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Flipkart-backer Accel raises $550 mn India fund for seed and early stage startups
Palo Alto, California headquartered venture capital firm Accel closed its sixth successive India-specific fund at $550 million, ....
TechThisWeek: WeWork India; DealShare; Inventus; IoT and cyber threats
Troubled co-working giant WeWork continues to be in the news. This time the India franchisee, owned by real estate firm Embassy ....
Lightbox leads $12 mn Series C in online jewellery brand Melorra
Digital-only jewellery brand Melorra has raised $12 million in a Series C funding round led by existing investor Lightbox. Venture ....
Listen: Sandeep Murthy on why Lightbox thrives on the 'do-or-die' venture capital model
Mumbai-born Sandeep Murthy had a somewhat tumultuous ride as a venture capitalist in India, before finding a home in his own ....
Strategic Ventures Fund II launches $50 mn accelerator fund
Strategic Ventures Fund II has launched a $50 million growth accelerator early-stage fund for investment in technology-focused ....
Why Lightbox bet on offline pharmacy chain Generico
For venture capital firm Lightbox, its $14 million Series A bet on retail pharmacy chain Generico is in some ways reminiscent ....
TechThisWeek: Nestaway enters co-living; Lightbox has a new fund; All about Wi-Fi 6
In another busy week for technology news and developments, SoftBank-backed co-working giant WeWork took center-stage when it pushed ....
Deal Roundup: Lenskart, Wow! Momo shine in a lacklustre week for startup funding
Fund raising activity remained tepid in the week ended September 20 with 23 technology startups garnering around $135 million ....
Rebel Foods backer Lightbox closes third fund at $209 mn
Lightbox, the Mumbai-based venture capital firm that has backed startups such as Droom, Rebel Foods and Furlenco, has closed its ....
Droom launches AI lab to spruce up its automobile marketplace
Droom has set up an artificial intelligence (AI) lab to develop new tools and solutions for its online automobile marketplace. The ....
Lightbox’s Sandeep Murthy on food-tech’s resurgence and ed-tech's pain points
Lightbox likes to keep things simple. Unlike its peers which prefer to spread their bets, the Mumbai-based venture capital firm ....
How Droom became a formidable force by keeping its eyes firmly on the road
Last week, online vehicles marketplace Droom secured $30 million (around Rs 220 crore) in a Series E round of funding, less than ....
Online furniture rental startup Furlenco raises $30 mn from VCs, debt funding
Bangalore-based online furniture rental startup Furlenco has raised $15 million (Rs 100 crore) in its Series B round of funding ....
Droom raises Series B funding from Beenext, Digital Garage and others
Online marketplace for used automobiles Droom has raised an undisclosed amount in its Series B funding round from investors led ....
Techcircle Startup Walkabout- Freecharge, Sequoia, Blume Ventures & Lightbox
We began the Mumbai edition of Tech Startup Summit 2014 yesterday with TC Walkabout- a unique initiative started by Techcircle ....
When funds reject you, ask if they could recommend you to other investors
It's not necessary that every fund in the world will be interested in a particular startup, but most of them can guide the startups ....
Excl: Lightbox, Nexus in talks to exit MapmyIndia
At least two of the three venture capital investors of Delhi-based C.E. Info Systems Pvt Ltd, a provider of online maps, geographic ....