PE-VC investments drop 8% in Q1 2024 from year-ago period Q1 2024 investments were also down by 6 per cent from $6.6 billion invested across 200 deals in the immediate… 2 years ago
Software startup Observe raises $115 mln from Sutter Hill Ventures, Snowflake The latest round of funding took the total amount raised to $210 million. Existing investors Capital One Ventures and Madrona… 2 years ago
Capital crunch: 51% decline in Q1 2024 startup funding from year-ago period; 27% QoQ drop Stage-wise, late-stage funding saw the biggest drop this quarter, dropping by over 46 per cent to $0.67 billion in Q1… 2 years ago
Climate-focused investment firm World Fund raises 300 mln euros The first fundraising for World Fund comes amid a broader backdrop of lower investments in the global private equity sector… 2 years ago
Once burnt, investors curb enthusiasm for India’s startups In January and February, India’s startups raised about $900 million – a pace that signals another slow year after a… 2 years ago
Amitabh Kant: Startups’ focus on growth and valuation at all cost leads to misgovernance Speaking at the Startup Mahakumbh event on Monday G20 Sherpa and Former CEO of Niti Aayog Amitabh Kant called for… 2 years ago
Over 35,000 startups shut in 2023 as funding winter intensified: Bain & Company-IVCA report In terms of layoffs, over 20,000 employees were fired by leading startups with edtech comprising the largest share, according to… 2 years ago
8i Ventures launches $10 million seed fund for pre-seed to early revenue startups The fund will double the allocation to $20 million if it is well received. 8i Ventures has allotted $10 million… 2 years ago
Peak XV launches Spark 03 cohort with 14 startups including 16 female founders Artificial Intelligence (AI) and healthtech dominate this cohort with four companies in AI and four in healthtech, while others in… 2 years ago
India’s venture debt market crosses billion-dollar mark in 2023; Consumer durables and Fintech get major attraction Venture Debt is a way to raise money for startups. However, it defers from venture capital. 2 years ago
Ice cream maker Walko Food raises $20 million from Singapore-based VC Jungle Ventures The latest deal comes less than 12 months after Jungle Ventures’ first investment of $11 million in Walko Food in… 2 years ago
Early-stage VC HAF launches Rs 150 crore maiden fund to back Series A startups The fund will deploy up to Rs 5 crore across 20 startups in pre-series A or series A funding stages… 2 years ago
NRI investment in startups: Opportunities and considerations Investing in Indian startups can be a rewarding endeavor for NRIs, as they can benefit from the growth potential, innovation,… 2 years ago
VC firm Cactus Venture Partners marks final close of its Rs 630 crore first fund The fund currently has five companies viz., Kapture, Vitraya, AMPM, Auric, and Lohum in its portfolio and is targeting to… 2 years ago
Budget 2024: From Angel tax to tax on ESOPs; tax reforms a key ask from startup VCs, consultants From angel tax and capital gains tax rationalisation to tax on ESOPs, tax holidays and more, experts hope the upcoming… 2 years ago
PE/VC bets drop for second year, down 11 pc at USD 49.8 bn in 2023: Report The overall activity declined 34 per cent in 2022, after the all-time high of USD 75.9 billion reached in 2021. 2 years ago
44% of investors actively funding startup growth in Tier II, III cities: Survey The survey by management consulting firm Primus Partners focusing on innovation and entrepreneurship in small cities said that 64 per… 2 years ago
Budget 2024: What startup investors expect from FM Nirmala Sitharaman The VCs are hoping for an improved environment to do business with startups in the backdrop of better regulatory and… 2 years agoFebruary 1, 2024
