Peak XV Partners announces 18 startups for new Surge cohort
The cohort also includes founders with backgrounds at companies such as Airbnb, Microsoft Research, Google and India's recently minted unicorn Sarvam AI.
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The cohort also includes founders with backgrounds at companies such as Airbnb, Microsoft Research, Google and India's recently minted unicorn Sarvam AI.
Earlier in May, the venture capital firm sold 6.2 crore shares in a transaction valued at nearly Rs 1,116 crore.
The funding round also saw participation from existing investors Arkam Ventures and Capital 2B.
The acquisition comes just months after C2i Semiconductors raised Series A funding led by venture capital firm Peak XV Partners.
The round also saw participation from existing investors Notable Capital, NEA, Neo Ventures and 8VC, along with new investors Acrew, Forerunner, Goodwater and Peak XV.
The stake sale attracted participation from several domestic and international institutional investors, with Axis Mutual Fund and Fidelity among the key buyers.
The funding round also saw participation from other existing investors Peak XV Partners, RTP Global, and Z47.
The latest sale follows another transaction in June, when Peak XV divested 33.33 lakh shares of Go Digit for around Rs 100 crore.
The investment comes soon after Neo secured funding from TVS Capital earlier in March.
The company has fixed the price band at Rs 144-152 per share for the issue.
Venture capital firm Bessemer Venture Partners joined the cap table as a new investor, while existing backers Khosla Ventures and Peak XV Partners also participated in the funding round.
Among the buyers, Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund picked up 21.66 lakh shares worth nearly Rs 65 crore.
Existing investors Peak XV Partners and Z47 participated in the funding round.
The venture capital firm expects to receive majority of the capital for the fund from foreign LPs.
The financial details of the deal, which is subject to regulatory approvals, were not disclosed.
These reports are the most comprehensive, portfolio-first examination of fintech and financial services playbook of Peak XV, Elevation and Accel to date.
The investment in M, which is operated by Curious Digital Pvt Ltd, is done at an estimated post-money valuation of Rs 300 crore.
Existing investor Tanglin Venture Partners and new investor GMO Venture Partners participated in the funding round.
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