In this piece, we write on Hella Infra using Shalimar Paints for a backdoor listing after a year of rating trouble and debt refinancing; and how protests aga...
The venture capital firm has already deployed more than Rs 100 crore across seven startups, including EtherealX and Zebu Intelligent Systems.
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The company’s net profit increased 8.6 times to Rs 33.9 crore in Q1 FY27 from Rs 3.9 crore a year earlier.
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AI-powered code testing and developer tools startup Blacksmith has raised $45 million in a Series B funding round led by Peak XV Partners.The round values the company at $550 million and takes its total funding raised to $58.5 million.The funding round also saw participation from existing investors Google Ventures (GV) and Y Combinator.The fresh capital will be deployed to expand Blacksmith’s product portfolio beyond continuous integration (CI) workflows and build a wider suite of AI-powered cod
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In this piece, we write on Hella Infra using Shalimar Paints for a backdoor listing after a year of rating trouble and debt refinancing; and how protests against Google's proposed data centre have opened up a larger conversation around water...
In this edition, we unpack Paytm's renewed Postpaid push and what has changed since its heyday; and what Sarvam AI's appointment of frontier AI researcher Devendra Chaplot signals...
In today's edition, we write on Ashneer Grover's third attempt at Third Unicorn in three years; and why investors are betting on India's AI-native travel startups...
In this edition, we revisit the longest-running payments debate i.e. UPI MDR; and we explore what happens when sovereign AI, venture capital and national interest collide.
Succession planning is likely to remain an area that investors will watch over long term with Cult.fit IPO expected to be largely an OFS-driven liquidity event.
Talking about his fund, LPs, investment strategy, Cedar Hill Capital's founder Sahil Anand said raising capital remains challenging.
Turtlemint remains the only fintech investment that Blume Ventures has taken from seed to the public markets. But it is not the only bet from which the VC has generated liquidity.
The venture capital firm had raised Rs 600 crore for its second fund and was expecting to hit the first close of the third fund this year.
When it comes to investments in AI, Kae will not be looking at foundational models, research labs or frontier labs.
One of the sharpest criticisms against the micro VCs in the ecosystem today is around what some investors call “optionality capital”.
These reports are the most comprehensive, portfolio-first examination of fintech and financial services playbook of Peak XV, Elevation and Accel to date.
While Arali Ventures has already returned its entire first fund, many of its portfolio companies are continuing to scale...
Micro VC TDV Partners aims to fully deploy its second fund by the end of this year and plans to raise its new fund next year.
The coordinated exit of Ashish Agrawal, Ishaan Mittal and Tejeshwi Sharma comes at a time when Peak XV is in the middle of closing its first fully independent fund of $1.2-$1.5 billion.
AI and deep tech will continue to dominate the fund’s thesis, perhaps even more strongly than before.
July was defined by Trump's $1.4 billion crypto disclosure, while in India the RBI stuck to its long-held position on cryptos.
June was defined by regulation and enforcement. Europe prepared for MiCA, the US continued work on stablecoin rules, and Asian markets advanced new crypto frameworks. In India, regulators intensified scrutiny through tax notices and investigations.
May 2026 saw the CLARITY Act advance in the US, Europe tighten MiCA implementation, India step up crypto policy discussions, and a string of high-profile fraud, sanctions and geopolitical investigations.
April was a more active month for crypto, with regulators in the US pointing to a more coordinated approach while crypto hacks crossed $600 million.
March 2026 saw limited regulatory movement globally, including in the US, amid the backdrop of the West Asia conflict.
Welcome to the February 2026 edition of The Monthly Crypto Map. This month, one of crypto’s oldest ghosts returned.
The January edition showed that crypto is no longer just about markets but it is quietly becoming a geopolitical tool.
December closed the year with a striking divergence in how major economies are choosing to engage with digital assets.
In the cryptocurrency global developments, November delivered a packed slate of policy moves, enforcement actions, and industry developments across the US, Europe, and Asia.
In this edition, we chart INR-USD, INR–GBP and INR–CNY over the decades - a simple visual look at how the rupee has changed since 1947.
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In this edition, we look at the Reserve Bank of India post its nationalisation, a period that quietly shaped India's financial destiny.
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After the making of RBI, our Money Trivia series now turn to the story of coins and banknotes that have shaped daily life from 1971 to 2025.
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