KPMG
Automotive service companies were a big hit with investors, led by the Ola funding of $300 million from Kia and Hyundai (both of Korea) as part of a plan to develop electric vehicles
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Global VC funding in digital health firms up 32% at $9.5 bn in 2018: Study
Total corporate funding for digital health companies, including debt and public market financing, reached $13 bn in 2018, a 58% increase from the $8.2 bn raised in 2017
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Bigger VCs in India have shifted focus to later-stage investments: Report
VC industry in India has evolved to a more "mature" phase in the last couple of years, says a recent report by Bain & Co and IVCA
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Venture capital deal value grew 5 times in the last 10 years: Report
Overall since 2014, the figure has been pegged at $10 billion
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From Oyo to Udaan, India's VC mkt records over $2 bn investment in Q3: KPMG
India saw several $ 100 million-plus mega deals this quarter, including $ 120 million by CureFit and $ 100 million by BookMyShow
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Funding by VC firms in Southeast Asian start-ups rises to a record: Data
Education, technology and healthcare sectors have been attracting huge investment from VC and private equity funds
Venture Capital firms looking at agriculture start-ups for rich harvest
Funding in such companies sees steady rise every year; in FY18 alone, around Rs 2 billion worth of investment has gone to five firms
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Nilekani, VC Aggarwal float $100-mn tech fund to back mid-stage startups
'The Fundamentum Partnership' will look to lead investment rounds of $10 million to $25 million
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Need funds for your start-up? Here's how to get the perfect intro with a VC
Best intros come from people who have a personal relationship with the VC, reports Tech in Asia
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