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17 March, 2023

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 ......

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13 February, 2023

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 ......

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10 January, 2023

‘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 ......

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Consumer

15 November, 2022

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 ......

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Finance

01 July, 2022

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, ......

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29 April, 2022

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, ......

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Finance

15 April, 2022

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 ......

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10 February, 2022

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 ......

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Finance

09 December, 2021

‘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 ......

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Consumer

20 October, 2021

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 ......