upGrad raises $36.4 million through rights issue from Ronnie Screwvala, Temasek, othersWhile Screwvala contributed Rs 212 crore ($25.7 million), Temasek infused Rs 81 crore ($9.8 million). The undisclosed set of minority share...
29 Mar, 2023, 01.18 PM IST
CCI approves merger of Jio Cinema OTT with Viacom18 MediaIn April, Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) and Viacom18 announced a strategic partnership with Bodhi Tree Systems, where Bodhi Tree will inves...
19 Sep, 2022, 11.07 PM IST
Edtech unicorn UpGrad raises $225 million in funding, doubles valuationUpGrad Education Pvt, founded by Ronnie Screwvala, increased its valuation to $2.25 billion in the round that included billionaire James Mu...
15 Jun, 2022, 09.55 PM IST
Allen’s cofounder warns educators leaving for rival edtech startups, says they will be blacklistedAllen received an investment of $600 million from Bodhi Tree, a newly formed investment platform by Lupa Systems founder and CEO James Murd...
11 Jun, 2022, 01.34 PM IST
Zomato, Swiggy results; RBI's crypto warningFood delivery firm Zomato has reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 67.2 crore for the December quarter, down from Rs 352.6 crore in the s...
10 Feb, 2022, 09.32 PM IST
Uday Shankar, James Murdoch’s Lupa to raise $1.5 bn from Qatar sovereign fundOn January 27, ET reported that Singapore-headquartered Asia Initiatives, a 51:49 joint venture between Shankar and Murdoch's private inves...
10 Feb, 2022, 06.13 AM IST
James Murdoch weighs tapping billionaire families for India betsMurdoch’s Lupa Systems is looking for about $150 million each from fewer than half-a-dozen family offices for investments in India, accordi...
21 Jun, 2021, 11.32 AM IST
Uday Shankar, James Murdoch file for $300 million IPO in USThe blank check company Seven Island Inc will explore acquisition opportunities in the media, entertainment, consumer technology, healthcar...
12 May, 2021, 09.06 PM IST
Doubtnut raises Rs 224 crore in funding led by SIG, Lupa SystemsExisting investors Sequoia Capital India, Omidyar Network India and Waterbridge Ventures also participated in the funding round.
25 Feb, 2021, 06.36 PM IST
James Murdoch, Uday Shankar team up for new ventureJames Murdoch and Uday Shankar had worked together building Star India, prior to its sale as part of the merger of 21st Century Fox and The...
14 Jan, 2021, 09.20 PM IST
Former Star India Chairman Uday Shankar joins hands with James Murdoch’s Lupa SystemsLupa Systems has so far invested in Vice Media, the Tribeca Film Festival and Art Basel globally and digital news platform Dailyhunt and on...
14 Jan, 2021, 11.01 AM IST
Kedaara pads up to join fantasy sports platform Dream 11’s $200-million roundKedaara is competing with global and domestic funds such as TPG, Advent International, James Murdoch’s Lupa Systems and Chrys Capital that ...
20 Jul, 2020, 08.59 AM IST
Dream11 in fund-raising talks, valuation may touch $2.25 billionFinal round of discussions on with TPG, Advent, Lupa and ChrysCap to raise about $150-200 mn.
09 Mar, 2020, 10.30 AM IST
James Murdoch-led Lupa Systems makes first investment in India on Harappa Education“It is our first investment in India, and in education, globally. We look forward to building a company that has the potential for both tra...
08 Jan, 2020, 10.38 AM IST
Comcast-led group makes offer to buy out Zee promotersOn Monday, Zee shares closed 4.1 per cent lower at Rs 387.35 on the BSE.
30 Jul, 2019, 08.51 AM IST
ZEE gets one binding offer for stake sale: Punit GoenkaCo expecting one more offer, to take a call after evaluating both, says MD
24 Jul, 2019, 07.22 AM IST
Deal street: Comcast-led consortium closing in on ZEE Entertainment buyComcast will be leading the consortium, Murdoch might act as the local partner & take up a small stake.
04 Jul, 2019, 08.25 AM IST