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People

14 November, 2024

Lightspeed-backed Physics Wallah names ex-Blinkit exec as first CFO

Edtech unicorn Physics Wallah said Thursday it has named a former Blinkit executive as its chief finance officer (CFO), making ......

Consumer

11 November, 2024

Epiq Capital leads Bhanzu's $16.5 mn Series B round

Mathematics-focused learning platform Bhanzu, which was founded by Neelakantha Bhanu, has raised $16.5 million (nearly Rs 140 crore) in a ......

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General

09 July, 2024

Grapevine: Blackstone-Haldiram's talks move forward; Medikabazaar CEO steps down

Blackstone Inc is in advanced negotiations with the Agrawal family, who run India's largest savouries and snacks business, Haldiram's, for a ......

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TMT

27 December, 2023

Flashback 2023: Flipkart, PhonePe lead tech deal value; AI-powered startups new flavour in town

This year may have been sluggish when it came to overall deal momentum of the tech sector in Indian startup ......

TMT

27 June, 2023

Indian-origin founders' analytics firm ThoughtSpot inks $200-mn takeover deal

ThoughtSpot Inc, a US-based data analytics startup started by Indian-origin entrepreneurs, is set to acquire business intelligence platform Mode Analytics ......

TMT

19 April, 2023

Lightspeed-backed ThoughtSpot acqui-hires Sagas IT Analytics

ThoughtSpot Inc, a US-based data analytics startup started by Indian-origin entrepreneurs, on Wednesday said it has acqui-hired Bengaluru’s analytics consulting ......

TMT

01 October, 2021

Softbank Group eyes part exit as OYO files for Rs 8,430 crore IPO

Oravel Stays Pvt Ltd, which operates the hospitality unicorn Oyo Hotels and Homes, has filed for a  Rs 8,430 crore ......

TMT

17 February, 2021

Cross border neobank Zolve secures $15 mn in seed round led by Accel, Lightspeed

Zolve Innovations, which operates a neobank that aims to ease access to financial services for users travelling from India to ......

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Finance

05 February, 2021

Weekly Deal Wrap: Meet chart-toppers Indegene, Teen Patti maker and Zetwerk

Technology as a theme dominated the deal charts in the first week of February as Indegene, Teen Patti developer Moonfrog ......

TMT

25 September, 2020

Lightspeed, AV8 Ventures lead seed funding for TechStars' media production startup

Rephrase Corp, which operates artificial intelligence (AI)-based media production platform Rephrase.ai, has raised $1.5 million (Rs 11 crore) in seed ......