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Finance
Startups find offshore, venture debt cheaper as volatility in equity fundraising increases
India’s cash guzzling startups, treading on high valuations following two consecutive years of aggressive equity fundraising, are finding offshore debt ......
Consumer
Byju's-owned Aakash Educational Services to open 75 new offline centers in 2022
Aakash Educational Services Ltd (AESL), owned by the edtech company Byju’s, is planning to unveil India’s 75 new physical centres ......
TMT
Blackstone exploring over $100 mn deals in Indian tech startups
The Blackstone Group plans to invest "sizeable" amounts of money Indian tech startups from its global growth fund, according to a senior executive ......
Finance
Lightspeed eyes more bets on new themes like agritech, healthtech
Lightspeed, known for its bets on Byju’s, Oyo and ShareChat, expects to sharpen its focus on startups in the agritech ......
Consumer
‘We should be profitable by FY24:' LEAD co-founder Smita Deorah
LEAD, formerly known as LEAD School, owned and operated by Leadership Boulevard Pvt Ltd, turned unicorn on Thursday after it raised $100 ......
TMT
Soonicorns: The 22 startups waiting in the wings to become unicorns in 2022
If last year saw India spawn 44 unicorns, or those startups with over $1 billion valuation, this year will see ......
Consumer
SoftBank-backed edtech unicorn Eruditus may invest up to $1 bn in acquisitions in 2022
SoftBank-backed edtech unicorn Eruditus Education Pvt Ltd plans to deploy as much as $1 billion (Rs 7,500 crore) for mergers ......
Finance
General Atlantic eyes SaaS firms for its India portfolio
US private equity (PE) firm General Atlantic hopes to make its first investment in an Indian software-as-a-service (SaaS) firm this ......
Finance
Byju's plans to raise at least $500 mn in overseas debt
Edtech unicorn Byju's is exploring the US market for high-yield loans to raise as much as $500 million through a ......
Finance
Weekly Deals Wrap: Total transaction value jumps as M&As rebound and unicorns pop up
Overall deal value during the week rose by almost a fifth helped by the strong bounceback in mergers and acquisitions ......