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Quick commerce startup Zepto raises fresh funds, valuation jumps by 2.6X

Consumer

21 June, 2024

Quick commerce startup Zepto raises fresh funds, valuation jumps by 2.6X

Quick commerce startup Zepto has raised $665 million (Rs 5,555 crore) in a fresh round of funding, nine months after ......

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Grapevine: Haldiram promoters resist PE offers; Stripe may buy stake in SBI Payments

General

21 May, 2024

Grapevine: Haldiram promoters resist PE offers; Stripe may buy stake in SBI Payments

Promoters of Haldiram Snacks Foods are reluctant to sell their stakes to private equity (PE) firms and have dismissed reports ......

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Grapevine: Juniper Green mulls IPO; Tiger Global-backed Innovaccer seeks funding

General

02 May, 2024

Grapevine: Juniper Green mulls IPO; Tiger Global-backed Innovaccer seeks funding

Delhi-based renewable energy firm Juniper Green Energy is in talks with investment banks to explore the possibility of an initial public offering ......

ShareChat snags $49 mn from Temasek, others to step up monetisation plans

TMT

15 April, 2024

ShareChat snags $49 mn from Temasek, others to step up monetisation plans

Google-backed short video platform ShareChat said Monday said it has $49 million (about Rs 409 crore) by issuing convertible debentures to ......

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Deals Digest: Mid-sized transactions in focus but total value drops for third week

TMT

05 April, 2024

Deals Digest: Mid-sized transactions in focus but total value drops for third week

Private equity and venture capital dealmaking declined in value terms for the third straight week in the five days through ......

Scrut Automation, three others secure early-stage funding

TMT

02 April, 2024

Scrut Automation, three others secure early-stage funding

Cybersecurity startup Scrut Automation, luggage maker Assembly, juice chain The Fresh Press and ONDC rails infrastructure platform Plotch.ai secured early-stage funding, ......

Lightspeed names former Godrej, Gojek execs as venture partners

People

23 January, 2024

Lightspeed names former Godrej, Gojek execs as venture partners

Lightspeed Venture Partners, an investor in unicorns such as Oyo, Udaan, ShareChat, Innovacer, Byju’s, and Razorpay has appointed two industry ......

Nasdaq talks to India about overseas listings for local companies

Markets

11 January, 2024

Nasdaq talks to India about overseas listings for local companies

U.S. stock exchange Nasdaq has held talks with Indian authorities on potentially allowing local Indian companies to list directly on ......

Lightspeed-backed Udaan converts debt into equity, pushes back listing plan

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14 December, 2023

Lightspeed-backed Udaan converts debt into equity, pushes back listing plan

Business-to-business unicorn Udaan has converted some debt into equity as part of its Series E funding round and pushed back ......

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Lightspeed, Florintree's bet on Freight Tiger shines as new investor joins cap table

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19 October, 2023

Lightspeed, Florintree's bet on Freight Tiger shines as new investor joins cap table

Early venture capital investor Lightspeed among other private equity investors are sitting on a neat upside on their bet on ......