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Actis sells additional stake in Pine Labs worth Rs 371 crore

Actis sells additional stake in Pine Labs worth Rs 371 crore

25 Jun 2026, 12:00 PM

The latest sale comes just days after Actis offloaded another 0.86% stake in Pine Labs for about Rs 152 crore.

Inflection Point Ventures makes 16 exits in FY26 with Secret Alchemist delivering top returns

Inflection Point Ventures makes 16 exits in FY26 with Secret Alchemist delivering top returns

14 May 2026, 13:27 PM

The investment platform generated a combined internal rate of return (IRR) of 41% along with a 2.86x money multiple from the 16 exits in FY26.

Peak XV top partners exit, a key retention marks a week of upheaval

Peak XV top partners exit, a key retention marks a week of upheaval

07 Feb 2026, 14:51 PM

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.

Silverneedle eyes 10x larger second fund, plans first semiconductor bet

Silverneedle eyes 10x larger second fund, plans first semiconductor bet

04 Feb 2026, 22:56 PM

AI and deep tech will continue to dominate the fund’s thesis, perhaps even more strongly than before.

Fireside sticks to consumer thesis amid AI din, flags risks of micro-VC flip cheques

Fireside sticks to consumer thesis amid AI din, flags risks of micro-VC flip cheques

05 Jan 2026, 23:11 PM

Fresh from raising a $250mn fund, Fireside says it's not betting on AI models or power-law outliers, but on India becoming the AI use-case capital.

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