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Government to launch multi-lingual AI tool Bharat-VISTAAR for agriculture sectorThe government is launching 'Bharat-VISTAAR', a multilingual AI tool to integrate agricultural portals and ICAR practices. This initiative ...
Warburg-owned Vistaar raises Rs 1,360 crore from Motilal Oswal PE, othersVistaar Financial Services secured ₹1,360 crore, including ₹870 crore in primary capital, to fuel its expansion. Motilal Oswal Alternates l...
Irdai, insurers discuss growth trends, risksIrdai emphasised on the need for stress testing, scenario analysis and effective asset-liability management (ALM). The National Bank for Fi...
IIT Madras collaborates with Agriculture Ministry on Project VISTAARIIT Madras is working with the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare on Project VISTAAR. The digital platform aims to enhance agricult...
Warburg Pincus acquires 95% stake in Vistaar FinanceAvijit Saha will be joining the company as the CEO and will be co-investing in partnership with Warburg Pincus. Warburg Pincus, the US-base...
Warburg Pincus to acquire micro-enterprise lender Vistaar FinanceExiting shareholders would include WestBridge Capital, Elevar Equity, Omidyar Network India and Saama Capital. The deal size is not disclos...
Warburg eyes 30% stake in Indian shadow bank Vistaar for $150 mn: SourcesFounded in 2010, Vistaar provides small business loans to shops, mills, hotels and manufacturers. It operates 196 branches in 12 Indian sta...
Vistaar Finance raises $30 million from Dutch entrepreneurial development bank FMOVistaar has now raised over Rs 550 crore of debt financing in just seven months of this financial year.
Lending to SMEs: How startups are grappling with the issue of combining tech and non-tech strategiesLending to SMEs is inherently tough on multiple counts. Most SMEs operate in the informal economy and sourcing data on them is tough and of...
Lenders to gauge borrowers intent to pay, not just ability to pay loansThis issue gains significance after billionaire Vijay Mallya, defaulted on Rs 7000 crore loan taken by his company Kingfisher Airlines and ...
Vistaar Finance raises Rs 250 crore from existing investorsThe company will use the funds raised to increase its portfolio to Rs 2,500 cr in the next 3 years from a current loan outstanding of Rs 60...
Lending to SMEs proving to be attractive entrepreneurial opportunity for startupsStartups such as Vistaar Finance, Capital Float, Kinara Capital and IFMR Capital are making themselves useful, using innovative models.
Small business lender Kinara Capital raises funding from Michael & Susan Dell FoundationKinara Capital was set up by former Accenture executive Hardika Shah in 2011. The firm provides collateral free loans in the range of Rs 50...
Vistaar Finance raises Rs 160 crore from PEs led by WestBridge"We have closed a Rs 160-crore series C investment led by WestBridge Crossover Fund, marking its foray into this segment," a company statem...
Risk capital firms now backing small business lenders in hope to recreate successFinance companies that provide loans to small businesses are grabbing the attention of risk capital investors.
WestBridge Capital to buy stake in NBFC Vistaar Finance for Rs 100 croreThe final holdings of the funds post the fresh investment could not be determined. Investment bank EY was the financial advisor to the deal.
- Micro-finance investors now eye NBFCs
Global development finance institutions are exploring opportunities in the NBFC space – a sector promising financial inclusion for India’s ...
- Vistaar Financial Services raises Rs 40 crore in Series B round
Vistaar Financial Services has raised Rs 40 crore in a Series B round of financing from new investors, Lok Capital and Omidyar Network.
- Bollywood's on a roll despite slump
India Inc may be facing a fund crunch but Bollywood, it seems, is doing fine in its bid to attract investments.
- India's first cinema VC fund all set for debut
Cinema Capital Venture Fund, reckoned to be India's first regulated entertainment venture capital fund, is set to be launched shortly.