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Deals Digest: Startup funding value doubles this week as PhonePe, Lenskart get big cheques
The total value of private equity and venture capital deals in India more than doubled this week from the previous ......
Finance
TR Capital plans NAV financing deals in India
Secondaries private equity (PE) firm TR Capital is evaluating NAV financing deals in India to lend to other funds through ......
TMT
‘Chiratae Ventures to bet on startups with potential to grow globally'
Chiratae Ventures India, an early backer of Lenskart, Myntra and FirstCry, aims to focus on deeptech startups and which have ......
Consumer
Lenskart optimistic about this FY
SoftBank-backed eyewear retail chain Lenskart aims to turn profitable on a consolidated level while sharply growing the revenue of its ......
Finance
Deals Digest: Companies raised much lesser funds this week compared to last
The value of fundraising this week fell 45.8% compared to last week despite a rise in the number of deals, ......
TMT
Deals Digest: Only 1 new unicorn in April 2022 versus 8 during last April
Indian startups raised $766 million from VC and PE entities this week compared to $634 million in the preceding week, ......
Finance
Deals Digest: Companies rack up $823 mn this week; Swiggy leads Rapido's $180 mn round
Companies raised $823 million funding from venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) this week, as more than half of ......
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
‘Shark Tank India' judges have already funded close to 100 entrepreneurs
The judges, or so-called 'Sharks', who are part of the Indian version of the global 'Shark Tank' show, have already ......
Consumer
GlobalBees, Lenskart's D2C arm, in talks to raise funds at unicorn valuations
The planned direct-to-consumer (D2C) platform of online eyewear retailer Lenskart and Thrasio-style investment venture GlobalBees are in separate discussions to ......