Page 11 - Venture Capital

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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. A part of the diversified RPSG Group, RPSG Capital Ventures is an early-stage consumer VC fund and the investment in the growing oral care segment is for the first time, an official said. Abhishek Goenka, head and chief investing officer, RPSG Capital Ventures, said, We are committed to supporting companies that use clean label innovation and customer centricity to create unique solutions that can address consumer problems at scale." RPSG Capital Ventures' decision to enter the oral-care segment through Perfora' brand is driven by a major market need, he said. Although poor oral health can cause massive challenges, it is still underpenetrated and underused due to lack of awareness and access to the right solutions, Goenka said. Jatin Bawa, co-founder of Perfora', said, We are building the brand with a vision to transform oral hygiene for Indian consumers. We are o

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

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

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

Venture capital investments in Indian start-ups plunge 38% in 2022: Report

Venture capital (VC) investments in Indian startups plunged over 38 per cent in 2022 as economic uncertainty and market volatility affected fundraising and investment activities, GlobalData said on Tuesday. In a statement, GlobalData said an analysis of its financial deals database reveals that "a total of 1,726 VC funding deals worth USD 20.9 billion were announced in India in 2022 compared to 1,715 deals worth USD 33.8 billion in 2021." "The ongoing economic uncertainty and market volatility continue to affect the fundraising and investment activities in India and subsequently VC investment in the country startups suffered a massive year-on-year 38.2 per cent decline in value terms during 2022," the data and analytics company said. Aurojyoti Bose, lead analyst at GlobalData, said India is a key Asia-Pacific market and stands just next to China in terms of VC funding deals by volume and value. It is also among the top four markets (the US, the UK, China and India) globally. India

Facebook co-founder's investment fund closes third series at $2.1 bn

Firm will invest in financial services, healthcare tech, enterprise software space

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

With Advent Int on board, Tredence eyes $500 mn in revenue by 2026

Tredence is looking at Advent International to not only grow geographically but also support them in expanding into new verticals like healthcare, life inorganic sciences, and insurance

India-focused funds sitting on highest-ever unallocated corpus of $12.9 bn

But does this mean that 2023 could be different, given the unutilised capital?

HealthKart raises $135 million in funding from Temasek, A91 Partners

Company will use money to promote brands, increase offline distribution, and expand internationally

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EVs lead climate tech funding but more needed for niche solutions: Experts

Climate tech start-ups traditionally require longer gestation periods due to which the sector has not generated strong commercial returns recently

PE/VC investments drop 75% in October over last year: IVCA-EY report

Inflation woes, recession fears, the rising cost of capital, and elevated levels of uncertainty driven by geopolitical tensions have weighed down the PE/VC activity in 2022

Indian startups need to deliver good profits in 3-5 yrs: Accel's Prakash

The top venture capitalist also predicted that at least 25 Indian unicorns will go for IPO in the next 3-5 years

Healthtech start-up BeatO raises $33 mn in Series B from Lightrock

Firm provides affordable diabetes care with a focus on people who don't have access to specialists

pi Ventures raises $8 mn for 2nd fund from British International Investment

The second fund was launched in March 2021 with a base target corpus of $75 million and including a green shoe target of $100 million

VC firm Quona Capital announces close of its third fund at $332 mn

Company has invested in more than 17 start-ups in India, has almost 30% of its global team in country

8i Ventures announces first close of second investment fund worth $50 mn

Early-stage venture capital company says fintech 'single largest opportunity in India'

Shivalik SFB raises Rs 111 crore from venture capital firms, Bharti AXA

Shivalik Small Finance Bank on Wednesday said it has raised Rs 111 crore from two global venture capital firms and Bharti AXA Life Insurance. The two global venture capital firms that participated in the funding round are Accel and Quona Capital. The bank plans to use the funds to enhance its tech stack, strengthen team, and deepen partnerships as it moves to become the go-to bank for Indian MSMEs, it said. The Noida-based bank is the first to have transitioned from an urban cooperative bank with 23 years of experience in offering retail banking products and services. The bank has over 5.6 lakh customers and operates through 46 branches and 21 exclusive Business Correspondent branches across northern India. We are on a promising track of growth-focused tech-driven innovations and strategic partnerships in the financial services space. This investment will help us accelerate our growth as we look to leverage digital banking adoption by small business and retail customers, Anshul Sw