Fund News
In a bid to expand the types of deals it does, US-based Sequoia Capital has become a registered investment adviser with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The change reflects the expansion of the Menlo Park…
Other Private Equity/Strategic Investments
Gurugram-based Ginesys, an end-to-end technology solutions provider for retail businesses, will invest USD 10 million (about INR 74 crore) over the next three years in Chennai-headquartered Casa Retail AI. Casa will…
Incubation/Acceleration
NSRCEL, the startup hub at IIM Bangalore, has selected seven early-stage healthcare startups for the final stage of the incubation programme to start their "lab to market" journey. The startups include MedPiper…
Social VC Investments
The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation has led a USD 2.5 million equity investment in Mumbai-based fintech startup Arthan Finance, which offers loans to tiny entrepreneurs. Unitus Capital advised Arthan Finance on this…
Angel Investments
Telugu actor Daggubati Venkatesh has invested in Hyderabad-based EV services startup BikeWo. He will also be endorsing the brand. BikeWo is an electric two-wheeler servicing, charging and battery swap hub startup that…
Angel Investments
Non-fungible token (NFT) derivative startup Bliv.Club has raised pre-seed funding from Sandeep Nailwal, co-founder of Blockchain platform Polygon. The Bliv.Club platform aims to diminish entry barriers into NFTs via…
Angel Investments
Chennai-based YNOS Venture Engine, an IIT-Madras incubation cell startup, has raised around INR 2.5 crore (USD 350,000) from business leaders including Polaris' Arun Jain, Cognizant's Lakshmi Narayanan, Sarath Naru…
Angel Investments
Gurugram-headquartered SaaS-based marketplace for co-living Crib has raised USD 400,000 in a pre-seed round led by Pranay Gupta (Co-founder, 91Springboard) through his AngelList syndicate 91Ventures. The round also saw…
VC Fund Investments
Chennai-based The ePlane Company (TEC), an aerial mobility solutions provider, has raised USD 5 million in pre-series A funding led by existing investor Speciale Invest and EV/Climate focussed fund Micelio. A…
VC Fund Investments
New Delhi-based dietary supplement brand Power Gummies has raised USD 6 million (about INR 44.4 crore) in funding led by 9Unicorns. The series A round also saw participation from Vcats, DSG Consumer Partners, Wipro…
