Deepti Govind

Stories by Deepti Govind

Deals

Indian wine-maker Grover Zampa eyes $18m funding from Quintela, AVT, others

Singapore-based wine investor Ravi Viswanathan's Visvires Capital and Reliance Capital together hold around 32% stake in Grover Zampa.

Venture Capital

India: Licious raises $25m funding led by Bertelsmann, Vertex, others

UCLA and existing investors Mayfield India, 3one4 Capital, Sistema Asia Fund and InnoVen Capital also took part in the round.

Deals

India: Helo goes on spending spree to take on content startup ShareChat

Helo has spent more than $20 million over the past quarter in order to achieve its fast growth.

Venture Capital

India: Gourmet meat startup Licious in talks to raise up to $30m

One of the new investors the company is talking to is Bertelsmann India Investments

Venture Capital

India: E-commerce firm Inthree raises $4m in Series A funding led by Ventureast

The round also saw participation from Orios Venture Partners and IAN Fund.

Deals

Matrix-backed video-sharing startup Clip acquires regional platform Clorik

The video-sharing company raised around $1 million in seed funding from India Quotient and Shunwei Capital last July. In December, it raised around $6

Deals

Sequoia-backed education startup Byju’s targets $205m revenue this year

Byju's also claims it is one of the few Indian unicorns that has become profitable within a very short period of time since it launched its learning a

Venture Capital

Home decor startup Livspace in talks with Verlinvest, Ratan Tata’s fund to raise $50m

Livspace counts Bessemer Venture Partners, Helion Venture Partners, Jungle Ventures and Square among its backers.

IPOs & Markets

India: Allied Blenders revives IPO plan, eyes year-end launch at $1.8b valuation

IPO will involve a 10% stake sale initially with an issue of around Rs1,000 crore.

Deals

India: Concorde Group sells Cuppa cafe chain to Vijay Sreedhar, Visakh Viswambharan

Cuppa was set up in 2009 and was, originally, crafted as a chain of tea cafes.

Singapore Reporter/s

In Singapore, we are looking to double our reporting team by this year-end to comprehensively cover the fast-moving world of funded startups and VC, PE & M&A deals. We want reporters who can tell our readers what is really happening in these sectors and why it matters to markets, companies and consumers. The ability to write precisely and urgently is crucial for these roles. Ideal candidates must have to ability to work in a collaborative, dynamic, and fast-changing environment. We want our new hires to be digitally savvy and ready to experiment with new forms of storytelling. Most importantly, we are looking for hard-hitting reporters who work well in a team. Collaboration and collegiality are a must.

Following vacancies can be applied for (only in Singapore).

Following vacancies can be applied for (only in Singapore).   

  • A reporter to track companies/startups that have raised private capital, and have the potential to become unicorns. SEA currently has over 40 companies with a valuation of over $100 million and under $1 billion.
  • A reporter who can get behind the scenes and reveal how funding rounds are put together, or why they’ve failed to materialise. She/he in this role will largely focus on long-format stories. 
  • A journalist to track special situations funds, distressed debt and private credit (from the PE angle) across Asia.
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Singapore Reporter/s

In Singapore, we are looking to double our reporting team by this year-end to comprehensively cover the fast-moving world of funded startups and VC, PE & M&A deals. We want reporters who can tell our readers what is really happening in these sectors and why it matters to markets, companies and consumers. The ability to write precisely and urgently is crucial for these roles. Ideal candidates must have to ability to work in a collaborative, dynamic, and fast-changing environment. We want our new hires to be digitally savvy and ready to experiment with new forms of storytelling. Most importantly, we are looking for hard-hitting reporters who work well in a team. Collaboration and collegiality are a must.

Following vacancies can be applied for (only in Singapore).

Following vacancies can be applied for (only in Singapore).   

  • A reporter to track companies/startups that have raised private capital, and have the potential to become unicorns. SEA currently has over 40 companies with a valuation of over $100 million and under $1 billion.
  • A reporter who can get behind the scenes and reveal how funding rounds are put together, or why they’ve failed to materialise. She/he in this role will largely focus on long-format stories. 
  • A journalist to track special situations funds, distressed debt and private credit (from the PE angle) across Asia.
APPLY NOW