Mumbai: Five-year-old e-commerce logistics startup, Delhivery may close a $100 million or Rs 670 crore pre-IPO fund raise which has attracted the interest of private equity biggie Carlyle group, China’s Fosun and Goldman Sachs Investment Partners, people familiar with the matter. The Gurgao…
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Google in buyout talks with Indian start-ups and VC firms
Bengaluru | New Delhi: Google has begun exploratory talks with start-ups and venture capital investors in the country in what could lead to its first acquisition of an Indian company, according to three people directly aware of the matter. The world’s largest internet company is seeking to …
PremjiInvest is eyeing a stake in Lenskart now
Wipro Chairman Azim Premji’s family office, PremjiInvest, is in advanced talks to pick up a stake in Lenskart Solutions, which owns and operates eyewear-focused venture Lenskart, according to two people familiar with the development. The investment by PremjiInvest is part of the new round o…
Asia’s richest may quench startups’ thirst for funding
The family offices of two of Asia’s richest men, Alibaba Group Chairman Jack Ma and Executive Vice Chairman Joseph Tsai, are among a fresh breed of Chinese investors exploring investments in India, seeking to replicate their successes outside their home market. While their personal investme…
IFC Leads Rs. 400 Crores Series D Investment in Lenskart
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is investing Rs. 171 Crores in Indian eyewear company Lenskart, to help the company expand access to high-quality and affordable eye-care products in tier-3, tier-4 cities. IFC was the lead investor for the Rs. 400 crores Series D investment round which also…