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Greenshoe leap: Unicorn India Ventures set to scale Fund III

New Delhi, Aug. 25 -- Early-stage deeptech investor Unicorn India Ventures (UIV) is likely to exercise the greenshoe option for its Rs.1,000 crore third fund, bumping the size of the fund to Rs.1,200 ... Read More


Lightspeed India makes profitable exit from Innovaccer with 30% IRR

BENGALURU, Aug. 22 -- Lightspeed India has exited its stake in healthcare artificial intelligence (AI) company Innovaccer earlier this year, two people familiar with the matter told Mint. The venture ... Read More


SaaS unicorn LeadSquared shifts focus to BFSI, aims for 50% revenue contribution

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- LeadSquared, the WestBridge Capital-backed SaaS unicorn, is focusing on the banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) vertical, expecting it to contribute 50% of the start... Read More


Darwinbox raises $40 million from Canada's Teachers' Venture Growth

New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- Darwinbox, the human capital management (HCM) and planning platform, has raised $40 million from Teachers' Venture Growth (TVG), the late-stage venture and growth investment arm ... Read More


As generalist VCs step in, specialist funds help deeptech startups finish the job

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- Generalist venture capital funds are finally waking up to deeptech, unlocking a larger capital pool for the sector. Their entry is prompting specialist funds to move beyond early... Read More


Identity verification startup 1Kosmos raises $57 million in Series B

Bengaluru, Aug. 12 -- Identity verification and security startup 1Kosmos Inc. has raised a $57-million Series B round led by Oquirrh Ventures and Origami Capital Partners at a valuation of approximate... Read More


Prosus bets on India's next startup wave-everyday AI

New Delhi, Aug. 10 -- Dutch investing giant Prosus NV's venture capital arm is training its sights in India on a specific kind of artificial intelligence startup-those developing user-facing AI tools ... Read More


Where the heart is: India's dating app startups find love outside metros

New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- For years, India's dating apps focused primarily on the country's metro cities. But as the dust settles post-pandemic, users in small cities are driving the next wave of growth in... Read More


Accel rejigs India playbook, bets on IP-led manufacturing after previous misses

New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- Some of Accel's theses for India, such as climate tech and sustainability, agritech, and electric vehicles, haven't panned out as well as the global venture capital firm had hoped... Read More


As Southeast Asia disappoints, Japanese VCs turn to India for startup returns

New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- BeyondNext Ventures, Enrission India Capital, Incubate Fund Asia and Genesia Ventures are among a handful of Japanese venture capital (VC) firms that are exploring India more aggr... Read More