ICICI Pru to raise Rs.2,000-Cr via credit alternative fund

Early-stage venture capital (VC) fund 8i Ventures has launched 8i Fund II with a corpus of USD 50 million that comes after the USD 13 million 8i Fund I. Founded in 2019 by entrepreneur and angel investor Vikram Chachra and Vishwanath V, 8i has funded seven early-stage startups including Difenz (digital risk and fraud management), EaseBuzz (online payment collector) and Bbetter (Indian supplements brand).