Tag: lenskart
ET Startup Awards 2026: Groww expects new businesses to reshape revenue mix as they scale: Lalit Keshre
Wealthtech platform Groww’s revenue mix will continue to evolve as its newer businesses scale up, cofounder and chief executive Lalit Keshre told ET in an…
Listed startups unlock Rs 25,000 crore for VC, PE investors
India’s listed startups are giving venture capital and private equity investors a continuing route to return money to their fund backers, with bulk stake sales…
Startup block-deal rush puts private valuations to the cash test
A rush of block deals in newly listed Indian startups is putting private-market valuations to a cash test and showing how little a headline valuation…
New-age IPOs: Listing-day performance proves poor guide to long-term gains
Listing-day pops for new-age companies that tapped the public market since 2024 have proven a poor indicator of their long-term returns to shareholders.Seven of 17…
Avendus set for final close of future leaders Fund-III at Rs 1,800 crore
Financial services firm Avendus Group is set to hit the final close of its third Future Leaders Fund (FLF) at around Rs 1,800 crore by…
Tech IPOs find stable ground in India’s deepening markets: B Capital
India’s IPO pricing for venture-backed companies has stabilised in recent times as the market has got deeper, propped up by domestic mutual funds, according to…
Alpha Wave’s Kathuria set to exit amid India reset; to float Rs 1,000-crore fund
Ankur Kathuria, senior director at Alpha Wave Global, formerly Falcon Edge, has decided to move on from the US-based investment firm, adding to an expanding…
Young, loss-making startups keep OFS portion lean as investor scrutiny grows
Young, loss-making startups preparing for initial public offerings (IPOs) are increasingly keeping the fresh issue component large to fund their growth plans as investors grow…
Startup investors cash out nearly Rs 18,000 crore after IPO lock-ins end
Top global investors, including SoftBank and KKR, have sold shares worth nearly Rs 18,000 crore in new-age companies, such as Groww and Lenskart, that went…
SoftBank books 7x returns as Lenskart emerges top India bet
SoftBank has clocked about 7x returns from a partial stake sale in Lenskart, making the eyewear retailer one of the Japanese investor’s strongest shows in…