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TREND | 31 Dec 2025, 05:39PM

PE-VC investment in India steady at $33 bn in 2025 as mega deals slip

Business Standard

Private equity and venture capital investment held at about $33 billion in 2025, even as deal volumes dipped. IT and BFSI led, while manufacturing overtook healthcare in deal value

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TREND | 30 Dec 2025

Australia vs England, 5th Ashes Test: Date, Time, Venue, Squads, Where To Watch And More

NDTV Profit

AUS vs ENG Test Series: Australia will aim to bounce back and make it a 4-1 Ashes victory in the fifth and final Test of the series in Sydney.

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TREND | 30 Dec 2025

Beyond The Bubble: Indian AI Startups Grow In Their Lane

NDTV Profit

Most Indian startups are trying to solve unique problems that are sector-specific; and not trying to become the next ChatGPT but building specific products using these large platforms.

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TREND | 28 Dec 2025

Private Equity Investments In Real Estate Down 29% This Year: Knight Frank

NDTV Profit

The slowdown reflects a sharp recalibration across three interconnected dimensions the effective cost of capital, exit visibility and valuation alignment.

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TREND | 28 Dec 2025

Private equity real estate investments down 29% in 2025: Knight Frank

Business Standard

Private equity investments in real estate fell 29 per cent this year to USD 3.46 billion due to lower inflow of funds in housing and warehousing projects, according to Knight Frank India. Private equity (PE) investments stood at USD 4.9 billion during the preceding year. Inflow of PE funds hit record USD 6.73 billion during the 2018 calendar year. Real estate consultant Knight Frank India in an analysis released on Sunday noted that investors remained cautious this year. Among different asset classes, the data showed that the PE fund inflow in office assets rose to USD 2 billion during this calendar year from USD 1.85 billion in 2024. Office assets attracted 58 per cent of the total inflows in 2025. Retail real estate also garnered USD 374 million this year as against nil inflow during 2024. However, PE investments fell sharply in housing and warehousing assets. Housing segment attracted USD 576 million this year as against USD 1,177 million in 2024. The inflow of funds in war

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TREND | 26 Dec 2025

Investors warn of 'rot in private equity' as funds come up with circular deals

Economic Times

Private equity firms are increasingly using "continuation vehicles" to sell companies to themselves, booking paper gains amid a backlog of unsold businesses. This strategy allows firms to wait for better market conditions, but investors worry about questionable valuations and unrealistic projections, as exemplified by the bankruptcies of Wheel Pros and United Site Services.

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TREND | 25 Dec 2025

Startups turn concierges as India's affluent are ready to pay to have life play to their tune

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Emerging startups are redefining personal concierge services for India's affluent, moving beyond traditional human roles. Swiggy's Crew and Pinch Lifestyle offer tailored assistance to high networth individuals and affluent professionals in a market projected to grow to $2-3 billion.

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TREND | 23 Dec 2025

CoreEL Technologies raises $30 million in Series B funding

Business Line

The fresh capital will be used to scale manufacturing capacity, strengthen research and development, and support large domestic and overseas aerospace and defence programmes

Aerospace, defence electronics firm CoreEL secures $30 million Series B

Business Line | 23 Dec 2025 1 more

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TREND | 23 Dec 2025

PE/VC investments jump 31% in November, near 2024 levels: Report

Economic Times

Private equity and venture capital investments in the country surged 31 per cent to USD 5.6 billion in November, according to a report on Tuesday.

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TREND | 22 Dec 2025

Zoho for Startups supports over 19,000 startups, eyes global expansion

Business Line

Launched in 2017, the programme is currently active in 1618 countries across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, with plans to expand to all markets where Zoho operates

Gen Z dripping in lab-grown diamonds

Business Line | 22 Dec 2025 1 more