Clock’s ticking for digital lenders as VC funding plunges 50% in 2025Funding into digital lending startups slumped to $462 million between January and August 2025 from $1.1 billion a year earlier, according t...
24 Sep, 2025, 10.39 AM IST
Elev8 Venture Partners marks $160 million close of maiden fundThe fund counts institutions from South Korea, Hong Kong and India among its backers, alongside sovereign funds, family offices and several...
01 Sep, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
Smallcase raises $50 million in funding led by Elev8 Venture Partners as wealthtech heats upThe capital will be used to support product expansion and strengthen partnerships. Smallcase, with over 10 million users, aims to capitalis...
28 Mar, 2025, 10.55 AM IST
Spiritual apps get blessed with more users, investors post CovidPost-pandemic spiritual and astrology apps have seen a significant resurgence, benefiting from increased online engagement and a growing in...
07 Jul, 2024, 07.36 PM IST
Astrotalk closes $14 million funding led by Elev8 Venture PartnersAstrotalk monthly handles 30 lakh sessions between its customers and astrologers, mostly marriage-related consultations, followed by inquir...
07 Jun, 2024, 07.59 PM IST
Identity verification startup Idfy raises $27 million in primary, secondary fundingIdfy, a Mumbai-based digital onboarding platform, raised $27 million in funding from Elev8 Venture Partners, KB Investment, and Tenacity Ve...
07 Mar, 2024, 07.30 AM IST
Growth stage investor Elev8 Venture Partners raises $67 millionThe fund will invest USD 10-15 million each of the money into over 10 tech-enabled but sector-agnostic companies with a valuation of USD 10...
09 Aug, 2023, 04.50 PM IST
Fantasy sports in India gaining fast popularity on the back of IPLThe fantasy sports market is big business. In the US, it is a $7.8 billion market in 2020. In India, a FICCI-EY report said the online gami...
17 Oct, 2020, 11.01 PM IST
ShareChat acquires Kae Capital-backed meme-sharing app Memer“We are looking for inorganic opportunities to complement our organic efforts and power the growth engine. We are on active lookout for sta...
27 Apr, 2020, 06.28 PM IST
Boutique Spirit Brands is on a high with $1 million funding from Kae CapitalBira’s success has prompted investors to look at the alcohol beverage space closely with Kae Capital investing about Rs 6.8 crore in hard l...
02 Aug, 2018, 12.33 PM IST
Chinese Venture Capital funds rush to buy stakes in Indian startupsNearly half-a-dozen venture capital funds from China are looking to buy stakes in Indian startups across financial and education technology...
12 Jun, 2018, 08.33 AM IST
Focus on one thing and do it really well: Navin Honagudi, Kae CapitalIt is important to provide a holistic solution to the problem and that consumers may not use the platform if the company had to offer just ...
27 Apr, 2018, 09.55 AM IST
Online lending startup LoanTap raises $4 millionLoanTap has an integrated loan processing platform as well as an in-house NBFC to disburse loans. It offers EMI-free loans, personal loans ...
22 Jun, 2017, 10.43 PM IST
PopiCorn Time as Timla gets seed from Kae Cap"We realised that the market gap is large and PopiCorn received positive response in the Telangana market," said Navin Honagudi, investment...
21 Dec, 2016, 08.45 AM IST
Fashion startups no more unfashionable for angel investorsSix investments have been made in the space so far this year, according to data shared by Venture Intelligence with ET, up from four in 201...
02 May, 2016, 07.03 PM IST
Tech startups, e-commerce companies like Flipkart, Ola, Snapdeal, Uber cut down on joining bonusesExperts said e-commerce companies have become prudent as they are under pressure from investors to focus on profitability.
15 Apr, 2016, 09.17 AM IST
Truebil hopes Rs 3.2 crore fund will take it to placesThe company offers end-to-end services, starting from helping customers discover and shortlist the car of their choice, inspection and valu...
01 Jun, 2015, 04.51 AM IST