Blume Ventures
TMT
Chiratae-backed startup Mpaani to raise funding from strategic investor
Mpaani Solutions Pvt. Ltd, which offers a loyalty and marketing platform where local retailers can set up an online storefront, ......
Finance
SIDBI adds more VC funds to LP portfolio; bullish on venture debt
Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has expanded its portfolio of investments as a limited partner (LP) by backing ......
TMT
VC-backed health-tech startup THB taps new investors
Clinical research and data analytics startup THB has raised fresh capital from both new institutional investors as well as some ......
Finance
How budget proposals on stamp duty will affect PE and VC funds
On Friday, acting finance minister Piyush Goyal delivered what is perhaps the most populist budget in the five years that ......
Finance
Flashback 2018: Usual suspects, surprise packages among India's most active VCs
Sequoia Capital India and the local arm of US-headquartered Accel have retained their status as the most active venture capital ......
General
Worst over for VC dealmaking in India but investors backing fewer startups
Early-stage venture capital investments just past the seed/angel level appear to have bottomed out while mid-stage deals - particularly at ......
TMT
Why OYO's billion-dollar fundraise can't hide sustained slowdown in startup funding
Walmart acquired Flipkart, Paytm became Warren Buffett-led Berkshire Hathaway’s first bet in India, and SoftBank-backed OYO is now valued more ......
People
BCCL veteran takes up role at VC firm Blume Ventures
A senior Bennett, Coleman & Co Ltd (BCCL) executive has quit after spending nearly two decades at the media conglomerate ......
Finance
Accel is most active, but which VC firm has struck more new bets in 2018?
The local arm of global venture capital firm Accel Partners overtook counterpart Sequoia Capital to emerge as the most active ......
TMT
Why Blume-backed E2E's IPO could be a game changer for VC firms eyeing exit
For venture capital (VC) funds starving to clock profitable exits, this week’s successful closure of the public offering of a ......