Kavya Kothiyal
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LEAP India in talks to raise $43.5m fresh funding round
The company is raising $43.5 million funding from global investors and a few existing investors.
India: IIFL-backed 5Paisa.com to raise $15m via rights issue to enter P2P lending
5Paisa has applied for a P2P licence with the Reserve Bank of India and is waiting for the approval.
Tendulkar-backed Smaaash Entertainment looks to raise $73m in IPO
Smaaash will use the cash proceeds to fund its inorganic growth initiatives, repay part of its debt and for its working capital requirements.
Niche consumer product startups witness interest revival from VC, PE investors
Since 2015, PE and VC investors have put in $613 million in food and beverage consumer brands.
Kalaari-backed fintech startup Rubique in talks to raise up to $25m
Existing investors, including Kalaari Capital and Japan’s Recruit Group, and Russian venture capital management company Emery Capital are likely to
US-based Unreasonable Capital invests in Indian edtech startup
Unreasonable Capital, an early stage investor focused on emerging markets, has made its maiden foray into Asia with an investment in a research-based
Artha India Ventures makes first close of maiden fund at $5.8m
AVF is an early stage fund targeting a total corpus of ₹200 crore with a green shoe option of another ₹100 crore in next 6-12 months.
Inventus aims at first close of $25.4m for maiden India fund
Founded in 2007 by Kanwal Rekhi, Samir Kumar and John Dougery, Inventus has so far raised two funds totalling $158 million.
Temasek-backed InnoVen seeks to tap follow-on venture debt opportunities
InnoVen Capital sees a major opportunity for follow-on investments in the venture debt market as growing startups seek to diversify their funding requ
India’s IndusInd Bank acquires IL&FS Securities Services
IL&FS Securities Services Limited, incorporated in July 2006, is a capital markets intermediary for professional clearing, depository and custodial se
