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20 September, 2024

Edtech unicorn Physics Wallah raises $210 mn in Series B, valuation jumps 2.5x

Edtech unicorn Physics Wallah Pvt Ltd Friday said it has raised $210 million (Rs 1,754 crore) in its Series B ......

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18 September, 2024

Grapevine: Aragen Life, Urban Company investors weigh stake sale

Promoters and investors in Aragen Life Sciences, the Goldman Sachs-backed contract research organisation (CRO), plan to sell a 10% stake in a ......

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12 June, 2024

Grapevine: Peak XV-backed Kenko may shut shop; Zepto gets more investors

Kenko Health, which is backed by Peak XV Partners and Orios Venture Partners, is on the brink of shutdown due to a shareholder ......

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20 March, 2024

Lightspeed-backed Pocket FM snags $103 mn in Series D funding

Audio entertainment platform Pocket FM Wednesday said it has raised $103 million (Rs 857 crore) in Series D funding, led ......

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18 March, 2024

Grapevine: Binny Bansal ups Curefoods bet; ADIA may back Pocket FM

Binny Bansal, co-founder of Flipkart, is ramping up his investments in Curefoods, while concurrently doubling down on his investment activities ......

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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 ......