Page 17 - Venture Capital

Rise of risk capital

Private funding is bridging a crucial gap

Private equity, VC investments rise 64% to $8.3 bln in March qtr: Report

266 deals took place in the period

6 start-ups join unicorn club this week; 150 likely by 2025, say experts

The pandemic is expected to accelerate big-ticket venture capital, private equity as well as consolidation related deals in unicorns and soonicorns in the country

India's Trifecta Capital files for Rs 1,500 crore late-stage VC fund

Trifecta Capital is planning a Rs 1,500 crore-late stage venture capital fund that will invest in new economy companies that are likely to pursue an initial public offering in the medium term

PE/VC firms' investments increase by 85% to $11.9 bn during Q1FY21

The value of investments in Q1FY21 was also over 58% higher compared to the immediate previous quarter (which saw $7.5 billion being invested across 231 deals)

The start-up enemies of Wall Street are booming

Times are flush for young tech companies like Stripe and Coinbase, which are having a moment as they upend the financial establishment

IPV and the science, art and psychology of early stage investments

The angel network plans to increase its investor base beyond 5,000; double the number of investee firms and corpus for 2021

Dream11 parent touches $5-bn valuation after $400-mn secondary fund raise

This is the largest investment in the Indian sports tech ecosystem to date

IPV leads seed round in FMCG startup Happy Jars

The startup currently has a turnover of Rs 2 cr in the Rs 250-crore market

PE, VC partners in journey of new India towards new horizon: Piyush Goyal

Union Minister Piyush Goyal said new India is moving with a new energy towards a bright future, and Private Equity and Venture Capitalists are our partners in this new Journey towards a new Horizon

India got VC investments worth $10 bn last year, 7,000 new startups: report

Consumer tech and SaaS saw 'continued momentum' despite lockdowns to contain Covid-19, says report.

Venture debt player Trifecta Capital to set up Rs 1,500-crore fund 3

The venture debt fund launched in 2014 has so far invested in 72 companies, including nine unicorns, such as BigBasket, Rivigo, Cars24, and Urban Company

Sharp rise in Micro VC investments as 566 startups get $341 mn in 3 years

With the startup ecosystem blooming in India, the number of such funds rose from 29 in 2014 to 88 funds last year

PE/VC investments drop by 35% in January to $1.6 bn: EY-IVCA data

January 2021 recorded three large deals worth $680 mn compared to five large deals worth $1.4 bn in January 2019 and 12 large deals worth $6 bn in December 2020

Small venture capital funds making a beeline for startups: Report

Investments into the startup ecosystem by micro venture capital funds (investments under 30 million) have jumped manifold to USD 341 million in the past three years

Tips on raising funds from govt agencies and PE firms for your startup

Apart from central and state govt schemes that fund new ideas, you have PE/VC firms, angel investors and incubators to help your business see the light of day; just get your business model right

India Quotient raises fourth fund worth $80mn for 'game-changing' startups

Venture capital fund has funded close to 70 startups over the last eight years.

Venture capital starts 2021 with a bang after record Q4: Goldman

The 130% surge in year-to-date funding was led by Robinhood, Cruise Automation, Lalamove, Didi Cargo and Databricks, which cumulatively have raised over $9.4 billion

Alphabet's VC arm backs OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei's 'Nothing' company

The funding would help 'Nothing' to release its first smart devices in the coming months.

Alphabet's VC arm backs OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei's 'Nothing' Company

The Nothing founder left OnePlus last year to focus on his new company