Venture Capital

At a Glance: Sebi-penalized Jane Street

At a Glance: Sebi-penalized Jane Street's many fintech, AI bets

16 Jul 2025, 18:26 PM

The recall value of Jane Street's name has shot up in the past weeks after India's SEBI barred the entity from accessing the Indian securities market for manipulating trades.

Fractal Analytics raises $170 million via secondary share sale ahead of IPO

Fractal Analytics raises $170 million via secondary share sale ahead of IPO

15 Jul 2025, 18:01 PM

As part of the transaction, existing investor Apax Partners sold a 6% stake in the company to a consortium of 22 institutional investors.

Peak XV-backed Probo under ED lens: Rs 284 crore assets seized amid online betting allegations

Peak XV-backed Probo under ED lens: Rs 284 crore assets seized amid online betting allegations

11 Jul 2025, 19:21 PM

The investigation revealed that the Probo platform defrauds its users by initially promoting a "deceptive image of a legitimate skill-based platform, only to ultimately exploit them through a betting mechanism..."

Ex-Niyo team floated fintech startup Belong bags seed funding led by Elevation

Ex-Niyo team floated fintech startup Belong bags seed funding led by Elevation

09 Jul 2025, 12:20 PM

The startup will use the fresh capital to expand its presence in geographies that have a sizable NRI presence such as the Gulf, the UK and the US.

Credit Wise Capital secures Rs 200 crore funding led by Trident Growth Partners

Credit Wise Capital secures Rs 200 crore funding led by Trident Growth Partners

09 Jul 2025, 11:39 AM

The fresh capital will help the company boost its secured loan portfolio, strengthen its proprietary SaaS lending platform and expand its presence in underserved regions.

MobiKwik-backed Blostem bags seed funding

MobiKwik-backed Blostem bags seed funding

30 Jun 2025, 19:17 PM

The latest funding round valued the Delhi-based startup at Rs 45 crore.

Pazy secures pre-seed funding led by Inuka Capital

Pazy secures pre-seed funding led by Inuka Capital

26 Jun 2025, 12:36 PM

The Bengaluru-based startup will use the fresh capital to boost its product capabilities, strengthen it ecosystem integrations, and grow the platform to Rs 10,000 crore in annual spend under management over the next year.

Cross-border payments startup Aspora bags $53 million in Series B funding

Cross-border payments startup Aspora bags $53 million in Series B funding

20 Jun 2025, 14:41 PM

The fresh capital takes the company's total equity fundraise across seed, Series A and Series B rounds in the last 10 months to about $93 million.

Mahaveer Finance raises Series C funding from Elevation Capital, others

Mahaveer Finance raises Series C funding from Elevation Capital, others

19 Jun 2025, 11:55 AM

The fresh capital will be used to boost its presence in southern India, enhance its proprietary credit infrastructure, and expand its lending to underbanked customer segments.

Techfino secures Rs 65 crore funding from Stellaris, Saison

Techfino secures Rs 65 crore funding from Stellaris, Saison

18 Jun 2025, 11:43 AM

The Bengaluru-based company will use the capital to double its branch network from 30 to 60 branches in the next 12 months.

UGRO Capital to acquire Profectus for $162 million

UGRO Capital to acquire Profectus for $162 million

17 Jun 2025, 20:56 PM

The acquisition is expected to add around Rs 150 crore of annualized profit to UGRO.

Saswat Finance bags pre-Series A funding led by Ankur Capital

Saswat Finance bags pre-Series A funding led by Ankur Capital

17 Jun 2025, 16:06 PM

Saswat Finance will use the fresh capital to launch new products, strengthen its technology capabilities and boost its operations across Maharashtra, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh.

Razorpay picks majority stake in consumer payments platform POP

Razorpay picks majority stake in consumer payments platform POP

17 Jun 2025, 13:58 PM

POP had raised $2.4 million in its seed funding round led by India Quotient and angel investors last year.

FamApp

FamApp's co-founder exiting startup via secondary stake sale

16 Jun 2025, 13:12 PM

The fintech startup has struggled to raise fresh capital since its Series A funding round of $38 million in 2021.

Open, but not Transparent: Inside the Cracks at India’s 100th Unicorn

Open, but not Transparent: Inside the Cracks at India’s 100th Unicorn

12 Jun 2025, 11:58 AM

Once celebrated for disrupting SME banking with its neobank model, Open’s journey since hitting the $1 billion mark in 2022 has been anything but smooth.

Uni Cards spun off entity PowerUp raises money from Accel, Blume

Uni Cards spun off entity PowerUp raises money from Accel, Blume

11 Jun 2025, 13:49 PM

In February, The Head and Tale reported that PowerUp Money raised $4.75 million to build a next-generation wealth management platform.

Fintech Highlights

  1. Crypto exchange CoinDCX loses $44 million in hack

  2. Altum Credo raising additional Rs 100 crore in extended Series C funding

  3. Paytm Money to rope in HDFC Securities executive as CEO: report

  4. Flipkart-owned Super.money entering stock broking space

  5. Jupiter Money gets IRDAI approval to enter insurance distribution space
  6. Read more news...

AI/Emerging Tech

  1. Nvidia's H20 AI chip stock for China falls short

  2. Anysphere acquiring top engineers from AI-powered CRM startup Koala

  3. Perplexity ties up with Bharti Airtel to provide 12-month free Pro subscription

  4. Meta ropes in two senior Apple AI researchers

  5. OpenAI launches proactively thinking and acting ChatGPT agent
  6. Read more news...

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  3. Madras HC grants anticipatory bail to Strata founder in email impersonation case
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