Fund Alert: Soros Economic Development Fund backs Aspada Investment with $10-M
Aspada Investment Company has received a $10 million commitment from Soros Economic Development Fund (SEDF). Aspada, led by Kartik Srivatsa and Thomas Hyland, will make both equity and debt-like self-liquidating…
Deal Alert: Knewcleus acquires learning solutions startup X2PN
Bangalore-based education management software firm Knewcleus has acquired X2PN E-Learning, a fellow Bangalore-based firm that has built apps with a strong gamification angle. The X2PN acquisition will help Knewcleus improve…
Deal Alert: Aspada invests in Lawrencedale Agri Processing
Aspada Investment Company has made its first ever investment in Lawrencedale Agri Processing, an end-to-end fresh vegetable supply chain company that operates in the Nilgiris belt in South India. Lawrencedale…
Deal Alert: Qubecell raises seed round from Kae Capital, Blume, others
Qubecell, a Mumbai-based mobile billing aggregator, has raised seed funding in a round led by Kae Capital, with participation from Blume Ventures, Mumbai Angels and Russian investor TA Ventures. The…
Deal Alert: Omnivore Capital invests in pork products firm Arohan
Omnivore Partners has bought a significant minority stake in Guwahati-based Arohan Foods Pvt. Ltd., the country’s first pork integrator. Omnivore is an early stage VC fund backed by Godrej Agrovet…
Deal Alert: Fulcrum Venture India invests INR 21.82 crores in ‘Shield Healthcare Pvt Ltd’
Fulcrum Venture India, a highly successful early stage venture capital investor started in 2000 by Krishna Ramanathan as a proprietary fund, today announced an investment of INR 21.82 crores in…
Deal Alert: Gadget repair service firm Pickme raises funds from Blume, angels
Early-stage VC fund Blume Ventures along with Chennai Angels and the Mumbai Angels has invested into Pickme, a gadget repair service venture in Mumbai. Pickme provides service solutions for mobile…
Deal Alert: Reviews42 raises $0.9 M from Nirvana, Blume and Angels
New Delhi-based Solvy Tech Solutions Pvt. Ltd., which runs community based product reviews platform Reviews42, has raised Series A funding of $0.9 million from Nirvana Ventures with participation from existing…
Deal Alert: Unitus Seed Fund invests in vocational edu firm iStar
Unitus Seed Fund has invested in Bangalore-based iStar, is a vocational skills training company that provides unemployed graduates with additional skills training to make them readily employable in the BFSI…
Fund Alert: IFC to invest in Motilal Oswal PE’s 2nd fund
IFC has committed to invest in India Business Excellence Fund IIA (IBEF IIA), a fund which aims to offer growth equity and strategic and operational assistance to Small and Medium…