Paramita Chatterjee
Paramita is an editor on the DealStreetAsia desk. A former business reporter, she has covered mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital for leading publications in India, and often dons that hat in her current role as well. She enjoys playing the sitar.
Stories by Paramita Chatterjee
India Digest: Berger to buy STP; Rebel Foods may back Dropkaffe; InCred gets debt
Rebel Foods operates internet kitchen brands like Faasos and Behrouz Biryani.
India Dealbook: Ratan Tata to invest in startup; boodmo.com raises capital; INVENT doles out seed money
Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons, Ratan Tata, is slated to invest an undisclosed amount in electric vehicle startup Tork Motors.
India: Retail giant Walmart plans to hive off PhonePe from Flipkart
The move will allow Walmart to set foot into the burgeoning digital payment space in the country directly.
India Digest: Sixth Sense backs e-tailer Vahdam; Credit Saison India gets NBFC licence
Sixth Sense Ventures has led a $10.5 million funding in online retailer Vahdam Teas Pvt. Ltd.
India Digest: US firm C2FO buys Priority Vendor; Oyo plans to enter wedding biz
The transaction will pave the way for C2FO and Priority Vendor to have a combined network of over 200 companies.
India Dealbook: Smytten, Kosha raise early-stage funding
Online discovery platform Smytten has raised $1.5 million from its existing investor Roots Ventures.
India Digest: Digifin, Hevo Data to raise capital; WeWork India to launch in Noida
Former PayU co-founder Jitendra Gupta is close to raising $25 million for his digital bank startup Digifin.
Editor’s take: The week that was – Sep 30-Oct 4
Amongst significant developments, Bukalapak announced that South Korean conglomerate Shinhan GIB has joined the firm’s Series F funding round.
SoftBank plans to increase stake in Indian logistics firm Delhivery to 25.72%
Softbank Vision Fund currently holds as much as 22.44 per cent stake in Delhivery.
India Digest: LoanTap, Spinny raise funding to expand ops
Digital lending platform LoanTap has raised about $5.57 million in a funding round led by Avana Capital.