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29 January, 2024

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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12 January, 2024

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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14 December, 2023

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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13 December, 2023

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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08 December, 2023

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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07 December, 2023

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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23 November, 2023

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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05 October, 2023

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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05 October, 2023

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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11 August, 2023

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 ......