Physis Capital shifts timeline for maiden VC fund’s final close
Physis Capital, a venture capital firm set up by the founders of angel investment platform Inflection Point Ventures (IPV), is aiming to mark the final close of its maiden investment vehicle in 2026, pushing back its initial plan to close the fund in 2024. The investment vehicle, registered as a Category-II ......
Venture capital firm RPSG Capital to rope in top Orios executive
Early-stage venture capital firm Orios Venture Partners, which is an investor in companies like Country Delight, ixigo, BeatO and Pharmeasy, suffered another top management exit, a year after partners Anup Jain and Rajeev Suri quit to float their own firm. Currently deploying capital from its $120-million fund, Orios’ chief financial and ......
Women founders-focussed Colossa Ventures looking to tap offshore LPs for maiden fund
Venture capital investor Colossa Ventures, which focusses on funding women entrepreneurs, is in talks to rope international limited partners (LP) for its maiden investment vehicle, a person aware of the matter told VCCircle. The Mumbai-based firm, which was floated by former executives of Crisil and Aditya Birla Private Equity, is in ......
Saudi VC SEEDRA onboards sovereign investor as LP for second fund
SEEDRA Ventures, a Saudi Arabia-based venture capital firm that backs early-stage companies and currently manages a portfolio of 26 startups, has secured a commitment from a local sovereign investor for its second outing. The Riyadh-based VC firm has onboarded Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF)-owned Jada Fund-of-Funds as a limited partner ......
Grapevine: Advent International, VIP Industries, Groww, Razorpay, EESL, and NIIF in news
Advent International is in advanced talks to acquire a controlling stake in a luggage company, while Energy Efficiency Services is preparing to divest its stake in a smart meter joint venture, according to various media reports. Also in news, Groww and Razorpay may see a cut in valuation. Advent International Advent International ......
After Swiggy, another portfolio firm of Prosus draws up plan for mega IPO
Global technology investor Prosus had recently monetised its investment in Swiggy when the food delivery and quick commerce company went for a public listing. Now, Prosus is readying another of its portfolio firm, for yet another mega IPO. Homegrown ecommerce player Meesho, which competes with the likes of Amazon and ......
How much upside KKR is sitting on in its two-year old bet as new investor comes in
Global private equity giant KKR seems to be sitting on a decent upside, two years after it bet on hybrid seeds company Advanta Enterprises Ltd, also a subsidiary of farm solutions company UPL Ltd, even as the private seed company attracted another investor on its cap table. Now, US-based Alpha Wave ......
Naturals Salon in talks for funding in bid to expand domestically and offshore
Groom India Salon & Spa Pvt. Ltd, which operates the Naturals Salon chain, is in the early stages of discussion to raise capital for global and domestic expansion plans, a top official told VCCircle. Groom India, formerly known as Venus Spa & Salon, was founded in 2000 and offers services such as ......
Exclusive: Manipal family office Claypond strikes control-oriented deal in healthcare
Ranjan Pai-led Manipal Group, which gave up control in its flagship enterprise Manipal Hospitals to Singapore’s state investment firm Temasek a year ago, has now inked a control-oriented deal in the healthcare space via its family investment office Claypond Capital, VCCircle has gathered. The family office - active in dealmaking after ......
Former Brand Capital executive Rajesh Sharma floats own fund
Rajesh Sharma, a seasoned leader in private equity and venture capital, has announced the roll out of a new fund aimed at identifying and investing in high-growth sectors. Sharma, who previously served as director at Brand Capital, the private equity and venture capital arm of The Times Group, brings over two ......
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