Zomato launches platform to connect investors with restaurants. Will it invest in these deals?

NSE and BSE listed Zomato has launched Zomato Wings, a platform to connect investors with restaurants. In a blog, Deepinder Goyal, Founder and CEO of Zomato, said that "Zomato grows…

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Edtech unicorn upGrad’s road to becoming an integrated lifelong learning platform

Edtech player upGrad entered the unicorn club this year after raising $185 million from Temasek Holdings Ltd, International Finance Corp, and IIFL Group. Founded in 2015, it is the largest…

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How disruptive product innovation and monetising India’s gold can drive financial inclusion for all

India has a population of more than a billion people. However, only 70 million people have access to some form of credit, despite a tremendous need for credit among the…

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Bessemer Venture Partners announces first India-focused fund

US-headquartered  Bessemer Venture Partners has announced its first India-dedicated fund of $220 million. The fund which deployed capital from its global fund in India previously, will back early-stage companies…

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