M.Sriram
Stories by M.Sriram
Indian startup Kuku FM raises funds from China’s Shunwei Capital, others
Shunwei has been one of India’s most active investors in content startups.
The unraveling of India’s ShopClues: From unicorn to also-ran
ShopClues will merge with Singapore’s online retailer Qoo10 Pte. Ltd in an all stock deal.
Strong funding interest in AI firms has created a VC bubble: SAS CEO
SAS chief executive Jim Goodnight says the firm sees an opportunity in vision- and text-based startups in the AI domain.
India’s JSW Ventures ropes in new partner to strengthen fundraise
JSW Ventures received approval for the second fund from markets regulator Sebi in August this year.
Go-Ventures leads $7.5m funding in Indian social commerce startup Mall91
Other investors included its existing backers — VC firms Beenext, Kalaari Capital, and AngelList India.
Investments in Indian growth-stage startups cross $1b in Sept quarter
The growth-stage funding boom is due to new investors entering this space rather than broad-based funds.
Indian jewellery startup Melorra raises $12m led by Lightbox Ventures
Melorra raised $2 million in debt from BlackSoil Capital, which provides debt to startups and other firms.
Early-stage startup investments in India hit seven-quarter low
The fall in early-stage deals has attracted the interest of a number of new investors who are keen to invest in this space.
Expense management firm Fyle raises $4.5m led by Steadview Capital
Fyle last raised a Series A of $4.2 million in April this year led by Tiger Global.
India: Vivriti Capital to raise $70m debt fund
The two-year-old company has so far raised $42 million in equity from Creation Investments, a US-based impact investor.
