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Retail investors’ bond rush; Rapido’s angels exitHappy Thursday! Retail participation in corporate bonds is surging as platforms ramp up awareness efforts. This and more in today’s ETtech ...
Rapido's early backers look to sell shares worth Rs 100 croreAngel investors are offloading Rapido shares worth Rs 100 crore as part of a larger $730 million funding round. Swiggy, an early investor, ...
Kiwi targets Rs 5,000 crore premium book with AI-led insurance modelA new general insurance company, Kiwi General Insurance, is set to launch in India. Backed by WestBridge Capital and Neelesh Garg, it plans...
CEOs quitting general insurance companies to pursue entrepreneurial venturesTop executives are exiting established general insurance firms to launch new entrepreneurial ventures. This trend is fueled by India's vast...
ETtech Deals Digest: Startups raised $1.11 billion in May, up 37% on-yearIndian startups secured approximately $1.1 billion in May, a significant 37% year-over-year increase, driven by Rapido's substantial $240 m...
Peak XV, Activate in talks to invest in Silicon Valley AI dictation startup Wispr FlowFounded by Stanford graduates Tanay Kothari and Sahaj Garg, Wispr Flow develops a voice dictation tool that allows users to speak into apps...
Nvidia may lead AI startup Simplismart’s $20 million fundraise at $100 million valuationChipmaking giant Nvidia is reportedly in advanced talks to lead a $20 million funding round for Simplismart, valuing the AI infrastructure ...
Scoop: Ex-Peak XV trio launches Mettle Capital, targets $350–400 million fund to back Indian startupsThree former Peak XV Partners, Ashish Agrawal, Ishaan Mittal, and Tejeshwi Sharma, have launched Mettle Capital. The new venture capital fu...
Google-backed Adda247 cuts 20% workforce amid slowing revenueEdtech platform Adda247 has reduced its workforce by 20%. This move comes as the company experiences slowing revenue growth. Adda247 is pre...
Premji Invest in talks to join Emergent fundraisePremji Invest is reportedly in talks for a significant investment in coding platform Emergent's $250 million funding round, which could val...
Premji eyes Emergent bet; Krutrim plans unravelHappy Wednesday! Premji Invest is circling Emergent, looking to join its latest fundraise at a $1.5 billion valuation. This and more in tod...
WestBridge raises Star Health stake by $12 millionWestBridge Capital has boosted its stake in Star Health and Allied Insurance with a $12 million investment, even as it navigates regulatory...
WestBridge Capital to pick up secondary stake in Meesho at around $3 billionThe Indian fund which has backed companies like Freshworks, Dealshare and PhysicsWallah is in talks to pick up about 2% stake in Meesho.
WestBridge offloads Nazara stake to Plutus Wealth Management for Rs 500 croreAn early investor in Nazara, WestBridge had invested a total of Rs 22.6 crore in the gaming company since 2005.
Plutus Wealth & Associates purchase Nazara shares worth Rs 500 crore from WestBridgeWestBridge Ventures II Investment Holdings is a fund managed by WestBridge Capital, and the shares were acquired in a secondary transaction...
Rapido in final stages of closing $50m roundWestBridge Capital, which has formerly focused on making private investments in public equity (PIPE) deals, is likely to invest $30 million...
WestBridge Capital leads a Rs 200 crore round in DesignCafeThe private equity firm has so far preferred to place public market-focused bets
WestBridge raises $575million to hit $2 billion, fastest among peersTop-tier investment fund WestBridge Capital has raised another $575 million, or Rs 3,735 crore, to back Indian companies.
WestBridge gets $325 million, swells to a billion-dollar fundIt made some stellar returns for investors last year in the backdrop of a largely sluggish private equity market.
WestBridge to buy 1.74% SKS stake, to emerge second largest holderWestBridge Ventures, which currently holds 4.32% stake in India’s only listed micro lender SKS Microfinance, has agreed to buy another 1.74...