News Venture Capital QIA announces new $1Bn fund of funds, to invest in regional and international VCs Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), the country’s sovereign wealth fund and world’s second… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 27, 20242 minute read
News Startups Venture Capital Byju’s faces shareholder rebellion following vote to remove founder Byju Raveendran as CEO Byju’s, the edtech giant, is embroiled in a shareholder rebellion as investors… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 23, 20243 minute read
News Venture Capital Cactus VP’s first fund closes at ₹630 crore, to focus on clean-tech, health-tech investments Cactus Venture Partners, which launched its debut fund back in 202, has… Global Staff @ The Tech PortalFebruary 7, 20241 minute read
News Venture Capital Softbank’s India operating partner Vikas Agnihotri quits Vikas Agnihotri, SoftBank’s India operating partner, instrumental in Paytm public market debut… Srihari RishabhDecember 20, 20232 minute read
News Venture Capital Omidyar Network to exit India by 2024, stops new investments In a surprise move, ace impact investor Omidyar Network is shutting down… Srihari RishabhDecember 12, 20233 minute read
Global News Venture Capital Pakistan launches $10Mn sovereign VC fund to bring back lost startup funding Pakistan is embarking on an ambitious sovereign venture capital fund launch, aimed… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 1, 20232 minute read
News Startups Venture Capital PharmEasy’s ₹3,500 crore rights issue oversubscribed, co-founder Siddharth Shah to have 3-year lock-in for remaining stake Fresh details are emerging from PharmEasy’s much sought after rights issue. The… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 1, 20232 minute read
News Startups Venture Capital Vijay Shekhar Sharma launches ₹30 crore ‘VSS Investments Fund’, focus on AI, EVs Vijay Shekhar Sharma, the founder and CEO of fintech major Paytm, has… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 23, 20232 minute read
News Startups Venture Capital Greylock Partners launches $1Bn fund with focus on early-stage startups Greylock Partners has revealed its latest fund – Greylock 17 – which… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 4, 20232 minute read
News Venture Capital India’s Trifecta Capital closes oversubscribed Venture Debt Fund III at ₹1,777 crore Noted Indian venture debt firm Trifecta Capital, has announced the final close… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 25, 20232 minute read
Business News Startups Venture Capital Tiger Global exits Zomato, divests 1.44% stake for ₹1,124 crore Tiger Global is adding another handsome exit to its list of Indian… Soumyadeep SarkarAugust 29, 20232 minute read
News Startups Venture Capital Zerodha to pump additional ₹1000 crore in startup investment arm Rainmatter with focus on long-term backing Zerodha, the country’s leading stock broker, has decided to allocate an additional… Soumyadeep SarkarAugust 11, 20232 minute read
Gaming News Startups Venture Capital Krafton to invest $150 million in India in next 2-3 years as BGMI gets trial approval Krafton, the South Korean gaming company that gave us Battlegrounds Mobile India… Soumyadeep SarkarAugust 10, 20233 minute read
Business News Venture Capital Saudi Arabia’s PIF’s investments in SoftBank Vision Fund, other tech bets lead to $15.6Bn loss in 2022 Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund (PIF), recorded a… Soumyadeep SarkarAugust 7, 20232 minute read
Business News Venture Capital BlackRock to make India comeback through ‘Jio Blackrock’, a new asset management venture with Reliance’s Jio In a deal that would put India’s investment sector abuzz, BlackRock is… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 27, 20232 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Venture Capital Peak XV Partners will mark down the value of its Byju’s stake due to “lack of visibility” into company’s audited financials Byjus’ week just went from bad to worse, amid an unravelling flurry… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 26, 20232 minute read
Crypto News Venture Capital CoinFund now has $158Mn for its Seed IV Fund to invest in crypto startups With the crypto world seemingly stabilising after a rather chaotic early year,… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 18, 20232 minute read
News Startups Venture Capital Arkam Ventures targets $180 million for its second fund Early-stage VC firm Arkam Ventures – portfolio of whom houses companies such… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 27, 20232 minute read
News Venture Capital Blume Ventures announces first close of Fund 1Y at ₹200 crore Blume Ventures, known for its investments in early-stage startups, continues to make… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 22, 20233 minute read
News Startups Venture Capital Mojocare to downsize operations as investors uncover financial irregularities Amid growing demand for stronger corporate governance in India’s privaetly-funded startups, health-tech… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 19, 20232 minute read
Enterprise Global News Venture Capital Salesforce introduces AI Cloud, announces $500Mn generative AI startup fund At a time when industry giants like Google and Microsoft are doubling… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 12, 20233 minute read