Joseph Rai
Finance
Marquee VCs double down on new deals in 2022 despite 'winter'
Marquee Indian and global venture capital firms including Sequoia Capital India, Tiger Global, Accel, Alpha Wave Global and Blume Ventures ......
Finance
Genpact founder Pramod Bhasin chaired Punjab-focused startup platform plans VC fund
Innovation Mission Punjab (IMPunjab), a private-public platform aimed to boost entrepreneurship in the northern state, plans to launch a venture ......
Finance
Venture capital deals value falls over 60% in Q2 after a record Q1
Venture capital deal value fell over 60% in the April-June quarter sequentially after hitting a record high during the first ......
Consumer
Swiggy to buy back up to $23 mn worth of ESOPs
Online food delivery aggregator Swiggy on Thursday said that it will buy back shares up to $23 million issued under its employee ......
Healthcare
Three investors join Arpwood to buy Girish Patel-promoted Sterling Hospitals
Indian and foreign investment firms have joined private equity company Arpwood Partners to acquire Girish Patel-promoted hospital chain Sterling Hospitals ......
Finance
VC-backed jewellery platforms plan to grow offline presence
Venture capital-backed jewellery platforms are planning to grow their offline presence in the next few years to scale up their ......
Consumer
Zomato to acquire Blinkit for $569 mn
Online food aggregator and delivery platform Zomato on Friday said its board has agreed to acquire quick commerce startup Blinkit ......
Finance
Byju's, Oyo-backer Lightspeed gears up to raise 4th India-focused fund
Lightspeed, known for its bets on Byju’s, Oyo Rooms and ShareChat, has kickstarted the process to raise its new India-focused ......
Consumer
Chaayos raises $53 mn in Series C led by Alpha Wave Ventures
Beverage chain Chaayos, operated by Sunshine Teahouse Pvt. Ltd on Thursday said it has raised $53 million (Rs 414 crore) ......
TMT
Sequoia's Surge raises seed round ticket size to allow founders more runway
Surge - the accelerator and incubation programme by Sequoia Capital for early-stage investing - will increase its seed funding ticket ......