NEA
General
Grapevine: Zydus joins Torrent in race for JB Chemicals; The New Shop eyes 24Seven
Torrent Pharmaceuticals and Zydus Lifesciences are vying for control of JB Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals, alongside private equity firm EQT, a media report said. VCCircle previously reported that Torrent Pharma is in ......
TMT
8VC, NEA lead $4.6 mn seed round funding in US-based neurotechnology startup Wispr AI
California-based Wispr AI Inc, a neurotechnology company focusing on human-computer interfaces, has raised $4.6 million (around Rs 34.5 crore) in ......
TMT
Twilio acquires NEA-backed communications platform provider ValueFirst
ValueFirst, a communications-platform-as-a-service provider, has been acquired by San Francisco-based cloud communications firm Twilio as the latter seeks to deepen ......
General
Grapevine: PEs eye stake in GVK Biosciences; FirstCry early investors may sell shares
Singapore’s Temasek Holdings, Goldman Sachs, and global PE firm Carlyle are competing to acquire around 30% stake in Hyderabad-based contract ......
Finance
TPG-backed NewQuest in talks to acquire LP interest in NEA India
NewQuest Capital Partners, a private equity firm that focuses on secondaries deals, is in discussions to acquire the limited partner ......
TMT
Orios Venture Partners, NEA invest in entertainment website MissMalini
MissMalini Entertainment Pvt. Ltd, operator of an eponymous lifestyle and entertainment content website, has raised Rs 10.4 crore (around $1.4 ......
TMT
PremjiInvest-backed payments firm FSS starts fundraise process after delay
Chennai-based payments technology company Financial Software & Systems Pvt. Ltd (FSS) has hired two investment banks to kick-start a large ......
Finance
Global VC firm NEA eyes sale of Indian portfolio
Global venture capital firm New Enterprise Associates (NEA), which has been investing in India for over a decade, is planning ......
TMT
Coursera co-founder raises $175 mn artificial intelligence fund
Andrew Ng, the founder of Google Brain deep learning project and co-founder of online education firm Coursera, has raised a ......
TMT
Background verification firm IDfy bags $3 mn from NEA, others
IDfy.com, an online fraud detection platform that provides background verification services, has raised Rs 19.50 crore ($3 million) in a ......