Joseph Rai
TMT
Logistics startups BlackBuck, LetsTransport lead VC funding this week
Logistics startups BlackBuck and LetsTransport raised fresh funding round from new and existing investors during the week. To find out ......
General
Worst over for VC dealmaking in India but investors backing fewer startups
Early-stage venture capital investments just past the seed/angel level appear to have bottomed out while mid-stage deals - particularly at ......
Healthcare
Temasek in talks to invest in eye-care chain
Singapore state investment firm Temasek Holdings is in advanced talks to invest in an eye-care chain as it looks to ......
Healthcare
Diagnostics sector still attractive to PEs: Thyrocare's Velumani at VCCircle event
The diagnostics sector continues to attract investor interest even as valuations have tempered over the past two years, a top ......
Finance
Swiss firm inks secondaries deal as Asian Healthcare recapitalises debut PE fund
Asian Healthcare Fund, which had originally planned to raise a second healthcare-focussed private equity fund, has sprung a surprise by ......
TMT
Droom tops VC funding deals for tech startups this week
Online marketplace for new and used vehicles Droom topped the VC dealmaking activity this week by raising Series E round ......
Finance
Iron Pillar marks final close of debut mid-stage tech VC fund
Venture capital firm Iron Pillar, which provides growth capital to mid-stage tech companies in India, has marked the final close ......
Finance
Valuation in food, consumer segments high: Prestellar Ventures' Rabindra Shrestha
Singapore-based $100-million private equity fund Prestellar Ventures, which largely focusses on the South Asian region, struck its debut India deal ......
TMT
Why OYO's billion-dollar fundraise can't hide sustained slowdown in startup funding
Walmart acquired Flipkart, Paytm became Warren Buffett-led Berkshire Hathaway’s first bet in India, and SoftBank-backed OYO is now valued more ......
Finance
Blume Ventures hits first close of third VC fund, raises half of targeted corpus
Blume Ventures said on Thursday it has marked the first close of its third fund, joining a list of venture ......