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

27 May 2026, 15:36 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, 13:59 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, 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..."

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, 15:47 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. RBI cancels registrations of 135 NBFCs; 13 firms voluntarily exit sector

  2. HyperNorm AI bags seed funding co-led by Capital 2B, SenseAI Ventures

  3. CRED launches ‘Cash by CRED’ app

  4. Aye Finance to raise $15 million via NCDs

  5. AMFI suspends Stable Money’s mutual fund distribution arm for six months
  6. Read more news...

AI/Emerging Tech

  1. Equal AI raises Series B funding co-led by Prosus Ventures, Tomales Bay Capital

  2. Rekise Marine raises seed funding led by Accel, NKSquared

  3. Ex-Icertis executives' startup Rivvun AI bags seed funding

  4. Integra Robotics raises pre-Series A funding co-led by Finvolve, India Accelerator

  5. Celebal Technologies raises debt funding from BlackSoil
  6. Read more news...

IPO Tales

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

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

  3. Fractal IPO: A bountiful harvest for PE investors, now comes the real AI test

  4. Boat IPO: A second shot amid management shake-up, flat revenues, eager to exit investor
  5. Read more news...

Money & Machines

  1. Money & Machines: MobiKwik's Third Lending Act; The Entry-Level Squeeze

  2. Money & Machines: RBI's quiet signals; Tamil Nadu's AI act

  3. Money & Machines: One on 1Pay; Gen Z goes AI-First

  4. Money & Machines: Project UPI Meta is back; A case for industrial AI
  5. Previous editions...

PE/VC Tales

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

  2. Micro VCs: Fueling India's startup pipeline or distorting it?

  3. Inside the fintech and financial services bets of Peak XV, Accel, Elevation

  4. Enterprise bets pay off as Arali Ventures eyes ‘larger’ third fund
  5. Read more news...

Editor's Pick

  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]