- L Catterton to raise $600 million for debut India-focused fund
L Catterton, backed by LVMH, is launching a $600 million India-focused fund, its first dedicated investment vehicle for the country. The fu...
28 May, 2025, 09.02 PM IST
Early-stage VC z21 Ventures raises $20 million in first close of second fundFounded in 2022 by healthcare focused software-as-a-service (SaaS) unicorn Innovaccer cofounder and CEO Abhinav Shashank and former Innovac...
19 Sep, 2024, 06.51 PM IST
Early-stage VC Z21 Ventures planning $40 million second fundZ21 Ventures, an early-stage investment firm focusing on the India-US corridor, has fully deployed its first $5-million fund and is gearing...
18 Jun, 2024, 06.01 AM IST
Offline stores are trending as new set of D2C firms emergeInvestors and startup founders are noticing a trend: D2C businesses across various sectors, like fashion, electronics, and food and beverag...
22 May, 2024, 06.01 AM IST
WeLead to Credible India: Indian lounges dominate Davos promenadeIndian lounges dominate Davos for World Economic Forum Annual Meeting. WeLead Lounge showcases women leadership. Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, T...
14 Jan, 2024, 05.46 PM IST
Snacking brand Sweet Karam Coffee secures $1.5 million in funding from Fireside VenturesFounded by husband-wife duo Anand Bharadwaj and Nalini Parthiban, along with Srivatsan Sundararaman and Veera Raghavan, Sweet Karam Coffee ...
30 Oct, 2023, 03.30 PM IST
Deepika Padukone dips toe in speciality coffee with investment in Blue TokaiKa Enterprises has joined Blue Tokai’s Series B round announced in January this year, in which it raised $30 million at a valuation of arou...
15 Sep, 2023, 05.23 PM IST
What's World Economic Forum, what happens at Davos summit?: Here is everything about WEFEstablished in 1971 by the German economist Klaus Schwab, the World Economic Forum is an international non-governmental lobbying organisati...
18 Jan, 2023, 01.46 PM IST
Indian investors understand digital businesses better now: Zomato cofounder Mohit GuptaWe understand and appreciate that restaurant partners are the largest and most important part of our food delivery ecosystem .. we want to ...
09 Sep, 2022, 11.38 AM IST
Zomato Instant in extended pilot stage, says cofounder Mohit Gupta“We understand our responsibility towards sustainability, safety, making sure the food quality is great, and also making sure we have a lin...
07 Sep, 2022, 10.17 AM IST
ETtech Deals Digest: D2C startups steal the showNeso Brands, GreyOrange and Fashinza collectively raised over $300 million.
20 May, 2022, 06.57 PM IST
Grofers, Zomato and the big online grocery battleIn today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch: Grofers set to become a unicorn with Zomato and Tiger Global funding, Restaurants are looking beyond Sw...
30 Jun, 2021, 01.55 AM IST
Staffing the last mile challenging as orders keep risingDemand for home delivery has shot up anywhere between 50% and 150% in March-April compared to last year.
12 May, 2020, 12.18 PM IST
DropKaffe demands shelf space for bottleThe company sells cold, bottled coffee-based beverages in four flavours through 35 Faasos locations, since November.
08 Jan, 2016, 01.53 PM IST
F&B sector attracts a slew of investment dealsApart from big ticket funds such as Tiger, the sector has attracted angel investors who are backing ventures with the promise of scale.
04 Jun, 2015, 08.13 AM IST
Cook-it-yourself kits gain steam among urban food loversThese comapnies are gaining steam with food connoisseurs -- mostly young working couples pressed for time or home-makers wanting to cook fo...
25 May, 2015, 05.30 PM IST
Virtual bites: Challenges of online restaurant startupsEatlo is one of India’s 65 internet-restaurant startups that have mushroomed in under a year, mostly catering to busy urban Indians.
15 May, 2015, 04.47 PM IST