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Speciale Invest to launch Rs.1,600 crore growth fund for deeptech investment

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Deeptech-focused venture capital firm Speciale Invest is set to launch its second growth focused fund, with a target of Rs.1,400 crore-1,600 crore ($177 million), according to to... Read More


Wingify turns to acquisitions to fuel growth after Everstone deal

BENGALURU, Dec. 17 -- Digital experience optimization startup Wingify is increasingly turning to acquisitions to drive its next phase of growth. The move, aimed at chasing enterprise customers, signal... Read More


Lightspeed rolls out accelerator to fund India's under-25 deeptech talent

New Delhi, Dec. 11 -- Lightspeed Venture Partners has stepped up backing for deeptech with India Ascends, a startup accelerator to support entrepreneurs with up to $3 million in seed funding. The vent... Read More


Venture capital hunts for India's next big consumer AI champion

New Delhi, Dec. 7 -- The recent success of several consumer tech companies in public markets has prompted Indian venture capital funds to back the next wave-startups using artificial intelligence (AI)... Read More


Seattle's Yoodli secures $40 million to expand AI learning, strengthen team

New Delhi, Dec. 2 -- Yoodli has raised $40 million in Series B funding led by WestBridge Capital, as the Seattle-based experiential learning platform strengthens its team and expands more aggressively... Read More


Bigger cheques, fewer deals: What's driving India's startup revival?

New Delhi, Dec. 1 -- Early-stage venture capital (VC) funding in startups is creeping up, with the average cheque size nearing the 2022 highs, when the pandemic-driven digital surge and ultra-low inte... Read More


Catamaran Ventures to boost manufacturing bets

Bengaluru, Nov. 28 -- Billionaire N. R. Narayan Murthy's family office, Catamaran Ventures, plans to make more growth-stage equity bets in manufacturing, a top executive at the firm said on Wednesday.... Read More


Catamaran Ventures to follow patient capital route in bets on India's manufacturing push

New Delhi, Nov. 27 -- Billionaire N R Narayan Murthy's family office Catamaran Ventures plans to make more growth stage equity bets in manufacturing, a top executive at the firm said on Wednesday. "O... Read More


Why Accel and Google are chasing India's newest AI founders

Bengaluru, Nov. 25 -- Global venture capital firm Accel has partnered with Google AI Futures Fund (AIFF) to jointly invest up to $1 million in Indian artificial intelligence (AI) startups, amid bets t... Read More


Space startup Agnikul raises Rs.150 crore

Bengaluru, Nov. 22 -- Aerospace startup Agnikul has raised Rs.150 crore in a Series C round, two people familiar with the matter told Mint, after its earlier plan to raise up to $50 million failed to ... Read More