Mohalla Tech, the parent company behind India’s leading short video app Moj and Indic language social media platform ShareChat has become the latest entrant to the Unicorn Club. The company has raised US$502 million in its latest round. With the new rounds of investment, the valuation stands a littl...

Rajaram Legal advised Rupeek Fintech Private Limited in raising funding from series C round, according to reports . The Bengaluru-headquartered startup, which provides loans against gold as collateral, said it will use the proceeds from the latest funding round to further invest in technology and to...

Mastercard Inc said on Tuesday it would buy Finicity in a deal valued at $825 million, adding a fintech firm that helps banks share customer data with other financial firms. — New York Times Majmudar & Partners advised Finicity led by a team of managing partner Akil Hirani , partner Amrit Mehta...

Rupeek Fintech has raised $60 million (about Rs 432 crore) across two separate rounds, led by GGV Capital, Binny Bansal and Bertelsmann India Investments, among others. The Bengaluru-headquartered startup, which provides loans against gold as collateral, said it will use the proceeds from the latest...

Live online tutoring start-up Vedantu has raised $24 million from a group of investors including global venture capital firm GGV Capital as part of their Series C extension round. — Business Standard Bharucha & Partners advised Vedantu Innovations Private Limited and its promoters led by a team...

ZestMoney, an artificial intelligence-driven financing platform, has raised over Rs 100 crore ($15 million) in an equity investment round led by American investment banking giant Goldman Sachs. The Bengaluru-based company’s existing investors, Naspers Fintech, Quona Capital and Flourish, also partic...

Gunderson Dettmer India and Southeast Asia head Ferish Patel - who had also headed its Singapore office - has joined the Hong Kong office of Cooley as a partner, according to the firm’s press release, with an aim to set up a Singapore office under him soon.

“Swiggy raises mega $1 billion round, valuation swells to $3.3 billion: Existing backer Naspers to lead the round which has seen the entry of new investors Tencent, Hillhouse Capital and Wellington Management,” reported The Economic Times . Shardul Amarchand and Nishith Desai had also acted on the f...

US-based spirits maker Sazerac Company has acquired 28% equity stake in India’s leading liquor John Distilleries (JDPL) from leading independent private equity firm Gaja Capital, as reported by VCCircle and Livemint . The remaining 15% stake held by Gaja is said to be acquired by Sazerac in the seco...