Lightrock
Infrastructure
Lightspeed leads $40-mn funding in SolarSquare Energy
Mumbai-based energy platform SolarSquare Energy has raised $40 million (Rs 340 crore) in its Series B funding round led by multi-stage ......
Finance
DPI strikes ninth bet from one of largest PE funds of Africa
Africa-focused private equity firm Development Partners International (DPI), which manages assets and co-investments worth over $3 billion across three investment ......
Finance
Elevation-backed Aye Finance aims to more than double AUM, triple profit by FY27
Aye Finance, a non-banking finance company which lends to micro, small and medium sector enterprises (MSME) in India, aims to ......
TMT
Bottomline: VC-backed fintech startup Olyv doubles revenue, turns profitable
Fintech startup SmartCoin, which rebranded to Olyv in February this year, more than doubled its revenue in the last financial ......
Finance
How impact investor Lightrock hit a gold mine in latest India exit
Impact-oriented private equity firm Lightrock, which is an investor in several Indian companies such as MediBuddy, Shiprocket, Niyo, Scaler, Porter ......
Finance
VC-backed Aye Finance set to secure $30 mn in fresh capital
Aye Finance, a non-banking finance company (NBFC), is set to raise $30 million (about Rs 250 crore) in fresh capital from ......
General
Grapevine: KKR-controlled JB Chemicals eyes M&A; Lightrock partner on way out
Mumbai-based JB Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd, which is majority-owned by private equity firm KKR, is looking to acquire the Indian ......
Finance
FMO-backed NeoGrowth speeds up revenue, profit growth after turning the corner
Fintech lender NeoGrowth, which came out of the red in the year through March to mark a turnaround from the damage caused by ......
Finance
PE-backed Ummeed Housing snags $20 mn from overseas investor
Gurugram-based Ummeed Housing Finance Pvt Ltd, which counts Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia, Norwest Venture Partners, CX Partners and Lightrock (previously LGT ......
TMT
MediBuddy grabs $18 mn more from Quadria, other investors
Healthtech platform MediBuddy has secured $18 million from existing private equity backers Quadria Capital and Lightrock as well as impact investor TEAMFund. The ......