Kae Capital’s debut fund delivers 3.6x returns; Porter, HealthKart drive gains
Backing 32 startups across India and the US, the firm said that the fund generated $2.7 billion in enterprise value and attracted $900 million in follow-on capital.
India's startup founders turn investors in their own firms amid valuation reset
Tightened ownership, attractive valuations, and a need to project long-term conviction are prompting more founders to invest personal capital into their startups, per several founders and investors Moneycontrol spoke with.
Novastar Partners targets Rs 350-crore corpus, to invest in venture capital funds
Novastar, a fund of funds, is registered as a CAT II alternative investment fund and is targeting the first close over the next four to six months
NVIDIA, Qualcomm Ventures join India Deep Tech Alliance as coalition secures $850 million in fresh commitments
The industry coalition, IDTA, was launched in September at SEMICON India with $1 billion in initial capital commitments to back early-stage Indian deeptech companies across AI, semiconductors, space, robotics, biotech, energy, and advanced manufacturing.
SaaS firm MoEngage raises $100 million led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives, A91 Partners
MoEngage plans to use the fresh capital to accelerate innovation in AI marketing agents, scale product development, and strengthen go-to-market efforts in key regions, particularly North America.
Sauce VC nears close of $80 million in new fund to deepen consumer play
The fundraise comes at a time when venture capital firms have been on a fundraising spree, Moneycontrol had reported earlier.
Snabbit raises $30 million in Series C funding led by Bertelsmann at $180 million valuation
This is Snabbit’s third fundraise in nine months, taking its total capital raised to $55 million. Snabbit currently operates in five cities — including Mumbai, Bengaluru and Gurugram — and plans to expand to the top 10 metros within the next two quarters.
Blume Ventures raises $175 million in first close of Fund V, targets $275 million by 2026
The Bengaluru-based VC firm has already begun deploying capital from the fund, with investments in Mave Health and Confido (healthtech), Lucira and Ozi (consumer), PowerUp Money (fintech), and iDO (deeptech).
Private investors and IPO bankers are coordinating early on startup valuations: Sandeep Sinha, Co-founder, Oister Global
Tighter IPO scrutiny and a maturing startup ecosystem are driving private funds to coordinate early with bankers on pricing and liquidity, according to Sandeep Sinha, Co-founder at Oister Global, an alternative-asset manager.
Z47 doubles down on AI-first fintechs, plans to back global startups building for India
Z47 sees new wave of tech-enabled lending, digital-first cards, and AI-driven financial services shaping the next phase of fintech innovation.
Investment platform Wint Wealth in talks to close $20-million round led by Vertex Ventures
The deal comes amid continued investor interest in India’s wealthtech segment, which has been one of the more active fintech verticals since last year
UnifyApps raises $50 million led by WestBridge Capital to help enterprises scale genAI
With the fresh funding, the enterprise AI platform plans to expand globally, deepen product integrations, and accelerate platform development as it positions itself as the ‘operating system’ for AI-native enterprises.
Lenskart pre-IPO: Dmart’s RK Damani and SBI MF likely to pick up shares worth Rs 200 crore
The investments come through a secondary share purchase ahead of Lenskart’s SEBI-approved IPO, which includes a Rs 2,150-crore fresh issue and an offer for sale by existing shareholders.
Peak XV Partners to lead $25 million round in Stable Money, four months after $20 million fundraise
Stable Money's new funding round follows a $20 million investment from Fundamentum and others in June, as wealthtech platforms continue to attract investor interest
Coinbase invests in CoinDCX at $2.45 billion valuation, doubles down on India, Middle East
Coinbase believes that India and the Middle East are two markets that are poised to play a pivotal role in the future of global crypto adoption.
SpeakX.ai raises $16 million led by WestBridge as AI-led edtech gains traction
Once on the brink of collapse, Arpit Mittal’s YellowClass has re-emerged as SpeakX — an AI-powered spoken English platform that turned profitable within a year. Now, with a fresh infusion from WestBridge Capital, Elevation Capital and Goodwater Capital, the company wants to become synonymous with English speaking in India.
Mobile-first entertainment startup Rusk Media bags Rs 103-crore funding led by IvyCap Ventures
Rusk Media plans to use the funds to accelerate its international expansion and create new Gen-Z entertainment IPs
Tough luck? Astrotalk’s $100 million deal with Hornbill Capital comes unstuck over NSFW content flagged during due diligence
"All this is completely baseless as we never signed any term sheet with any investor," Anmol Jain, co-founder, Astrotalk, said in response to Moneycontrol's detailed queries.
Lucio raises $5 million to build AI-native workspace for lawyers
Adopted by more than 200 organisations globally, including enterprise law firms, in-house legal teams, and boutique firms, Lucio currently supports over 3,000 lawyers in nine jurisdictions.
Babycare quick commerce startup Ozi raises $3.3 million in seed funding from Blume Ventures
The fresh capital will help Ozi expand beyond Gurugram and scale its catalogue, as investor interest in vertical quick commerce continues to grow
Zepto nears $450 million funding at $7 billion valuation led by US pension fund Calpers
A bulk of the $450 million, around $350-$380 million will be in primary capital that will go directly into Zepto's coffers. The remaining, $70-100 million, will be in the form of secondary share deals where early investors will sell shares, sources told Moneycontrol.
Hocco scoops up Rs 115 crore from Sauce.vc at Rs 2,000 crore valuation
Flush with funds, the premium ice cream brand has stepped up capacity expansion and distribution push.
Curefoods secures Rs 160 crore from Binny Bansal’s 3State Ventures ahead of IPO
Curefoods has allotted 1.28 crore equity shares at Rs 124 per share to 3State Ventures Pte. Ltd, Bansal’s investment arm.
Banks are no longer at the centre of funding for the economy
India’s economic growth is not always bank-led
