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13 April, 2020

Fund Scan: Can Kedaara Capital stay the course as coronavirus shakes portfolio firms?

Last month, private equity firm Kedaara Capital added a non-bank lender to its portfolio. At any other time the investment ......

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People

27 March, 2020

PolicyBazaar's Dahiya tops list of best-paid startup founders in India

Insurance-tech aggregator PolicyBazaar showered its co-founders with huge perks to catapult them to the top of the list of highest-paid ......

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TMT

05 March, 2020

One in five top-funded Indian startups started making profits: VCCircle study

The path to profitability of portfolio companies has been a burning issue in the venture ecosystem in India for the ......

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TMT

04 March, 2020

Who are the biggest cash guzzlers in India Startup Inc?

Cash burn is a necessary evil that venture investors have to deal with, but India’s best-funded startups turned more aggressive ......

Finance

19 February, 2020

SoftBank spends $2.5 bn to get second Vision Fund off the ground

SoftBank Group Corp has pumped $2.5 billion of its own cash into new investments since October, people familiar with the ......

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20 December, 2019

Lenskart walks into unicorn club with SoftBank Vision Fund investment

SoftBank Vision Fund is injecting $275 million (Rs 1,956 crore) into online-to-offline eyewear retailer Lenskart, as it continues to pour ......

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26 August, 2019

Grapevine: SoftBank to invest in Lenskart, Dailyhunt; Colombia carrier parent eyes Jet

SoftBank is in advanced discussions to close two investments — a $400 million (about Rs 2,881 crore at current exchange ......

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27 May, 2019

Manipal set to buy Medanta; PhonePe, Lenskart in talks for big funding rounds

Ranjan Pai-led Manipal Hospitals is set to acquire hospital chain Medanta for Rs 5,800 crore ($835 million) after two years ......

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TMT

12 April, 2019

In Charts: How much cash did India's top-funded startups burn in FY18?

India’s heavily funded technology startups are growing at a breakneck speed even though they have shifted gears downwards and have ......

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Healthcare

08 February, 2019

Eight Roads Ventures-backed Specsmakers seeks fresh funding for expansion

Chennai-based eye-care products retail chain Specsmakers Opticians Pvt. Ltd, which is backed by Eight Roads Ventures and Fulcrum Venture India, ......