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Indian Startups Raised $63 Bn During 2016-20: Report

A joint report by Praxis Global Alliance and Indian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (IVCA) shows that India has emerged as the third largest tech startup hub in the world

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Lightspeed Venture Sets Up New Southeast Asia-focused Team to Scale Up Investments in the Region

Lightspeed will start operations in Singapore and deploy capital from its global fund of USD 4 billion, which was closed in April this year, to invest in the Southeast Asian market, with key focus on Indonesia and Singapore

Thought Leaders

Smashing the Glass Ceiling in VC Funding and the Workplace

Overcoming the VC gender bias is just one of the challenges this Latina entrepreneur has faced.

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StartupXseed Launches INR 200 Cr Fund focused at Deep Tech Startups

The early and growth stage VC firm has raised INR 65 crore of the total amount and aims to close the fund in the next 6-9 months

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UK Govt Owned CDC Group Commits $10 Mn to Chiratae Venure's Fund IV

the publicly-owned CDC group is known for supporting sustainable, long-term growth of businesses in South Asia and Africa. It has investments in over 1,200 businesses, with the total portfolio value of USD 6.87 billion

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Lightspeed Closes Third India-focused Fund With $275 Mn

Fund III brings Lightspeed's total capital under management in India above USD 1 billion

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Rocketship.vc Closes Second Global VC Fund at $100 Mn

The Silicon Valley-based global VC firm has made 10 investments in Indian startups, including the likes of Khatabook, NoBroker, Moglix and Yulu, among others

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[Funding Alert] Yolobus Raises $3.3 Mln In Series A Round Led By Nexus Venture Partners

The Gurugram-based company said the fresh funds will be used to double down on investments across technology, customer and crew safety and sanitisation as well as expansion plans across geographies.

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[Funding Alert] Furniture Platform WoodenStreet Bags $3 million In Series A Round

The Jaipur-based company said it will be using the investment to expand both in domestic markets as well as globally.

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Singapore-Based Fintech Lender Validus Raises US$20 Million

The series B+ round was led by Vertex Growth Fund and Kuok Group's Orion Fund managed by K3 Venture Partners.

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[Funding Alert] Logistics Aggregator Shiprocket Raises $13 Mln In Series C Round

Apart from being used to fuel the company's product development by hiring top talent across data science and engineering domains, the fresh funds will also be utilized for new initiatives including international expansion.

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[Funding Alert] Paytm, Others Back Sports Community Platform Rooter In $1.7 Mln Round

The fresh funds will be used to grow the company's user base over the next year and further capitalize on its upcoming e-sports and gaming content.

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Sequoia-backed Insurtech Startup Qoala Pockets USD13.5 Mn In Series A Round

The Jakarta-based company aims to use the funds to invest further into technology, people and brand to fuel their multi-channel strategy.

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[Funding Alert] Beer Brand Bira 91 Brews Up $20 Mln In Fresh Capital

The Delhi-headquartered company said the new capital will be utilized to expand the India business, widen its footprint and consolidate its leadership position in the premium beer market in India.

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Insurtech Startup Axinan Closes Series A+ with $16 Mn

The Singapore-based company has also announced its formal rebranding as Igloo.