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
Sustainable mobility brand, Ninety One has raised ₹225 crore (or roughly $30 million) as a part of its latest Series A funding, the company said in a statement on Wednesday. The round saw A91 Partners LLP infusing around ₹160 crore, with participating investors including Fireside Ventures, Avaana Capital and Tital Capital infusing another ₹65 crore … Read more
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
Tiger and SoftBank have jointly invested in 37 VC rounds so far this year, up from 12 in 2020. Tiger is also one of SoftBank’s biggest shareholders, someone familiar with the matter told Insider. But the bigger reason the two are collaborating more is because founders now hold the cards. Tiger Global and SoftBank Group … Read more
Tata Motors (TML) does a start-up kind of fund raising and announces $1 bn of investments from TPG and ADQ (of Abu Dhabi) in it’s EV business. Key points to note – The investment values the EV business at $9.1 bn post money. Funds will come in two tranches – 50% by March 2022 and … Read more
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’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
Freshworks Inc., one of the country’s best-known software product startups, has kickstarted the process for an initial public offering (IPO) in the United States, buoyed by a surge in customer signups and revenue in recent months. On Friday, the San Mateo-based startup, which was founded in Chennai, filed its application with the US Securities and … Read more
Global venture capitalists and private equity investors are allocating more funds to India as China steps up regulatory clampdown on its tech companies. India overtook China in July for the first time since 2013 in VC funding, according to a Bloomberg report. Indian startups raised nearly $8 billion in July, while funding to Chinese firms … Read more