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TREND | 11 Mar 2025

India's venture capital funding rises 43% to $13.7 billion in 2024

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India's Venture Capital (VC) ecosystem exhibited robust growth in 2024, with funding surging 43 per cent year-on-year to USD 13.7 billion, according to a report. This recovery was fuelled by a 45 per cent rise in deal activity, with 1,270 transactions recorded, reinforcing India's position as the second largest market for venture capital and growth funding in the Asia-Pacific region, the report by Bain & Company and IVCA said. "Small- and medium-ticket deals (< USD 50 million), which made up around 95 per cent of the deals, increased by 1.4x, whereas USD 50 million+ deals nearly doubled, rebounding to pre-pandemic levels as high-quality assets attracted deployments. Megadeals (USD 100 million+) also rebounded with 1.6x increase in volumes as investors backed high-quality companies that successfully weathered the two-year funding winter," it said. The report noted that the consumer technology, software and SaaS (including generative AI), and fintech sectors attracted over 60 per

India's Venture Capital Landscape Rebounds in 2024, Tech-First Sectors Lead Growth: Bain Report

Business Line | 11 Mar 2025

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TREND | 10 Mar 2025

GIVA secures 102 cr via debt & equity from Alteria Capital, Northern Arc

Business Line

This latest fund infusion comes months after the startup closed its extended Series B funding round at 255 crore in October 2024, with investments from Premji Invest, Epiq Capital, Edelweiss Discover Fund, and GIVA's top management

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TREND | 05 Mar 2025

Ultraviolette plans to introduce 10 new electric two-wheelers in 3 years

Business Standard

Electric premium motorcycle maker Ultraviolette plans to bring 10 new products, including scooters and long-range cruiser bikes, in the next three years as it looks to accelerate market presence, company CEO and Co-founder Narayan Subramaniam said on Wednesday. The company, which unveiled its first electric scooter 'Tesseract' along with new lightweight electric motorcycle 'Shockwave' here, is also looking at bringing 'multi-terrain bikes' in future. As part of its new product plans, Ultraviolette, in which TVS Motor Co is an investor, plans a new bike under its existing F series of performance bikes, two more scooters under the S series under which Tesseract will be introduced besides two more lightweight bikes under the L Series along with 'Shockwave'. Electric scooter Tesseract comes at an introductory price of Rs 1.2 lakh for the first 10,000 units after which it will be sold at Rs 1.45 lakh while its e-bike 'Shockwave' comes at an introductory price of Rs 1,49,999 for the first

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TREND | 28 Feb 2025

BigBasket IPO? Tata Group-backed grocery giant plans to go public in 2 years amid demand surge: Report

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BigBasket IPO? Tata Group-backed grocery giant plans to go public in 2 years amid demand surge: Report

BigBasket planning to go public in next 18 to 24 months, says CEO Menon

Business Standard | 28 Feb 2025

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TREND | 26 Feb 2025

Goverment Inks Pact With Paytm For Mentorship, Market Access, Funding Opportunities For Startups

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According to the DPIIT, the partnership aims to support fintech hardware startups through mentorship and innovation guidance, helping them develop and scale payment and financial technology solutions.

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TREND | 25 Feb 2025

Private Equity Singapore Topco Withdraws NCLT Petition Against Akash EGM

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The counsel for the PE fund informed the Bengaluru bench of NCLT to withdraw their petition filed against Aakash Institute.

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TREND | 23 Feb 2025

BigBasket to power Tata Neu's quick commerce drive, says Hari Menon

Business Standard

Neu Flash currently offers categories such as groceries, electronics, fashion, health, beauty, and baby care

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TREND | 21 Feb 2025

Natural pet treat brand Dogsee Chew raises Rs 69 crore in Series B round

Business Standard

Natural pet treat brand Dogsee Chew has raised USD 8 million (about Rs 69 crore) in a Series B funding round led by Ektha. With this investment, the company's total funding now stands at USD 22 million. Dogsee intends to scale its manufacturing capabilities with the new capital by expanding its current factories and setting up a new production facility, according to a company statement. Founded in 2015, the brand is currently available in over 30 countries. Company promoters, Shivanssh Holdings, and the Poddar Family office also participated in the fundraiser. "To make our products more accessible, we also plan to open distribution hubs in key international markets, allowing our retail partners to seamlessly access Dogsee Chews with shorter lead times," said Bhupendra Khanal, Co-founder & CEO of Dogsee.

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TREND | 20 Feb 2025

A new orbit for India: Startups, innovation propel space ambitions

Business Standard

While Isro pioneered cost-effective space innovations, startups are taking efficiency to the next level

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TREND | 20 Feb 2025

Multiples GIFT Fund seeks CCI Nod for strategic acquisition of financial and AI Firms

Business Line

The deal involves Multiples GIFT Fund acquiring certain stakes in Vastu from Plenty Private Equity Fund I LimitedLtd, Multiples Private Equity Fund II LLP, and Plenty CI Fund I LimitedLtd