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Grapevine: Bain Capital, Platinum Equity plan pharma bets; Mastek eyes PE funding
Bain Capital is the likely frontrunner to acquire stake in TPG Capital-backed Sai Life Sciences, a Hyderabad-based contract research, development, ......
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Heavyweight investors' bets go underwater as Byju's valuation slumps to $1 bn
Some of the world’s biggest private equity firms, asset managers, pension funds and sovereign wealth funds are now sitting on ......
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Lightspeed-backed Udaan converts debt into equity, pushes back listing plan
Business-to-business unicorn Udaan has converted some debt into equity as part of its Series E funding round and pushed back ......
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GIC leads $46 mn funding in fruit marketplace Vegrow as early investors exit
Vegrow, a business-to-business agritech platform, said Wednesday it has concluded its Series C round of funding led by Singapore sovereign ......
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Deals Digest: PE/VC capital flow rises on a low base
Private equity and venture capital deal flow continued an upward trajectory during the week-ended Friday as it regained $100-million mark ......
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Lightspeed leads Sarvam AI's $41 mn Series A round
Sarvam AI, a homegrown startup in the generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) segment, said Thursday it has raised $41 million (about ......
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Lightspeed, Silver Lake exit IIT alumni's AI startup via strategic buyout
Venture capital firm Lightspeed Venture Partners and private equity firm Silver Lake have exited an India- and US-based company that ......
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SoftBank-backed Oyo may get two new investors as IPO wait stretches
Global private equity firms General Atlantic and Norwest Venture Partners are in talks to pick a secondary stake in Oravel ......
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Google-backed ShareChat eyes up to $50 mn fundraise
ShareChat, the short-video platform backed by Google Llc, is seeking fresh investments that would value the social-media company at $2.2 ......
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Lightspeed-backed Exponent seeks fresh funding to grow rapid charging business
Exponent Energy, an Indian rapid charging startup, is in talks with new and existing investors to raise money to expand ......