Private equity / VC

Link Legal continues growing 1MG ties with $70m Series D with AZB, Themis, SAM

Online pharmacy 1mg has closed a $70 million investment round led by Corisol Holdings, a European family office, with participation from the World Bank’s investment arm IFC, at a valuation of around $200 million. The Series-D round also saw South Korea’s Redwood Global and Korea Omega Healthcare fun...

Rajaram acts on $11.4m Lendingkart fundraise from Alteria Capital

Mumbai-based Alteria Capital has written a Rs 80 crore cheque for digital lending firm Lendingkart, the single largest transaction by the venture debt firm till date. The transaction, which is also possibly the largest deal by a venture debt firm for a home-grown startup, will see Lendingkart, which...

AAS Regina acts for fintechie Propelld on $2m fundraise with CAM

Propelld, a Bengaluru-based fintech startup that enables student education loans … announced that it has raised Rs 15 crore from Stellaris Venture Partners and India Quotient. — Yourstory AAS Regina Legal advised Propelld led by a team of partner Ankita Singh , strategic advisor Ajay Anand , and ass...

JoyceLaw, Indus, Rajaram advise on Spinny’s $13m Series A from Accel, SAIF

Valuedrive Technologies, which owns and operates used-car retailing platform Spinny, has raised a shade more than $13 million (about Rs 92 crore) in equity and debt financing, led by marque investment firms SAIF Partners and Accel Partners. Additionally, the round has seen Raghunandan G, cofounder o...

IC Universal, Indus act on $1.7m seed round in Finwego

Education-focused fintech company Finwego … announced that it has raised $1.7 million in its seed round from SAIF Partners. A group of HNIs and angels also participated in this round. — Yourstory IC Universal Legal Advocates and Solicitors advised Finwego led by a team of senior partner Kavitha Vija...

Vertices, Poovayya act in $2m skin and hair care brand mCaffeine’s Series A

Skin and hair care brand mCaffeine on Tuesday said it had raised $2 million as a part of its Series A funding led by RP-SG Ventures. Other key investors who participated in this round include Apurva Salarpuria, LV Angel Fund, KRS Jamwal, and Telama Investments. — Yourstory Poovayya & Co advised...

IndusLaw drives Bounce-Wickedride scooters into $72m Series C with JSA, SAM, Themis, Goodwin

Two-wheeler rental startup Bounce raised $72 million in its series C funding round led by global technology fund B Capital Group and Falcon Edge Capital, a New York-based hedge fund. Accel Partners India, Accel Partners USA, Chiratae Ventures, Maverick Ventures, Omidyar Network India, Sequoia Capita...

DSK, PDS act on $8m India Alternatives PE investment in Brinton Pharma

India Alternatives Investment Advisors Ltd. invested up to USD 8 million for a significant minority stake in Brinton Pharmaceuticals Limited. Brinton is focused on dermatology and has recently expanded into the paediatric dermatology and respiratory segments. — The Economic Times DSK Legal advised I...

Bharucha acts on Baichung Bhutia Football School angel fundraise from CarWale, Chalo, Zomato peeps

The Baichung Bhutia Football School (BBFS) with its 50th centre has also announced an angel investment by the promoters of the CarWale & Chalo and Zomato. — Www.Insidesport.Co Bharucha Singh Mundkur advised Talent Invigoration & Sports Management Private Limited led by partner Kaushik Moit...

Bharucha acts on $1m India Sports Flashes angel pre-Series A

New Delhi-based India Sports Flashes Pvt. Ltd, which operates sports content app Sports Flashes, has raised $1 million (Rs 6.7 crore) in a pre-Series A funding round from early-stage venture capital fund SRI Capital, a company executive told VCCircle. — VCCircle Bharucha Singh Mundkur advised India ...

Samvad, Vertices act for real-estate listings site Nobroker on $51m Series C1 from GA with Bharuchas

Private equity firm General Atlantic has led a $51 million investment round in real estate platform NoBroker, regulatory filings show. Rocketship.vc, along with existing investors Beenext Ventures and SAIF Partners, also participated in the round, which values the company at roughly $160 million. — ...

ARA acts on $18m Paysense Series B

Mumbai-based Paysense Services India Pvt. Ltd, which operates an online consumer lending platform, has raised $18 million (Rs 123.88 crore) in a Series B funding round, a company statement said. — VCCircle ARA Law advised Paysense Pte Limited, Nexus Ventures and Jungle Ventures led by a team of mana...

ARA acts for Malabar on $17m Affle pre-IPO investment

Ad tech startup “Affle added Indian hedge fund Malabar Investments to its list of backers”, reported YourStory . The deal took place via a secondary sale of the shares of Affle (India) Private Limited to Malabar India Fund Limited and Malabar Value Fund. ARA Law advised Malabar India Fund Limited an...

Phoenix, Spice Route, SH advised Network Intel on $4.8m investment from Helix

Cybersecurity specialist Network Intelligence (NII) has raised Rs 33 crore (around $4.8 million) in fresh capital from private equity firm Helix Investments. — VCCircle Phoenix Legal advised Network Intelligence , led by partner Sriram Ramachandran and associate Manasi Chandriani . Spice Route Legal...

MCM, Inventus, Goodwin act on $22m Locus fundraise from Falcon, Tiger

Logistics management startup Locus has raised $22 million (around Rs 196 crore) in its Series B round of funding led by Falcon Edge Capital and Tiger Global Management LLC. — VCCircle Mani Chengappa Mathur (MCM Law) advised Exfinity Technology Fund Series II led by a team of partner Samuel Mani , se...

MCM Law acts on $0.5m IDFC investment in CloudSek Information Security

CloudSEK Info Security Pvt. Ltd, which develops software-as-a-service (SaaS) information security risk management solutions, said it has raised Rs 3.5 crore ($490,000 at current exchange rate) in a fresh funding round from IDFC Parampara Early Stage Opportunities Fund. — VCCircle Mani Chengappa Math...

Link Legal, MCM Law act on China’s Qiming Ventures on $15.2m investment in Pratilipi

Pratilipi, a platform that enables users to read, write and listen to stories in local languages, has raised Rs 105 crore, led by China-based Qiming Venture Partners. The financing round indicates bullishness of Chinese investors on the content startups. — The Economic Times Link Legal India Law Ser...

ELP, Verus, ALMT act on M1xchange Series A from Mayfield, SIDBI

M1xchange, run by Mynd solutions Pvt. Ltd., has raised a Series-A round of venture capital from Mayfield India and SIDBI Ventures. — The Economic Times Economic Laws Practice (ELP) advised Mayfield India II Limited led by a team of partner Shyam Pandya , associate manager Alysha Razvi , associate ma...

ELP, Khaitan act on Reliance Brands $7m stake-increase in Genesis Colors

Reliance Brands has purchased an additional 12.56 per cent stake in Genesis Colors Limited (GCL) for about Rs 52.77 crore, taking its total holding in the company to 46.39 per cent. “This is to inform that Reliance Brands, a subsidiary of the Company, has purchased an additional 12.56 per cent equit...

ELP acts on Neev investment in Mahendra Edu

Private equity firm Neev Fund, which is backed by State Bank of India and UK’s Department for International Development, has invested an undisclosed amount in Mahendra Educational Pvt. Ltd, the PE firm said. — VCCircle Economic Laws Practice (ELP) advised Neev Fund led by a team of partner Shyam Pan...