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Salesforce rival Freshworks raises $1.03 bn in US IPO, valued at $10.13 bn
Business software firm Freshworks said it had priced its US initial public offering well above the target range to raise ......
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SaaS unicorn Freshworks plans up to $912mn IPO; seeks $9bn valuation
Software-as-a-service (SaaS) company, Freshworks Inc., which filed for its initial public offering (IPO) last month with the US Securities and ......
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Founders of Freshworks and Eka Software, others launch SaaS focused venture capital fund
The founders of Freshworks and Eka Software and former executives of Matrix Partners and Accel have launched Together Fund, a ......
General
Grapevine: FirstCry venture to hunt sellers on ecommerce marketplaces; upGrad to raise funds
Omnichannel children’s retailer FirstCry has received a $75 million commitment from Japan’s SoftBank, TPG, ChrysCapital and PremjiInvest to launch India’s ......
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Freshworks, Toppr attract most VC attention this week
Steadview Capital's acquisition of a minority stake in software-as-a-service unicorn Freshworks Inc. for $85 million via a secondary transaction created ......
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Why India's B2B unicorns are more capital-efficient than B2C startups
Indian or Indian-origin technology unicorns that focus on the business-to-business segment are more capital-efficient than their business-to-customer counterparts, a new ......
Finance
HarbourVest backs B2B fund floated by former Norwest, Freshworks execs
Global private equity investment firm HarbourVest Partners LLC has come in as the single Limited Partner (LP), or investor, in ......
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Accel India bets on construction materials marketplace
Venture capital firm Accel India has invested in a real estate and construction materials marketplace, a person privy to the ......
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Prime Venture Partners backs SaaS startup SurveySparrow
SurveySparrow, a cloud-based customer experience platform which offers tools for online surveys, has raised $1.4 million (around Rs 9.6 crore) ......
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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 ......