Global private equity firm KKR is to acquire 100% equity stake in Hyderabad-based Navayuga group's toll road - Navayuga Udupi Tollway - at an enterprise value of INR 924 crore. Navayuga Udupi Tollway owns and operates…
BoldCap has launched its second fund of USD 25 million that will exclusively invest in software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies in the early stage. The venture capital firm will look to invest in 15-20 startups over the…
Early-stage investor venture fund pi Ventures has secured a commitment of INR 100 crore from the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)-managed Fund of Funds Scheme (FFS) for startups for its second fund…
Cricketer Hardik Pandya has made a strategic equity investment in direct-to-consumer (D2C) food startup Yu. He has also joined the company as its brand ambassador. The proceeds from Pandya's investment will be used to…
Mumbai-headquartered horticulture startup INI Farms has raised USD 1.95 million from Aavishkaar Capital's ESG First Fund. The company will use the funds for growth, to expand through the entire agriculture output…
Delhi-based upskilling startup Oneistox has raised USD 1.2 million from Y Combinator, Powerhouse Ventures, and Soma Capital. Amit Ranjan (co-founder of SlideShare), and Deepak Menon (VP, Microsoft) also participated…
Bengaluru-headquartered SaaS platform SimpliContract has raised USD 3.5 million in a pre-Series A funding round led by Emergent Ventures and with participation from Kalaari Capital, Picus Capital, Foster Ventures…
GenWise, a Delhi-based startup founded by former executives of digital payment platform BharatPe, has raised USD 3.5 million from Matrix Partners India and other investors in its first round of fund raising. The…
Bengaluru-based fintech unicorn PhonePe has raised an additional tranche of USD 100 million from private equity firm General Atlantic (and its co-investors) at a pre-money valuation of USD 12 Billion. This new funding…
Capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has asked alternative investment funds (AIFs) to provide an option of "direct plan" for investors and introduced a trail model for…