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Finance
Accel is most active, but which VC firm has struck more new bets in 2018?
The local arm of global venture capital firm Accel Partners overtook counterpart Sequoia Capital to emerge as the most active ......
People
Impact investor Upaya Social Ventures hires new India head
Early-stage impact investor Upaya Social Ventures has roped in a former United Nations Foundation official to head its India operations, ......
Finance
Impact investor Caspian backs three new firms
Caspian Impact Investment Adviser Pvt. Ltd has struck three deals through its impact debt fund, a person privy to the ......
Finance
Aavishkaar nears first close of third India fund
Impact investment firm Aavishkaar Venture Management is about to mark the first close of its third India-focussed fund, at least ......
Finance
LGT Venture to launch India-focussed fund
LGT Venture Philanthropy, an impact investing firm founded by LGT Group and the Princely House of Liechtenstein, plans to launch ......
Finance
Company watch: WestBridge-backed Vistaar Financial overcomes note ban blues
There is little doubt that the government’s November 2016 decision to void old high-value notes crimped consumer spending, hurt businesses ......
Finance
VC-backed NeoGrowth Credit hires banker for fresh fundraise
Mumbai-based non-banking financial company NeoGrowth Credit Pvt. Ltd, which provides flexible loans to merchants and offers automated repayment options, is ......
TMT
Bus pooling app ZipGo raises Series A funding
Bangalore-based ZipGo Technologies Pvt. Ltd, the operator of an eponymous bus pooling app, has raised a Series A round of ......
General
Vocational education & skilling huge opportunity in India: Omidyar's Amy Klement
For Omidyar Network, the investment firm started by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar, 2016 has been its busiest year in India ......
Healthcare
Be Well Hospitals to raise fresh funds to fuel expansion
Song Investment Advisors-backed secondary care hospital chain Be Well Hospitals is looking to raise Rs 100 crore through a fresh ......