VC & Funding

VC & Funding

Deal news, fund launches, investor profiles, LP and GP moves, and the funding tracker.

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VC & Funding

Ledgerline raises $42M Series B to take SME credit across South Asia

The Bengaluru lender will use the round to enter Bangladesh and Sri Lanka and double its underwriting team.

Ananya Rao · 13h ago
VC & Funding

Arka Fincap raises Rs 525 crore from TPG's The Rise Funds

Kirloskar Group-promoted NBFC Arka Fincap has secured an initial Rs 525 crore investment from The Rise Funds, TPG's impact investing platform, to fund expansion, technology and risk management.

Capstack Desk · 18h ago
VC & Funding

Anthropic to host IPO live stream with Dario Amodei and JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon

The AI company is lining up a live-streamed conversation between its chief executive and JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon as marketing for a potentially record-breaking Nasdaq listing begins.

Capstack Desk · 19h ago
VC & Funding

Northbridge Ventures closes $300M fund for early-stage B2B software

Fund IV will write cheques of $1M to $6M into Series A companies in India and Southeast Asia.

Tomi Adebayo · 1d ago
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Sequoia closes London office, ends Scouts and merges teams as tension with Roelof Botha surfaces

Sequoia Capital's restructuring is being framed by some insiders as a break from Roelof Botha's era, with friction over his SpaceX board seat and the firm's $20 billion stake.

Capstack Desk · 2d ago
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Brightmind's Stephen Ward plans second ~$250m cyber fund as sole GP after co-founder exits

The former Secret Service agent and Home Depot CISO is raising a fund about the size of his $250 million debut, after co-founder Gur Talpaz left in April.

Capstack Desk · 2d ago
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Sequoia ends its scout program, and rivals are likely to rethink theirs

Sequoia is closing its London office and ending the scout program it pioneered 17 years ago, a move that may push other VC firms to revamp or shrink their own networks of founder-investors.

Capstack Desk · 4d ago
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Indian startups raise $255 Mn in first week of November as GIVA's $103 Mn round lifts ecommerce

Twenty Indian startups raised $255 Mn between November 2 and 6, up 96% week-on-week, even as deal count fell 38%; GIVA's $103 Mn round made ecommerce the top sector.

Capstack Desk · 4d ago