Saudi Arabia transfers Aramco shares worth $80 billion to wealth fund

The transfer of a 4% stake in state-owned Saudi Arabian Oil Co., known as Aramco, will support the Public Investment Fund’s plan to grow its assets under management to over $1 trillion by 2025, from about $480 billion currently, the Saudi government said Sunday. The Saudi government, which will remain the largest shareholder in Aramco … Read more

Industrial B2B startup Moglix’s valuation tops $2.6 bn with $250 mn funding

Moglix, the industrial business-to-business startup for manufacturing, has raised $250 million in its latest Series F funding round, at a valuation of $2.6 billion. This investment was led by Tiger Global and Alpha Wave Global with Hong Kong based-investment firm Ward Ferry coming on board as a new investor.   In 2019, Moglix was the … Read more

Fintech Bolt Is Raising Funding, Looking for a $14 Billion Valuation

Bolt, a San Francisco fintech startup that provides an online checkout solution for other companies, is still in talks to raise new money at a valuation of $14 billion, according to a source familiar with the matter. The deal comes only weeks after Bolt closed $355 million in a Series E round, valuing it at … Read more

Beauty platform Purplle.com raises $75 mn from Kedaara, Sequoia and Blume

Purplle.com, one of India’s largest online beauty destinations, has raised $75 million funding round from investment firm Kedaara along with Sequoia Capital India and Blume Ventures. This comes six months after a $45 million funding backed by Verlinvest, Blume Ventures, JSW Ventures, and first-time investor Sequoia Capital India. The investment will augment the company’s goal … Read more

Study abroad platform Leap raises $ 55 million in Series C round

Overseas education company, Leap, on Wednesday said it has raised $55 million (or roughly Rs400 crore) as a part of its Series C funding round, led by Owl Ventures. The round also saw participation from Harvard Management Company, Inc, along with existing investors Jungle Ventures and Sequoia Capital India. This round comes just six months … Read more

Rakesh Jhunjunwala to invest in Syska LED Lights

Rakesh Jhunjunwala’s Rare Enterprises and its partners have signed a term sheet to invest in Syska LED Lights Pvt Ltd, promoted by the Uttamchandani family. In accordance with the terms of the signed term sheet, about 15% of the funds have been deployed already. It is expected that the transaction should conclude in the next … Read more