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Exclusive: ChrysCap eyes second consumer sector investment in less than a week

Consumer

21 June, 2023

Exclusive: ChrysCap eyes second consumer sector investment in less than a week

Less than a week after homegrown private equity firm ChrysCapital invested $100 million in direct-to-consumer (D2C) eyewear unicorn Lenskart in ......

Grapevine: KKR buys road asset; SoftBank looks to pare stake in FirstCry

General

14 April, 2023

Grapevine: KKR buys road asset; SoftBank looks to pare stake in FirstCry

Private equity firm KKR has signed agreements to acquire a toll road from Hyderabad-based Navayuga group, a media report said.  The ......

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‘Chiratae Ventures to bet on startups with potential to grow globally'

TMT

10 January, 2023

‘Chiratae Ventures to bet on startups with potential to grow globally'

Chiratae Ventures India, an early backer of Lenskart, Myntra and FirstCry, aims to focus on deeptech startups and which have ......

Mahindra Retail to sell partial stake in FirstCry parent's IPO

Consumer

06 May, 2022

Mahindra Retail to sell partial stake in FirstCry parent's IPO

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd’s subsidiary Mahindra Retail will divest around 2% of its shareholding in BrainBees Solutions Pvt Ltd (BrainBees), ......

Elevation Capital raises $670 mn for fifth India-focussed fund

TMT

08 April, 2022

Elevation Capital raises $670 mn for fifth India-focussed fund

Venture capital and growth-equity investment firm Elevation Capital(formerly SAIF Partners) has raised  $670 million (Rs 5,080 crore) for its fifth ......

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Deals Digest: Companies raise $670 mn this week, Tiger Global leads funding in 3 firms

Finance

04 February, 2022

Deals Digest: Companies raise $670 mn this week, Tiger Global leads funding in 3 firms

Companies raised $670 million in venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) funding this week primarily helped by three technology ......

India's sovereign wealth fund gets CCI nod to invest in SoftBank-backed FirstCry

Finance

02 February, 2022

India's sovereign wealth fund gets CCI nod to invest in SoftBank-backed FirstCry

India’s sovereign wealth fund has received the competition commission of India’s (CCI) approval for its proposed investment in SoftBank-backed Brainbees ......

SoftBank-backed GlobalBees joins unicorn club with $111.5 mn funding

Consumer

29 December, 2021

SoftBank-backed GlobalBees joins unicorn club with $111.5 mn funding

SoftBank-backed GlobalBees Brands Pvt Ltd, a Thrasio-style direct-to-consumer (D2C) venture that aggregates and invests in e-commerce brands, has raised $111.5 in its Series B ......

GlobalBees invests in three more new-age brands

Consumer

23 November, 2021

GlobalBees invests in three more new-age brands

GlobalBees Brands Pvt Ltd, a Thrasio-style direct-to-consumer (D2C) venture that aggregates and invests in e-commerce brands, has added three more ......

GlobalBees acquires Matrix Partners-backed andMe

Consumer

04 October, 2021

GlobalBees acquires Matrix Partners-backed andMe

GlobalBees Brands Pvt Ltd, a Thrasio-style venture that aggregates and invests in e-commerce brands, has acquired Matrix Partners-backed andMe in its ......