IPO-bound logistics startup Shadowfax appoints independent board directorsBijou Kurien was a founding member of Titan Industries and Reliance Retail. Ruchira Shukla was the cofounder and managing partner at Synaps...
04 Feb, 2025, 02.05 PM IST
TiE Delhi-NCR concludes Capital Connect 2025 with an impactful summit uniting investors and policymakersThe day-long event featured insightful sessions and dialogues that addressed critical themes in India’s evolving investment ecosystem.
28 Jan, 2025, 04.03 PM IST
City Champions Summit by Josh Talks celebrates 16 startups in urban landscape sectorThe summit provided a platform to foster discussions on building better cities for a Viksit Bharat and funding the future of urban developm...
26 Oct, 2024, 11.54 AM IST
Building AI compute capacity via marketplace model; Paytm’s UPI share dipsIn early March, the union cabinet approved a Rs 10,371.92-crore India AI Mission that aims to build AI computing infrastructure of at least...
10 Apr, 2024, 08.00 AM IST
New venture capital firm Synapses to invest in climate tech, health tech startupsAccording to managing partner Ruchira Shukla, the fund will focus on mitigating climate change to building resilience and adaptation. This ...
09 Apr, 2024, 06.54 PM IST
Indian SaaS firms using AI could create $500 billion of value by 2030: reportThe report, titled ‘AI Enabled SaaS: The Next Frontier for Global SaaS Startups from India’, said India’s AI opportunity could create more ...
10 Feb, 2022, 07.29 PM IST
upGrad in talks to raise $40 million at $850 million valuationSingapore’s sovereign fund Temasek wrote a cheque of $120 million as upGrad’s first external investor this week.
30 Apr, 2021, 08.56 AM IST
IFC to invest $40 million in upGrad; promoters pare stake to 75%The equity infusion of $160 million in two quick rounds takes the Mumbai-based startup closer to unicorn status, valuing the around six-yea...
29 Apr, 2021, 05.45 PM IST
WWF India partners with TiE Delhi-NCR to support clean tech startupsIn June last year WWF-India in association with DLabs at Indian School of Business announced the launch of the second cohort of its Climate...
13 Mar, 2020, 02.44 PM IST
Corisol holdings, IFC, others put $70 million in e-pharmacy 1mg1mg eyes tier-III towns, plans to expand its labs business to 100 cities and grow its data science team to build new products such as a dig...
28 Jun, 2019, 08.06 AM IST
'To improve gender ratio at IITs, start at school level'The government has recently sent out a directive to the IITs urging them to increase women’s numbers in admission by creating supernumerary...
27 Feb, 2018, 08.37 AM IST
Power2SME raises $36 million in Series E fundingThe company had recently secured a $10mn investment from International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private investment arm of World Bank.
19 Sep, 2017, 01.03 PM IST
IFC Invests $10 million in Power2SMEPower2SME is backed by venture capital firms such as Kalaari Capital, Accel Partners, and Inventus Capital.
05 Sep, 2017, 06.22 PM IST
IFC invests $3m in AI-focused fund of pi Ventures nowNewly-raised fund will be used to invest in AI, machine learning & IoT companies
25 May, 2017, 08.10 AM IST
World Bank's IFC plans aggressive foray into startups at Series-A levelThe IFC has, of late, been bullish on expanding its venture capital portfolio, with its venture investment portfolio standing at around $50...
28 Feb, 2017, 09.08 AM IST
IFC invests $15 million in Byju'sByju's K-12 learning app, launched in 2015, offers adaptive, engaging and effective learning programs for students in classes 4-12 (K-12) a...
20 Dec, 2016, 02.19 PM IST
International Finance Corp looks to make fresh early-stage investmentsIn March, the institutional investor participated in a $150 million funding round in Big-Basket, while it also led a Rs 400 crore Lenskart ...
12 Oct, 2016, 12.47 AM IST