Sunday, 25 October 2026
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Private Equity

Liquidity Events

GOAT Brands Labs acquires lifestyle brand Chumbak

Rollup ecommerce brands platform GOAT Brand Labs has acquired 14-year-old, Bengaluru-based Chumbak Designs. GOAT plans to grow Chumbak, founded in 2010, to INR 500 crore by 2025, leveraging its capabilities in brand…

Liquidity Events

China's Alibaba group sells Paytm shares worth Rs.1,031-Cr

Chinese conglomerate Alibaba has sold shares of publicly-listed One97 Communications Ltd (which owns fintech brand Paytm) worth INR 1,031 crore. Post the sale, the Alibaba Group will hold a 28.18% stake in the company.

Incubation/Acceleration

Healthtech startup Salad raises $270-K from Antler

Delhi-based femtech startup Salad has raised USD 270,000 in its pre-seed round led by Antler India via the VC firm's Antler India Residency initiative. Founded by Aruna Chawla and Karishma Rathaur in 2022, Salad's…

Angel Investments

HR-tech player Awaz raises funding

Bengaluru-based Awaz, an AI-based app run by jobtech startup True Voice Technologies, has raised a pre-seed funding round from angel investors, including Groww co-founders Lalit Keshre and Harsh Jain, actor Radhika…

Angel Investments

Dorje Teas raises Rs. 30-L on TV show Shark Tank

Darjeeling-based Dorje Teas has raised INR 30 lakh from Vineeta Singh (Sugar Cosmetics), Peyush Bansal (Lenskart), and Anupam Mittal (Shaadi.com) via the TV show, Shark Tank India. Founded in June 2021 by Sparsh…