EARLY STAGE

The presidential debate held on June 27, is considered a disaster. President Joe Biden struggled hard to answer Donald Trump's rants, he fumbled many times and people could not make out what he said. Now, White House officials have controlled his im...

Ajay Kumar, a former bureaucrat who retired as India’s defence secretary in 2022, has set up a new venture fund, Mounttech Growth Fund, to back early-stage startups. The Rs 250-crore fund has secured approval from Sebi. The fund will look to back st...

Secondary stake sales and buyouts are driving most of the larger deals being made by private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) funds in new-age firms, data from investment banking firm DC Advisory showed. In the first six months of 2024, when 37 ...

On Instagram, the 38-year-old athlete expressed regret for ignoring his body's warning signs. He shared that for weeks he felt unwell, and within about a month, his health rapidly declined, frequently experiencing flu-like symptoms.=

Hina Khan Breast Cancer (Google Trends): Actress Hina Khan has been diagnosed with stage three breast cancer and has begun treatment. Breast cancer is the most common cancer among Indian women, with rising cases, especially among younger women due t...

8X Ventures announced the first close of its second India-focused deeptech fund at Rs 200 crore, with a green shoe option of Rs 100 crore, aiming to back 18-20 early-stage Indian deeptech startups over three years.

Z21 Ventures, an early-stage investment firm focusing on the India-US corridor, has fully deployed its first $5-million fund and is gearing up to launch a $40 million second fund. The firm, founded in 2022 by Abhinav Shashank and Raj Shekhar Singh, ...

Silicon Valley-based early-stage venture fund South Park Commons made its India entry with an outpost in Bengaluru. This is its first international location outside of the US. The fund was launched in 2016 as a collective of engineers, founders and ...

As the internet is getting more and more prevalent, we must keep a check on our kids’ screen time. We must make sure that they are engaging in playful, educational, and interactive activities instead of watching cartoons and other content on screens...

100X.VC, a Mumbai venture capitalist firm, injected $2.7 million into 17 startups in their 11th cohort. This brings their total portfolio to 161 companies. Ninad Karpe, founder and partner at 100X.VC, said they invested Rs 1.25 crore in each startup...

When you a building a startup you must know what are the things that could go wrong while launching your dream project. To make it easier for you, we have made a list of mistakes that founders are likely to make at different stages of growth and fun...

​​Funding was spread across 518 deals and rose by 40.3% from the previous quarter, according to data firm PitchBook. Global venture capital investments dropped to a near five-year low in the same period.

Technology-focused ThinKuvate India Fund will take a sector-agnostic approach and invest up to Rs 3 crore as initial amount.

The fund is allocating a significant portion of its third fund to invest in around 25 early-stage startups. These initial investments will typically range from Rs 30 crore to Rs 50 crore. Some of the startups that have already received funding inclu...

Former Zomato executive Gupta will steer the venture as CEO, Bansal to stay away from operations. The fashion startup will focus on offline play in the premium women's wear fashion category and expand into other lifestyle segments later.

Flipkart Ventures' Flipkart Leap Ahead (FLA) programme accelerates early-stage startups with USD 200,000 to USD 500,000 equity investments, mentorship from industry veterans, and a focus on GenAI solutions for hyper-growth.

According to the Fintech India report released by data intelligence platform Tracxn, funding during the January-March quarter dried up year on year across stages, with seed stage down 77% to $9.9 million, early stage down 42% to $147 million and lat...

The fund will likely be $150-200 million in size, Verma will be a solo partner with a team of around a dozen executives.

Early-stage venture capital fund 8i Ventures has introduced Origami, a seed funding initiative offering investments of $250,000 to $2 million for startups. The program aims to streamline the investment process and has allocated $10 million to back e...