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13 August, 2024

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 ......

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25 June, 2024

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 ......

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16 April, 2024

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 ......

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11 December, 2023

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 ......

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23 November, 2023

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 ......

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18 September, 2023

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 ......

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23 June, 2023

Deals Digest: PE/VC funding value doubles due to HDFC Credila deal

This week’s overall funding doubled in value terms, aided by the big-ticket private equity buyout of HDFC’s education lending arm ......

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22 June, 2023

Grapevine: Five firms in fray for Sumeet Industries; Waycool nearing unicorn tag

Surat-based yarn and polyester maker Sumeet Industries has drawn interests from five bidders to take over the debt-laden company, a ......

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19 June, 2023

Bottomline: Aye Finance returns to profit in FY23 as revenue, loan book grow

Fintech lending startup Aye Finance made a remarkable turnaround in the financial year that ended March 2023, rebounding from a ......

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08 June, 2023

Lightrock-backed edtech firm Eupheus eyes M&As again. What's on its radar?

Eupheus Learning, an edtech company backed by private equity firm Lightrock India, is looking for inorganic growth opportunities in a ......