Venture Capital

At the BFSI Insight Summit 2026, PE leaders Renuka Ramnath and Amit Chandra stressed selective investments, active ownership, AI-led value creation and the need for domestic capital

Led by Dallas Venture Capital, the Series B round will help Simplismart expand its AI inference platform, strengthen cloud partnerships and grow across North America and global markets

VC firms such as Antler India and All In Capital have launched programmes to help homegrown AI startups establish a foothold in the US

Venture capital funding for Indian startups reached $10.9 billion across 1,253 rounds in 2026 so far, with investors concentrating funds in fewer companies and deeptech ventures.

Avaana Capital and Shastra VC co-led the funding round, which will help NuSynth expand R&D, develop proprietary chemical processes and build AI-enabled scale-up capabilities

As the government deploys public capital into frontier technologies, its expert investment committees need two improvements to deliver the intended outcomes

The venture-capital fund invests in early stage of a startup and believes in patient capital, holding investments for 10-12 years

In this episode of Manager’s Mantra, venture capitalist Kavita Gupta discusses how investors judge founders, why experience can matter more than degrees, and what she looks for before writing a cheque

India must leverage its growing design capabilities to build globally competitive products and strengthen its position in innovation, says Endiya Partners managing director Sateesh Andra

Peak XV Partners has sold a 1.46 per cent stake in Groww's parent company Billionbrains Garage Ventures for Rs 1,756 crore, trimming its holding in the stockbroker through a bulk deal on the NSE. Peak XV Partners Investments VI-1, an affiliate of the venture capital firm, offloaded 9,17,14,208 shares, representing a 1.46 per cent stake in the Bengaluru-based trading platform. The transaction was executed on Wednesday at an average price of Rs 191.49 apiece, taking the aggregate value to Rs 1,756.23 crore. The sale brought down Peak XV Partners' stake in Billionbrains Garage Ventures to 14.22 per cent from 15.68 per cent. The venture capital firm and its affiliates, however, continue to be the largest public shareholder in Groww. The buyers of Groww's shares could not be identified from the NSE data. On Thursday, shares of Billionbrains Garage Ventures rose marginally to trade at Rs 190.14 apiece on the National Stock Exchange (NSE). The latest transaction adds to a series of stak

PE/VC investments rose 3 per cent YoY and 52 per cent sequentially to $4.1 billion in July, while exits fell 83 per cent YoY to $1.6 billion, IVCA-EY data shows

India's homegrown D2C startups raised nearly $6 billion across 2,000 equity funding rounds between 2021 and 2026 YTD, but funding has slowed sharply this year

The fund received participation from SIDBI, the Kerala and Uttar Pradesh governments, family offices, entrepreneurs and UHNIs from India and the West Asia

Venture capital firm behind Flipkart and Swiggy closes ninth India fund as part of a record $3.5 billion global raise, betting AI lets homegrown startups build for the world from day one

The venture capital firm has secured Rs 300 crore in commitments and plans to back 21-22 engineering-led fintech and deep-tech companies at the Series A and select Series B stages

Private equity and venture capital investments fell 36 per cent in the first half of 2026, while exits declined 29 per cent amid weaker deal activity, EY-IVCA report showed

VC funding in Indian chip and space startups is gaining momentum in 2026, aided by government support despite cautious investor sentiment

VC funding in India's chip and space startups is picking up in 2026 as the government's Semicon 2.0 push boosts investor confidence

The venture capital firm plans to invest $2-5 million in about 20 engineering-led startups over four years, expanding its focus to advanced manufacturing and industrial technologies

The government will white-list venture capital firms to co-invest in semiconductor design startups under ISM 2.0, aiming to de-risk funding and deepen India's chip ecosystem