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JICA to consider upcoming corridors of Delhi Metro's phase-4 expansion

Estimated to cost Rs 24,000 crore, the phase looks to connect several gaps in the city's transport infrastructure

Shardeum raises $18 mn in seed round from a clutch of 60 investors

WazirX founder Nischal Shetty, also co-founder Shardeum, says crypto world needs to work with regulatory bodies

Byju's raises $250 mn from existing investors, valuation remains at $22 bn

Regardless of the adverse macroeconomic conditions, Byju's founder Byju Raveendran said 2022-23 is set to be the best year in terms of revenue, growth and profitability

Start-ups tap venture debt to stay afloat amid funding winter, say experts

The venture debt market is becoming popular within the start-up ecosystem with a lot of new funds coming up and limited partners also showing their interest in financing such investments

India's share in venture capital funding falls sharply; China surges ahead

The decline in Q3 CY2022 is even sharper on a year-on-year basis

Unicorns become 'cockroaches' as tech funding dries up: Report

Global venture funding slumped to $74.5 billion in the past three months, its lowest level in nine quarters, according to CB Insights.

NHAI INvIT raises Rs 1,430 crore for funding acquisition of road projects

The National Highways Infra Trust (NHAI InvIT) has raised Rs 1,430 crore from domestic and international investors, through placement of its units, for part funding its acquisition of three road projects from NHAI, an official statement said. NHAI InvIT is the infrastructure investment trust sponsored by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) to support the government's National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP). Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs) are instruments on the pattern of mutual funds, designed to pool money from investors and invest in assets that will provide cash flows over a period of time The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) in a statement said the units have been subscribed by a gamut of institutional investors, including Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board, State Bank of India, SBI Pension Fund, SBI Mutual Fund, IOCL Employee Provident Fund, L&T and Staff Provident Fund, among others. According to the ..

Health-tech start-up Good Health Company raises $10 mn in funding

Hyderabad-based company will use financing to introduce more product categories and expand team

Homegrown ed-tech platform Adda247 raises $35 million; Google new investor

Government test prep platform Adda247 on Wednesday said it has raised $35 million in a round led by WestBridge Capital; the round also saw Google as a new investor

D2C footwear start-up Yoho raises Rs 20 cr in pre-series A funding

Funds will be used by the company to create capabilities for new product propositions and sustainable manufacturing standards

Startup funding drops by 80% YoY to $3 bn in Q3 of Calendar 2022: Tracxn

Average ticket size also dips across all funding stages, late-stage sees biggest fall of 70%, indicating that investors aren't willing to make large investments until economic conditions improve

Oddr raises $2 mn in seed round from Saama Capital and Twin Ventures

Oddr, which is based in Silicon Valley and India, is planning to launch its services in North America, the UK and Australian market along with setting up an R&D centre in India

Mumbai Angels raises $ 2mn funding for recruitment automation start-up

TurboHire ensures accuracy in candidate selection and reduces the cost and time spent on hiring

New funding mechanism takes wing for HNIs bidding Rs 2-10 lakh in an IPO

Under the new mechanism, non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) are providing up to Rs 8 lakh on a margin amount of Rs 2 lakh for a flat fee of Rs 2,000, said industry sources.

Top AMCs see share of less-profitable passive schemes double in 3 years

Of every Rs 100 AUM of top 10 fund houses, ETFs and index funds accounted for Rs 14 in the first quarter of FY23

BigBasket to raise $200 million at a valuation of $3.5 billion: Report

The infusion of fresh capital comes at a time when the company is aiming to expand its core offerings to compete with competitors like Dunzo, Zepto, Swiggy Instamart and others

Crypto tax reporting app Binocs raises $4 mn in seed funding for expansion

Company enables crypto investors to manage accounting and compliance to local laws

KKR, Hero Group put $450 mn equity investment in Hero Future Energies

Hero Future Energies aims expansion in green hydrogen and battery storage

Insurtech start-up Zopper raises $75 million in series C funding

Currently, there are 57 insurance companies in India- 24 in the life insurance sector and the others in non-life insurance businesses

DotPe raises $58 mn in series B, plans entry into financial services

The firm currently serves over 7.5 million brands including McDonald's, 24 Seven and Taco Bell