Page 15 - Venture Capital

VC exits in India start-ups up 10x to $14 billion in 2021: Bain & Co

Share of VC deal value in PE-VC space above 50% for the first time: Bain & Co

100% of portfolio's revenues from online channels: RPSG Capital's CIO

In a Q&A Abhishek Goenka dwells on the VC fund's investment strategy, the sectors within the consumer space that he is bullish on, and the road ahead

'PE/VC funds replacing global strategic investors', says Amit Chandra

PE/VC investments are dwarfing foreign institutional investor (FII) flows: Chandra

PE/VC investments in Feb 2022 up 2.3 times year-on-year: IVCA-EY report

Month-on-month, the spike was 24%; Exits recorded in Feb 2022 were $1.4 billion across 10 deals, including three secondary ones worth $1.2 billion

Top private equity players call for policy to become 'atmanirbhar'

Some PE fund leaders are making a strong pitch to the government for a policy framework to encourage the growth of a vibrant, "atmanirbhar" domestic private equity industry to rival that of China

With culture at stake in unicorn land, spotlight on founder-VC equation

The BharatPe saga raises questions about the impact of outsized investor shareholding in young enterprises

India ranks 2nd for global investment in digital shopping companies

India is the second-largest global venture capital investment hub for digital shopping companies, growing by a whopping 175 per cent from USD 8 billion in 2020 to USD 22 billion in 2021, according to an official analysis released here on Wednesday. On a global scale, India came in second to the US last year, which attracted USD 51 billion in investment, followed by China at third with USD 14 billion and the UK at fourth with USD 7 billion. Within India, Bengaluru comes out on top globally with USD 14 billion worth of Venture Capital (VC) investments in digital shopping in 2021, followed by Gurugram at No. 7 with USD 4 billion and Mumbai at No. 10 with USD 3 billion. Bengaluru almost tripled its investments from USD 5 billion in 2020 to take the top spot, ahead of other leading cities in the world New York City (second), San Francisco (third), London (fourth) and Berlin (fifth). According to the London & Partners analysis of Dealroom.co investment data, increasing demand for ...

Accel raises $650 mn fund to invest in Indian and SE Asian start-ups

It was an early investor in unicorn start-ups like Flipkart, Swiggy, Zetwerk, Cultfit, Acko and others

Sixth Sense Ventures leads Rs 76 cr investment in logistics start-up Prozo

The funds will be used to expand Prozo's warehousing and fulfilment footprint, client base, and technology and analytics capability, the statement said

Venture capital firm Accel launches $650 mn fund for India, Southeast Asia

Global venture capital firm Accel has launched a $650 million fund for Indian and Southeast Asian startups, underscoring the large pool of capital being deployed by funds

Supply chain firm Increff raises $12 mn in funding for expanding business

Funding round attended by TVS Capital Funds, Premji Invest, and Flipkart co-founder Binny Bansal's 021 Capital

Metaverse platform Bullieverse raises $4 mn from VCs, blockchain players

The funding supports Bullieverse's mission to set up an open metaverse platform owned exclusively by Web3 enthusiasts, creators, and community of gamers

Salary increments in India to touch 5-yr high of 9.9% in 2022: Aon survey

According to leading global professional services firm Aon's 26th Salary Increase Survey in India, organizations across industries project a 9.9% salary increase in 2022, compared to 9.3% in 2021

Venture capital firm 3one4 Capital elevates Nruthya Madappa to Director

3one4 Capital closed a total of 51 deals in 2021 - 28 early stage and 23 in growth and late stages

Race for blockchain engineering talent hots up as crypto ban cloud clears

Startups and IT majors alike are angling to recruit the best and brightest in the technology

PE, VC investments jump to all-time high of $77 bn in 2021: Report

Private equity and venture capital funds invested $77 billion in Indian companies in 2021, a jump of 62 per cent over the previous year, a report said on Tuesday.

Indian mobility tech startup EVage raises $28 mn from US-based VC firm

EVage on Friday said it has raised $28 million from US-based venture capital firm RedBlue Capital.

PE-VC investments in Indian firms up 57% YoY, hit record $63 bn in 2021

The year had eight investments worth $1 bn or more, led by Flipkart's $3.6 bn pre-IPO round; E-commerce was the favorite sector, attracting $10.3 bn, followed by fintech ($7.7 bn)

Why VCs are backing newer EV start-ups despite the OATS phenomenon

Early-stage funding in the segment rose almost three times to $74 million in 2021 compared to the previous year

Instoried's Sharmin Ali expects 2022 to be the year of 'empathetic content'

Instoried founder & chief executive Sharmin Ali shares the story of Instoried, the need for AI-driven content marketing and the use of NLP