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Bluecopa gets seeded with $2.3Mn for its finance ops automation platform

Hyderabad-based finance operations automations platform Bluecopa, announced on Tuesday, that it has…
Nexus launches new $700 million fund

Seedstars’ SIV II Fund announces first close at $20Mn, plans seed investments in nearly 100 startups

It is said that the early bird gets the worm. Swiss pre-seed…

Lightspeed raises $500 Mn Fund IV, to invest in early-stage startups across India, Southeast Asia

As they say, technology can never be stopped. The potential in tech-startup…
Raveendran alleges misconduct as Byju’s struggles.

Byju’s yet to receive $250 million of its recent $800Mn fundraise

Earlier this year, edtech decacorn Byju’s announced the closure of its $800-million…

Tiger Global to cut back on writing checks for the next two quarters

The current economic downturn has seen companies scramble to stay afloat and…
softbank

SoftBank Investment CEO Rajeev Misra steps down, Masayoshi Son to lead Softbank Vision Fund II

After being part of the Japanese conglomerate for eight long years, noted…

Despite funding crunch and tech crackdown, Sequoia Capital China pulls in $9Bn in fresh capital

At a time when startups and firms across the world are struggling…

Accel announces a mega $4Bn late stage fund

That this announcement — that too from a name of Accel’s stature — comes at a time when it was much needed, will be an understatement.

Sequoia Capital launches funds worth $2.85Bn to drive investments in India and SE Asia

While Sequoia has launched India funds before, this marks the maiden fund of the company that is dedicated to the South-East Asian region.

Riverwalk Holdings is the latest VC to join early-stage investing in India with a ₹150 crore debut fund

While later stage startup fundraising maybe on a downhill globally, investors aren’t…
Upbit breach suspected to be tied to Lazarus

Despite crypto gloom, Andreessen Horowitz announces massive new web3 fund at $4.5Bn

Even after weeks of turbulence, the future of the crypto market continues…

a16z launches inaugural $600Mn fund, dedicated to invest in the gaming industry

The new vertical $600 million fund, which a16z has been working on for nearly a decade, will be led by Andrew Chen, Jon Lai, and James Gwertzman, general partners at a16z.

Jungle Ventures announces final close of oversubscribed Fund IV at $600 million

With several early-stage focus VC firms such as Chiratae Ventures, Stellaris, WaterBridge…

SoftBank hits new low, logs record loss as tech shares plummet, Vision Fund bets falter

SoftBank has failed to hit the spot on 32 out the 34 total companies on their portfolio, including major ones such as Grab and recently IPOed Paytm.
CoinDCX hacked; user funds safe.

CoinDCX launches CoinDCX ventures, commits to Web3.0 ecosystem growth in India

India’s largest cryptocurrency exchange platform CoinDCX, in a display of confidence in…

Neobank Kaleidofin rakes in $15 Mn in Series B, Michael and Susan Dell foundation leads

Kaleidofin has an impressive reach in the Indian market, carrying a userbase of 1.2 million across 230 districts in 14 states of India.

a16z on pace to invest $500 Mn in Indian Startups: Report

a16z will be noticing familiar venture capital competitors already boasting of a dominant presence in the Indian start-up land. Accel, Lightspeed, Sequoia and Softbank have made significant moves in the Indian market.
Amazon

Amazon announces $1Bn venture fund for up and coming supply chain, logistics startups

Amazon is investing $1Bn into supply chain, fulfillment and logistics innovation and further improve the customer and employee experience.