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TREND | 09 May 2025, 08:09PM

Startups get boost as govt raises credit guarantee cover to 20 crore

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Revised CGSS raises guarantee cover to 20 crore and increases protection for lenders to encourage credit flow and reduce risks for innovation-led startups

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TREND | 08 May 2025

Government Approves Revised Credit Guarantee Scheme For Startups To Rs 20 Crore

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The government on Thursday approved a revised Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups (CGSS), under which the maximum guarantee cover per borrower has been doubled to Rs 20 crore.

Govt clears revised credit guarantee scheme for startups, max cover 20 cr

Business Standard | 08 May 2025

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TREND | 08 May 2025

Space Tech Startup InspeCity Raises $5.6 Million In Seed Funding To Drive In-Orbit Satellite Servicing

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The investment will also help InspeCity's transition from R&D to commercialisation.

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TREND | 06 May 2025

Celcius Logistics raises 250 cr in Series B to expand to 1,000 cities

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With the latest round, Celcius aims to scale its tech-enabled cold chain logistics, enter new sectors, and enhance its presence in over 1,000 cities across India

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TREND | 04 May 2025

AU Small Finance Bank Block Deal: Private Equity Firms To Sell Shares Up To Rs 600 Crore

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The indicative floor price for the block deal is Rs 650 per share, which represents a 4% discount to the current market price.

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TREND | 28 Apr 2025

How do Fractional CFOs Support Private Equity Transactions and Business Growth?

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Private Equity Firms Tap Fractional CFOs to Maximise Investment Outcomes

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TREND | 24 Apr 2025

Startups, MSMEs filed 310% more patents in past 5 years: Official

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Patent filings by startups and MSMEs have increased by 310 per cent in the last 5 years from 1,492 in 2018-19 to 6,120 in 2023-24, an official said on Thursday. N Ramchander, Joint Controller, Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks, further shared that in about three years over 2.4 million students and faculty across India have been educated about IP rights through the National Intellectual Property Awareness Mission launched in 2021. Addressing an event organised by ASSOCHAM, he informed that the filing of patent applications in India has surged by 116 per cent rising from 42,763 in 2014-15 to 92,172 in 2023-24. "Patent grants have been an even more remarkable increase of 1,624 per cent, jumping from 5,978 in 2014-15 to 103,057 in 2023-24. India has seen biggest change in resident and non-resident distribution over past 10 years with the share of resident filling increasing from 24.8 per cent in 2013 to 60 per cent in 2024," said N Ramchander. India's IPR policy has

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TREND | 22 Apr 2025

VC funding in India dips to $2.4 bn in Q1 2025 amid global concerns: Report

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Venture Capital (VC) investment in India declined to USD 2.4 billion in January-March 2025 from USD 2.6 billion in the preceding quarter as investors remained wary amid the current geopolitical situation, according to a report by KPMG. Looking ahead, the report said that VC investment in India could remain "somewhat soft" in the second quarter of 2025 although the long-term outlook remains positive given the country's strong macros. "India saw VC investment drop slightly from USD 2.6 billion in Q4'24 to USD 2.4 billion in Q1'25," said KPMG Private Enterprise's Venture Pulse-- a quarterly report tracking investment trends globally across major regions around the world. It noted that capital markets also took a beating in India during the quarter amid concerns of overpricing. While markets recovered somewhat in the second half of Q1 2025, the general trajectory was lower than initially expected in Q4 2024. VC investors in the country remained highly focused on consumer offerings in t

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TREND | 18 Apr 2025

Burnt by BluSmart: Gensol meltdown puts solar energy solutions at risk

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Startups supported by venture capitalists and private equity investors accept large cash burns and running losses, so long as there's high growth rates

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TREND | 17 Apr 2025

Governance matters: Startups need strong, independent boards for growth

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With Gensol, and its consumer-facing sister company BluSmart, coming under the Sebi lens, the list of startups caught on the wrong side of the law has grown longer

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NDTV Profit | 17 Apr 2025