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Edtech unicorn Eruditus closes $150-million loan refinancing deal from Mars Growth Capital and HSBCEruditus secured the deal led by MARS Growth Capital, a joint venture between Liquidity and MUFG Bank, and HSBC. This round comes after a $...
Venture capital funding inches up to $4.9 billion in H1 2025According to the data, ecommerce drew the most investment—about $1.3 billion—in the first six months, followed by fintech with $1 billion. ...
Infra.Market raises $121 million in pre-IPO funding; B2B startup now valued at $2.8 billionInfra.Market, an online marketplace for construction materials, has raised $121 million in a funding round as it prepares to list on the st...
Zetwerk raises $70 million from Khosla Ventures, others; valuation inches up to $3 billionZetwerk, a contract manufacturing startup, secured an additional $70 million in funding, reaching a $3 billion valuation. Led by Khosla Ven...
Startups raise $10 billion in July-September quarter, down 15% QoQ: reportAccording to the market intelligence firm, this marks a 30% fall in the number of deals at 229 from 318 in the April-June quarter. PhysicsW...
ETtech Deals Digest: Startups raise $1.47 billion in August; up 89% on yearThe funds were raised by startups, largely in the early and late stages, across 86 rounds. In July 2024, startups raised around $718 millio...
Aris Infra files draft IPO papers, plans to raise Rs 600 croreMumbai-based Aris Infra intends to use the net proceeds from the IPO to repay and prepay outstanding borrowings, support its working capita...
ETtech Deals Digest: Startup funding in May rises 62% on year to $817 millionNew-age startups raised $817.2 million in May 2024, up 62% from last year, with top investor Venture Catalysts leading funding rounds for s...
Stripe pulls back from India; Oxyzo FY24 resultsCiting stricter regulatory requirements, US payments major Stripe has shifted to an ‘invite only’ mode in India. This and more in today’s E...
Bluestone's unicorn round; Sorin’s Rs 1,350-crore fundHappy Wednesday! Omnichannel jewellery startup Bluestone is nearing unicorn status with a potential $100-million pre-IPO investment. More o...
Infra.Market raises $50 million in funding from Mars Unicorn Fund at $2.5 billion valuationConstruction materials provider Infra.Market is raising the funds at a $2.5 billion valuation, which matches that from 2021 when the Thane-...
Online eats into offline; Agnikul defers rocket launchThe rapid adoption of quick commerce and food delivery apps is eating into the sales of retail, and quick service restaurants. This and mor...
Inside India's ambitious search for its own Elon MuskIndia is now exploring a whole new orbit — small startups that come up with innovative solutions. That's where India can find its own Elon ...
ETtech Deals Digest: Ray of sunshine amid funding winter for Indian startupsAs the funding winter continues to trouble Indian startups, there is a tiny glimmer of hope in form of grants and potential investment.
ETtech Deals Digest: big-ticket funding is aliveShareChat and AlphaSense were the startups that raised the biggest funding this week.
Sequoia closes largest India, SEA fund at $2.85B; concerns over proposed IT rules changesThe storied VC firm has now closed this fund, and will invest $2 billion of it in Indian startups and the remaining $800 million across Sou...
Infra.Market raises $50 million in funding from Liquidity Group’s Mars Unicorn FundThe company counts Tiger Global, Accel, Evolvence India, Sistema Asia Fund, Foundamental Gmbh and Nexus Venture Partners among its investor...
ETtech Deals Digest: Mensa Brands is India's fastest unicornIndia minted another unicorn this week as Mensa Brands, the ecommerce roll-up firm founded by former Myntra CEO and Medlife cofounder Anant...
25 unicorns in 8 monthsZetwerk has become India’s youngest billion-dollar startup after a $150-million funding round. Microsoft has invested in Oravel Stays ahead...
Silicon Valley investor 500 Startups to set up $25 million South Asia fund500 Startups was founded by Dave McClure, who worked with Facebook as its fund manager, was marketing head of PayPal and is a visiting lect...