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Fundamentum rolls out Rs 2,200 crore Fund III to back growth-stage startups

Fundamentum rolls out Rs 2,200 crore Fund III to back growth-stage startups

10 Jul 2026, 04:49 PM

Fund III will invest across sectors, with a strong focus on consumer technology, fintech, and businesses leveraging artificial intelligence.

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Fundamentum's Ashish Kumar launches Rs 2,000 crore AI and deeptech fund F2A

27 May 2026, 03:36 PM

Nandan Nilekani will back F2A as an anchor investor, similar to his involvement with Fundamentum Partnership.

Money & Machines: Regulators, Reel Stars, Real Money. And

Money & Machines: Regulators, Reel Stars, Real Money. And 'All Inclusive' — Inside GFF 2025

11 Oct 2025, 01:59 PM

In today’s edition of Money & Machines, we bring to you the honest opinions, critical notes and the whispers gathered on the sidelines of biggest fintech “mela" in the world.

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, 07:21 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..."

Wealth-tech startup Stable Money raising $20 million led by Nandan Nilekani

Wealth-tech startup Stable Money raising $20 million led by Nandan Nilekani's Fund, others

29 May 2025, 03:47 PM

Stable Money is raising Rs 173 crore (around $20 million) in a round led by Fundamentum Partnership Fund, with participation from Z47, Lightspeed India...

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Fintech Highlights

  1. Vested gets IFSCA PSP approval to expand cross-border payments via GIFT City

  2. Atomberg-backer Inflexor Ventures marks first close of third fund at Rs 400 crore

  3. CBDT releases guidance for crypto service providers on tax reporting

  4. Bank of Baroda faces alleged 1TB data leak

  5. Go Digit's Q1FY27 net premium up 7.4% to Rs 2,094 crore, profit falls 37.5%
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AI/Emerging Tech

  1. Aurionpro Q1 FY27 revenue up 6.3% to Rs 358 crore, net profit falls

  2. BusinessNext raises Series C funding led by ServiceNow Ventures at $700 mln valuation

  3. Fractal Q1 FY27 revenue rises 20% to Rs 913 crore, profit jumps 92%

  4. FireAI raises fresh funding from existing investor SucSEED

  5. Thinking Machines Lab launches its first AI model Inkling
  6. Read more news...

IPO Tales

  1. Zepto IPO: Can this cash-hungry quick commerce model turn profitable?

  2. Turtlemint IPO: Behind its 8x revenue jump, an internal deal does the heavy lifting

  3. Shiprocket IPO: A profitable core, costly emerging bets

  4. Fractal IPO: A bountiful harvest for PE investors, now comes the real AI test
  5. Read more news...

Money & Machines

  1. Money & Machines: Ashneer Grover’s third attempt at Third Unicorn; Rise of AI-powered travel

  2. Money & Machines: (UPI) Zero for Whom?; The Sovereign AI Dilemma

  3. Money & Machines: Regulating crypto without regulating crypto; iMerit's human edge

  4. Money & Machines: Pricing Razorpay; Where is Indian PE in AI?
  5. Previous editions...

PE/VC Tales

  1. Inside the fintech bets of Blume Ventures

  2. There's much more to AI than just agentic AI: Inflexor's Harsha Mundhada

  3. Zetwerk-backer Kae Capital sees more exits in next 12 months, says AI startup valuations high

  4. Micro VCs: Fueling India's startup pipeline or distorting it?
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  1. Exclusive: Reserve Bank of India cracks down on misuse of education payments

  2. Inside Rebel Foods, Droom backer Lightbox's post-exodus reset

  3. The LAP rush and MSME mirage: Is fintech lending building its next risk? [Part-3]