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I never wanted to be a VC: Harshita Arora on why she joined YC as its youngest general partner
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I never wanted to be a VC: Harshita Arora on why she joined YC as its youngest general partner

Harshita Arora, a 24-year-old from Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, made history by becoming the youngest general partner at well-known Silicon Valley accelerator Y Combinator (YC) earlier…

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Inside the investment strategy of the government’s new Fund of Funds
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Inside the investment strategy of the government’s new Fund of Funds

The government rolled out a Rs 10,000 crore Fund of Funds (FoF) 2.0 on Monday. The FoF 2.0 has been designed to continue the momentum…

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Karnataka eyes deeptech push, expansion beyond Bengaluru to drive next startup wave
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Karnataka eyes deeptech push, expansion beyond Bengaluru to drive next startup wave

Karnataka’s Startup Vision Group on Tuesday outlined a roadmap centred on deeptech innovation, stronger industry-academia collaboration, and expansion beyond Bengaluru as the state looks to…

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AI-led wealthtech rising as VCs bet on a fintech disruption
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AI-led wealthtech rising as VCs bet on a fintech disruption

Venture investors are betting big on artificial intelligence-driven wealth management services, which are emerging as a disruptive segment within India’s fintech landscape. As middle-income Indians…

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ETtech Deals Digest: Startups raise $740 million this week; up 4 times on-year

Startups raised around $739.7 million between February 7 and February 13, up 335.8% compared to the $169.7 million secured during the same period last year,…

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Startup India sops to boost deeptech firms’ revenue, research

The government’s move to allow deeptech startups to access fiscal benefits with relatively more lenient regulations under the Startup India scheme could materially improve their…

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PVR Inox CEO, AngelBay cofounder among 55 leaders to mentor startups at India’s first venture school
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PVR Inox CEO, AngelBay cofounder among 55 leaders to mentor startups at India’s first venture school

More than 55 investors, founders, senior executives, and academics will mentor and co-build startups as part of VenturEdu‘s flagship 14-month venture-building programme. The mentor group…

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Private equity finds beauty in Purplle Cosmetics’ minority stake: Deal could value platform at $1.5 billion

Mumbai: KKR, TPG Growth, and ChrysCapital are among private equity firms in separate discussions for acquiring a minority stake in Purplle Cosmetics, said people familiar…

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AIX Ventures cofounder Shaun Johnson departs
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AIX Ventures cofounder Shaun Johnson departs

AIX Ventures — a venture capital firm that has backed artificial intelligence startups including Perplexity, Windsurf and Ideogram — saw cofounder Shaun Johnson exit the…

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ETtech Deals Digest: Startups raise $191 million this week, down 51% on-year

Startups raised around $190.7 million between January 10 and 16, a decline of 50.6% compared to the $386.2 million secured during the same period last…

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