M.Sriram
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India’s Edelweiss acquires L&T-CPPIB infrastructure project for $725m
The JV owned eight roads and one power transmission asset in India.
Indian logistics startup Porter in talks to raise $30m at $120m valuation
The round is expected to be led by Swiss investor LGT, through its impact investment platform Lightstone Aspada.
India: Growth investor Iron Pillar in talks to raise add-on fund
Iron Pillar invests $7-15 million as the first cheque in Series B and C rounds of companies.
Indian VC market is under-invested, says Wasabi Ventures co-founder Chris Yeh
There has been a tendency for VCs to be ‘founder-friendly’, which translates to forgoing governance, says Yeh.
How savvy Indian fintech startups are rebooting banking
Neo banks founded and funded in 2019 alone include epiFi, Jupiter.money, Yelo, Juno, Kaleidofin and EZOTO.
US hedge fund Falcon Edge Capital in talks for $250m India-focused fund
The New-York-based hedge fund has already raised $45.7 million for the India fund.
Why India’s women VCs get a raw deal
Prejudice against women investors remains prevalent in a male-dominated investing world. Is change in the air?
India: Content startup Manch plans to shut operations
Manch had raised a seed funding round in January 2019 from Stellaris Venture Partners and others.
Automation startup LogiNext gives 16-fold exit to angel investor
Angel investor Sanjay Mehta has backed over 130 companies, including OYO Rooms and Box8.
India: Faering Capital, A91 lead funding round in insurance distributor Go Digit
The equity funding round, which was also led by TVS Capital, values the three-year-old firm at $800 million.
