Alibaba puts fresh investment plans in India on hold

China’s tech giant Alibaba Group is unlikely to sign fresh deals in Indian companies in the coming months amid higher scrutiny on Chinese investments amid tension between the two nations, said a person familiar with the development. Alibaba is among other Chinese investors who have pulled the brakes on new investments in Indian startups after … Read more

Funding for 33% Indian startups put on hold, 12% cite shutdown: Survey

The ongoing covid-19 crisis has deeply impacted the Indian startup ecosystem with close to 12% startups stating shutdowns, according to a survey jointly conducted by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and Indian Angel Network (IAN). The nationwide survey on the ‘Impact of covid-19 on Indian start-ups’, conducted across 250 startups, said … Read more

Fractal incubated healthcare startup Qure.ai raises $16 million led by Sequoia India

Healthcare startup Qure.ai has raised $16 million in an equity funding round led by Sequoia India, with participation from MassMutual Ventures Southeast Asia, it said Thursday. MassMutual Ventures is the investment arm of US-based MassMutual Life Insurance Company. Founded in 2016 by Prashant Warier and Pooja Rao, Qure.ai provides interpretations of radiology scans within seconds, … Read more

Theobroma sees sales surge fourfold in 4 years

Private equity firm ICICI Venture Funds-backed patisserie Theobroma Foods Pvt. Ltd has set out on an aggressive expansion plan as it looks to multiply its sales fourfold over the next three to four years, two senior executives of the company said in an interview. “We plan to grow our sales to ₹500 crore, the number … Read more