Venture Catalysts

Shark Tank startup Plus Gold shuts shop

Shark Tank startup Plus Gold shuts shop

01 Aug 2025, 17:57 PM

The primary challenges that led to Plus Gold's closure included excessive operational expenses and the capital-intensive nature of the gold investment business.

Fintech infra firm OneStack raises $2 million in Series A

Fintech infra firm OneStack raises $2 million in Series A

28 Mar 2025, 21:12 PM

The round was led by Pentathlon Ventures, with participation from Yatra Angel Network and from existing investors 100Unicorns and Venture Catalysts.

Cross-border payments startup Dodo Payments raises $1.1 million in pre-seed funding

Cross-border payments startup Dodo Payments raises $1.1 million in pre-seed funding

25 Feb 2025, 17:31 PM

The round was led by Antler, 9Unicorns, and Venture Catalysts, with participation from several angel investors.

Fintech Highlights

  1. Payments Council of India reappoints CCAvenue's Vishwas Patel as chairperson

  2. Avanse Financial Services raises $200 million in debt via ECB

  3. Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund hikes stake in Paytm

  4. Kiwi raising Series B funding led by Vertex

  5. Kissht files draft paper for IPO, eyes Rs 1,000 crore via fresh issue
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AI/Emerging Tech

  1. Google inks cloud computing deal worth $10 billion with Meta

  2. OpenAI's chief people officer Julia Villagra steps down

  3. OpenAI set to open its first India office

  4. Robotics startup FieldAI raises $405 million from Nvidia's VC arm, others

  5. Meta hits pause on hiring for AI division
  6. Read more news...

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  1. Jio’s third attempt at payments: Can Mukesh Ambani finally crack the merchant code?

  2. Exclusive: ICICI Bank breaks zero-fee UPI model, starts charging payment aggregators

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