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The alliance seeks to bridge long-standing capital gaps in deep tech by channelling funds into high-cost, high-impact areas such as semiconductors, AI, robotics, space, defense, and medical devices.
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The firm had previously targeted raising $130 million for its first close, when it announced its $225 million Fund II in March this year.
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He is the latest to quit after Shailesh Lakhani, Piyush Gupta and others left over the past year or so.
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The company said the fresh capital will be deployed to deepen its distribution network across smaller cities, expand private label offerings, and further improve supply chain efficiency.
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Launched in 2023, the growth-stage investor has already deployed one-third of the corpus through investments of $8–14 million each across startups like Astrotalk, IDfy, Smallcase, Porter, and Snapmint.
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Elevation Holdings will write $20-50 million cheques and focus on new-age companies that are close to a public market listing. It will continue to stay invested in these firms even after their IPO.
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The startup is currently live in 10 Bengaluru pincodes with a single 4,000 sq. ft. dark store and will roll out its app in September.
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The board will anchor #100DesiDeepTechs, a national initiative to identify and support India’s top 100 deeptech startups.
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Tyagi’s untimely passing at around 50 years old follows a series of tragic losses in the startup community over the last year
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This will mark the VC firm’s first quick commerce investment since its $500,000 seed bet in Grofers (now Blinkit) in 2014.
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Deeptech, generative AI and computer vision are among the top-funded sectors in 2025, reflecting investors’ focus on specialised and high-potential applications
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The capital will fund expansion of fulfillment centers beyond metros, bolster engineering and product teams, and establish a new Bengaluru office to leverage India’s tech talent pool.
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Urban Company is being valued at around $1.8 billion, or Rs 15,500 crore, during these transactions where Accel, Bessemer Venture Partners, Tiger Global and Elevation Capital are all selling shares.
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Fund cycles, better exits and stronger startup pipelines are drawing fresh capital back into India’s venture ecosystem
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The D2C beauty brand, valued at $200 million, aims to double its Rs 500-crore revenue run rate, as it scales offline retail and tech investments
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Moneycontrol was the first to report in April that the firm was in talks with multiple investors for a Rs 500 crore fundraise
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Accel is now actively investing in companies with proprietary technology and intellectual property (IP) at the core of their business models.
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A91 Partners’ investment into Shree Anandhaas comes after Motilal Oswal (MO Alts) invested in Lal Sweets as investors bet on a large unorganised industry, and family-owned businesses, in India becoming more organised as an increasing number of consumers alter their purchasing patterns.
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Bansal bought a total of 42.7 million shares in Lenskart at a valuation of $1 billion, a steep discount from the $9-10 billion valuation the company is aiming for during its IPO.
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The firm plans to back 8–10 startups over the next four years through its second fund via its in-house company creation model.
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HDFC Bank’s former top boss Keki Mistry will also invest some money in his personal capacity, sources told Moneycontrol.
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Nexus will continue to bet on new-age companies in the artificial intelligence (AI), software, fintech, and commerce markets, as it had planned with its seventh fund a couple of years ago.
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Lenskart estimated that it closed FY25 with $455 million (Rs 3,865 crore) in revenues from its India business, with the remaining $300 million (Rs 2,550 crore) coming from its international operations, the document showed.
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Startups are betting on curated, hyperlocal delivery experiences as fashion emerges as a hot new frontier in India’s quick commerce playbook
